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You Are Not Your Job! (Wage Slavery Rant)
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- čas přidán 1. 03. 2024
- In this video I wanted to share a wage slave rant. Explaining why you are not your job. Escaping the 9-5 rat race using quiet quitting makes sense. My experience shows me that the corporate work and HR is a lie. So this rant is to remind you to reach financial freedom. Its important.
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Just the thought of having to spend 2/3 of your life at some crappy corporate jobs doing the same damn thing, most of the time, is mind-boggling.
You have the freedom to choose which corporate job you want to be at. And if you don’t want to sit in an office all day, get a remote job or take on a job that allows you more freedom like being a plumber or electrician. They make great pay and are outside all day.
@@Noah_527 I always did jobs where your environment changes all day i simply could not stay in a place for more than a few months. While it has it's downsides i recommend it to anybody who can't get over this thought what OP wrote
@@Noah_527exactly
So don't work there. Pretty simple.
@youtubesucks1499 not that easy
I drive buses here in Florida. There’s this one guy at my job who looks so miserable and grumpy all the time that he still has to drive a bus in his 50’s or 60’s. You can see it all over his face. There’s another guy that’s 62 and he tells me he plans to work 3 more years so he can get another $200 a month when he retires at 65. There’s another guy that’s 81 and still working. They all inspire me to get out of this as soon as I can because it only gets worse as time goes on.
@@dakotadak100Not really - inflation destroys savings.
Critical thinking is both a blessing and a curse. I have to take it one day at a time in this horrible world we all were involuntarily born into.
I know exactly what you mean.
You sound depressed. You should seek help or explore your options.
My last job before I retired was a situation where the company and my manager thought they owned me 24/7. They dictated when I could eat, take vacations, be on 24 hr call, when I must be in the office, etc. it was horrible. My time was never my own.
I know that feeling. I have been on consulting gigs like that. This one job they told me I had to be available at all times. And I refused. They fired me for it. I will make a video or community post about it sometime.
@@TomScryleus It's not reasonable to be available at all times. I'm a clinician and when we were on-call literally rotating through the Emergency Room at a trauma centre where gunshot wounds and motorvehicle accidents arrive at 2am, we were able to still take the next morning off after a 30 hour on-call shift. On-call shifts still had limits that were clear and agreed upon. Who literally expects you to not sleep or eat? That's ridiculous.
Yes it's called a job. You don't get to show up when you want or take a vacation whenever.
You just figured that out?
@@TomScryleus Tom, if the job required 24 hour availability, you should have negotiated a salary that reflected that.
Sounds like you didn't do your own diligence.
@@user-yp6yr9te7lTom isn't giving you all the details.
It really irks me when people ask others what they do - with the expectation that the answer will be what that person does for work. What's even worse and truly saddening is when the answer starts with "I am a..." followed by their job title. People are so much more than their job, but for some reason we've been conditioned to make that the primary identifier.
People ask what you do to start a conversation.
@@youtubesucks1499they ought to find another way
@@artdeluxxe7647 So when a person is making small talk and shows an interest by asking about you, why is that flashing a title?
facts
@@youtubesucks1499 No they don't. They immediately judge somebody based on what they do for work, for example try telling somebody that you work at Walmart and then try telling another person that you're a lawyer. One is seen as hierarchically better at best, and one is seen as shameful at worst, despite that person doing honest work
I myself was never meant to be stuck in a job, nor accept the requirement for one. However I have been working 40 plus hours a week for the past 24 years. It is soul crushing. With recent discussions with my wife about wage slavery and needing a job for money, I have fallen into a deep depression account it. My wife accepts it as necessary, but I still cannot mentally accept it. As much as I try to look on the bright side of work, I feel as I am a slave. I too wish I could be happy being used to make other people rich, but unfortunately I can’t. I would rather be poor and homeless than having to work another day.
Down sizing and minimizing is key. Problem is tho, if you partner is materialistic. Shes never gonna be able to let go of the work paydays and downsize and let go of benefits
Ok, so start a business. You think you are a slave now?
I worked 14 hours a day, 6-7 days a week for 12 years to build my businesses.
So go buy an acre of land and live off the grid. Build a shelter. Hunt and fish.
No electricity
No plumbing
No cable
No cellphones
Learn to bow hunt.
You could sell everything you have and cash out.
You want the luxury of modern conveniences with no responsibility.
So go be homeless. You can do that today.
Interesting reply. Congratulations on your businesses. I feel your pain. For 10 of my 24 years I worked 120 plus hours a week in the maritime industry.Frequently sleeping only 2-3 hours a day. I already have the land you speak of and would personally prefer the lack of luxury items. My issues in remaining a slave to wages is the cost of healthcare for a family member of mine I pay for as they cannot work nor afford the associated care costs.. In the US healthcare costs can be excessively absorbent and another form chains to the system. I cannot afford to start businesses when any excess funds go to these medical costs. These are not luxury items, but rather its keeping family alive. I appreciate your incite though…
@@norsekracken In the US if you are homeless you get free healthcare.
