How dissatisfied are you?

Another rant? Yes, you are right. I guess now I sort of understand what everyone is constantly telling me:

1. Even if you're not happy with your job, you have to do it. 

2. My generation can't stand being criticised even a little. I always think I could withstand criticism. But I guess I don't. Someone gives me a little criticism, and I become very defensive. I try to control myself from saying anything because I know all words that come out won't be pretty. But the fact is, I  feel insulted by the criticism. 

Probably because when I did it, people never point it out until like a month later. It somehow felt like they are accumulating all your bad points and then pour it all out to you at once. And what's more, they don't do it in person, they do it via email or a text message. My guess is they do not like confrontation very much but like confrontation enough to tell it to you by email during their holidays. Very smart to be away when you tell something hurtful to someone. 

3. You really need weekends off, or at least one day off  each week. There is no way you can survive working on and on and on. Now I really salute those who work 2-3 jobs every single day. You guys are really superheros. I find that working every single day, even though if it is a menial job, takes up a lot of your emotional well-being. It's like staying in the water (or underwater) too long. You can continue staying in the water as long as you can, but there are side effects. 

I never truly believed it until 6 months later. I work every single day doing menial tasks and on my very precious days off I'm flying back home and spending the little time there and then commute back here. A 5 hour bus ride and also a 2 hour 15 minutes flight, not including the waiting time etc each way is not something you want. 

4. You never know what people are thinking. So, never trust anyone. Sometimes, don't even trust yourself when it comes to work. Learn to go by your instincts because they are guided by experience. 

5. Most of the time you won't know what to do. So, when that time comes, you can always go to the 2 people you never went to: your parents. I never asked my parents for any advice before this. But when I started working, I go to them all the time for advice. They are my go-to, they listen to me rant and understand me. So maybe the working life isn't that bad if it means that I bonded with my parents because of it. 

6. You're always at war with your values. Our values are something deeply rooted in us and if we go against it, we will feel very unpleasant. It's like a vegetarian forced to eat meat. It just don't feel right. And most of the time, your values don't matter to others. The boss' or company's values override yours. 

Now I understand when people say, pick a company that has the same value system as you.  I picked one that I thought had the same value system as mine, but turned out different because of the people in the company.

I guess the list can go on and on but I'll stop here for now.