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MEAT
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7. "Thanks"
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>What is this luxury you speak of? be more specific

I just feel that a job is to make money, there are warehouses and distribution centers all over this planet. So I have a job skillset that I can be employed wherever. It feels like a luxury to downplay what that means.

>This is such a general and cliche statement...i'm not talking
>about how you feel...i'm talking about the words you're using
>to express it.
>
>why do you need to be a certain kind of person? is that for
>you or for the outside world?

For the house. I need to be a person that's always employable anywhere. I have two small kids and radical billionaires are forever fighting against people having stability and buying power. Right now today, I have the ability to be flexible and unconstrained by that. When I lived in Houston the entire city was tied to the success of oil and gas. By being tied to logistics, transportation, and distribution I'm decoupled from the failings of any particular city or industry.


>what if "does what it takes to make money for my family" means
>leaving a n industry that causes you mental and emotional
>harm? what part of that means you have to be miserable? can
>you do both? can you make the money you want to make AND like
>your job? I can tell you the answer is ABSOLUTELY. But you
>need to make some shifts in your perspective first...
>
>
>>I'm honestly considering stepping away from the profession,
>>but that feels selfish.

In this field you don't get sunlight or quality food and you're also subject to a continuously moving 24/7 network of connectivity. But millions of people are in that same network. What makes me so special that I can't be?

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Anyone up to impart advice on professional burn out? [View all] , MEAT, Fri Dec-09-22 02:30 PM
 
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it definitely sounds like it's time to move to a new industry
Dec 09th 2022
1
It's a tough balance.
Dec 09th 2022
2
^
Dec 12th 2022
4
got out of the same industry
Dec 09th 2022
3
Time to switch something up.
Dec 12th 2022
5
try to avoid generalities and be specific
Dec 12th 2022
6
      RE: Thanks
Dec 12th 2022
12
therapy and rotating hobbies
Dec 12th 2022
8
from my experiences with it
Dec 12th 2022
9
Agreed.
Dec 12th 2022
10
Take the break. Change or Be Changed
Dec 12th 2022
11
Did you discuss it with your family yet?
Dec 13th 2022
13
I have. My wife accepts but she doesn’t “get it”
Dec 14th 2022
15
      What kept you going till now?
Dec 15th 2022
17
      Stupidity? I’m a Black man from Texas that played football and other s...
Dec 15th 2022
19
      can’t you bring fresh food?
Dec 15th 2022
20
           So I tried for this job. Refrigeration and microwaves becomes an issue
Dec 15th 2022
22
                Too late to edit. You can work around all of the challenges of storage
Dec 15th 2022
23
I used COVID as an opportunity to quit.
Dec 14th 2022
14
assuming it's a good offer:
Dec 15th 2022
16
Hobbies
Dec 15th 2022
18
Thankful to let my wife quit due to burnout and stress
Dec 15th 2022
21

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