Hello to everyone in The Weekend community! Today I'm joining the community's weekend quiz. This time I'll be answering two of the questions suggested to us, so, let's get to it!
The Spectrum
Since I started working at a young age, I could see the responsibility that comes with having a job, maintaining it and protecting it to ensure an income. Although most of them were jobs where I held a single position (legally speaking), most of them had me doing much more than a single job, that is, I held many more positions on top of it (which were not paid). For example, if I worked as a waitress, I also had to attend the cash register, clean the kitchen (wash dishes, floors, countertops), stock the kitchen, etc. This is a very common situation if you work for minimum wage in Venezuela. Overexploitation.
Of course, I was young and had little experience in these matters so I always tried not to make too many complaints about it, as I really needed to earn money. The latter is something that many bosses know and use to their advantage to exercise control at will knowing that there is a fear of losing a position. Today I realize all the abuse that can exist on the part of some bosses towards their workers, disguising labor exploitation for a supposed loyalty, dedication and love of work. Thanks to these experiences I never decided to go for this type of work and instead decided to do it on my own (although that does not mean that one escapes from certain circumstances).
If I were to put my life in perspective with respect to work I would say that I try to keep a balance; not too carefree, not too obsessed. In other words, I'm in a neutral range. I'm a Freelancer, so it's a new way of working, where being "your own boss" involves not only planning work hours, content and delivery, but also managing two roles (the worker and the boss) and depending on that control we will get different results. I consider that keeping a good rhythm is the ideal; meeting certain goals, setting limits, work and rest schedules, etc.
Finally my friends, I do not consider myself a person obsessed with work. That doesn't mean that I don't like what I do but that I know when to stop. When I am definitely taking on too much and the ideas are not flowing, it is an alert to me that I am exhausted and it is time for a break. It is important to know yourself and what you are working on, knowing that, there should be no loss. Besides I recommend that no job is worth losing your head for, experience shows us that on more than one occasion. Take a look of that. Without more to say, thank you very much for stopping by and reading my blog, I send you a big hug and see you next time. Hugs.