• Igloojoe@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I hate the notion that if you arent working, its bad… Fuck off… if i can afford it, maybe i dont want to work…

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      1 year ago

      I did that for nearly a year in my mid 20’s after getting off a 5 year job that managed to save me a whopping $3k… So I squatted on my cheap ass house with a roomie and just got drunk, played games, and got really into reddit.

      Was it worth it then? Yeah, was it worth it now? Eh. Passive income would’ve been nice but eh. I did enjoy my time. And I found I could 100% be one of those people that never worked a day in their life and would have no issue.

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      1 year ago

      I suspect it’s the implication you were doing illegal things to survive. And they don’t want to be listed as your employer if those things catch up with you later.

      Also, if you can say you were living on savings you’d be fine, I assume.

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        1 year ago

        If you tell a job you have savings, they’re going to think you’ll just leave the job whenever you want. They don’t want that. They want dependable workers, as in, the workers depend on the job to live.

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          1 year ago

          Thank you for explaining the very mistake I have made in an interview. I don’t know why this didn’t occur to me until now.