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Edvinas Jovaišas

“What A Miserable Outlook On Life”: 36 Times Hustlers Didn’t Seem Human

Article created by: Donata Ruzgaitė

Hard work and dedication tend to be viewed as positive traits in a professional setting. However, everything in moderation, as they say, and the same goes for striving for outstanding results at work. Yet some people choose to walk the extra mile, even if that means compromising at the expense of their free time or even their loved ones.

Such hustlers often try to encourage others to strive for excellence, too, by methods that some would consider questionable at best. We have combed through the vastness of the internet to find examples of such motivational posts and tips on how to fully use your potential, even if that means forgetting what a weekend or a day off feels like. Scroll down to find them on the list below, but remember that it might be best to take such advice with a healthy dose of skepticism.

#1 I Wish This Was Satire

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#2 Asked My Landlord To Increase My Rent Because I Believe In The Grind

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#3 Always Choose LinkedIn Followers. Agree?

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#4 Normalize Not Having A Life

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#5 My Brother Is Sick But I'm Grateful I Could Avoid Taking A Day Off And Work Remotely From The Hospital

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#6 Anyone Else Take 4 Hours To Eat Meals?

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#7 What A Miserable Outlook On Life

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#8 Do You And Your Friends Talk About Netflix? Shame

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#9 I'm In The Empire Business

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#10 He Didn’t Have Enough Time To Learn To Do His Job In A Timely Manner

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#11 Let's Bring The Toxic Traits Of Work And Capitalism Home To Teach The Kids About The "Real World"

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#12 Accelerate

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#13 Hustle Lords Are Back

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#14 If You're Reading This On A Saturday, Shame On You

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#15 He Definitely Doesn’t Have Any Friends

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#16 And Then He Wonders Why Employees Don’t Stay

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#17 In The Hustle Culture Sunken Place

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#18 Helping A Client Find Leads Trumps An Employee's Newborn Baby Being Hospitalized. All The Best To The Client Though

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#19 My Family Is More Important Than Work, But Let Me Bring My Daughter Into Work And Make Her Sit At A Desk For 8 Hours Whilst She’s Having A Tough Day

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#20 Work > Life

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#21 No Professional Would Ever Work Like This

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#22 Let Me Take Pride In Toxic Work Culture

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#23 Too Busy Winning

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#24 CEO Trying To Normalize Making 40 People Come In On A Saturday

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#25 Young Daughter In Hospital, Lunatic Continuing To Work from The Hospital and Obviously Posting It On LinkedIn

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#26 It’s The Little Things That Get You Promoted

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#27 Built For The Grind

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#28 The Final Boss Of The Sales Grind

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#29 I Don’t Think He's Joking

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#30 Why Not Work 14-Hours Shifts 6 Days A Week Instead?

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#31 Being "Just" A Full-Time Student Is Not Good Enough

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#32 Grind 24/7 365

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#33 "Say What You Will But I Worked During Vacation And Then Had To Post It On LinkedIn Because I’m So Productive And So Busy And Grind Hard To Show Everyone"

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#34 Bed In Office > No Bed In Office

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#35 Virtue Signalling 101

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#36 You Should Also Be Working At The Weekend

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