I’m a programmer, it’s way easier than when I worked in the service industry.
Being a server was the most difficult job I had. Very physically demanding and also mentally taxing because you have to keep track of so many things at once. Also my managers except for FOH were abusive. Thankfully the kitchen staff liked me or else they would have been abusive too.
Being a camp counselor was also very tiring, but it was ultimately fun. It paid like shit and I don’t even like kids but I did bond with my campers and co-counselor. It’s also when I started drinking.
I enjoyed being a receptionist and a hostess, but they were probably as mentally taxing as my current job with the added pressure of having to speak to customers.
My easiest job was being a cashier at a smoke shop. It was super chill and I was taking a summer class and basically just did my homework the whole time.
With my current job, I do have to think a decent amount of the time, but it’s very cushy. Also way low pressure because there’s so much time to catch a mistake before it gets released. The best part is not being customer facing, that’s the most anxiety-ridden part of my other jobs.
I really do feel like outside of manual labor, jobs get easier the more you get paid.
I really do feel like outside of manual labor, jobs get easier the more you get paid.
That does makes sense as a rule of thumb. At every promotion, you'd rather get paid more. But you'd also rather be less stressed. So you get a bit more money and a bit less stress with every step up, until eventually you're the CEO and everyone is blowing you literally and figuratively AND you get more money than you could spend.
Of course there're workaholics who either enjoy their work (good for them) or are socially pressured to maximize their output (pity them) or want to be above others even if it kills them (fuck them). And there's lazy people. But as a rule of thumb it's a good description.
I’m a programmer, it’s way easier than when I worked in the service industry.
Being a server was the most difficult job I had. Very physically demanding and also mentally taxing because you have to keep track of so many things at once. Also my managers except for FOH were abusive. Thankfully the kitchen staff liked me or else they would have been abusive too.
Being a camp counselor was also very tiring, but it was ultimately fun. It paid like shit and I don’t even like kids but I did bond with my campers and co-counselor. It’s also when I started drinking.
I enjoyed being a receptionist and a hostess, but they were probably as mentally taxing as my current job with the added pressure of having to speak to customers.
My easiest job was being a cashier at a smoke shop. It was super chill and I was taking a summer class and basically just did my homework the whole time.
With my current job, I do have to think a decent amount of the time, but it’s very cushy. Also way low pressure because there’s so much time to catch a mistake before it gets released. The best part is not being customer facing, that’s the most anxiety-ridden part of my other jobs.
I really do feel like outside of manual labor, jobs get easier the more you get paid.
That does makes sense as a rule of thumb. At every promotion, you'd rather get paid more. But you'd also rather be less stressed. So you get a bit more money and a bit less stress with every step up, until eventually you're the CEO and everyone is blowing you literally and figuratively AND you get more money than you could spend.
Of course there're workaholics who either enjoy their work (good for them) or are socially pressured to maximize their output (pity them) or want to be above others even if it kills them (fuck them). And there's lazy people. But as a rule of thumb it's a good description.