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Is it wrong to not want a career? 3
#23694099 - 09/30/16 01:39 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I look at people trying to climb corporate ladders and to be honest I pity them. I so never want want to do that. , I was a lucky one. I got out of college and immediately got a job for the government, all the benefits, close to 50k a year entry-level and flexible hours. People from my class were still working minimum salary envying me... Then after 9 months I said fuck it, I'm leaving this potential 120k job in 5 to years, garanteed, government protected, unionize with a schedule pay increase way higher than any private corporation offers while doing half the work and having twice as many breaks.
My family lost their shit, my friends too. I was crazy. I had officially lost it. WTF is wrong with you???????
They finally got over it and said it was a stupid youth mistake you would regret and then eventually they said that I would grow up and want it again and realize my mistake. Fast forward 10 years. Still don't regret a thing, I still have absolutely no intention of having a career or a full time job. I did put the cash I made from the gov to good use.
So yeah. WTF is wrong with me? Did I turn down what everybody my age wanted because I'm a moron? Was I wrong?
Do you want a career?
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal] 1
#23694112 - 09/30/16 01:45 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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You can either climb the corporate ladder for 40yrs+ and die accomplishing a lot for other people, or you can work your ass off on your own terms, make way more money, set your own hours, and live a happy life.
You made the right choice IME. I used to work for Symantec and quit within a month because I couldn't see a future for myself there.
Edited by falsereality (09/30/16 01:46 PM)
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23694113 - 09/30/16 01:45 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Fuck no I ain't no punk bitch. I have a trade. My skills have value in the real world.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal] 1
#23694137 - 09/30/16 01:56 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: So yeah. WTF is wrong with me?
you're canadian
slumlord is a career
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#23694147 - 09/30/16 01:59 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: So yeah. WTF is wrong with me?
you're canadian
slumlord is a career
Yeah I guess... At least it's not a 9 to 5 thing...
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23694154 - 09/30/16 02:02 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I hate my job sometimes becuse it's like a episode of gossip girl or some shit
The best part is I can hide and eat a sandwich
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal] 1
#23694156 - 09/30/16 02:03 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I only care about $$$$.
If I can make enough money without a career to live comfortably, buy nice things from time to time, and purchase drugs then I'm content.
I don't ever plan to have kids so I'll spend all my $$$ on myself.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23694180 - 09/30/16 02:13 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said:
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Patlal said: So yeah. WTF is wrong with me?
you're canadian
slumlord is a career
Yeah I guess... At least it's not a 9 to 5 thing...
and you get fringe benefits
like getting some fringe
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal] 5
#23694184 - 09/30/16 02:15 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I want a career, and have a career. It's a really meaningful one, that has rewards beyond the financial ones. That's something I needed in my life. Took me a while to figure that out & find the right path, but I did & it's making me happy.
Moonrock working in a trade is still a career if that's what you're doing with your life.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23694196 - 09/30/16 02:20 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Career is a pretty broad term. Do you not do anything for money on a regular basis?
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Dark_Star]
#23694214 - 09/30/16 02:29 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Dark_Star said: I want a career, and have a career. It's a really meaningful one, that has rewards beyond the financial ones. That's something I needed in my life. Took me a while to figure that out & find the right path, but I did & it's making me happy.
Moonrock working in a trade is still a career if that's what you're doing with your life.
oh ok Guess I am a punk bitch.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: moonrockmushy]
#23694233 - 09/30/16 02:36 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Well I already have a career but I sometimes wish I could make money without one. But then I wake up and realize everyone has to have a job.
Right now I'm a quality engineer and there's no way in hell I'd want to get promoted to an engineering manager. I can already barely handle the stress. I'm honestly thinking about switching paths and going back into automation and programming which I think I was better at and definitely enjoy more. Quality is just where I got my first job out of college.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: searching]
#23694239 - 09/30/16 02:39 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah quality has got to kind of suck. Either you got to be a PITA to everyone or not do your job properly.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: moonrockmushy]
#23694262 - 09/30/16 02:50 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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moonrockmushy said: Yeah quality has got to kind of suck. Either you got to be a PITA to everyone or not do your job properly.
