optimisticzoomer
Salutations my children
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This is only my second day unemployed, but the novelty has already kind of worn off. It’s nice to have a break, but when there is no clear end and you don’t know what to do next, it’s different.
Before I started working, I had 5 months off after finishing uni and was thinking “this is great! I hate being around people and get to do whatever I want while the wagies are at work!” This is cope. When you convince yourself you are unable to socialise with people, or that you prefer not to, choosing to stay in your comfort zone of staying at home and avoiding people feels like you’ve got it all figured out. That “society isn’t built for people like me, bro”. I was the same.
Then I was forced to get a job. Had to get out of my comfort zone. My first role was part time and kinda meh, but still better than being NEET. Then I started full time in the role I’ve just been client-removed from. Didn’t like it at first, but got on really well with my main colleague, got familiar with the role etc. So by the end of it, work was a chill place where I’d have my music on the speaker, laugh with my colleague, and have banter with regular customers.
Working forced me to become more social than I thought was possible. I always thought I didn’t need others and was happier in solitude. But that was a cope, like with all NEETs. I enjoyed going to work and joking around, or even just serving customers I didn’t know well, far more than sitting at home on the internet, or going on a walk and then coming back home alone and going on the internet. But the coping NEET goes “haha, these wagies are stressing at work while I get to go on walks in the middle of the day, and do whatever I want”.
No, the reality is being an active member of society will always be more rewarding.
Before I started working, I had 5 months off after finishing uni and was thinking “this is great! I hate being around people and get to do whatever I want while the wagies are at work!” This is cope. When you convince yourself you are unable to socialise with people, or that you prefer not to, choosing to stay in your comfort zone of staying at home and avoiding people feels like you’ve got it all figured out. That “society isn’t built for people like me, bro”. I was the same.
Then I was forced to get a job. Had to get out of my comfort zone. My first role was part time and kinda meh, but still better than being NEET. Then I started full time in the role I’ve just been client-removed from. Didn’t like it at first, but got on really well with my main colleague, got familiar with the role etc. So by the end of it, work was a chill place where I’d have my music on the speaker, laugh with my colleague, and have banter with regular customers.
Working forced me to become more social than I thought was possible. I always thought I didn’t need others and was happier in solitude. But that was a cope, like with all NEETs. I enjoyed going to work and joking around, or even just serving customers I didn’t know well, far more than sitting at home on the internet, or going on a walk and then coming back home alone and going on the internet. But the coping NEET goes “haha, these wagies are stressing at work while I get to go on walks in the middle of the day, and do whatever I want”.
No, the reality is being an active member of society will always be more rewarding.