I am so glad I found your channel. I have the same exact mindset. Your videos bring my solace in my struggles to break free from the leash around my neck. Thank you.
You are not alone here. As you can tell lot of us feel the same way.
have a great weekend.
I got fired from a mom and pop place after sweating blood there for two years. They promoted someone else to manager who then shitcanned me after I'd been the one running that place and training all the newbies.
I will never put myself in that position again. Never trust an employer.
I hope your channel grows and attracts more audience, wage slavery is surprisingly a topic that not too many people address despite it being the primary cause of most human suffering imo.
Ok, why would I hire an employee who won't work the hours the job requires for the compensation the position calls for?
@@youtubesucks1499 Would you work for a job that asks you to work 12 hours per day for a barely enough wage?
I am 23 years old and from Spain 🇪🇸. When I was 18/19, I decided to get a dual international degree in business in the USA and Spain. Well, when I was done, I came back to my country since I didn’t want to stay where they offered me the job; I wanted to escape this matrix and learn day trading. However, things went south and trading might be one of the most difficult skills to ever learn. Long story short, I found a graduate job in Amazon as a corporate low level manager. Well, 3 months later, I put my 4 weeks notice and quitted. That happened yesterday.
I am young, but I think that if you’re feeling like it’s all a trap, it’s because it may be.
Next step is to discover how to do things without feeling like I am swimming against the tide at a place where I do not belong.
@ssgdhgsdfff8887I would take some time to answer you back but I don’t argue with cowards who hide behind a fake username.
what is more important thing for you in live david
Thank you for sharing your story David.
just keep at it. It takes time, practice and work to get good at things.
my life advice for everyone, all ages, is to go for what makes you happy.
As cliche as it sounds. Like take my youtube passion. I love making these videos. It never feels like work, even when I'm editing for hours and days.
Have a nice Sunday.
Que tal David , espero que te encuentres bien. Soy Dominicano y también estudie negocios pero al final me di cuenta que no era para mi, ahora estoy terminando un técnico en programación porque esto me puede dar estabilidad económica pero ahora viendo la realidad y la gran cantidad de tiempo y esfuerzo que se necesita estoy dudando mucho sobre lo que realmente haré con mi vida. Me apasiona la filosofía y fuese feliz estudiando esta carrera y aplicandola en mi dia a día sin embargo ni siquiera tendria la seguridad de un trabajo.
Why did you quit?
Plus 1/3 of my pay cheque goes to taxes.
My problem is the more you work; the more taxes you pay. Here in Canada.
In Germany about 45% if your single. GG.
its the same here.
and when you really start to dig how much taxes are in everything, you realize that you end up with nothing....
i think taxes are to blame for wage slavery instead of the actual jobs @@TomScryleus
being single is hard enough plus you pay 45% taxes, thats brutal .
know people who pay 45% in canada too. and the canadian currency is less than US dollar@@Rob-fj7rz
@@TomScryleus Exactly as Klaus Schwab wants us to: Own nothing.
Tom, you remind me of the old free-thinkers of the Enlightenment. We need people like you in this age of wars, resurgent imperialism, and techno-serfdom.
you are to kind. I just worry comments like that will get to my head. you know?
I'm only human after all. Not a special snowflake. :)
My condolences to the pass of your father, I'm really sorry to hear that. I wish you health and energy to pass through the court, dear Tom.
thank you. Appreciate your kind words and your positive vibe.
In today's world most things remind me of the Milgrim experiment.
yeah, I agree! 100%
the pandemic for example. And the war on Ukraine.
Everyone are told what to think and do. despite not feeling right about it.
@@TomScryleusWhat I appreciate about your channel, is that we can disagree on some things, but agree on others.
Having lived, studied, and worked in both Russia and Ukraine for several years I don't need any media outlet to tell me what to think.
This video speaks to me. I've been a retail manager for years now and I feel like lately corporations are getting so greedy and demanding so much from us that work is becoming unbearable. After the pandemic we are selling more than ever, we are making all of our goals prices on products are only going up and yet they are still cutting hours, cutting positions, and making us do the job or 3/4 people.
I've been struggling to get our of this line of work but where I live it's very difficult.
Yep, spend one day of my "weekend" recovering/resting. The hours get chopped, the KPIs become more unobtainable, yet HO employ more salaried clowns who spend their days creating more metrics. The latest was a QR code to scan to feed back how euphoric the delivery driver is - ffs 😒
glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting.
have a nice Sunday.
Unionize
@@TheShubLub it's happening everywhere. I see all my friends that work in retail at the mall going through the same thing.