It fucking sucks ass. Especially when we are making seatbelt buckles and gas pedals but it's a small family owned company that doesn't know shit about error proofing or put any controls in place at all really. God i hate it I need to get out of here. I need to become a slum lord.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23694274 - 09/30/16 02:56 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nothing wrong with that.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: searching]
#23694288 - 09/30/16 03:02 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah I have similar issues doing machine tech stuff at a small shop who has not done much maintenance and doesn't really want to invest what they should to catch up, but at least I like the work I get to do, and sometimes it can be fun an satisfying coming up with creative solutions to problems.
Everyone's like "oh I get to dick around at work and my hours are flexible" but that just doesn't work for me. I need work to do, and I need to be expected to show up and do it otherwise I wont. I'm far to crazy to not work. I would just drink myself to death or something otherwise.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: moonrockmushy] 2
#23694515 - 09/30/16 04:20 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Why overthink this stuff, dude?
You pay your bills, yes? You are happy or at least relatively so/not anything that becoming a workaholic would solve?
I want a career, but it has to mean something to me. And hey, I'm 24, at this point, I feel like I'm on the right track and one day maybe I'll be lucky to work for myself or own a business on the side, as I'd love to - but having a meaningful career matters to me and the fact that it matters to me personally is what counts and that alone.
If you are meeting your needs without being on the 9-5 traditional grind, then you're good dude, anyone who'd criticize you is just assuming everything wants the same things they do in this world and that's so far from the truth it hurts.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23694616 - 09/30/16 04:58 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I managed to start a pretty cool and profitable business in a growing city without using loans. It took a lot of luck, sucking up to the right people, and going semi-homeless during the expensive start up, and I sold weed for 3 years and worked part time in my field before to save up for the initial investment.
Not saying just to brag, but that you can really do what you want if you sacrifice a bit (and also get lucky choosing the right thing to do.)
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: moonrockmushy]
#23694682 - 09/30/16 05:22 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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moonrockmushy said: Fuck no I ain't no punk bitch. I have a trade. My skills have value in the real world.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: pirate-blues]
#23694705 - 09/30/16 05:30 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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pirate-blues said: I want a career, but it has to mean something to me. And hey, I'm 24, at this point,
OMG ur 24 already why aren't you CEO yet get ur life together 
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: ruaware]
#23694730 - 09/30/16 05:37 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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ruaware said: How did you make money?
Im curious to know...is it being a landlord and librarian?
I used to think a career is important untill i failed in college and dropped out cause it got too hard.
But having a career isnt just about making good stable money, its also about making a name for yourself, making a brand for yourself in a way.
Some people are proud of their accomplishments within their careers
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23694757 - 09/30/16 05:46 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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How do you afford to live not working full time? What are you making like 30 dollars an hour? What kind of area do you live in?
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: LogicaL Chaos] 1
#23694910 - 09/30/16 06:29 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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ruaware said: How did you make money?
Im curious to know...is it being a landlord and librarian?
I used to think a career is important untill i failed in college and dropped out cause it got too hard.
But having a career isnt just about making good stable money, its also about making a name for yourself, making a brand for yourself in a way.
Some people are proud of their accomplishments within their careers 
Lol. I'm not a librarian. I just work part time at a bookstore. 90% of my income comes from room rentals. I work in a library because I chose to. It's something to do and I get to socialize a little which has become important lately because I have realized that I am hopelessly behind the time in term of social skills. Turns out I can't say half the things I used to say without being seen as a devil by SJW who are increasingly present in society. You got to stay updated.
I totally get the idea of a career. Of course being called sir by a larger and larger amount of people is rewarding. It makes you feel important in the world. Plus there's money and social status related to it. But for some reason, none of that matters to me at all. When people say "don't you want to BE somebody" all I can think of is "I'm already somebody?". I don't want to lead the sheep simply because I do not give a fuck about the sheep...
