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Why Do My Parents Hate that I Refuse to get a Job?

  • Before judging me, please read my entire question. I recently just turned 30 years old, and have been moping around the house at my parents since I have no job and also, no desire to get one. The thing is- for the past 10 years I have been working odd jobs here and there, always a wage slave and always in some micro-management environment. No matter where I go, I always here from the coworkers "It used to be better. But now things are changing. Now they have made cutbacks, and we are expected to do more work." Why do I want to keep working more and more, while earning less money? There's no point in earning a living if all the jobs keep expecting us to do more workload. I miss the 90s- when the economy was in a great condition, with more then 20 million new jobs and surplus for all. Anyways, because of this I refuse to find work. I would rather live with my parents and have the benefits of no job while I focus on my new career as a freelance writer for online sites. Oh, I still help around every once in a while, dusting the table counters and vacuuming if I make a mess. Since my father is also retired, my mother will come home from work and grumble, "Its like I'm married to two men." I always laugh at this, though my mother doesn't think its funny. Recently I sat down with both my parents and explained to them my plans for the future. I am a college degree holding individual, but I have not found a career I am interested in. And with EVERY job I have had, its always the same thing: It USED to be better, but now there are cutbacks, and NOW you are expected to do the jobs that used to be done by numerous people. I refuse to struggle like that, and just because there are more people out of work and companies know they can hire people to work for peanuts, I will not conform to that lifestyle. My mother balked that I was mooching off her, though my father somewhat understood. "I still think you need to support yourself", he mumbled- then went back to his evening crossword paper. My mother, however, does not like what I am doing. Am I wrong to do this? Why be a wage slave when I can live at home and not worry about working for a boss I hate? And rules I loathe more?

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    Yes, you are wrong. You are lazy and your parents should tell you to get a job or get out of the house. It would be one thing if you were looking hard to find a job and there was nothing but that isn't your problem. You just plain don't want to work. You don't like the work, the pay, too damn bad. Places are making cutbacks because they have to. That's the economy these days. Get a job and be glad you have one. Do you know how many people wish they could find a job, even a crappy one? Get a job and do what the hell they tell you to do. If someone is paying you to do something you do your very best. My job sucks. My hours are low and I don't get paid much more than someone who just started but it's a job so I do it. I work the hours they give me and I do the very best I can with it. Your parents shouldn't have to support you when you just plain refuse to work. You should be ashamed of yourself.

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If you decided to live at your mothers house at the age of 30yrs old then you still need to obey the rules under her house. If she says get a job then you get a job. You can't eat your cake and have it to. Living at home has rules. You are mooching off your mother. If your able to get your *** off the couch walk to the fridge and then to the mircowave then your able to go get a job and stop relying on your mother. Your mother cant support you forever, You need to be able to learn how to take care of yourself since your an older male. Even if you cant agree with a boss you keep your mouth shut and do what needs to be done. Its sad that your 11yrs older then me and I have a kid and work to support me and my son and dont rely on my mother to help take care of me and my son. Your a sorry excuse of a man. Get off your *** and support yourself and stop being lazy! Before you go accusing me, I am almost 21. I was engaged to the man who I had a baby with. Also, A slut is a woman who sleeps around. I was with 1 man. Learn the facts before opening your wide mouth. I was with the man since I was 17. Thanks for being a "bad ***" but you really didnt hurt my feelings. You just made yourself look like a jackass. Also you may think that having a baby as I am a slave. I dont seem to think the same, I love my son to death and wouldnt dream of never having my child. I am glad that I have a son. If you ever got a girl pregnant you'd just up and leave her cause your nothing but a jackass.

Momma of 1

You're asking the wrong question. First off, you know your parents can't support you the rest of your life. Second, there are other ways to earn money than just getting a regular job. Since you obviously don't want a regular job, you should look at all possible options for earning money where you can be your own boss. Do you have any creative instincts? What hobbies do you have? You should carefully consider what things you like to do, and try to find some way to earn money from them. The country is full of people who've taken a different approach. You can do it too.

CityZen

You are 30 and proudly living at home, are you living off your parents or with? As for the not wanting to go out and get a job, it seems, to me, that you have found and excuse not to go out and find one. You can still work and peruse your dreams, but it seems you have found an excuse and you are holding onto it. Try being more helpful around the house, Cook dinner a few nights a week, help with the laundry, and other things. more than just straightening up after yourself. You do need to do something to help support yourself, if only to prove to your parents you can do it. the economics of the country has nothing to do with it, it is just a part of the excuse

Kub

Can't tell if you're trolling or not. I hate people like you. I get up in the morning and go to work, then I come home, and go to school. And you know what I do at the end of the month? I pay my bills. I'm 19. I'm struggling, and I'm surviving. Because your not a child anymore, it's not all about you. Cut your parents some slack, and move out , or at least help with the bills.

aklc

You need a job because you are 30 years old. Why are you still living with your parents? Its cause you don't have a job. Im 17 and I have two jobs. Its because I love money, and I get what I want because I make MY OWN money. You are still living under your parents roof and youre way past grown. Obviously they want you to start carrying your own weight around and help with the bills. And the reason the places don't pay much is because im sure you're looking at minimum wage. And its not hard to fimd a career. Im sire your mom amd dad dont like to work either, but they had to. They did it to keep a rook over your head, clothes on your back, and food on the table. Im not trying to be mean but damn, you must have been babied your whole life... and also, you could get your own apartment/house and make friends! And even meet someone you like... just get a job. Stop being lazy. Still keep in mind, im not being mean.

Mandy

Of course you're wrong. I'm not judging you, but since you don't know the difference between "here" and "hear" (5th line), I don't think you have a good chance to make it as a 'writer'. Everybody complains about their job and about present times. My dad says things used to be much better in his childhood ("Gas was cheaper"), but doesn't mean we're going back to those days. And complaining about jobs certainly don't mean you should stop working! This is the time of being more productive for low pay (bad economy, what can you do? Not work? Makes it even worse!), so get your *** off you parents' home and get to work, even if it makes you a wage slave. When I was thirty, I had a Masters degree in engineering, but was working as an office assistant. But the difference between you and me is that I kept on looking and not giving up. Now I have a good job in my field of education. And more importantly, I was ashamed to take money from my parents, even though they were happy to give it to me. Your mother is working hard, and you just feel that you have a right to mooch off their retirement savings.

NN

Then open your own business or get a job .......what a loser!

elaeblue

i bet you are single

Emily

You truly do not see a problem with being 30 years old and living with your parents because you don't want to work?? Dude, that is just such a slacker mentality. We all have to do things we don't want to do. Man UP! If you don't want to work a traditional job that is fine but find someway to support yourself rather than living at home with your parents.

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