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May 23, 2008 at 3:26 am

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Dom_sufc

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Something that has plagued my mind for so long now. Do I live for work, or work to live.

For too long Ive worked a pointless job, earning to live for the weekend. Over the last year or so though, Ive become more of a person, more Independent. My social life has began to expand In such ways that I impact society as much as If I contributed through work. At least that’s how my perception has changed.

I have always thought the goal of life, or the more mainstream less spiritual side of life, has been to get myself a career. Its drummed Into you from the earliest age.

However, over the last year, Ive seen how people can make a difference in their recreational life. For some people, their “weekend time” is their full time. That’s their passion, and that’s what they drive to progress. I’m talking more about some one’s place in society that hasn’t derived from their job, or chosen career.

Basically, without jibber jabbering on, I’m asking whether you work for life, or live for work.

I appreciate that some people’s social life is mixed with their career. Like sound engineers, and other such jobs. But what about everyone else. I know alot of people are passionate about the free party scene, or just the “rave” scene, and for what It mostly stands for. I want to know what sort of place It has In your lives, or what place you want It to have.

I want to be rich. I think I can be; eventually. Although I’m at the point where i need to decide what Is important to me, and where I should go from here. I know there Is alot of folk on here that have lived the life already and have moved on. And on the contrary, there are some who of similar age, still life that live that they did as a teen.

I dunno, Its a funny one. Maybe the answer comes with age an experience. My mum was in my shoes many years ago. She was on the free party scene, living it just as I am now. However, she had me, and although she was still involved, naturally she had to give It up for the sake of my upbringing. She now owns a very successful business though.

What direction should I take? Well, What direction did you take… ?
May 23, 2008 at 5:46 am

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lilmstrixta

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I work to live trust me if i didnt have to work i really wouldnt, but lifes not free if you want to live comfortably in a house with electric heating and hot n cold water. Mind you my social life is absolutly shit too since i moved to norwich just cant win.
May 23, 2008 at 5:54 am

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CorpseEsproc

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I can’t tell you which path you should take but I work to live, it’s neccesary, I don’t enjoy what I do, but it gives me a little bit of money to do what I enjoy.
I don’t think it matters which you do as long as you’re happy in yourrself and you know you’ve made a difference in someones life.
As in my opinion you live as long as the last person that remembers you (hopefully for a good reason) remmebers you.
you’r mum sounds brilliant, I bet she’s a hell of a lot more open minded than certain parents as she’s lived it and knows what the free party scene is all about.
before I got into it I lived to work, I had a heck of a lot of superficcial friends and boyfriends.
And since I opened my eyes i’ve mt a rediculous amount of sound people.
if you enjoy what you do it doesn’t matter.
I hope you are.
My social life is mixed with work, I work in a pub and spend far too much time in there drinking 🙂
the jobs there so I can support my party habbits, the job sucks but as long as you can meet up with the people you can be truly yourself around enough I thin your fine.

If that didn’t make sense it’s cause I’m a bit fucked, I tried really hard to make sense and type coherantly, But i’ve spent 3 hours trying to get through to 2 very chavvy blokes that theres no need to start fights and I have given up!
Until tomorow 🙂
May 23, 2008 at 6:04 am

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DaftFader

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work to live …if you live to work you are basicaly a slave …. :laugh_at:unless you are actualy doing something you were born to do … ie. your life long ambision …
May 23, 2008 at 6:13 am

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Angel

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DaftFader wrote:

work to live …if you live to work you are basicaly a slave …. :laugh_at:unless you are actualy doing something you were born to do … ie. your life long ambision …

Agree with DartFader :bounce_g:
May 23, 2008 at 8:30 am

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mudstomper

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I reckons work to live, most of the stuff I do doesn’t involve direct financial gain, often it’s exchanges of favours etc, when I have gone into that area I’ve occasionaly been lucky enough to do what I like doing. I know I can’t step away from the norm completely and wouldn’t choose to, but I try not to focus on money being a solution for happiness (prolly why I’m so crap with the stuff, doesn’t mean much to me). Thinking on it maybe it’s even a defence mechanism, I know I couldn’t concentrate for long enough to move myself up the salary scale and if I was struggling too, I’d be dead fucked off when people are earning far more than me for what seems to be an easy job and prolly feel guilty for earning more than others that deserve it, nurses for example.
May 23, 2008 at 9:44 am

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imported_rach

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for the last 2 years ive worked in a dead end job, and ive worked entirely for my weekend… work hard and play harder.

