Palazzo, can you please take musicians off the list...or at least some musicians? I worked for 40 years (1982-2022) as a professional musician working in mainly West End shows. Although I loved playing my instrument it felt very much like a proper job - you can't be late (despite the best efforts of the train companies), too many mistakes and you're out, paying the mortgage requiring the standard to be high every time you picked up your instrument, a bollocking from the boss (musical director/conductor) if things went wrong, the hassle of the self-assessment tax return. Okay it's not working down a pit but we slogged hard to give audiences a great night out!

I know a couple of people exactly the same as this Bob. They were really cocky about it when they were in their twenties and thirties, but now they look around at their old friends who have grafted and own their houses outright, and they are sitting in their poxy little rented sheethole without a pot to pi55 in, and are not so cocky now. Funny ain't it

I know a couple of people exactly the same as this Bob. They were really cocky about it when they were in their twenties and thirties, but now they look around at their old friends who have grafted and own their houses outright, and they are sitting in their poxy little rented sheethole without a pot to pi55 in, and are not so cocky now. Funny ain't it

Another one I cannot fathom, is people that work from home (when im decorating for them) and do nothing bar an odd zoom call / meeting that appears to be basically sound bites and waffle.
inbetween the waffle , they go shopping & fetch the sprogs from school after sitting around all day in onesies / dressing gowns.
what actual f***ing work gets done !?