>worked while I was a kid in school>graduated, became a low skill construction worker>got a HVL, became a trucker for a few years>finally managed to get a scholarship and went to uni>got an eng degree>worked in a bank until I landed a proper engineering jobI'm now a senior eng at 31 after many years of work.Probably the first time in my life I had a moment to slow down and look forward.All I see ahead of me are years of more toil...I don't even know where to go from here. there's two realistic promotions ahead but it's just monetary with some more responsibilities.And after all these years of toil I've ended up with pennies compared to what some people I know started with...I just... idk how to cope. My dream is just a modest retirement, I'm still working towards it but now it feels like an endless trudge that doesn't seem to end.My estimate for possible retirement is just making me feel resentful of life as a whole.
>>34641782>be you>living the dream>oh woe is me everybody look on me and weepfuck off
>>34641782Your job is a thing you do 40 hours a week. Create a fulfilling life out of the other 128, in love, family, hobbies, art, music, whatever
>>34641782imagine killing himself for muh retirement and muh moneybro you have to either 1) get a comfy statal job where u pretend to work2) take all your money and liveabroad in a poor country doinf nothing
