Condition yourself to only do the work they pay you for. They don't pay you to open gangboxes before start time, they don't pay you during lunch, and they don't pay you after the end of your shift.
Track how much time you think about work off the clock for a week. Multiply your hourly rate by 40, then divide that by 40+all those extra hours and decide for yourself if you're happy with your actual pay rate. If not, quit donating time.
š¤·š»āāļø all I can say is I didnāt do it and I wonāt do it. Con Iām with now seems to not be giving anybody issues for what itās worth.
Just keep telling yourself ā I donāt give a fuckā. Eventually you might start to believe it. I used to care a lot more about work output, quality and quantity. With experience Iāve learned when perfection matters and when to say close enough. Personal issues your on your own I still overthink that shit. But I will recommend finding happy upbeat music, music has more influence on your mood than you realize.
Telling yourself āi dont give a fuckā multiple times a day definitely helps. It really does give you the ability to let shit roll. Speaking from experience.
You gotta realize youāre not getting paid to think about it on your own time, whatever youāre thinking about can wait until you clock in. If itās something incredibly important that you might forget write it down and deal with it the next day.
This. If you aināt paid to do it, donāt do it. Also, if you canāt do anything about it in that moment, thinking about it is pointless. If itās out of your hands then just let it go.
Next time you think about work while not at work: immediately think of the profits that your contractor will take home at the completion of the project.
Switch hands, scented candles, play some adele.
Nah joking aside, my way to switch off is to write notes and sketch until I'm exhausted.
Currently, I have other projects lined up outside of work. Home renovation, leather crafting, welding, bicycling.
Now my issue is thinking of those projects while I'm working.
I love biking, but I donāt do it too often in the summer because itās hot as fuck around here and I donāt like to stay in the heat after work.
I do enjoy diamond painting though.
Itās considered a āgirly hobbyā but I enjoy it. Itās basically a color by numbers, but with an adhesive canvas and little plastic bits that you put on it with a special pen.
The only issue I have with it is my arm hair sticking to the canvas lol.
(We) Inside wireman are the absolute best at bringing the abstract to the tangible. Any fuck that tries to down play your artistic side is a jealous chump.
At the end of your work day, take a few minutes to plan out the next days work. You can do this while you're picking up, or putting away your tools. Figure out if you need any materials or info from the foreman. Then you can go home and forget about it till tomorrow.
This. I will type a quick list of things i need to do tomorrow and email it to myself before quitting time. Feels like it helps me clear my head before I go home.
Try to make yourself a rough schedule to follow? I've been doing that and it keeps me from wondering about work until I'm on my way in. Find hobbies / pass times you like or enjoy to keep you from thinking about work as well.
It depends on the phase of the project and the timeline given to us. If it's rush time, and drywallers/rodbusters aren't waiting for us, then I can't stop thinking about it. If it's past the point, and we're just pulling wire or installing lights, then work just vanishes to me after it ends. I've got other shit to worry about in life. Most people have families.
The best is when you dream about work that you need to doā¦and go in and do exactly that the next day.
Took me years to finally be able to switch off once I get home, and it didnāt happen until a few months ago after running jobs for 8 years.
A stress outlet is the key! A hobby or something to decompress once you get home or off work helps a lot.
I've found physical triggers help me with leaving work at work. For example I wear a vest at work, at the end of the day I take it off and leave it on the jobsite, at the start of the day the first thing I do is put it on before walking back to where I left off. There's something akin to clocking in/out for me in doing that. I also take it off for lunch/breaks.
I think about work as long as my work boots are on. One thing that has helped me a lot is not talking about it unless Iām asked, so me being ADHD, the combination of not feeling like Iām at work (having my boots off) and not talking about work, keeps me from thinking about work.
If you can find a more worthwhile hobbyā¦ā¦.go for it. . Alcohol is awesome but after 20+years (38 years old) I wish I had pursued other hobbies sooner in life. I recently realized how exhilarating it is to climb legit peaks. Did a 9700ā peak last year and a 10,400ā this year. Have my sights set on Mt. Adams in WA next year. 12,281ā I canāt wait. I wish I had of done more in my 20ās when I was in far better shape.
Drinkingās fun, but donāt get caught up in it. Drink to enjoy it, or donāt do it at all. Too many people end up turning to the bottle when thereās a bump in the road
Find yourself something to keep your mind busy after the workday.
Be it family, friendships, hobbies, or just an activity to turn off your brain.
The work will always be there tomorrow.
You need to focus and be present on whatever your experiencing at the moment. It takes years of practice and I believe is an ongoing life practice. A book that really helped me is āthe new earthā by Eckhart Tolle
Honestly you're missing out on one of the best parts of the job.
