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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The transition to life after college can be difficult with adjusting to a new schedule and increased independence.

"A college graduate, who recently began her first job, took to TikTok to vent about her struggles with the new phase of her life. Brielle, who goes by the username @brielleybelly123 on the platform, posted a video with text across the screen that read: “QOTD (question of the day) in a 9-5 how do u have time for ur life.”
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[b]As someone who works full time in a very full time job (60 hours a week)[/b], and handles all of the responsibilities of a special needs kid, has a home made dinner on the table every night, has a husband who wants me to commit a certain amount of emotional and physical time to him, no nanny, etc etc, I do find it charming when 22 year olds complain about having no free time. I remember having my current job pre kids. I worked a lot, but even still there was a LOT of free time every week. [b]Now I have maybe twenty mins a day where I’m not committed to someone or something else. [/b] [/quote]

Isn't that the point of the OP and the TikTok poster?  Why as a society have we allowed this to become the norm? It's demoralizing that those in leadership positions don't consider whether this is really necessary and spark change.  Especially frankly, women in leadership because they know that the household labor still primarily falls on women, even in two-income households.   It was a labor concession decades ago, maybe it's time for society to readjust again. 
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