Re:Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30? (2012)
by baby on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @11:13AM
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> We let work take way too much time from our lives.
This is one of the sad realization one must have at some point. Reminds me of Bukowski's Factotum[1] where Bukowski mentions that we're selling our most precious item: our time.
> “You haven’t been busting your ass, Chinaski.”
> I stared down at my shoes for some time. I didn’t know what to say. Then I looked at him. “I’ve given you my time. It’s all I’ve got to give—it’s all any man has. And for a pitiful buck and a quarter an hour.”
> “Remember you begged for this job. You said your job was your second home.”
> “…my time so that you can live in your big house on the hill and have all the things that go with it. If anybody has lost anything on this deal, on this arrangement…I’ve been the loser. Do you understand?”
I think this quote is valid whatever your paycheck. If you're working full time you're probably getting screwed in the deal.
This is one of the sad realization one must have at some point. Reminds me of Bukowski's Factotum[1] where Bukowski mentions that we're selling our most precious item: our time.
> “You haven’t been busting your ass, Chinaski.”
> I stared down at my shoes for some time. I didn’t know what to say. Then I looked at him. “I’ve given you my time. It’s all I’ve got to give—it’s all any man has. And for a pitiful buck and a quarter an hour.”
> “Remember you begged for this job. You said your job was your second home.”
> “…my time so that you can live in your big house on the hill and have all the things that go with it. If anybody has lost anything on this deal, on this arrangement…I’ve been the loser. Do you understand?”
I think this quote is valid whatever your paycheck. If you're working full time you're probably getting screwed in the deal.
[1]: some quotes: https://p1x3l.com/story/214/bukowski-factotum