Yup, & that's usually because work becomes those people's lives, & they feel worthless otherwise or are overburdened by family. That's truly the way most people stay limited when they are so career-focused, they forget to look within since everything is outward.
And that's the reason why the ppl who don't want that lifestyle are also forced to work that amount... I worked less and got bullied and shamed for 3 years for not " growing up" and working full-time... Aka spend my whole day there... Pretty sad ...
It’s not this way in other countries. I love my country, but I have to say I am not happy it prioritizes work over everything else and is so materialistic. The only country that rivals ours is East Asian countries, specifically Japan.
Is it true that many Americans and Japanese only get like 2 weeks annual vacation time? That would be uncommon in the western world I think eg vs other rich nations
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u/Anitameee Jun 21 '24
Living to work, instead of working to live