Much appreciated! Love the path you’ve taken with your channel. You inspire me. Not only the subject matter but your creativity. Thank you.
Thank yu for the superthanks! I really appreciate it. And will try not to disapoint you with my future videos.
Do you do anything creative? What do you do?
this needs to be shared not everyone will understand but for the few that do. There are others out there like you.
Im glad you liked it. Appreciate your kind words.
Thank you for commenting.
have a nice Sunday.
“it is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair.
"Ignorance is bliss" can be said in many different ways.
I hate when I meet someone and there first question is what I do for work as if it defines you as a being. And also I hate thinking about what the intentions behind the question are.
They basically ask if you have money or not, especially if the question comes from a desirable woman.
I don't know what to do with my life and my time. I hate my job but I don't really do anything outside of work either. I think I'm depressed; my spirit is diminished.
The worst thing I've ever seen HR do was the time that I worked at a hotel/casino and the housekeepers all as a group went to HR to complain that they got bedbugs from the hotel and were desperately asking for help and if the company could have their homes sprayed or something? HR looked at them and flat out said, "You can't prove you got them from us," and just told them uncaring to "get back to work" 😤
Well said. 👏 I just found your channel and subscribed. It's nice to find other like-minded people who see through the BS 👍
Welcome General. I hope I dont disapoint with my upcoming videos.
Have a great dag. ✊
I love your videos! Take as much time as you need to upload. Sorry for your loss, parents usually are our number one supporters❤.❤
glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting.
the problem with parents, is that we take people and things for granted.
Like health even. I should make a dedicated video about this some day.
have a nice Sunday.
I am not my job. I'm working on building my own podcast show and entering voice acting. I can't see myself working for companies and corporations anymore
I like my job but I still understand the slave matrix. The problem is the parasitic income tax and the mortgages. Your life energy is raped everyday. There are too many liars. Countries are actually corporations.
I made a video about mortgages being a wage slave trap. And don't get me started on taxes.
but I should I a video about it some day.
I’m autistic, and the corporate I work for even has an inclusion team, people that are supposed to help you negotiate accommodations with the bosses of the project you may be working at. Well, surprise surprise, this team recommended me to not tell the interviewer that I’m autistic when trying to move to a new project.
So now, even if it’ll take me longer due to being low energy, I’m trying to build something that hopefully will allow me to quit corporate and have the right to rest and have balance instead of pushing myself to burnout to meet what they think are minimum working standards.
I don’t need to be rich nor middle class, and I have a simple life, but I’m needing a healthier lifestyle balance.
I was recovering from a chronic health condition and on top of it asked for time off when we took guardianship of our nephew after his mom died to transition to this new lifestyle. Annnnd they fired me. Good riddance. While the last few years have been challenging being underemployed, it’s been a blessing to slowly build my own business (novel writing, musician, gigging) and allow myself to recover my energy. A flex schedule lets me sleep in for 10+ hours, destress, eat healthy on my own schedule, take as much time as I need on projects, choose my clients wisely, work from home (so I can care for our Malinois and garden). It’s peaceful. I can also visit loved ones during the day, do grocery shopping, whatever. It’s pleasant! I think about when I recover 💯 but I don’t want to be stressed and reactivate EBV either… nor would I be content with a 9-5 for long.
Dear Tom, thank a lot for your amazing and very deep videos.
I'm an academition from Ukraine, living 4.5 years in emigration.
I'm really appreciate your videos because I spend the best years of my life taking part in boring and unnecessary meetings.
Thanks a lot sharing your advice in AI field. I also started learning it.
glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting and sharing your story. I appreciate that.
have a nice Sunday.
Мы сами ввязываемся в эти крысиные бега. Не надо винить богачей )
Tom, your videos are worth the wait! Quality is better than quantity.
glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting.
I try to make my videos better and better.
but there is a different approach to "better" I think. Not in terms of production of the visual side.
I try to go fo authenticity and depth. anyway..
have a nice Sunday.
I remember working at the Um.. “funnest place in the world” & having a co worker (who doesn’t speak) report me because I talk to much to guest. Yea I left that day
Hey man, sorry to hear about the regrets about not spending enough time with your father. I bet he still loved you very much, and that matters a lot if it was the case. Take care and thanks for the insights.
he did... thats the tragedy. There are moments where I wish he wasn't a great dad.
would make it easier. but I still have a mom, so Im actually gonna spend some time with her this easter.
This is what I explained to people to wake up. 90 to 95 percent of population has been forced to be in a wage slave, meaning we are born to become a cog for a company's clockwork. You are being used as a cog until you are worn out and replaced by another cogs in line. You are taught in schools how to become a cog, into different shapes of a cog to fit in certain company clockwork. Governments made sure you mostly have a cog's purpose mentality so you don't get an idea of a financial freedom. How do they distract you from thinking that way? By dividing the society by making them care about pointless issues like race, or discrimination or climate change or other situations. Rather than having society look at the real issue that points back at the top, for example, the government and top rich who is running the show. They are terrified that the idea that if majority of the work force figured out that they have the power over the top people, it is over for them.
