Who is the hardest worker on ISH?

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Since you guys just love one-upping each other--be it comparing how beautiful your lady is, or how big your genitalia is--let us see which one of you has the most diligence.

Post your most impressive feat of work ethic.



Ex. in 2017, worked 100 hour workweeks. or did a full-time job, full time school, and pursued other things...

Ex. Kobe Bryant 6 hours of training 6 days a week. Showing up before dawn at high school to practice.
Steph Curry forcing himself to swish 10 free throws perfectly before leaving practice.

By the way I don't belong in this discussion--but I think some of your stories may be inspiring!

[Long Duck Dong]

Not exactly an impressive feat but I've only had one full day off in the last 2 years. New Years 2018. Self employment can be a bitch depending which field you're in.

[nathanjizzle]

the last 4 weeks I put in 14 hour days including school full time.

[HylianNightmare]

I used to work plenty of 18+ hour shifts but I rarely do that anymore thank god

[highwhey]

i used to think only physical labor made you a hard worker but there are definitely some roles that don't include labor but drain you just as bad if not worse.

i've been bidding work for my new business. just finished a bid a couple mins ago on a large project, been crunching numbers all day long to try and make it as tight as possible so i don't overshoot. i asked for advice from industry pros. i prayed.

all so that in the last couple of minutes before shooting over this proposal i just changed the number and said screw it and sent it. i'm sure i went in high but i will remain hopeful i get it. there is simply too much involved to this. my mind feels drained, as if i just finished a 14 hour shift in the oil field yet i was sitting at my desk most of the day researching.

:facepalm

[plowking]

i used to think only physical labor made you a hard worker but there are definitely some roles that don't include labor but drain you just as bad if not worse.

i've been bidding work for my new business. just finished a bid a couple mins ago on a large project, been crunching numbers all day long to try and make it as tight as possible so i don't overshoot. i asked for advice from industry pros. i prayed.

all so that in the last couple of minutes before shooting over this proposal i just changed the number and said screw it and sent it. i'm sure i went in high but i will remain hopeful i get it. there is simply too much involved to this. my mind feels drained, as if i just finished a 14 hour shift in the oil field yet i was sitting at my desk most of the day researching.

:facepalm

I did physical labor jobs while at Uni because I enjoyed it, and it was an added workout to the workouts I was already doing. Saw it as a plus.
Sure you get tired, but once you leave, the job is done.

Office jobs drain you far more, particularly when you're looking after a division or several people. Stress is insane, and you're worrying about consistently finishing projects, reaching targets and making sure the people below you are doing the same. It cracks me up when people say how cushy people have it the higher they go. That isn't close to the case with middle management, and upper middle management.

[Long Duck Dong]

i used to think only physical labor made you a hard worker but there are definitely some roles that don't include labor but drain you just as bad if not worse.

i've been bidding work for my new business. just finished a bid a couple mins ago on a large project, been crunching numbers all day long to try and make it as tight as possible so i don't overshoot. i asked for advice from industry pros. i prayed.

all so that in the last couple of minutes before shooting over this proposal i just changed the number and said screw it and sent it. i'm sure i went in high but i will remain hopeful i get it. there is simply too much involved to this. my mind feels drained, as if i just finished a 14 hour shift in the oil field yet i was sitting at my desk most of the day researching.

:facepalm

Lots of people can handle hard physical work. Lots of people can handle long hours. Not a lot of people can handle stress and responsibility, while at the same time maintaining a sense of composure and professionalism.

[Mask the Embiid]

I've been self-employed since 19 :pimp:


i won...

I only had 2 jobs before that quitting one on the 1st day :oldlol: Boss! i just never showed up again after the 1st day.No call no show no nothing :roll: fck em

[egokiller]

I walked outside today and contemplated doing the mulching around my yard myself. Then I shook my head and called up my landscaper. I had to lift a finger to pull the 3 bills out of my pocket. Then I walked back inside to my home office and made some work calls, answered a few emails. I'm feeling very refreshed and my yard looks great! :applause:

[macmac]

I started from nothing and built an empire. My mind is on constant overdrive and thinking, planning, foreseeing and anticipating 24/7. so technically I

[Patrick Chewing]

I've been self-employed since 19 :pimp:





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[Draz]

I'm a case manager. Human services is the hardest field. Constant contact with our clients and ensuring their safety and teaching them. A lot of what I do is facilitating workshops (like a teacher) and building relationships. Getting them into jobs and training them to be better. I get paid salary, there are 99% of the times where I'm on the clock. Working on weekends and after I clocked out doing work and communicating with my kids. It's difficult but it's my passion.

