📹 How did becoming a corporate girlie refill my anti-capitalist heart?

I wasn’t joking when I said I retired from advocacy, tho it would be hard to call it a job when it was entirely unpaid labour. My brain was always spinning, countless hours spent on research, writing and strategizing. There were simply not enough time to do everything I need to get done. 

In stark contrast, the transition to a corporate 9 to 5 was a breeze. I had a firm boundary between corporate work and personal life. Armed with a collective agreement: taking breaks, paid sick leave, health insurance, pension, fair overtime policy. 

Even so, I have no intention to join the hustle performative capitalist system. I do the work when I am paid to. When I sign off from work, my time is mine again. Adding to the lazy girl job discourse, I refused to be defined by my corporate position - this job has one true purpose: to provide financial stability. 

And from this anti-capitalist perspective, I am also recovering from the unhealthy work habits I’ve established from 2019 and ACHK. Outside of corporate working hours, I indulged in brain rots, play, exercise, eating, cooking, reading, writing, spending time with friends and loved ones. 

I am not living for work, my value is not defined by job titles or commodities produced. This mentality also helped me establish firm boundaries to ensure my time and work is compensated - if not by financial means, then by refilling my heart or in direct support of communities. 

So here I am: doing this Kong Girl socialist thing. It gives me purpose, hope, and joy- Let’s see where it takes me - where it takes us.