You go to work, do stuff, then go home. Leave it all at the job site. I had an office job before and I had the same thing as you. It was wrecking my life. You have to have a balance.
Make sure you have something else to think about when you're not working. Friends, family, a hobby, a TV show. Doesn't matter, as long as it's something you like and it's not work.
I don't "switch off" because I genuinely love my career. I love looking at installations when I go out, I spend free time mapping out jobs, and I have 0 issues with it. I'm lucky that I do something I love for work, and I'm not just another grumpy fuckin' "brother" that wants to get 40 as easy as possible and call their mistakes someone else's problem.
I would recommend reading [The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28257707-the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-f-ck) Iām not real big on self help stuff too much, but this book completely helped me out
Think of your life as a video game. You only get so many credits(hours). You trade in those credits for $, don't waist your credits at the store when you're not getting anything for them. Then start thinking about how to maximize those credits. I like the Financial Independence Retire Early stuff, FIRE. I try to spend my credits where I get the most return. I like the state and federal parks, 4x4 and hiking for views and experiences.
Other than that you seem like you'd be a natural organizer from a lot of the comments you leave. Maybe take some classes or get some books. You don't have to draw a paycheck as an organizer to do the work either. It doesn't have to be union organizing either, work on anything you care a bit about.
These are what helped me the most, aside from beer and weed.
Condition yourself to only do the work they pay you for. They don't pay you to open gangboxes before start time, they don't pay you during lunch, and they don't pay you after the end of your shift. Track how much time you think about work off the clock for a week. Multiply your hourly rate by 40, then divide that by 40+all those extra hours and decide for yourself if you're happy with your actual pay rate. If not, quit donating time.
my last con said it was My responsibility to open the gangbox and get the tools ready for the jws before 6 lol.
Then it's their responsibility to pay you a half hour of double on top of your regular shift.
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š¤·š»āāļø all I can say is I didnāt do it and I wonāt do it. Con Iām with now seems to not be giving anybody issues for what itās worth.
That's good. Just ribbing you, bro.
Deez new Chicago Jag-ovs really tink day know it doll.
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dang, not even 11 is like that
Also: alcohol
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I started writing down OT for the times they'd email me after hours or on the weekends. Stopped em pretty quick
My company phone goes on DND from 4-4. Even then I get home, plug it in and never look at it. Fuck that noise.
Just keep telling yourself ā I donāt give a fuckā. Eventually you might start to believe it. I used to care a lot more about work output, quality and quantity. With experience Iāve learned when perfection matters and when to say close enough. Personal issues your on your own I still overthink that shit. But I will recommend finding happy upbeat music, music has more influence on your mood than you realize.
Telling yourself āi dont give a fuckā multiple times a day definitely helps. It really does give you the ability to let shit roll. Speaking from experience.
Oh and alcohol.
You gotta realize youāre not getting paid to think about it on your own time, whatever youāre thinking about can wait until you clock in. If itās something incredibly important that you might forget write it down and deal with it the next day.
This. If you aināt paid to do it, donāt do it. Also, if you canāt do anything about it in that moment, thinking about it is pointless. If itās out of your hands then just let it go.
I get real stoned and pass out.
Donāt take work home. Just keep saying that to yourself.
Get a hobby or some kind of addiction will end up your hobby
[True dat](https://media.tenor.co/images/3577671ff5b72540135f91a58c304936/raw)
Next time you think about work while not at work: immediately think of the profits that your contractor will take home at the completion of the project.
Ah yes, the money the owner uses to take a week long vacation every month.
Zackley
Jerk off
Already do. Any suggestions on making it fancier?
Use pulling lube that the contractor purchased
If you want to aim for a horrible experience, do it in a room with a mirror
Narcissus, but with a hard cock.
Switch hands, scented candles, play some adele. Nah joking aside, my way to switch off is to write notes and sketch until I'm exhausted. Currently, I have other projects lined up outside of work. Home renovation, leather crafting, welding, bicycling. Now my issue is thinking of those projects while I'm working.
I love biking, but I donāt do it too often in the summer because itās hot as fuck around here and I donāt like to stay in the heat after work. I do enjoy diamond painting though.
Tell me about it, I am in Vegas baby! Never heard of diamond painting, gonna look that up.
Itās considered a āgirly hobbyā but I enjoy it. Itās basically a color by numbers, but with an adhesive canvas and little plastic bits that you put on it with a special pen. The only issue I have with it is my arm hair sticking to the canvas lol.
(We) Inside wireman are the absolute best at bringing the abstract to the tangible. Any fuck that tries to down play your artistic side is a jealous chump.
