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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 100 points 5 months ago (1 children)

it only gets better if you make it better. Organize a union at your workplace

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Really didn't expect that direction in the second half πŸ‘πŸ»

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I like giving real solutions to these kinds of problems :)

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 55 points 5 months ago (9 children)

What kind of degenerate sleeps without the head of their bed up against a wall?

[–] Skyline969@lemmy.ca 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

People who have had bedbugs. Old habits die hard.

[–] Tagger@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Skyline969@lemmy.ca 37 points 5 months ago (11 children)

When you get bedbugs and want to prevent them from getting on your bed (after treatment, say) you pull your bed away from the wall, thus limiting the surfaces they can transfer from. If you also put your bedposts in interceptor traps you’re pretty safe from them. They’ll get stuck in the traps and be unable to get out.

Source: had to deal with the bastards for a year because of a useless landlord and incompetent exterminator. Got really, really good at pest management.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

TIL

Ha, stupid bedbugs. A trap like that would probably never fool me!

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[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm in the bed in the middle of my room gang, never had bed bugs.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But then Monsters can attack you from any angle - Bed in the corner gang sleeping back to the wall.

[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Lol, I'll even wake up sleeping with my back to the door -- no fear.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Wtf next thing you're going to say you sleep with your arm hanging off the side of the bed or your feet sticking over the edge. I'm surprised you're still alive.

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[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Absolutely diabolical

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[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 42 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Suck dick for a living. Much more free time.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I prefer to be choosy about the dicks I suck

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ok then no more gaming for you mr. wontsuckdickformoney

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

That's Ms Sucksthechoicestdicksforcashonly to you

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 40 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Stay up longer. Wake up tired. Do your job really half-assed all day. Let your employer have the worse you.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Did this while younger, it can work for some time but don’t underestimate the consequences to your health from not getting enough sleep.

[–] Aquila@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How much younger are we talkin? Asking cause I’m getting older and wanna know when that’s gonna tell life to kick me in the nuts

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[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hah they still actually look forward to playing the game, instead of just playing it to fill the time.

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[–] Master@lemm.ee 31 points 5 months ago (9 children)

Get up at 6. Work will 6. 1hr to make dinner. 2 hrs awake with wife. Go to bed at 9. Wake up at 530 and cry for 30 min.

Rerpeat adinfinium until i finally die. This is no way to live.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This is no way to live.

I wonder what would happen if everyone who felt this way all at once just decided to stop. All at once, everyone turns around and goes home. How many people would it be? Half? 3/4? Most of them?

We almost got to experience a change when Covid hit, the only bright spot, but it was soon eclipsed by corporate buzzwords and inspirational music montages on powerpoint telling us how happy we are to return to offices and ten hours of driving and 1/8 of our paycheck on gas every goddamn week so we can sit in a visible place while we waste time reading emails that don't pertain to us and attending meetings about initiatives that are meant only to make the shareholders think we're doing something.

Shareholders who attend the meetings via Zoom at that.

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 21 points 5 months ago

This is 100% truth.

When you're young, you have a lot of free time and no money to enjoy that time

When you get into a career, you have money, and no time.

When you retire, you have money and time (to some extent), but you're old and likely not able to enjoy things nearly as much as you would have been able to when you were younger (generally due to body aches and whatnot).

Being middle/lower "class", you're basically fucked.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do his jeans have little jean booties attached to them?

[–] Disaster@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 months ago

No, it gets much worse.

[–] plaidman@programming.dev 15 points 5 months ago (7 children)

No but it does get worse after you have kids. Ah who am I kidding, this is a greentext post.

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[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's easy! Just take 100% of your free time and throw it away on a far-off dream so you're completely exhausted. Go into debt trying to get a fancy degree to maybe increase your earning potential.

More seriously, if you feel you're in the same position:
If you're privileged enough and have the willpower, you might be able to find a happier work environment (though it requires sacrificing your already meager free time by searching for jobs constantly for 6-12 months or more). I know folks for whom that's paid off - very impressed with them. May also be some online courses or community colleges around that could open doors.

If your situation is impossible, I'm sorry. I feel for you.

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[–] mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 12 points 5 months ago

Narrator: No, it doesn't.

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

He only has two hours after work before he has to go to sleep? That's like a 70 hour work week!

[–] ThoGot@lemm.ee 55 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I mean you still have to get home first, then probably cook and eat something, shower, etc.
All of that takes time as well

[–] Chev@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I have about 3h of gaming after work during the week. So the meme is pretty accurate about this part. But I also have free weekends, enough vacation time and a job that doesn't drain much energy. So I'm fine currently.

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[–] crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At my last job I had barelly 30 mins if lucky, used to work for almost 80 hours a week and at tikes worked up to 12 days straight with no days off.

All for a barelly 800 euro pay.

[–] AnanasMarko@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh, man, that's rough. How is such a thing even legal?

[–] crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 6 points 5 months ago

Live in a shithole and everything is legal

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[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Wait until he goes without work or videogames for a while.

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[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean it helps if you don't completely hate your job.

[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (5 children)
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Here's the trick: just sleep less! You'll get more time to ~~play games~~ do chores, ~~stare at the ceiling in existential dread~~ find yourself, and ~~slowly lose your sanity as sleep deprivation begins to bring your worst nightmares to life~~ sleep deeper in the precious hours.

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