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Re:Burnout can exacerbate work stress, further promoting a v... by UseStrict on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @03:32PM (#25051501)
Millennial peer, I feel like it's been a treadmill, forever running but no progress. Living in first in Ottawa then Toronto, I watched affordability of housing slip from attainable in 3-5 years after graduating to virtually impossible without being extremely house poor. That's excluding the crazy high cost of living in general, and the feeling like employers are working to crush an ever-increasing amount of time out of employees. Why bring a kid into this prison? So they can work harder and fall even further behind than I am?
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Re:Burnout can exacerbate work stress, further promoting a v... by titanomachy on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @09:33PM (#25054929)
Toronto is a grind. The work culture is punishing and affordability sucks. Not all cities are like that. Montreal and Vancouver are both better in some ways. Vancouver is still wildly unaffordable (especially if buying a house is important to you) but the lifestyle is much nicer and more conducive to mental health than Toronto's.
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Re:Burnout can exacerbate work stress, further promoting a v... by giantg2 on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @07:08PM (#25053889)
I do wonder if it was a mistake to have a kid. They do bring some joy, and especially a lot of joy to the grandparents. But what kind of life will they have in this world?
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