The point is, we are all in a slave wage boat and our lifetime is mostly being taken away in order to keep up in the rat race which is depressing and the harsh reality is that as long as majority of people are still asleep in this rat race. In USA, rat race is disguised as The American Dream. More like it's a nightmare.
I could have written your comment exactly except I'm in the UK. It's so nice to meet other people who can see through the system! I often feel like an outcast who doesn't fit in, I saw through the work system 20 years ago and it's been so difficult trying to figure out a path, surrounded by people who see nothing wrong with our current system. They are placated by pubs, alcohol, bank Holidays and a two week summer holiday. The Royals occasionally give the peasants an extra day off and people go crazy for that, it's insane. In reality we need to get rid of this insanely unfair top down system that brainwashed the masses so that they can be exploited and they even thank and worship the exploiters.
@@katec9893 The sad thing is the truth is not told to young kids. Parents are aware of how life is and told the kids that they must reach for a star job or else end up in the streets but not tell deeper truth about why that is. We must comply to the government and businesses or else get rejected to reach the scrap money per large amount of your time. Time is valuable to the company. Let me elaborate.
You are giving up 2/3 of your time to a company to enjoy short time of your time and scraps of money you earned. While the top people keeps most of the money and they can enjoy their 2/3 of time with it. This is why majority are depressed and unhappy.
The pyramids weren't built by slaves, they were built by *wage slaves*! There's a difference, damnit!
Hehe
Funny when people at the workplace say that they actually have no problems with their work; like if they became millionaires that they would continue working for the same place. My bet is that they would tell me and the others to F off if they became rich😁
I think it's because they are so blue pilled that they can't see reality. It's like the Stockholm syndrome for them.
Everyone acts. All the time
I agree with every point made in this video. What's even worse is people at work that seem to care so much about work that they start making it a worser experience than it already is. For example there is this guy at work that is such a damn people pleaser and can never put a boundary on anything, like please have some respect for yourself, it's just a job. No wonder he has already had 2 burnouts, I truly hate these types of people because they drag you into all of their drama and bullshit. I know, I might sound a bit harsh but it's the truth.
Tom I quit my job in December and your videos really helped push me over the edge. It's been the best decision I've ever made for myself. My health is returning, my Bitcoin has grown enough in the last 2 months to sustain us for years. I have all of my time back and I'm enjoying life with my family. Thanks for your work, it has made a difference. I'm in the process of selling my house and moving it all into Bitcoin.
Smart move if you can handle the volatility. BTC will always do well.
What bullshit are you a paid bitcoin shill. Obviously
Dude, what are you going to do if Bitcoin collapses?
the big question is what is the peak of the BTC in this bullrun?
I think the best strategy is actually to start selling little by little every month from now.
Thats what I should have done in the last bullrun.
@@TomScryleusThe anticipated halving event will boost the price of BTC further.
Tom you are like a kindred brother. You content always speaks to me. You always have something deep and authentic to say. I appreciate you taking the time to create videos for us. You really put in the effort to be helpful. Anyhow you want us to help, let us know.
Thank you for the kind words. And the offer to help.
really just watching my videos, and sharing your thoughts and stories in the comments is all the help I could ever want. :)
New viewer. Definitely an eye opening realization of the way most everyone will die tethered to corporate constraints. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Ken. Appreciate your kind words. Have a great Sunday.
I don't want to be a wage slave, but I don't see any other option. I have a family that relies on me for support. I don't have the skills to not be an 'employee'. I don't know what to do.
Amazing video as always, I resonate with this so much! 😊
Thank you. Im very glad you enjoyed it.
Have a wonderful day 🎉
HR are our modern equivalent to the clergy
100% true.
Thanks! The pyramids were built by slaves. Also, your message is wonderful. I am cleaning my house bit by bit to get rid of unnecessary stuff. Thank you. 🙂
hey, thank you for the the superthanks! Really appreciate it.
You didn't just make my day! But my entire weekend!
have a wonderful day.
@@TomScryleus 🙂
Yes I wonder… even if they were paid would you want to build a huge ass pyramid in the hot sun all day? Or would you prefer to go back to whatever artisan skill you were doing before such as pottery or building small family homes or anything else…? But I’d venture to bet that they didn’t have a choice. If the Pharaoh asks for it, people do it or else…
Love that you've used AI to make the Fight Club clips. Good talk too. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. i had a lot of fun making those clips.
So many people need too hear this!
Dude, I love you 😂 The Egypt slaves joke was awesome. Completely agree with your view on Fight Club.
