Most jobs seem to exist to make the rich richer. The rich are never rich enough. Work never ends. We've been taught to blame ourselves for our failures and misery instead of realizing that we have...
Most jobs seem to exist to make the rich richer.
The rich are never rich enough.
Work never ends.
We've been taught to blame ourselves for our failures and misery instead of realizing that we have a right to be angry, a right to hate, and a right to down tools and say, "Enough, damn you!"
I feel like an opportunity was missed here to call it post office stress disorder. Maybe I'm dumb for not having reached this conclusion alone, but this is why there are so many ridiculous...
Errand paralysis, post office anxiety — they’re different manifestations of the same affliction.
I feel like an opportunity was missed here to call it post office stress disorder.
The crisis affected everyone in some way, but the way it affected millennials is foundational: It’s always defined our experience of the job market. More experienced workers and the newly laid-off filled applicant pools for lower- and entry-level jobs once largely reserved for recent graduates.
Maybe I'm dumb for not having reached this conclusion alone, but this is why there are so many ridiculous entry-level job descriptions. "Entry-level" jobs can often require 3-5 years of full time experience.
On the topic of the to-do list, I wonder if my own strategy is better than a big ol' list. For most obligations I put them in as a reminder set for a reasonable time before the item is due. Gotta submit that rent check? I'll put in an alert for the most convenient morning within the grace period (1st - 5th of the month). If I need to be in to work earlier than normal I set an alert, perhaps weeks in advanced, for the night before as a reminder. I don't really use a calendar or a check list at all.
This way the "mental load" is shifted from me to my phone.
Granted, I wouldn't be burnt out even if I was tracking things with a to-do list. My employer respects my time and work/life balance. My commute is short and I have enough money to do what I want.
I feel like an opportunity was missed here to call it post office stress disorder.
Maybe I'm dumb for not having reached this conclusion alone, but this is why there are so many ridiculous entry-level job descriptions. "Entry-level" jobs can often require 3-5 years of full time experience.
On the topic of the to-do list, I wonder if my own strategy is better than a big ol' list. For most obligations I put them in as a reminder set for a reasonable time before the item is due. Gotta submit that rent check? I'll put in an alert for the most convenient morning within the grace period (1st - 5th of the month). If I need to be in to work earlier than normal I set an alert, perhaps weeks in advanced, for the night before as a reminder. I don't really use a calendar or a check list at all.
This way the "mental load" is shifted from me to my phone.
Granted, I wouldn't be burnt out even if I was tracking things with a to-do list. My employer respects my time and work/life balance. My commute is short and I have enough money to do what I want.