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by abcd_f 2856 days ago
Consider working for government?

Not sure about States, but in Canada you are normally required to not work more than 8 hours a day and you forced take coffee breaks (formerly, smoke breaks) throughout the day. The work load is notoriously low, vacations are very long, bureaucracy is high, layoffs are unheard of and it will take a significant effort on your part to get yourself fired. The downside is that you need to join a union, the pay is low and you won't work with the brightest bulbs. But these are very comfortable and safe jobs, which can be kept for life without much effort... or so I heard.