Is it normal i don't believe work = life?
I have only been on vacation once in my life when I was 6. I don't remember it very well but we went to another state for a week. I am in my twenties now. I went to high school, worked summers during my teen years, went to college, got a degree, then worked full time a few days after graduating.
Since then, I have moved into two other full time jobs. I have worked weeks where I had 6 days a week, 1 day off (thursdays i was off but worked both weekend days), then worked a 5 day week with 2 days off saturday and sunday and now I have been in this job now where I work 7 days a week most of the month. Like I'll do monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday and then get saturday off.
Anyway, every time I try to look for another job, I fail. Because they either don't hire, are bad hours or are far away so I am stuck. I don't know what to do. I worked 29 out of the 30 days last month in June and only got one day off. When I tell people how this should be illegal, they just tell me I'm selfish and that at least I have a job and that I have to suck it up. But why? Why do I have to work my life away like this.
Why is life about work and not pleasures? I only see my friends once every 3 months and I have never been anywhere other than locally in my state for the past 20 years of my life. I have wanted to go camping for a week, go to florida to see universal studios/disney, visit canada, visit england, ireland and so many more countries. I want to be able to have a day off where I can enjoy and not doing laundry, buying groceries, cleaning, preparing my work for the next day. I want to be able to have a day off to just relax, go to the beach or visit the pool but I work 9-5 and get home close to 7.
My parents just tell me "we haven't been on vacation in 20 years and we're doing okay." and "you're selfish because you have a job, just work and save up for retirement if you want to do all those things"
They just keep mentioning how when I turn 67, I can use all the money I saved to buy whatever I want. But why do I have to wait another 40+ years to live and what if I die not living? One of my friends laughs when I ask that. They say that I should have had fun in college because you never have fun again once you turn 21. :( Why can't life come before work? Why is work = life?