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10 Things People Who Work 40+ Hours A Week Think On A Daily Basis

Just do it for the money, honey.

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10 Things People Who Work 40+ Hours A Week Think On A Daily Basis
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Picture this:

You're a college student who's home for the summer. You've signed a lease on your first house, have tuition due to be paid, and have to start stowing away cash in order to afford groceries and all that other fun adult stuff. Naturally, you get a job (or two, or three) and tell your boss to schedule you as much as possible so that you can make as much money during your time home. At first, you think this is a great idea and that you're being super responsible and will be able to keep a good balance between your social life and your work life. You can't be more wrong. As one of these kids, I can attest that there's a struggle in your personal life when you're working a 40, 50, and even 60 hour work week just so you can have financial security.

If you're also one of those kids, you know that there are certain thoughts that cross your mind and things you say on a near-daily basis. If you're not one of those kids and are curious as to what these thoughts could be, please read ahead and get a glimpse into our world.

1. "Sorry, I can't! I work!"

Friends ask you to hang out. The family asks you to come to family functions. Your boss from your second job asks you to pick up a shift. Regardless of whatever proposal is made, you always have to decline because of your crazy work schedule.

2. "Why am I so tired?"

When you wake up at 6 a.m. and don't get back home until 10 p.m., it's only natural to feel dead inside or like you have no energy left to exert.

3. "Can I kindly ask you to pipe the f*ck down?"

To that customer that is just too damn perky at 8 a.m., that coworker that has too much energy at the closing time, or your boss who is overtired and overworked (just like you are) and yells at you for a very minor mistake you made; Please take it down a few notches. You will not test our limits or push our buttons. Thank you.

4. "I basically did a backflip upon request for this table and they still tipped awfully!? WTF?!?"

If you're a waitress or have worked a job where you survive off tips, you know this situation all too well. There's always a table that is so needy, demanding, alters 75% of their order from what the menu offers and is constantly asking questions. You answer every request, question, and are at their beckon call with a smile on their face. I just think it's funny that these types of customers are always the ones who need a lesson on how to properly tip their server.

5. "When can I go home?"

*checks the clock when there's 1 hour left of your shift*

*an hour and a half passes*

*realizes only 4 minutes have passed since you checked the clock last*

6. "Why is my love life non-existant?"

GIRL! YOU WORK ELEVENTY HUNDRED HOURS A WEEK AND BARELY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SHOWER AT NIGHT!!! YOU DON'T NEED A MAN RIGHT NOW!!!!!

7. "I hope my friends still like me."

With how often you work and how often you turn down invites to different things, this is a very valid thought to cross your mind.

8. "If this is what adulting is like, I want no part of it."

As tempting as it is to sell my free time and rot in a building for hours on end multiple days a week for the rest of my life, I'll have to take a HARD pass.

9. "Why did I do this to myself?"

In those moments when you're completely overwhelmed on the second half of your double shift, you start to question what part of your brain possessed you to make the decision to slave your summer away.

10. "Just. Think. Of. The. Money."

In those times where you want to choke yourself with the phone cord, remember how hard you're working. Remember why you're working so hard. You'll achieve that financial security that you were aiming for and you will be able to afford groceries. Don't fret bbg. You're doing amazing sweetie.

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