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal] 1
#23695068 - 09/30/16 07:15 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I would love to have a career, not a 9-5 corporate one though. My ideal career would be like being a photographer, or a journalist, something where I can work freelance and set my own hours and is relatively low-stress
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23695122 - 09/30/16 07:32 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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oh, my bad 
I thought u were a librarian, but book store worker makes more sense now.
I gotta ask then since u dont want a career: do u have big goals? Do u strive for big things? Do u have a plan for your life or are u content with what u have and are coasting it?
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23695137 - 09/30/16 07:36 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: I look at people trying to climb corporate ladders and to be honest I pity them. I so never want want to do that. , I was a lucky one. I got out of college and immediately got a job for the government, all the benefits, close to 50k a year entry-level and flexible hours. People from my class were still working minimum salary envying me... Then after 9 months I said fuck it, I'm leaving this potential 120k job in 5 to years, garanteed, government protected, unionize with a schedule pay increase way higher than any private corporation offers while doing half the work and having twice as many breaks.
My family lost their shit, my friends too. I was crazy. I had officially lost it. WTF is wrong with you???????
They finally got over it and said it was a stupid youth mistake you would regret and then eventually they said that I would grow up and want it again and realize my mistake. Fast forward 10 years. Still don't regret a thing, I still have absolutely no intention of having a career or a full time job. I did put the cash I made from the gov to good use.
So yeah. WTF is wrong with me? Did I turn down what everybody my age wanted because I'm a moron? Was I wrong?
Do you want a career?
Whatever makes you happy man.
I can't imagine spending most of my life under/unemployed. I need shit to do; I'm not happy just sitting on my ass all day, plus I have expensive hobbies and tend to get myself into trouble when I have too much free time.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Crystal G]
#23695189 - 09/30/16 07:49 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I don't ever see myself having a "career" as in a 9-5.
I've been successful without one for the past 6 or so years. Jobs on and off. But mostly unemployed by an employer and am self employed.
But I would make more money doing what I do now, than working any job. Unless I wanted to be a doctor or something ridiculous, but then i'd have over $100k in debt and my entire life consumed by my career.
Now I can work casually, take winters off and get paid in full at the end of every year instead of weekly paychecks all year.
So i'm going to rock what I do now and be a millionaire by the time i'm 30.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Big Worm]
#23695235 - 09/30/16 08:01 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Big Worm said: But I would make more money doing what I do now, than working any job. Unless I wanted to be a doctor or something ridiculous, but then i'd have over $100k in debt and my entire life consumed by my career.
If you're a doctor you'd have over $500K to $1 million in debt... only $100K to become an MD, unheard of.
I always wondered how life turned out for people who spent so much time and money to become doctors or attorneys, only to decide that they hate the work. But by that point it's basically too late to change your career path. So what do you do? Just grumble through it and hate your life?
That must be why doctors are some of the most sex-addicted freaks I know. Usually I find that people who are under the most stress in their jobs end up releasing that stress in very... eccentric ways.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Crystal G]
#23695243 - 09/30/16 08:03 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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lol
up to $500k+ debt, no thanks.
I knew I was aiming at the low range of $100k, but damn.
edit: My sister is about $100k in debt for going for her Phd in I forget what field. Up until her thesis, she loved her work. Then she literally lost all passion for what she was studying for and stopped going. She is still able to get work because she has a few degrees by now, but she isn't even interested in the field she started in.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Big Worm]
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Where I work you have to be a really big Loser bcause I made employee of the year told them I was going to knock the big christmas tree over and lite it on fire at the Christmas party last year and they laughed at me
actually work hard though dirty disgusting work Useing it as my stepping stone for now than I can leave
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23695305 - 09/30/16 08:22 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I dont care about a career per se.
I care about earning enough money for my needs and wants in a way that I enjoy so that I like my job and love my life.
I care about stability, security, pensions, benefits, union protections, insurance, medical expense accounts, that kind of thing.
Covered massages, covered physiotherapy, covered counselling.
Regular raises at intervals, paid days off, paid vacations.
