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Fancy_Ad_2762 t1_j9xcqhv wrote

We live in the northeast. It sucks ass but part of our culture unfortunately. hustle and bustle

9-6pm has definitely become the standard. Especially since Covid and remote jobs. I work in sales and the markets I cover are FL and TX. They might as well be another country. My colleagues in those states ask "is this 24/7 work culture normal for you guys?"

It is, my friend. unfortunately it is.

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totoropotatoes OP t1_j9xdpck wrote

So true. My coworker said she wants to live in nyc n I was like ahaaaa ya sure. Its sooo romanticized. But ya I’m jealous I wish I was even in a different time zone to wake earlier and end earlier. My coworker in CA ends at 3. That means he can see his doctor. What an honor for a human being to be able to see his doctor 🙄

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mevich417 t1_j9xek4t wrote

Right?!? Sunday afternoon is my only free time to run errands/catch up on stuff. If I tell my boss I need to leave for an hour to go to a doctors appointment, he acts like the sky is falling. I work for a large national company, make great money, benefits etc. I’ve been working here for 7 years and if I request ONE day off they consider it a catastrophe. It’s like I’m asking the mean teacher in high school to use the bathroom,

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totoropotatoes OP t1_j9xeuij wrote

Ugh that’s honestly ridiculous. They should know u can get stuff done if you’ve been there for 7 years. I’m so scared bc they just fired a girl the day after she came back from vacation. It was so sudden. They said it was bc “she wasn’t always growing”. So corporate 😂 Like are we not allowed to use our vacation? I’m scared to even leave an hour or two early for a dr appt lol. I’m in marketing/design agency so similar field

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