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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I have no idea why your post got the reaction it did!  If you would have worded it in a way that implied that everyone works for economic reasons, the same people would have bitten your head off anyway, saying they choose to work because it's fulfilling.

Anyway...I am a SAHM, but I have done some temp jobs recently.  I get through it by really focusing on my work and coming up with small goals to accomplish during downtime each day.  For example, my last gig was retail during the holidays.  When the store was busy, time went by really fast anyway.  But those slow days could be pretty brutal and long.  So I would come up with a task such as reorganizing the sale racks or cleaning/organizing an aisle in the stock room.  It made the day go by so much faster and I would always leave with a sense of accomplishment.  I also stay away from my phone and social media while at work.  It doesn't help if I get on fb and see pics of moms ice skating or building a snowman with their kids!  It's best to focus on work and try not to think about what's going on in the outside world.  [/quote]

Do you have an education, pp?
Quitting work and going back to retail (organizing a stock room!!?) seems like a total nightmare and major step backward.[/quote]

Yes, I do have an education, but I am not looking to get back into my field yet.  I just take a seasonal or temp job here and there when we could use a little help paying for the holidays, a big vacation, etc.  I also have my own (very small) home-based business.

People are able to make a very good living at retail, and many of them really enjoy the work.  At a good company, the best of them will rise to the top.  If they become general manager of their own store, they will make around $150K or more.  This happened with 2 of my co-workers in the 2 months that I had this job.  They had worked their way from seasonal help to assistant manager, and now they have both accepted GM positions in amazing locations.  Everyone in that store worked incredibly hard.  And they did so with a smile and constantly aching feet!

And I am a serial organizer, so yes, organizing the stock room was fun for me.     [/quote]

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