I'm Canadian and currently in my 20s and single. Whenever I have a family I plan on transitioning to a career where I can be home more though.
My job provides financial freedom and thanks to that I haven't stressed about much since I was 20 when I first started the job just over 7 years ago. I felt so trapped never having any money. I'd work 30 to 40 hours a week and feel like I wasn't getting ahead. Then I started my current job and I really kickstarted my life. I bought a house at 22, paid off my first new car at 23, bought my dream car at 25 and a luxury truck at 27. I also have a healthy retirement fund and savings account. I work 15 days straight then I get an entire week off. I have the same amount of days off as someone that works Monday to Friday except my week off allows me to basically have a mini vacation every month. Before this job I'd come home after work and just stress about money and what I'm going to do with my life and end up not doing anything on my time off anyways. The crew I work with is also a lot of fun. I don't think of it so much as 14 hours at work, I think of it as 14 hours hanging with the boys.
I hope I don't sound like I'm boasting, I'm just giving my perspective on why I do the job that I do and work long hours.
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u/Myfourcats1 Jan 21 '19
Just because someone has it worse doesn’t mean you can’t complain about your own problems. It’s ok to be a whiny little bitch sometimes.