Do you feel that work is overtaking your life?

When we were children, we spend most of our days in school. Then we grew into adults and now we spend most of our days working.

What is wrong with society?
Yet they encourage us to live. Am I the only one thinking something is wrong here?

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TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

I spent much of my adult life in school too....

Yulianna · 26-30, F

@TheSirfurryanimalWales 🇺🇦🌻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 the eternal schoolboy! 😂😂😂

TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

@Yulianna Yeah....😀.
For the uninitiated I was a teacher 🎓

Abstraction · 61-69, M

@TheSirfurryanimalWales You just couldn't face not having school holidays.

Yulianna · 26-30, F

@Abstraction 😂😂😂

TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

@Abstraction @Yulianna yeah...well, it was good for the cricket 😀.
13 weeks a year.......😀

Yulianna · 26-30, F

@TheSirfurryanimalWales 😂 everyone is jealous!

Abstraction · 61-69, M

@Yulianna @TheSirfurryanimalWales

yeah...well, it was good for the cricket 😀.

Ha. The career choice motivation laid bare.

TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

@Abstraction well,yeah😀

Abstraction · 61-69, M

@TheSirfurryanimalWales I taught for 2 years. So until then, school, uni, teaching... Then I got a job with only 4 weeks annual leave. I freaked out. What?!?!??!?