I remember my grandmother's obituary.. There, at the top, they wrote " Worked forty years in the linien department of (local hospital)... I swear I cringed.
when I die, and they write "worked his entire life making companies richer", I will roll in hell a throw a tantrum.
To be honest, being a night cleaner was the best job I ever had. It didn’t pay much but I didn’t have to deal with the public or customers and I could just do my thing get paid and go home. I bet your gran didn’t have to pretend to find jokes funny and pretend that she was okay with working unpaid overtime on the weekend. Just saying’ maybe she was happy, hope she was.
@@BanjoPixelSnackIt seems like the best jobs are the low end ones or the top tier ones. Everything in between sucks.
One of my favorite channels on here. I appreciate your insight and encouragement, thank you!
thank you for the kind words.
What you said about your dad rings true. Lost my own parents last year aged 63, both of them within 4 months of each other. Life's been surreal. And the regret of not having been more a available and a better son hits hard and will forever. It's the little things. And it's only after one.truly understands what they mean in the greater spectrum.
Have a nice day.
We are probably to hard on ourselves.
But it still hurts.
Im sure they loved us anyway.
Have a nice weekend
I too was wondering how you made your intro video! It came out pretty cool, it definitely had the fight club theme going on. The more I watch some of your videos, the more I remember working in a corporate cubicle setting and having the same thoughts as you, but I never could point my finger why i was feeling or thinking it.
I was using a service called Runway io. Its fun. A bit slow process. but I like it. A lot.
And its not perfect, but it will be over time.
Under Capitalism, only the 1% get to have lives worth remembering and they arrogantly think Noone else matters. That's why we need Socialism.
Nope. I'm life is just fine, and I'm not paying for anymore freeloaders than I already am.
Steven Hughes is an Australian comedian who has a few choice words about this. I tell my customers (it's an outdoor rec store, so we can have a few good chats) - the biggest act of rebellion is to buy less shit, consume less, stay healthy, question any CZcams/ media video that tries to sell you shit, control your vote, or behavior. Read books (use your library before they become obsolete). You can't buy time.
Im a fan of the idea of minimalism and FIRE movement. stop the excessive shopping behaviour. But I have trouble with it.
Man I happy we all feel this way 😂😂😂 I can’t stop commenting but God bless us all
Thank you. :)
kind of you to say.
have a nice Saturday.
Hey man its so good to see your videos started to pick up steam. I remember watching your vids from 3 years ago and they resonated with me, happy to see the views go up :)
Thank you. yes, I seemed to have tapped into something people resonate with. Wage slavery. and also, I think a more athentic side of myself.
have a great weekend
ps. new video coming out today
A powerful and memorable video! Thank you, Tom. :) :) You did a very good job in substantiating your assertions by providing concrete and specific examples. The Milgram obedience experiments that you mentioned have wide-ranging implications for our human world as it partly explains “man’s inhumanity to man” perpetrated by Nazi officers who were carrying out Hitler’s orders while becoming desensitized or numb to the horrors of the Holocaust.
This video is memorable as it is a sweet disturbance, a gentle disorder, and a positive anarchy. It comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable…
I deeply love the abiding truth articulated by you: “People are so much more. As they perhaps have kids, or a spouse, or friends. They identify with the sum of their experience.” In fact, the critical thinking, the process of connecting the dots, and seeing through the fog espoused by your narrative are parallel to Shakespeare’s passage in Hamlet about the importance of thinking deeply about things, the capabilities and virtues of pondering and reflecting the essence of life, which also encompasses savouring life through creativity, laughter, and play:
“What a piece of work is man!
how noble in reason!
how infinite in faculty!
in form and moving, how express and admirable!
in action, how like an angel!
in apprehension, how like a god!...”
Shakespeare was a smart cookie. :)
Im glad you liked the video. Appreciate your kind words.
I struggle with using good examples, so i focus on making an effort in that area. (sometimes people don't quite see the connection I see. Probably because I have the mind of an INTJ personality).
anyway, thank you for commenting.
have a nice Sunday.
This comment ✨ 😭
Anarchy = no ruler(s)
Yet the programming has most people associating the word with “chaos.” In reality, liberty creates its own beautiful order and secure prosperity with the free exchange of ideas, talents/skills, and products. + private charity and compassion to our neighbor
Tom I dont think most people want to work jobs as evident by the fact they hate their job. The fact of the matter is, we all work to support ourselves and our family. Also some people try businesses and fail. Businesses are also tough and come with their own challenges. I worked more hours on a business than I ever did with a 9 to 5 and it still failed and I lost most of my investment. So jobs are the best way for most people to earn a living, at least for the time being. Do you propose any better system?
Man im really glad i found your channel.Im in the process of starting my own electrical company after 27 years in the trade.
hey that sounds great! I wish you success!
sounds like you have the experience to do it right.
