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@phil
One of the major questions of our time: why do so many people choose to do jobs that they clearly don't enjoy? I'm not talking abt circumstances where they don't have a choice. I mean otherwise affluent people w no meaningful risk of losing food or shelter who show up everyday to do something they hate. What's up?
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@samantha
Golden handcuffs to the lifestyle! I feel that the stuff people enjoy doing comes at great sacrifice - lower salary, less status etc. and many people are not willing to make that sacrifice.
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Lauren McDonagh-Pereira
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Health insurance
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
to support her or his family
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Vinay Vasanji
@vinayvasanji.eth
People often get stuck due to identity loss aversion You might hate being a corporate lawyer, but atleast you can say you're a corporate lawyer
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@trh
Tradeoffs. It affords them the lifestyle, neighborhood, identity, acceptance, etc. that makes it worth it. And deeper, darker psychological vibes: staying in a place they hate allows them to write a certain story (be a victim, hide from greater success, etc). New stories take hard work.
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@na
@pmillerd writes
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@knny
First, objectively someone's gotta do the job other people don't want to do. Second, subjectively I think people think they don't have the time to make the choice. They're under the impression that by choosing to change their life, they have less time for things they're already doing. They don't see time as an investment, but something that's being immediately taken away from them if they choose to change.
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Speaking from experience: 1/ It brings the cheese. Less of an issue before I had a kid, but I now have a greater obligation to keep the gig going. 2/ Lifestyle creep. Not to pay for lavish stuff, but simply a large enough place to live, school fees, quality food, etc which are all expensive in my high-CoL city. 3/ Visa. I need a job to stay in this country, and I might not get a visa for a more fun but also less qualified position. That would force a relocation to a place where I don’t want to be. 4/ Healthcare for myself and my dependents. Where I live, that’s tied to having a job, and not all jobs offer equal healthcare plans (better jobs = better healthcare). 4/ Exit opportunities. A time preference trade off to suck it up now in return for access to better career options later. 5/ Some element of prestige, NGL. Ties strongly to point #4 (the prestige wears off quickly, but the pedigree remains) in that the title does open doors and command some recognition in the industry.
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@pmillerd
I think it’s a very strong social story that seems easier to let go of from the outside than in reality. So many fake reasons people are giving are wrong. Our work culture is essentially a success cult reinforced by everyone in our lives
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I think early on you gotta try lots of things, having some direction being into projects helps with that. Knowing what you hate has to be done from doing the task. POE.
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EyesObscura
@eyesobscura.eth
Will answer for myself, but mainly the difficulty to detect what can be monetized and what can't
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Boiler(Chris)
@boiler
most likely a result of pay check to pay check living.
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@mkkstacks
A few things come to mind: Risk management - the uncertainty of retooling, switching jobs, giving up the security of the current job. Sunk cost - giving up the potential benefit of institutional knowledge, networks and senority. No Clear Path Forward - a plan that feels doable and is supported by all the facets of someone's life might not easily materialize. Lack of Experience - and mentors who can support the mindset and actions to choose different. The majority of workers don't like their job. Seems like settling has somehow become a norm.
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@zeentrain
Probably the devil you do + the devil you don’t Also people are generally poor with using money in a way that aligns with their goals in life. Hard to find a job you love dearly and keep the Range Rover and $1mm house
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@jawa
My thinking on what’s the best career choice has evolved a lot over time. I’ve seem so many people lose passion for what they love by working in that field.
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@brixbounty
Can you give more context? Define affluent? Feel like many who do in our community are either working for health care or benefits - retirement etc. One reason I’ve been pro universal or single payer is I think it would open more folks up to more diverse employment options through their career… though I don’t have any data this is the case in other countries.
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@demigoddess
Money makes the world go round
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