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From: boltar2003 on 18 Mar 2010 05:33 On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:45 -0700 (PDT) NM <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> wrote: >It matters not what you do for a living as long as you find it >absorbing and challanging, sadly many who have better ability settle >for the mundane. The main goal of a job is to earn money. Enjoyment is secondary. Many people say they enjoy their jobs but I'll bet 99% of them if asked whether they'd still do the same job under the same conditions for free (which is a true test of how much "fun" it is) would say no. The best most of us can hope for from a job is that we don't actively hate it. B2003
From: Adrian on 18 Mar 2010 05:36 boltar2003(a)boltar.world gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>It matters not what you do for a living as long as you find it absorbing >>and challanging, sadly many who have better ability settle for the >>mundane. > The main goal of a job is to earn money. Enjoyment is secondary. Many > people say they enjoy their jobs but I'll bet 99% of them if asked > whether they'd still do the same job under the same conditions for free > (which is a true test of how much "fun" it is) would say no. The best > most of us can hope for from a job is that we don't actively hate it. Speak for yourself. The reason most of us wouldn't do _any_ job for free is that we need the income to maintain our chosen standard of living. If that was out of the equation, would we still do those things we're currently paid to do? I certainly would do aspects of mine - in fact, both SWMBO and I already do aspects of our jobs for free for several organisations or individuals.
From: Ret. on 18 Mar 2010 06:46 Adrian wrote: > boltar2003(a)boltar.world gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>> It matters not what you do for a living as long as you find it >>> absorbing and challanging, sadly many who have better ability >>> settle for the mundane. > >> The main goal of a job is to earn money. Enjoyment is secondary. Many >> people say they enjoy their jobs but I'll bet 99% of them if asked >> whether they'd still do the same job under the same conditions for >> free (which is a true test of how much "fun" it is) would say no. >> The best most of us can hope for from a job is that we don't >> actively hate it. > > Speak for yourself. > > The reason most of us wouldn't do _any_ job for free is that we need > the income to maintain our chosen standard of living. > > If that was out of the equation, would we still do those things we're > currently paid to do? I certainly would do aspects of mine - in fact, > both SWMBO and I already do aspects of our jobs for free for several > organisations or individuals. Everyone is different in this respect. Some people cannot imagine life without some sort of work to do - others (like me) absolutely relish the freedom that retirement brings. I still work of course - but the work I do is for me and for my family - and I do that when I want to do it, how I want to do it, and without anyone looking over my shoulder. I only ever went out to work for the money. If I had had a huge inheritance to live on from when I left school, I would never ever have gone into any form of paid employment. I always loathed being beholden unto an employer. Of having to be somewhere at a certain time - and not being in a position to just go home when I felt like it! Kev
From: NM on 18 Mar 2010 07:24 On 18 Mar, 09:33, boltar2...(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:45 -0700 (PDT) > > NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> wrote: > >It matters not what you do for a living as long as you find it > >absorbing and challanging, sadly many who have better ability settle > >for the mundane. > > The main goal of a job is to earn money. Enjoyment is secondary. Many people > say they enjoy their jobs but I'll bet 99% of them if asked whether they'd > still do the same job under the same conditions for free (which is a true test > of how much "fun" it is) would say no. The best most of us can hope for from a > job is that we don't actively hate it. > Then I am very lucky, apart from a couple of minor fill in jobs I have always enjoyed my work. When you are actively enjoying what you do it ceases to be or feel like work, I remember the clock watching and tedium of jobs I did when a student and I vowed then I would rather not work than do something like that on a permanant basis.
From: Adrian on 18 Mar 2010 07:38
NM <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> >It matters not what you do for a living as long as you find it >> >absorbing and challanging, sadly many who have better ability settle >> >for the mundane. >> The main goal of a job is to earn money. Enjoyment is secondary. Many >> people say they enjoy their jobs but I'll bet 99% of them if asked >> whether they'd still do the same job under the same conditions for free >> (which is a true test of how much "fun" it is) would say no. The best >> most of us can hope for from a job is that we don't actively hate it. > Then I am very lucky, apart from a couple of minor fill in jobs I have > always enjoyed my work. When you are actively enjoying what you do it > ceases to be or feel like work That's the key to it. I rather suspect that those who claim otherwise have just simply never actually had a job they enjoy. What a waste. |