And so I'll be 35lvl this Friday.

I will be hitting another level up on this planet Earth, so I've decided to put a donobox for a retirement fund once again! Just kidding, it's birthday/vacation goal, with the merit of truth.

Yeah, it's dire, not an emergency though.

Situation is - I am currently extremely burned out on my contracted job while being practically unable to take vacations, or even consecutive day-offs and take proper rest. It has been like that for 3 years. Any day taken off means I just don't get paid for the hours, and just 3 days off would force the balance into negative for the whole month. I can't take any more days as I'm just wearing myself event faster, nor the company would promote me or give a simple rate increase unless I show effort for 3 people while being paid for barely half of 1. And I won't be busting my ass for giving me a stink-eye because I hate garbage processes and their greed.

To be clear, I'm lucky to have stable income, but even with the weekends, 3 years without somewhat prolonged rest has been awful for my mental health. It's bad - I'm just staring at the screen during tasks and not processing what I see with my brain blanking out. I'm at risk of being laid-off or impulsively quitting as I'm no longer wanting to even care. At the moment, I don't have anything lined up, nor I have the resource for humiliation (hiring) rituals.

I'm okay financially and prepared for the worst to happen, but if I could offload some of the economic strain, and maybe still have fun or simply loaf for a week straight - that would definitely help. Initial goal already got blown through, stretched it to 2nd week (you know who you are - you're all just fantastic. Thank you!) If I'm to get a second week it would be reasonable to freeze the business for the vacation days so I don't pay fixed tax for those.

If you want to chip in for the occasion, then it's a best time to do so. It would be most appreciated. If you feel financial pressure yourself, please don't donate! Take care of yourself first. I will be fine!

https://ko-fi.com/cutemuzzle/

Thank you for reading.

Much love folks! 💚