I dont care about a career, but I care about all those things.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23695818 - 09/30/16 10:58 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I don't care particularly about a 'career' but I would like to have a driving purpose/craft/set of skills/whatever and I would like not to be poor
so a career could accomplish both of those things, but if there's another way to do it that'd be fine by me too
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23695886 - 09/30/16 11:23 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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no
i'm almost 30 and am, for all intents and purposes, retired. i work 5-7 days per week, but i make my own schedule (no set schedule, only motivation and sleep), and accept/refuse jobs as i please. i work in a broad field, but by no means have a "career" or any kind of safety net often involved w/ company jobs.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: demiu5]
#23695898 - 09/30/16 11:30 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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besides if you don't fall into the reproduction scam, you can basically do whatever the fuck you want
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Big Worm]
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Big Worm said: lol
up to $500k debt, no thanks.
I knew I was aiming at the low range of $100k, but damn.
edit: My sister is about $100k in debt for going for her Phd in I forget what field. Up until her thesis, she loved her work. Then she literally lost all passion for what she was studying for and stopped going. She is still able to get work because she has a few degrees by now, but she isn't even interested in the field she started in.
So I looked into this and apparently hating your job after going through all that BS is not new, in fact being an MD is the second most common occupation that people commit suicide in: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/14/how-being-a-doctor-became-the-most-miserable-profession.html
Whoever wrote this should maybe consider opening up their own office and hiring other doctors, or working as a medical sales rep or something, where they wouldn't have to practice as much: https://www.reddit.com/r/offmychest/comments/1xc0qy/i_hate_being_a_doctor/
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Ezuma]
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Ezuma said: besides if you don't fall into the reproduction scam, you can basically do whatever the fuck you want
yeah thats fucking bullshit go to college so you can get a degree and move in 2-3 years but whatever you do don't pay someone for sex
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#23696278 - 10/01/16 04:25 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Failing at life is a career.
It's not easy.
It's tough work to completely give up on everyone and yourself and get so sad you don't even masturbate.
Then you get a dicksucking behind the dumpster promotion.....that's when you are the failing boss.
Have a couple illegitimate children, don't pay taxes, shit on the sidewalk at night.
These aren't easy and take a lot of skill and practice and patience, on top of spur of the moment thinking.
Or you could just.....keep trying to better yourself til you land in something that truly makes you happy, start whacking off in the bathroom at work, get promotions for yelling at your other coworkers or putting cocaine in their locker at work and telling on them, or suck dick to get to the top not because you HAVE to, but because you NEED to.
This is america. We are all winners here.
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Oh wait.......you're from canada.
Nevermind, disregard anything I said.
Your only option is going down niagra falls in a barrel.
Good luck at a career.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: vandago]
#23696348 - 10/01/16 05:48 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Some people are ambitious, some people are not. There is really nothing wrong with it, unless you expect the same standard of living as those who bust their ass...
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badchad
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Dark_Star]
#23696530 - 10/01/16 08:37 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Dark_Star said: I want a career, and have a career. It's a really meaningful one, that has rewards beyond the financial ones. That's something I needed in my life. Took me a while to figure that out & find the right path, but I did & it's making me happy.
This. I think its more about finding your path/purpose. A lot of people find this in their work, others find it elsewhere.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: badchad]
#23696768 - 10/01/16 10:29 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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i dropped out a bit less than a year ago
i could not take college anymore and always had this gut feeling that the 9-5 grind wasn't for me
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Patlal
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: thelanzii]
#23696859 - 10/01/16 11:03 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nemmies said: i dropped out a bit less than a year ago
i could not take college anymore and always had this gut feeling that the 9-5 grind wasn't for me
So what's the plan then?
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: thelanzii]
#23696893 - 10/01/16 11:13 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: Lol. I'm not a librarian. I just work part time at a bookstore. 90% of my income comes from room rentals. I work in a library because I chose to. It's something to do and I get to socialize a little which has become important lately because I have realized that I am hopelessly behind the time in term of social skills. Turns out I can't say half the things I used to say without being seen as a devil by SJW who are increasingly present in society. You got to stay updated.