Were contracted to serve all populations, this includes severe mental health conditions and while I'm not a therapist I act as a counselor.

A lot of what I do is rewarding but there's a shit load of paperwork and it's outcome based.

I rather do physical work than mental. I used to do civil engineering where everything was math and variables every 5 minutes and shit. I'd be drained.

I think being a business owner might be the most stressful.

[Mask the Embiid]

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uhhh no...Trumpard

and thats not self-employed anyway

[DaHeezy]

The hardest worker isn't here right now. He is focused on bettering his craft and himself.

That's the funny thing in life. People love to pat themselves on the back. Being rich doesn't mean you work hard. Lifting things for long periods of time doesn't either. It's always bettering yourself and finding ways to balance. If you have money but your house looks like shit and your children are boneheads I'm not gonna recognize you as a hard worker. It's about trying to achieve perfection on all aspects of life and everything important to you

[Jasper]

Fell into what we call Network tech back in the 70's...
But even though I worked in 2 Insurance companies , my career was with Wausau Ins./ now dissolved.

But as a what we say hard worker ,
I worked 3 days 12 hour shifts , and trained dogs , and worked at a horse farm.
Had a renter , so I had income from 3 places , and always used my noggin to figure out how to make life more enjoyable.
Built a lake home, barn , and grainery converted into a cabin out west, so I can swing a hammer as well.
Age 57 retired, and have never looked back.

[Prometheus]

Definitely not me :lol

The older I get, the more I value hard work, and the less I value almost everything else.

I can work very hard... mainly what I pride myself on is the ability to focus on one specific task for an extremely long time. I have missed sleep entirely to spend 30+ hours unbroken on a single project. But then I will do next to nothing for a week after that. My work output is too sporadic for me to delude myself into thinking I am the hardest worker on ISH. I am sure many of you are harder workers than me, and I admire you for it.

[egokiller]

When it comes down to it, one patting themselves on the back for working hard is really nothing more than a coping mechanism to justify the fact that they had to spend time doing something that wasn't the #1 thing they wished they could have been doing instead. That's why it's called work. :lol

I think a much better approach to the subject matter is to just do what needs to be done and acknowledge that you are getting paid to do it so do it right. Then admit to yourself that you would have rather been doing something fun instead of working. People that try to mindfvck themselves into thinking "nope, there's nothing I'd rather be doing than working right now at this very moment" do nothing but increase their stress levels which only serves to put them into position to be bested by someone that is more honest with themselves about it.

[stalkerforlife]

Gotta be me.

It's hard work to make the world a better place just by existing and having everyone feel better about themselves just by looking at me.

And I ain't lying.

Hard ass work.

[Prometheus]

When it comes down to it, one patting themselves on the back for working hard is really nothing more than a coping mechanism to justify the fact that they had to spend time doing something that wasn't the #1 thing they wished they could have been doing instead. That's why it's called work. :lol

I think a much better approach to the subject matter is to just do what needs to be done and acknowledge that you are getting paid to do it so do it right. Then admit to yourself that you would have rather been doing something fun instead of working. People that try to mindfvck themselves into thinking "nope, there's nothing I'd rather be doing than working right now at this very moment" do nothing but increase their stress levels which only serves to put them into position to be bested by someone that is more honest with themselves about it.

This is wrong. You're defining "work" in a narrow way.

A novelist in the middle of writing... is working. He is also doing exactly what he wants to do.

An activist fighting for some political cause is likely only stopping their work to eat, sleep, f*ck, and rest up.

Some people are blessed to have their work be something they feel compelled toward... and not just a meal ticket like the rest of us schmucks.

[egokiller]

This is wrong. You're defining "work" in a narrow way.

A novelist in the middle of writing... is working. He is also doing exactly what he wants to do.

An activist fighting for some political cause is likely only stopping their work to eat, sleep, f*ck, and rest up.

Some people are blessed to have their work be something they feel compelled toward... and not just a meal ticket like the rest of us schmucks.

But if you are getting paid to do something that you enjoy and treat as a hobby, is it really work then?

[egokiller]

Gotta be me.

It's hard work to make the world a better place just by existing and having everyone feel better about themselves just by looking at me.

And I ain't lying.

Hard ass work.

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[stalkerforlife]

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[JEFFERSON MONEY]

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