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Re: Ask HN: Who here loves their job?

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Post by navyad »

stocknoob wrote: post #28

Wanting to “love your job” is a mindset where you are constantly looking to someone else to keep you afloat. Seek FI. Then you can “love your life”, and if that involves continuing to put your efforts into what you did before, great. You’re now a willing participant. The secret to loving your job is not needing it.

what is FI ?

Re: Ask HN: Who here loves their job?

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Post by _benj »

navyad wrote: post #31
stocknoob wrote: post #28

Wanting to “love your job” is a mindset where you are constantly looking to someone else to keep you afloat. Seek FI. Then you can “love your life”, and if that involves continuing to put your efforts into what you did before, great. You’re now a willing participant. The secret to loving your job is not needing it.

what is FI ?

Not op but I’d guess Financial Independence

Re: Ask HN: Who here loves their job?

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Post by HellDunkel »

mattbgates wrote: post #27

I love my job... been with them for the past decade... as a web designer. I remember when I first applied on Craigslist and didn't even think they were legit until they sent me a laptop. The job comes with creativity and a feeling of accomplishment, and I've built a massive portfolio, and work experience along the way. I get to design landing page advertisements for big companies and celebrity names such as J-Lo, Rih…

Why were they trying to get rid of you?

Re: Ask HN: Who here loves their job?

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Post by HellDunkel »

stocknoob wrote: post #28

Wanting to “love your job” is a mindset where you are constantly looking to someone else to keep you afloat. Seek FI. Then you can “love your life”, and if that involves continuing to put your efforts into what you did before, great. You’re now a willing participant. The secret to loving your job is not needing it.

I have been in love with my job for more than a decade. And i needed it. Its not mutually exclusive. FI is great but certainly not a good enough reason to quit a job you enjoy for pursueing something that is not guaranteed to work out.

Re: Ask HN: Who here loves their job?

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Post by mattbgates »

HellDunkel wrote: post #34
mattbgates wrote: post #27

I love my job... been with them for the past decade... as a web designer. I remember when I first applied on Craigslist and didn't even think they were legit until they sent me a laptop. The job comes with creativity and a feeling of accomplishment, and I've built a massive portfolio, and work experience along the way. I get to design landing page advertisements for big companies and celebrity names such as J-Lo, Rih…

Why were they trying to get rid of you?

I would say it's just me.. and any job I'm working in I'm always facing a boss who needs to exert that superiority over me. I'm not a rebel per se but I guess I have that energy of doing things my way. But I couldn't tell you exactly what the reason is for the behavior of my supervisors towards me. Currently, as we speak, I'm under review for work performance, yet my weekly meetings with my supervisor are only praise of how well I'm doing. I'm not working any different than I normally do. But I've learned to keep very good documentation of these incidents in my back pocket just in case.

Re: Ask HN: Who here loves their job?

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Post by Lockal »

sarahhzain wrote: post #20

I absolutely love my job as a resume writer with CareerBands. I've been in this role for the past 10 years and it has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Not only do I get to work with people from all walks of life, but I also get to help them craft their professional narrative and propel their career forward. I'm passionate about helping others succeed and this job allows me to do just that. It's very satisfyin…

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