Im keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Dude, it took me 12 years to build my businesses.
Being the boss is great once your business is profitable.
It sucked working 14 hours a day 6-7 days a week. I was the last one paid and sometimes I didn't get a check.
What type of business?@@youtubesucks1499
I'm 47 and run my own business.
The thing I am most proud of in my life is how few years I toiled for others in jobs: about 10 years.
In fact, I spent more years in higher education and study (11 years) than working in a job.
any advice for me?
I will start my business later this year.
Hi Tom, I can relate to your videos, as you can see my channel I started the journey of "escapism" and I can honestly say that if I kept up with it I would have been a full time youtuber by now. But the 9/5 dragged me back. I am getting back on track where I left off. I can see clearly where that "problem" of todays society appears. Good luck on your journey.
Higher production quality, I like it!
Yeah I was having a lot of fun making this video. Glad you liked it.
💯 agreed 👍🏾
I want to spend time with my parents, but the matrix tells them to tell me to just work my whole life. They don't even realize what they're doing.
Cleaning actually pays pretty well in Australia. I’m leaving my marketing job and cafe job as a barista to do domestic cleaning, I can put my headphones in and listen to audio books and my uni lectures whilst I work without having anyone over my shoulder or having to work with competitive co workers.
really? Here in Sweden cleaners get paid very little. compared to other jobs anyway.
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Before we begin this video, I want to say....
TOM....... I long for your next. Videos. When you took November amd dcmecwmber of 2023 off, I mourned your loss with you. I checked in on you, and you responded from time to time.
Your posting schedule if fine. Your still growing as a channel at a decent rate.
820 am alaska...... waking up to Tom on a Saturday (my wage slave day off) and I'm here with Tom as I am getting a promotion and more responsibility, talking about your job is not you. Snd I feel like I am becoming my job.
Perfect timing for this video.
On with the show...
THROWBACK THURSDAY.....
Is working wonderfully and I have not seen anyone else do this yet.
Using Community Posts to engage and to provide your subscribers with a "meaningful (filler)" and exposing them to older content.
I've watched your older content already, but, I do still click on your throwbacks and you get to maximize my views because I will watch it.
There isn't anyone else on CZcams, or maybe this rock, just like you TOM.
hey there Jeremy. Thank you for your kind words.
This last nov-dec break was aspecially ruff for me. So I really appreciated getting kind words from people in the comment section.
listen, if you enjoy your job, then its all good. I would trade places with you.
So I hope the new gig works out!
Well recently I had so many new subscribers, I thought maybe they would be intrested in my earlier work.
im surprised how people seem to like these Throwback Thursdays.
Hey Tom, good luck in your court battle, about the inheritance thing. It's always so scummy when people want more than what they're given freely, instead of being humble and greatful for having received anything at all.
"Martha Stewart's polishing the brass on the Titanic. It's all going down!"
Whatever happened to Martha?
I am an immigrant worker in Japan, just because I hail from a third world country, they want me to follow their culture, they think we are uncivilized barbarians so it's totally justified for them to impose their ideology onto people who hail from third world countries, in other words Imperialism.
If Japan wants cheap labours to boost their economy because of population decline, which happened in the first place because someone wanted to become rich at the expense of their own citizens by forcing them to do overtime. Now they are running out of human beings so they are trying to hunt cheap labours from third world countries having a population outburst of unemployed people.
But still they want to impose their ideology and culture on the people who are coming to this country. That's why the majority of the immigrants don't want to go and work in countries like Japan and Germany.
Wage slavery on top of that imperialism also, it's too much.....
Both of my parents have passed on. Emotionally very hard for quite a while. It leaves a void in your soul that I don't think ever totally heals. I had a hard time with each death. More with my mother because I never spent much time with my dad. It hits you that you cannot work on issues you had with them. I would have liked to do some things with my dad but it is now to late. I was in a daze after they were gone. It was hard for me to concentrate on things that needed to get done. I don't know you but I have gone through the experience you are now in. For that reason I will say some prayers for you. My mother passed 10 years ago and my dad 22 years ago.
i have quit my job a year ago, i had 10 salaries debt , after 1 year i have 20 salaries in reserve
thats a great story! thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the reminder at the end. I should spend more time with my aging parents as well.
Let me ask you a question:
did Fight Club change your life?
let me know if you liked the movie or thought it was "meh".
It was the first thing I’d seen that expressed out loud what I had been feeling but hadn’t yet articulated for myself. I was 17 at the time. I still went and got loads of student debt and a job I hated though 🤷 😢
Bought the movie as a teen and found it fascinating. I can see how it could improve a person's philosophy
I saw it when I was in my late 20's & it was Life Changing: I was in my 3rd Corporate Job since Graduating, and suddenly SO things about my jobs/bosses & Moronic-Co-workers MADE SENSE!