I totally get the idea of a career. Of course being called sir by a larger and larger amount of people is rewarding. It makes you feel important in the world. Plus there's money and social status related to it. But for some reason, none of that matters to me at all. When people say "don't you want to BE somebody" all I can think of is "I'm already somebody?". I don't want to lead the sheep simply because I do not give a fuck about the sheep...
Sounds to me like you have a career 
I think what your really asking is if it's wrong to not want a corporate career, or an office job. And obviously there is nothing wrong with that at all. Why do you even question this if you like the way your life is working out?
I have a typical career. I am not sure how I feel about it, I have spent a lot of time rationalizing it. I get paid what I consider quite a lot of money, about double the median household income in my area, and my wife works too so together we bring in some real dough.. Having a fat checking account, and no debt can be liberating in some ways; like having the ability to travel, not worrying about surprise expenses ect...
At other times my job feels like a ball and chain, but I think for me, any job would.. I spend about 75% of my time in the office and the rest out in the field, I work in a beautiful state and get paid to drive all over so I routinely mesh work-tasks into weekend camping trips to get my gas paid, and a free hotel stay If I want one.. I only work 4 days a week, and I have the freedom to run errands during work hours. When I consider what I get paid for how much work I have to do, ~about 15hrs / week tops, I feel like I would be a fool to give it up. I'm also not very outgoing, most of my free time is spent on the internet, and I can do that at work completely uninhibited... So even if I didn't have this job, I would just be sitting at home playing with myself.. This is how I rationalize working...
I can see why really outgoing people who want freedom to travel or do art or some other passion wouldn't want to work, and for those people I think turning your passion into work makes a lot of sense, if you can.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Mojo]
#23697397 - 10/01/16 02:35 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I don't want a career, even though I have one. I want to win the lottery and fuck off for the rest of my life, doing whatever I want. Is that too much to ask?
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23697699 - 10/01/16 04:37 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said:
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Nemmies said: i dropped out a bit less than a year ago
i could not take college anymore and always had this gut feeling that the 9-5 grind wasn't for me
So what's the plan then?
I have some books self published on amazon that I paid writers to write for me. I know many people doing 5k+ a month just from short ebook publishing on amazon. I am also in the process of starting my own physical product store using shopify. I am pretty excited about this venture because ecommerce stores can easily sell for 25x or more their monthly revenues. But wait, there's more the profit percentages in dropshipping are around 20% which means hundreds of thousands of dollars can potentially be spent on a credit card with travel or cash back bonuses.
I have also talked a bit with a business consultant who specializes in real estate and once I have a down payment I plan to live in/ rent my home.
To me its working for money vs money working for me.
Its pretty crazy to think about but a random guy I stumbled upon on youtube talking about his passive income business hdpiano.com and following his recomendations to read the 4 hour work week have drastically altered my entire life.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Patlal]
#23697720 - 10/01/16 04:46 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Create your own moral code and stick with it. The oppressive moral code that others want to put on you is, in fact, immoral without independent validation.
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: falsereality]
#23697730 - 10/01/16 04:51 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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falsereality said: You can either climb the corporate ladder for 40yrs+ and die accomplishing a lot for other people, or you can work your ass off on your own terms, make way more money, set your own hours, and live a happy life.
You made the right choice IME. I used to work for Symantec and quit within a month because I couldn't see a future for myself there.
Yes I agree totally with this! Patpal it is actually not all about work anyhow (life) you know right. It's about happiness & bliss & I don't want a career either I have an Air Conditioning Degree(universal )myself, but do not even work. I know why did I even go to college right? Well to tell you the truth I am against Air Conditioning & Electronics, but still get on the forum though occasionally. I think the World needs more people like me & you. We get to see more & have more time for friends & family & fun! I hope you all have a great evening. I love all of you. Yea Peace & Love
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Re: Is it wrong to not want a career? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#23697736 - 10/01/16 04:55 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: So yeah. WTF is wrong with me?
you're canadian
slumlord is a career
Ha Ha HaHa (lol)
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