Fierce competition to maintain or improve one's position in the workplace or social life.
This term presumably alludes to the rat's desperate struggle for survival. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
From Dictionary.com:
any exhausting, unremitting, and usually competitive activity or routine, esp. a pressured urban working life spent trying to get ahead with little time left for leisure, contemplation, etc.
From thefreedictionary:
a fierce struggle for success, especially in one's career or business
From Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary:
a way of life in modern society, in which people compete with each other for power and money
yourdictionary.com:
a mad scramble or intense competitive struggle
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So getting out of Rat Race is not the same as putting the mind into IDLE mode.
What does getting out of the Rat Race mean to you?
I believe that I am Out Of Rat Race if I have realized most of these:
- Financial Independence (coming soon)
- More Time to spend with Family & Friends (done)
- Spending Money on Friends, Family, Charity & myself (more to come)
- Time to do those Hobbies I've always Wanted to do (more to do)
- Fulfilling my childhood's Dream list (more to come)
- Treating bosses just like another employees of the company (done)
- Not looking forward for year end bonuses (done)
for some people it may even include:
- Becoming your own Boss
- Travel around the world
- Financial Freedom
- .....
What does getting out of the Rat Race mean to you?
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