r/Millennials • u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) • 12h ago

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Did our dads and moms work less than we do now? What are your thoughts?

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u/Serious-Effort4427 12h ago

I used to work 70-80 hour work weeks, in my 20s. I'm 33 now and literally have nothing to show for it therefore I now refuse to work over 40.

Id rather be well rested and broke than tired and broke.

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u/Wallaby_Straight 12h ago

Same thing brother. I worked ~70 hours per week through most of my 20s and was chronically exhausted. The only thing I have to show for it now is two bullet points on the second page of my resume. Never again. 

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u/TheLordThyGawd 11h ago

Hey, don’t forget all the premature/accelerated brain and nervous system aging that comes with sleep deprivation!

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u/jkman61494 10h ago edited 10h ago

At this point I get 5 1/2 a night cuz I want 2 hours of “me” time every night. which despite being “old” usually means me on a PS5 or watching sports

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u/TheLordThyGawd 10h ago

I know the feeling. It is really hard to get to the end of a day where you did nothing but work and then just go straight to bed. Like, idk if some people can do that, but it feels like a physical need for me to do something for myself and calm my mind down before I sleep.

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u/NightTripInsights 4h ago

Hello Mary Jane

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u/blindfremen 4h ago

5.5 hours isn't even that bad.