26-Year-Old EY Employee Succumbs to 'Work Stress' Four Months After Joining

Re:26-Year-Old EY Employee Succumbs to 'Work Stress' Four Mo... by thoroughburro on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @08:43AM (#41579018)

> Have you tried farming or even just growing something to eat in a pot?

Yes, and it’s extremely gratifying work. Much more so than sitting in front of a screen. And you can hold the result of your labor, see it, feed it to your family. It’s awesome. I wasn’t aware of how hurt I was by all my labor being abstracted away from me.

I still make my living as an information worker, but I’m actively weaning myself off the income. Less money, more happy.

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Re:26-Year-Old EY Employee Succumbs to 'Work Stress' Four Mo... by apercu on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @09:26AM (#41579454)

I've been moving the same way, but still working so I couldn't buy 4 acres in the country (need reliable internet), but I was able to find a (somewhat expensive) half way solution where I have internet (but well and septic), a wood burning stove, and enough land for prairie, bees, chickens, and a few garden plots (adding an additional 4x8 plot each year).

We also belong to a CSA less than a mile away.

We can a bit, too. It _is_ rewarding and nothing beats a sun-warmed fresh tomato. Or cooking potatoes you grew.

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Re:26-Year-Old EY Employee Succumbs to 'Work Stress' Four Mo... by dpig_ on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @08:24PM (#41587122)

> I wasn't aware of how hurt I was by all my labor being abstracted away from me.

This is so fundamental, but so rarely spoken about in explicit terms. For reasons.

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Re:26-Year-Old EY Employee Succumbs to 'Work Stress' Four Mo... by snapcaster on Friday September 27, 2024 @12:22PM (#41672467)

I would guess because alienation of labor is considered "marxist thought" and that makes americans start foaming at the mouth

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