Do u frequently feel that life is all only about work?

[Ahappycherry]

I am in Finance, and I have always felt that all life is about work. Deadlines after deadlines, one project after another, dealing with difficult colleagues etc. Life is really stressful even on weekends when your brain is full of thoughts on what to do when you return back to work. Do you feel the same way?

[mischyz]

Yea, work life is so stressful and dreadful esp if u have deadline to meet

But life dont revolve just around work. After 6pm, no more work related issue. PangKang go home. Think so much also wont get pay rise.

[sunsweet]

No choice i guess....cos hand stop mouth also stop...hahaha

Anyway, to me now we should work smart and not work hard. Try not to get yourself bullied in the office...don't always be the nice nice person cos the one lose out mayb is yourself in the end. Have to be very flexible when comes to dealing with different colleagues. If things can be left for the next day, y not cos work is never ending. Your life after working hours are equally impt!!


I used to work in sales which lead me to suffer from breakouts and irregular menses. That period is HELL to me and after i left, my life seems better and i will never want to go back to that kind of stressful life again. To me face and health are more impt than anything. Actually in the end, it really boils down to what you want in life. If you want much more comfortable life in future, mayb have to struggle and succeed when you are young. To me simple and enough to live is more than enough.

[mischyz]

No choice i guess....cos hand stop mouth also stop...hahaha

Anyway, to me now we should work smart and not work hard. Try not to get yourself bullied in the office...don't always be the nice nice person cos the one lose out mayb is yourself in the end. Have to be very flexible when comes to dealing with different colleagues. If things can be left for the next day, y not cos work is never ending. Your life after working hours are equally impt!!


I used to work in sales which lead me to suffer from breakouts and irregular menses. That period is HELL to me and after i left, my life seems better and i will never want to go back to that kind of stressful life again. To me face and health are more impt than anything. Actually in the end, it really boils down to what you want in life. If you want much more comfortable life in future, mayb have to struggle and succeed when you are young. To me simple and enough to live is more than enough.

Quoted for Truth. Dont neglect your health due to work. Not worth it

[ireneyksoh]

that's life, sad but true.

[sugaricing83]

i feel that life is all about money. when you are young, you hope to have money to travel, buy the latest gadgets, go on dates and stuff to make ourselves looks better (makeup, facial, gym, braces etc). when you are married, you need the money for a house, car, babies. when you are in your 40s, you need money for your parents' medical bills as well as the education of your children.

if we were born with silver spoons then we wouldn't even have to slog so hard.

people always say SG ladies are a materialistic bunch of people but this is a realistic world. without money, how to survive?

[iLuvDoggies]

So agree with this... sometimes i felt we are born to work which has taken up half of our lives or even more, so that we can survive...

[Yuyki]

Ya I guess, cos our cost of living is so high here and not to mention pace of life is also so fast.

Sometimes I envy my friends oversea who work yet have time to do things they love, as over there, its not in their culture to OT. There is always tomorrow to finish their work.

I understand how you feel, Ahappycherry, having to not only juggle with work but handle difficult colleagues as well. I use to work in an environment where my immediate boss was very pro certain people, and it encouraged a culture where whatever these people request or do is acceptable while the others are treated as dispensable. So things got quite unbearable at times.

But no matter what, I feel that health is most important. Your company is not going to pity you if your health fails. So I tell myself to heck care after office hours now. Can be difficult at times but trying my best, since why should I let office matters disrupt my personal time.

[Latinasunrise]

I feel the same way too. My friends and i are always complaining to each other everyday how boring life is, everyday its all about work work and more work. Sometimes i feel so sick and tired of it. But if we don't work we will have no income, how to survive. Sigh......

[i don't want it anymore]

no work = no money = no food = die

[atasprincess]

i also say. i think there's gotta be more the work. i work in events and sometimes i get so busy that i don't even get to see my mum or meet my girlfriends.

these days i prefer to work smart. do what i'm supposed to do and knock off on the spot. be it going home or out for dinner with friends. worry so much about work also no use.

end of the day as long as you're happy, that's all it matters!

[tipsybaby]

sometimes i feel a little upset when i realize my life is all about work.
work itself already takes up close to 10 hours of my time everyday.
out of 1 week, only 2 days (weekends) fully belong to me but im so tired i can hardly do anything.

i can't imagine having to lead a life like this for the next 40-50 years of my life.
unfortunately im not born into money so i can only just accept my life as such.

do any of you feel that you live to work?
it's like a vicious cycle.
we work to ensure we can survive and have food on the table.
but when we survive, we have to work because we need to eat.
and when we eat, we survive, therefore we need to work.

[buzzrosenature]

I'm upset too because my life revolves long hours of work everyday. It has become so boring and stagnant. I don't feel that i have the drive anymore. Same for me, i can't imagine living my life like that for the rest of my life in this world.

[Ashlene]

I do feel the same way too but it's more for survival then passion right now.
Cost of living in Sg is way too high, I am working only because of the money.

[Angie77]

Sometimes, I feel like leaving Singapore for this reason. The government is very pro business, it doesn't care whether the citizens slog like slaves. Whereas countries like Australia and UK stress work-life balance. The salaries in these countries are higher too. It's much easier to lead a less stressful life there.