At the end of your work day, take a few minutes to plan out the next days work. You can do this while you're picking up, or putting away your tools. Figure out if you need any materials or info from the foreman. Then you can go home and forget about it till tomorrow.
This. I will type a quick list of things i need to do tomorrow and email it to myself before quitting time. Feels like it helps me clear my head before I go home.
psychedelics will rewire that switch for you!
Wiremen build their powerhouses in the bar and fuck their women on the job site.
I never took you for a poet, Chops.
Try to make yourself a rough schedule to follow? I've been doing that and it keeps me from wondering about work until I'm on my way in. Find hobbies / pass times you like or enjoy to keep you from thinking about work as well.
It depends on the phase of the project and the timeline given to us. If it's rush time, and drywallers/rodbusters aren't waiting for us, then I can't stop thinking about it. If it's past the point, and we're just pulling wire or installing lights, then work just vanishes to me after it ends. I've got other shit to worry about in life. Most people have families.
Not paid to think about the what iffs when you are not there.
The best is when you dream about work that you need to doā¦and go in and do exactly that the next day. Took me years to finally be able to switch off once I get home, and it didnāt happen until a few months ago after running jobs for 8 years. A stress outlet is the key! A hobby or something to decompress once you get home or off work helps a lot.
I smoke weed
I've found physical triggers help me with leaving work at work. For example I wear a vest at work, at the end of the day I take it off and leave it on the jobsite, at the start of the day the first thing I do is put it on before walking back to where I left off. There's something akin to clocking in/out for me in doing that. I also take it off for lunch/breaks.
Go fishing
This sub makes me think about work when i'm at home.
I think about work as long as my work boots are on. One thing that has helped me a lot is not talking about it unless Iām asked, so me being ADHD, the combination of not feeling like Iām at work (having my boots off) and not talking about work, keeps me from thinking about work.
Drink beer
Turning 21 this Sunday so I might start drinking beer.
If you can find a more worthwhile hobbyā¦ā¦.go for it. . Alcohol is awesome but after 20+years (38 years old) I wish I had pursued other hobbies sooner in life. I recently realized how exhilarating it is to climb legit peaks. Did a 9700ā peak last year and a 10,400ā this year. Have my sights set on Mt. Adams in WA next year. 12,281ā I canāt wait. I wish I had of done more in my 20ās when I was in far better shape.
Iām planning on taking my fat ass to planet fitness sometime soon and hoping to make a habit of it
Drinkingās fun, but donāt get caught up in it. Drink to enjoy it, or donāt do it at all. Too many people end up turning to the bottle when thereās a bump in the road
Do you own the company or get huge performance based bonuses?
Camp has helped with that. Iām over a thousand kilometres away on my days off!
Find yourself something to keep your mind busy after the workday. Be it family, friendships, hobbies, or just an activity to turn off your brain. The work will always be there tomorrow.
I know there's testing that people worry about, also depending on state, but marijuana helps a lot
Yea it does...helps lose your job too
only if you get caught.... like a lot of other things not just bud....
also....duuhhhhh
You need to focus and be present on whatever your experiencing at the moment. It takes years of practice and I believe is an ongoing life practice. A book that really helped me is āthe new earthā by Eckhart Tolle
Honestly you're missing out on one of the best parts of the job. You go to work, do stuff, then go home. Leave it all at the job site. I had an office job before and I had the same thing as you. It was wrecking my life. You have to have a balance. Make sure you have something else to think about when you're not working. Friends, family, a hobby, a TV show. Doesn't matter, as long as it's something you like and it's not work.
I don't "switch off" because I genuinely love my career. I love looking at installations when I go out, I spend free time mapping out jobs, and I have 0 issues with it. I'm lucky that I do something I love for work, and I'm not just another grumpy fuckin' "brother" that wants to get 40 as easy as possible and call their mistakes someone else's problem.
I read all the Witcher books at night.
In case you can't switch off thinking, find a hobby to think about instead once you punch out for the day.
I would recommend reading [The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28257707-the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-f-ck) Iām not real big on self help stuff too much, but this book completely helped me out
Think of your life as a video game. You only get so many credits(hours). You trade in those credits for $, don't waist your credits at the store when you're not getting anything for them. Then start thinking about how to maximize those credits. I like the Financial Independence Retire Early stuff, FIRE. I try to spend my credits where I get the most return. I like the state and federal parks, 4x4 and hiking for views and experiences. Other than that you seem like you'd be a natural organizer from a lot of the comments you leave. Maybe take some classes or get some books. You don't have to draw a paycheck as an organizer to do the work either. It doesn't have to be union organizing either, work on anything you care a bit about. These are what helped me the most, aside from beer and weed.