but in the last couple of months ive changed my habits, now im working for a longer break than 2 days, stopped partyng so much – unless im helping put on the party, and me and the other half have bought ourselves a massive truck that were doing up the best we can and saving the pennys so we can disappear out the country for as long as possible so we can see some of the world.

when i get back, i’ll never give up loving the weekends but theres only so much i can hack a dead end job, i’d rather feel ike i was doing something worthwhile and enjoying it so much and being proud of how hard i work for that cause.
May 23, 2008 at 10:51 am

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Tank Girl

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I work to live,
however I think its important to also enjoy your work-
as we seem to spend most of our time there, so it’d be quite a hopeless situation in the long run if you hated your job and it made you miserable

I am lucky that I can live with in my wages at the moment – but I do worry about things such as how we’ll manage if we start a family etc as I’m not (and neither is Mr Tank) hugley well paid,
and my choice of jobs mean that I’ll prob not ever be

but I think working is important for me to have some sort of regular structure in my life,
as I can get easily introverted and isolate myself when I’m not working for periods of time, and sleep loads and get lazy such as today – I’ve only just wokken up and am still in my PJ’s with loads of things to do and no motivation
June 3, 2008 at 11:52 am

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Greb

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I think working is important for me to have some sort of regular structure in my life,
as I can get easily introverted and isolate myself when I’m not working for periods of time, and sleep loads and get lazy such as today – I’ve only just wokken up and am still in my PJ’s with loads of things to do and no motivation

Hehe, i know what you mean, im still in my PJ’s too! and probably will get fuck all done today.

Its live to work for me… whats the point in loads of money if you’ve got no fun things to spend it on? :group_hug
June 3, 2008 at 4:00 pm

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Benzo

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Live to work/work to live-whats the difference?

WORK IS HELL
June 3, 2008 at 4:51 pm

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Playground Politics

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i dont really understand, but i feel like a spend so much time working that i would want a career that i enjoy, altho money is also important (its all about the balance)

in the end i am in a job thats going no where……but thats what plans are for (not even my boss knows what my plans are..)
June 3, 2008 at 5:30 pm

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binge

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lilmstrixta;217338 wrote:

I work to live trust me if i didnt have to work i really wouldnt, but lifes not free if you want to live comfortably in a house with electric heating and hot n cold water. Mind you my social life is absolutly shit too since i moved to norwich just cant win.

Do you go to any of the Amen-tal nights? There’s a wicked crowd there. Plenty of wicked music as well.

I disagree with most of you. I’ve always worked to live, and been stuck in dead end jobs just to pay the bills and go and get fucked at the weekend.

But over the last year or so my priorities have changed. I’m really dead set on getting my self a job where I can create a real positive contribution to society- and to future generations.

I will always love my music, and know how to let go at the weekends. But right now I’m setting my sights on a job I really want to do, and will therefore enjoy.

But I guess it’s all about balance. If you go to far either way it’s kinda crap. I got to the point (where a lot of my friends are now) of going out all the time just to escape, doing far too much and not really enjoying it. Now I go out to the good stuff, and really have a good time on a few pints of cider.

I guess it’s growing up really. I’m not saying everyone one should feel the way I do, just that there’s a good chance you will in the future.

In fact, love every second of it. Life’s too short not to!

:bounce_fl:bounce_fl:bounce_fl:bounce_fl
June 3, 2008 at 5:58 pm

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General Lighting

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work is only hell due to bad management and office politics (which seems to be endemic in England)

that said the last job I have had (as a Civil Servant (!)) and my current job as an IT/Finance manager for a local small business have been the best I have had in my life..

A lot of it though is due to freedom to make my own choices and decisions and particularly now having supportive management and a lot of freedom/flexibility

one big irony I found is when I briefly did work in the TV/media/creative industries and also new media during the dot coms days it took all the fun out of what should have been an enjoyable job it as -it was an industry everyone wanted to be in so there was a lot of intense competition and you couldn’t trust anybody…
June 3, 2008 at 6:03 pm

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never realy worked since leaving school & everythings great, i’d go mad if i had a job…
June 3, 2008 at 6:13 pm

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General Lighting

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MrAHC;220294 wrote:

never realy worked since leaving school & everythings great, i’d go mad if i had a job…

maybe not a “conventional” job but you didn’t get that hernia from being sat on your arse all day.. “work” need not be a normal job but just doing something useful.. sort of like the things mudstomper gets up to (well some of them anyway)

even though my current work is office based its in a semi rural location and I have flexible hours – couldn’t work in one of the town offices again though..
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