They gain seniority and get fired because it costs too much to pay them. That or they go no where. After all, only rich guys sons deserve that sort of pay and positions.


But hey, anecdotes are like opinions. And, well, you know. Everyone has them. Fortunately we have stats, and the stats say the rich are getting richer. The hard workers are getting fucked as a rule, while inflation outpaces wages


You should of bought an electric car. Maybe a Chevy Volt. To each their own

And that sucks a lot for a lot of people. Through my own experience (anecdotal of course) my main point is that there is hope for hard working people. Your efforts will often go unrecognized, but as a "therapeutic thought" of sorts regarding the mental grind for the daily worker, your best chance of "making it" (if that's what you desire) is to do your absolute best and then a whole lot more. The alternative is to give up.

I really wish more people could have the experience of knowing that their hard work truly helped their financial position greatly.

And with most situations like this, there was a stroke of luck involved.

your best chance of "making it" (if that's what you desire) is to do your absolute best and then a whole lot more. The alternative is to give up.

If your life goal is to have a big paycheck, sure. But while you are pulling that overtime, I'll be out fishing. While you are grinding, Ill be on walks with my kids and my wife, sharing laughter. While your worrying about your promotion, I'll be on the slopes or walking the forest trails around my village town.

Humans have the propensity to underestimate the importance of each and every moment. Each and every heartbeat. I want to strive to make the most of mine. I can't do that in an office (I've never been in one, and hopefully never will be).

The alternative to the grind--to the machine--isn't to give up. Its to live; to embrace every moment of your humanity. To focus on being. On the momentous now.

My generation faces a peculiar change. The economy is still bleeding, especially for the young and minorities. Climate change is becoming a growing threat to the fabric of our humanity. We need to redefine our place on this globe and start thinking of what we ought to be doing here, caught between a rock and a hardplace. If your best answer is: "to work harder so you can buy a beemer", I question if there is much of a point anyway.

Every breath. Make it count.

And others will never be happy, no matter how many material possessions they aquire.

I don't think there is anything in our DNA that insists "more!", in terms of material possessions. But hey, its possible

Its part of the upbringing. As well as one's views of life, which can be shaped by many factors.

I put "making it" in quotes intentionally as that term is usually thrown around in financial terms.

I do get to do the things you are talking about, although probably not as much. I'm fine with it. Not to mention most of the things you wrote do require some sort of income. You can "live", as I do, believe me, but if the things you want to do are expensive, then maybe a person is "living" less. Maybe not.

You mentioned the car. It's been worth every second of hard work as it is pure bliss to drive. That's part of me "living"!

I do embrace every moment, every breath, while working or not.

I'm sure you deserve even more than you got. It really does help to inspire us when we hear your type of story.
Unfortunately, I must say, I don't hear this kind of thing very often!

But thank you, inspiration was the point.

Nice car ...




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Been here quite a while though. Just don't get a chance to post much.

Too bad some companies fail to reward hard work.

All I see is a person who has had to work her rear off, sacrificing her much more valuable recreation time just so she could give the higher ups even more money they don't deserve. Do you think think the owners of your company work even half as hard as you do?! I know you made this topic to encourage other hard workers, but to me it just looks like another example of what's wrong with America today.

No one should have to work so hard to get ahead.

That "sacrificing of her much more valuable recreation time", has led to quite a bit of recreation time, much of it I wouldn't have otherwise been able to afford. I've been to places I would not have normally been, oftentimes paid for by the company.

Does the one owner of my company work half as hard as I do? No clue. He doesn't live in the US and I've only met him briefly twice. He's near retirement age and is living comfortably, so probably not, but at least at one point I bet he worked very hard unless he inherited wealth. As for any other higher up, the better I do in the current position, the more work they ultimately have to do. They welcome it and actively encourage it.

Pay wise-sure what I've done has made the owner wealthier, but in return I've benefited and so have many others. Those that have stuck around on both the hourly side and salary side have seen their wages go up beyond the normal annual increase adjusted for inflation.

Of course your hard work paid off and recognized, but there were factors that determined whether you would rise or not.
You most likely had the support of your peers and superiors. If you have important people who are against you, this could have severely impeded your chances of promotion. Conversely, if the right person thinks that you should be promoted, there's a good chance that it will happen, especially since you gave them good reason.
You stood out from the herd from the beginning. At some companies, this is easier to do than at other companies just as it is easier to win a 5 k when your competition is a bunch of people that just got off the couch a month ago versus professionally sponsored runners.
There were openings in the higher ranks when you were eligible for promotion. Don't think that they would ever promote you over the favored guy that's been doing an adequate job for the past several years. That just doesn't happen.
At my own company, I have seen the rise of a few people, but they would have not have rose if it weren't for these factors. They stood out from the rest of the people they were working with, had the support of important people, and there was an opening at the vital time in their career. Yes, they definitely deserved their promotions, but it could have gone another way if they were working with other "stars", they didn't have the support of management, or if there wasn't an opening.