I knew I had to become Self Employed or D*e Trying!! 😂
Here I am now 24 years later- Happy & Free. Almost all of my friends my age are still trudging off to an Office/Factory/Warehouse job that they Hate. Not One is Happy
Never watched it but now I will
3:25 this is exactly what a manager at the corporation I work for said to me when I told him that I wanted to work less hours his response was this “Don’t you like to eat”? In other words saying you either work or you starve and I just laughed at his face when he said that Tom him and a few other managers in the office because it confirmed that what I’ve been watching about wage slavery and the evil corporations was all true all along!!!
I hate corporations and support this message.
This message is incredibly powerful .
EXCELLENT presentation
Thank you
glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting.
have a nice Sunday.
Dude, I loved the Fight Club intro. Really set the mood. I saw Fight Club for the first time my freshman year of college.
glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting.
I had a lot of fun making that intro.
Have you read the book? If not, I recommend it.
have a nice Sunday.
Apologies to Noam Chomsky for misspelling his name.
I will never forgive myself. :( :( :(
😅
A couple of years ago I had a co worker that kept working until he was 72 years old. When he finally retired he cashed out all of his 401K and lost 55% in taxes and fees and he and his wife were going to travel with that money. Six weeks later he ended up taking a helicopter ride to the hospital instead with a major stroke among other issues and almost didn't survive. Now after working his a$$ for almost 60 years he gets to be bed ridden at home and roll around his his larger than normal social security checks. You only get one life and one retirement enjoy life to it's fullest.
Back to work Flintstone, freedom ain't free, you gotta pay the subscription plan...!
I spent 10000-12000 hours in an apprenticeship, became a journeyman in the trade only to have that work go over seas, i still do relative work to that industry, wages havent kept up with inflation so i feel like i still make the same wage as i did 30 years ago, i dont think i have much purpose in life but being a slave.
A journeyman? For an electric company? And you don’t get paid enough?
@Jukurooski not an electrician, a tool and die/plastic injection mold maker.
@@jimmyjack7141 never heard of it. Sounds interesting. But they never increase pay? Is it a high demand trade? Sorry life is like that . I’ve just accepted it is what it is. I know I’ll work til I die. As long as my little family I’ve created for myself is happy I’m ok giving my life to it. Idk it’s just sad how this is all life is but it can always be worse. People forget that too
I work in healthcare, for a company which has fine tuned the art of overworking people for substantial pay. I came to realize just how much I hate my job after I thought "there is nothing I could go out and buy that would make me happy, nothing could wipe the misery and exhaustion I go through every single day there". But I was quick to find one thing my savings could buy: freedom through investments. The freedom to one day advise the people I work for on how to shove it up their %$$. I still work there, I'm 40. But I will definitely be retired by the age of 45. Maybe earlier with a deep enough crash in the stock market.
Worked stupid corporate jobs for decades, have never been great at being told what to do, and have been really appreciative of Fight Club since it came out. Anyway, got eliminated from my last corp job by my.fat.clueless job, decided I was done with the corp crap and went into the trades at 57 and have not regretted it for a second.
You went into the trades at 57? Try not to hurt yourself and best of luck.
I guess tonight's movie may be a rewatch of Fight Club. The first time I saw it, I was 16 or so, and hadn't entered the corporate world yet. It made a bigger impression the second time I saw it a decade or so later.
Office space is also a good one.
Anyone have any other suggestions on a similar theme?
Office space is great.
I would also recommend: the company men
When Alexander went to Egypt he was told about how hated Cheops was for the tax burden placed on the population to build the pyramids
I am my income. Without income I would not be useful to my family.
Great production Tom, really impressive, it's coming along well! Btw I think it's Noam rather than Noah 😂 and yes I certainly spotted the quotes. Looking forward to the next one, what are the solutions? I found mine but it took years, hard work (my own and slavery), some luck, BTC, financial education, strength, and determination.
Amazing vid (as usual) i only realised now that i have not yet subbed to your channel :p
Ps: could you pls make one vid on agent smith and neo's relationship from the first matrix movie? Thanks in advance!
My rude awakening, epiphany moment was in 2017 August, realising that specific people own the whole damn planet and I am from the losers that won't have 1 dollar/euro or whatever currency if I don't work. And also the fact that anybody can make themselves rich. On one hand people are taught by everything that you are supposed to work and it is the most normal thing. And you are also taught that money comes to those who put in the work. And the truth is, the rich people don't work at all. Others work for them. And they have received ridiculous amount of help from people, things, events. And yes we definitely need to work, everything you use is there because someone worked, society will collapse if nobody works. Even so, we know that some people don't have to lift a finger their whole entire lives on this planet. That's why I am financially well now, once you see how utterly one sided the world is. Either become rich or die trying. Most people are not capable of doing the necessary sacrifices to become rich.
