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News18•03-10-2026, 13:14
Woman Reveals How Full-Time Work Turned Everyday Joys into Luxuries
  • •Kuljot Kaur shared an Instagram video detailing how a full-time job transformed once-normal activities into rare luxuries.
  • •She highlighted the loss of afternoon naps, which now feel like an unattainable treat due to her demanding work schedule.
  • •Kaur's social life has suffered, as she struggles to meet friends even on weekends and finds shopping difficult to fit in.
  • •Evenings, once free for personal time, are now consumed by exhaustion, and watching a movie requires multiple sittings over several days.
  • •Hobbies have also been pushed aside, as she no longer has the spontaneous free time to pursue them without deliberate planning.

Key Questions Answered

Kuljot Kaur shared in an Instagram video that activities like afternoon naps, weekday shopping, meeting friends, and watching movies in one sitting became luxuries after she started working full-time.

Because she has to work the next day and lacks free time, Kaur can no longer finish a movie in one sitting and now watches them in bits and pieces over several days.

Sona shared on Instagram that having a job is a major source of comfort, independence, and stability, describing employment as the biggest festival and a great flex in life.