It's never applied to most people and it's patronising to those who work at jobs they don't really like to pay the bills.
The best the vast majority of us can hope for is a job we quite like on good days and can cope with on bad days |
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"I switched careers before during lockdown and never looked back. Take the leap, you can't put a price on your well being and general happiness 
*During lockdown not sure why I put before "
That period of time certainly woke a lot of people up, many whom made significant life changes thereafter!  |
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It's weird though! I'm still doing a job I've done for years, and always loved more than hated. But I've moved into a different area (although still the same). I did it for my own development benefit, and sucked it up on it costing more travel wise... However, we have had a healthy pay rise since, and now bizarrely I feel much unhappier?... I guess it's like imposter syndrome now? Someone who knows it better than me in that specific area, would probably have taken the job if we'd known about the increase... I'm not enjoying that at all  |
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"It's weird though! I'm still doing a job I've done for years, and always loved more than hated. But I've moved into a different area (although still the same). I did it for my own development benefit, and sucked it up on it costing more travel wise... However, we have had a healthy pay rise since, and now bizarrely I feel much unhappier?... I guess it's like imposter syndrome now? Someone who knows it better than me in that specific area, would probably have taken the job if we'd known about the increase... I'm not enjoying that at all "
But you’ll approaching with a different set of views? |
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"It's weird though! I'm still doing a job I've done for years, and always loved more than hated. But I've moved into a different area (although still the same). I did it for my own development benefit, and sucked it up on it costing more travel wise... However, we have had a healthy pay rise since, and now bizarrely I feel much unhappier?... I guess it's like imposter syndrome now? Someone who knows it better than me in that specific area, would probably have taken the job if we'd known about the increase... I'm not enjoying that at all
But you’ll approaching with a different set of views? "
Well, only with my own views? Difficult to explain really. It's a step up role, but one that I'd been doing in a different location to cover for six months prior. I know the 'job', I just have zero knowledge of a different areas services (if that makes sense). So, now it feels like a lot more money, for much lesser contribution on my part. I'm sure it'll resolve itself a few months in though. Hopefully  |
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"I am so jealous of people who love their job. I always wonder if its the job or the kind of person they are. "
I think it's a combination. I knew a guy who worked in retail who absolutely loved it. So much so that he would go in on his days off on some pretext of other. He had previously been quite isolated and found companionship and purpose in his work. I think if asked he'd be hard put to distinguish the 'work' from the job of you see what I mean |
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"I am so jealous of people who love their job. I always wonder if its the job or the kind of person they are.
I think it's a combination. I knew a guy who worked in retail who absolutely loved it. So much so that he would go in on his days off on some pretext of other. He had previously been quite isolated and found companionship and purpose in his work. I think if asked he'd be hard put to distinguish the 'work' from the job of you see what I mean"
I know of a charity shop volunteer like that. They literally had nothing else, so their 'job', fulfilled them |
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