Fireside_Hindu
Jai Lakshmi Maa
Hello everyone,
I've recently begun encountering an interesting social dynamic that is making it difficult for me to relate to some of my peers and I wanted to hear peoples' thoughts on it.
I'll try to be as brief as possible:
I'm 27 and I work from home as a Children's Book Illustrator. My husband is 30 and works outside the home. Being an Illustrator, needless to say, doesn't bring in nearly enough income to rely on, but in our case it's okay because my husband makes enough to support us. To say that we are living comfortably would be an under-statement. For our age, given the current economy, we are extremely fortunate and we know it.
So because of this, I don't have to work the 9-5 slog that most people do, and not only that, the work I am doing is what I love to do and what I went to school for. How often does that even happen these days?
So what's the problem? When I'm in social situations with people my age - particularly in the process of trying to meet new people, a lot of the time people like to vent about their terrible jobs, low pay, lack of sleep, being buried in debt etc and I don't blame them. They inevitably ask what I do and I suddenly feel awkward. "Misery loves company" but I'm not miserable and I feel like it would be insulting to people to try and play the "Oh, I know how you feel" card and try and make up something that I hate about my job. But I also don't know how to feel okay about talking about how much I love my job without sounding like I'm bragging or rubbing it in their face.
Now, I didn't always work for myself - I've had plenty of terrible jobs in the past. I just happen to be very lucky now.
I don't really know what I'm asking - I suppose I'm just wandering what people think of this scenario or if anyone else has encountered this.
Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Shanti :camp:
I've recently begun encountering an interesting social dynamic that is making it difficult for me to relate to some of my peers and I wanted to hear peoples' thoughts on it.
I'll try to be as brief as possible:
I'm 27 and I work from home as a Children's Book Illustrator. My husband is 30 and works outside the home. Being an Illustrator, needless to say, doesn't bring in nearly enough income to rely on, but in our case it's okay because my husband makes enough to support us. To say that we are living comfortably would be an under-statement. For our age, given the current economy, we are extremely fortunate and we know it.
So because of this, I don't have to work the 9-5 slog that most people do, and not only that, the work I am doing is what I love to do and what I went to school for. How often does that even happen these days?
So what's the problem? When I'm in social situations with people my age - particularly in the process of trying to meet new people, a lot of the time people like to vent about their terrible jobs, low pay, lack of sleep, being buried in debt etc and I don't blame them. They inevitably ask what I do and I suddenly feel awkward. "Misery loves company" but I'm not miserable and I feel like it would be insulting to people to try and play the "Oh, I know how you feel" card and try and make up something that I hate about my job. But I also don't know how to feel okay about talking about how much I love my job without sounding like I'm bragging or rubbing it in their face.
Now, I didn't always work for myself - I've had plenty of terrible jobs in the past. I just happen to be very lucky now.
I don't really know what I'm asking - I suppose I'm just wandering what people think of this scenario or if anyone else has encountered this.
Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Shanti :camp: