Most of the time I hear advice that a regular 9 to 5 job or other schedule of being an employee is making us a slave or at least depreving us from our time by keep us busy enough to not be able to do anything else. But what are other options that allow both enough time to spend on a personal life and make a good living? Most of the time, owning a business eats more time than being an employee. This is maybe a discussion about work life balance, or even being with or against the anti work movement.
I also refuse the idea that tells me to be absolutely frugal. Yes, I live bellow my means, but I also spen d money on my hobbies and what brings joy and meaning to my life. I also save up some money for investment but investing is the hard part when our stock market is too small.
The question is serious. What are the other options or other insight in the situation and its alternatives.
Question is open ended and you can add in more point of views.
I was about to mention unions. If everyone feels the same way as OP and are looking for a solution, they should unite and form unions, as they have more power collectively than in an atomized state, and unions are really the only way to make any real gains for everyone.
Unions and the broader labor movement of the late 1800s to the mid 1900s is the only reason that we have the weekend, 40 hour work week, integrated jobs, minimum wage, social security, overtime, and all the other perks which we all take for granted.