CMV: I need to be working as much as I can to secure my future
Good evening / morning to everyone.
I am a 19 year old male, who is going to college to be a welder, and currently employed at a machine shop working 12 hour shifts (by choice).
I have this mindset where I’m scared to enjoy my life because if I don’t work on my income now, I’m going to be forced into a situation of stress when I’m older and wish I had the room to relax but instead I’m working at a job and I’m tired by that point.
I work 48 hours a week while college is off, and once I’m done with college my hope is to work a welding job and this machinery job, as much as I can humanly without getting burn out.
I’ve been told by a few coworkers, family, older friends, etc. that I need to enjoy being young, but I can’t help but think my “young” days have passed and I need to get my shit together.
It doesn’t help that the government has me economically dependent on working every free second I have because prices keep rising and everything.
Is this the right move to make for my life? Why should I or should I not continue working every second I have available?
Hope this was a good question for having just discovered this subreddit tonight (I’m typing this while I’m falling asleep at my
Reaction: If I were them, Id hurry up.
Putting bias aside, this solves one problem while creating another which explains why reactions are split Others will probably see it differently.
Trying to be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. That’s just my read on it.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone At least from my perspective.
Without overthinking it, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated This could age very differently in a week. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: me_irl
Just reading this, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context.
Real talk, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated Others will probably see it differently.
From my side, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where the disagreement starts Others will probably see it differently.
Reaction: The adjective for metal is metallic, but not so for iron
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so At least from my perspective.