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Originally Posted by Badhobz
im just thinking about our parents and how pretty much all of them did shit ass jobs they hated but i never heard a peep about job satisfaction growing up. Its a job, you do it, you get paid and you go home. Classic example; my mom ironed shirts for 5-10 cents a piece growing up. in a non a/c sweat shop close to hastings st. through that kind of insanity she put food on the table and paid the mortgage until she was able to find better work.
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Haha, I remember counting those white / pink slips of paper that my mom trades in for 5 to 10 cents a piece. We still have a ton of leftover TNA / Lulu raw materials from the early 2000's. She also worked by east hastings / clark area.
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Originally Posted by trollface
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100k used to some mythical number that means you're doing pretty well. Today, 100k single income means you are qualified for a 1bed room apartment next to Highway.
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I agree, there's a lack of incentives to do more beyond $100K CAD these days. If I make $120 - 150K+ gross in today's market, I get to live the same quality of life as someone got into housing in 2011 to 2015 or gifted a fat DP. That's a 1br or 2br Condo and MAYBE a $40K car, some eating out, travelling and savings.
It's really hard to justify working in shitty WLB balance for that extra money. At $85 - 100K, most jobs can be done in < 20hours / week, WFH, and relatively stable job despite basic performance. The jump to $110 - $150k on average requires a massive increase in stress. Need to worry about performance and management duties so your job doesn't feel as stable.
For the last year, I'd work past 5PM to 6PM. More often than not I'd work at 10PM to 12AM to "catch up" for the next day so you have less to do, almost always on Sundays and sometimes Fridays. You start getting out of shape because all I constantly think about is work and how I can justify not working out today because I have deadlines for tomorrow. As punk mentioned, you're likely in charge of results. Need to review monthly financials, financing requirements, inventory, hiring, operational efficiency, strategic initiatives. So if the company is not performing you have to worry about how to fix this or having to deal with layoffs. If you can't solve issues you start wondering if you might lose your job so you have to plan the next move on your mind.
All that extra stress for the potential to upgrade from a 1BR to a 2BR in the suburbs, plus upgrade your old $40K car to a $50K EV / Toyota Hybrid, or extra savings.
It's not worth it for most people imo. My main justification for working a shitty WLB is the extra cash will help me retire earlier. Otherwise it's better to work a lower stress job so that you can extend your working career and avoid burnout.