• melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    5 hours ago

    almost like the things that make the world better and nourish the human spirit run directly counter to the desires of our system of resource distribution and value assignment.

    hey, what’s that system called again?

  • bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    6 hours ago

    I need to make a meme out of this, combined with the situation when realized that I had already, unknowingly, made that decision to be broke more than twenty years ago when realized I’d make a great teacher, and started going down that career path.

  • CH3DD4R_G0B-L1N@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    72·
    19 hours ago

    Here’s a secret: the left path doesn’t exist. I have a great job that I love the actual work of. But people and bullshit beyond the minutiae get in the way and make me unhappy. I suspect every job is like that, I cannot fathom anything that isn’t. I imagine any answer to the contrary is backed up by independent wealth or outside funding. But please prove me wrong. Give me hope.

    • Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      3·
      4 hours ago

      I’ve been working on weekends for a few months not because I have to (or Im pressured into it), but because it’s a really interesting project and I’m having a great time figuring it out.

    • bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de
      2·
      6 hours ago

      Here is some hope: You have a great job and you love the actual work! Some aspects of it are bullshit, some of the time at work you spend on mandatory bullshit, and bullshitters who detract from your happiness exist all around the world, in every industry. But: All that doesn’t completely cancel out the love you still have for your work - otherwise you wouldn’t have phrased it that way, would you? Also a slice of good news is, you have some degree of control over how much you let the shitty aspects cancel out the good things. Admittedly, the control is never 100%. And sometimes, the bullshit and frustration can get overwhelming and does have the power to tip the balance into a minus. That’s when it’s time to leave. Prepare to ge into a new, more rewarding field now. That will give you a choice when you feel the moment has come (probably it’s when you keep saying the above sentence to people in the past tense).

  • SuiXi3D@fedia.io
    65·
    2 days ago

    Bruh, I just had an interview with AMD today. Fingers crossed, because it is literally my dream job.

      • SuiXi3D@fedia.io
        28·
        2 days ago

        I’d be in their lab, reworking customer reference boards, working directly under one of their engineers. I never got the chance to go to college, and to get to this point is amazing. I’m deeply passionate about tech, and I’m super excited about this opportunity.

    • essell@lemmy.world
      101·
      2 days ago

      So I have a job where I’m a therapist, and also I have a job where I support other therapists.

      I also train therapists and I train the people who look after other therapists.

      I’ve been doing this a lot. I love every day of it. I cannot imagine doing anything else with my life. And if I won the lottery, I would still want to keep doing it.

    • lengau@midwest.social
      71·
      2 days ago

      Move on before it becomes a job you hate. I’ve made that mistake before and I don’t care to repeat it.

      I’m 2 years into my current job and it still genuinely excites me to start work each day. When it no longer does, I’ll be looking for a new job.

      • spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        Nah, there are dream jobs, reality just has this unfortunate habit of imposing itself on your dreams. The result being that even dream jobs can suck because of the bullshit that goes along with them.

    • Engywook@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 day ago

      I’d enjoy a job that actually ends at 5 PM, when you leave to go home and forget about it until the next day.

    • secret300@lemmy.sdf.org
      1·
      1 day ago

      Facts. I have a job right now where I work 8 hours Friday then 16 and 16 Saturday Sunday. But for the rest of the week I’m completely off I could do whatever I want.

    • clonedhuman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 days ago

      100%

      We never truly have a choice where to work unless we also have the choice not to work.

    • blady_blah@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 day ago

      It’s really looking at a delayed gratification scenario. You hate working but make good money and then eventually you enjoy having money. In the end, it can be a lot of suffering for the long term money.