Seeing the truth of life is even worse than just the sad truth of jobs. The root problem is the life system.. For all sentient animals, not just humans
IMO, the pyramids were NOT built by humans. Just my opinion.
It's taken me until my late 40s to realise that my frequent job changes were a by-product of me not fitting the wage slavery model.
I look to a friend of mine who is a cleaner, and he loves his job. Interestingly, he is a multi millionaire, and yet chooses to work full time, for himself.
Tom, absolutely love your content, thanks for shining a light on the fact that this is not our fault entirely, but the choice we make to subject ourselves to the fascism of corporations.
@@dakotadak100 Agreed. Almost makes me want to consider a cleaning business.
glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting.
have a nice Sunday.
ps. WHO or what built the pyramids do you think?
@@TomScryleus funny you mention Sunday, Being in Australia, I already have the "Sunday night dreads". (I REALLY need to take the plunge out of slavery)
I keep hearing an 'advanced civilisation' built it, using some sort of frequency to move the stones.
I would have laughed at that years ago, but after the happenings of the past few years, I'm far less dismissive, and far more open to the possibility of something far bigger than us sharing the planet.
My Sunday anxiety just kicked in. I do hammercurls to get over it. actually works.
The frequency thing, yeah I think Graham Hancock talks a bit about that theory.
I think you mean Noam Chomsky if I'm correct you called him Noah. I am a big fan of his work. It's funny because when I had a job I worried if I'd be allowed to take a toilet break or would I be in trouble if I wasn't constantly looking busy. Now I don't give a fcuk. Which is why I like your content it reminds me I'm human and not an employee.
yes, I messed it up. I will never forgive myself for that one. :(
Literally sitting in my office finished with everything in just 3 hours, I have to wait 5 hours to leave and come back tomorrow with nothing to do.
Thank you Tom
glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting.
have a nice Sunday.
Im glad that most of my jobs l had were those that l enjoyed. I was never motivated by money. Im retired now.
Such a brilliant intro!! Love the whole vibe of the video (what was the ai software you used?) I also had that same thought about making stock videos now, too.
...and obviously great content, as well! It's crazy that we got The Matrix and Fight Club in the same year!
Also, it's worth noting, that historians actually have no idea at all how the pyramids were built, who built them, and what they were built for... So anybody who tries to tell you different, is simply theorizing. Yet, knowing our past (and present), I can agree with you that slave labor is a very safe hypothesis!
Im glad you liked it Brian. I used Runway Io for the ai generated clips. Its a lot of fun. They have a free version of it, but after 10min I had to buy it. :)
@@TomScryleus awesome, thank you... I had heard of it, but you've sold me. Seriously, killer intro!
The INTRO was very noticeable. I was wowed
I was having a lot of fun with AI video. its a service called Runway ai, if you are interested to try it yourself.
I’m currently facing a conundrum.
I work for a health retail chain, I love the topic and helping customers especially with their health and since I don’t get commission I recommend products that would actually help (or services if we don’t have anything)
However, the managers (store and beyond) are all focused on the statistics, policies that make no sense and I see so much wrong doings behind the scenes it’s unreal
Shame because I would consider such a job my calling too.
To those Interested: there is a sequel to Fight Club, called fight club 2. However, its a graphic novel written by the author of the Fight Club novel
I heard about it. Didn't like the synopsis, but I didn't read it.
Did you? did you like it?
Thank you for this. I've been struggling with what to do about it myself. I work in customer service in one of the most chill places, but it's still 30 hrs a week of my life that I'm giving for minimum wage. I've saved up to $12k and have been thinking of investing in camera equipment for a career in videography but part of me just wants to use the money to be unemployed and work on my CZcams channel, or music, or something.
Some people take pride in servitude. Most people in fact. Most people prefer authoritarian societies with rigidly enforced socioeconomic hierarchies, with underdogs to scapegoat and abuse, and a ruling elite to bootlick and worship. Which is why nothing will ever change.
I end up doing the same thing everyweek. Go out drinking to do it all again the next week.
There’s no actual records of who built the pyramids or when. Theyre one of history’s greatest mysteries. You’ll have to do research on graham Hancock and explore his take on ancient history and pre civilizations
I love Graham Hancock! :)
I have heard him speak a lot. I saw his documentary too.
Hmmm that's not really true though. We know who most of the people are inside the tombs, we can read their language, we have the Rosetta stone, we can carbon date artifacts inside the pyramids.
That caption for this video is epic
I love making thumbnails. Sometimes even more than the videos themselves.
Saturday morning, I’m “wage slaving” for a couple hours from home, and like your behind the scenes clip suggested, my sons and I will be visiting my parents like we do every Saturday. 😊