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"Why don't you stop dribbling, pick the ball up and just carry it to the other side?"
It's more or less hopeless, and this "years of experience" thing is just one more symptom of the PHB phenomenon.
There are clear reasons why this is true: Here are my theses: - People with lots of years in one field don't have the courage/curiosity to learn something new. - without curiosity you don't learn a lot in life. - People with tons of experience do a job for many years without being bored? Does that mean singlemindedness? - Our worst programmer has 20 years of experience in her field. She has a tenure track position an…
It's good for people to have a job, even if they are not the best one for that job. It helps keep the framework of society together. Ideally, people could exercise their true talent and get paid but it's not always easy to get paid for what you like to do. Like Jim Rohn says - if all you get from your job is a paycheck, you are underpaid. It's a series of checks and balances - no perfect job is out there - it's up to…
A joke, yes?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's good for people to have a job, even if they are not the best one for that job. It helps keep the framework of society together. Ideally, people could exercise their true talent and get paid but it's not always easy to get paid for what you like to do. Like Jim Rohn says - if all you get from your job is a paycheck, you are underpaid. It's a series of checks and balances - no perfect job is out there - it's up to…
> It helps keep the framework of society together. A joke, yes?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> It helps keep the framework of society together. A joke, yes?
I'm pretty sure he was serious. Large masses of unemployed people aren't good news for anyone. While having a dream job beats having a lousy job, having a lousy job is a heck of a lot better than the hopelessness and helplessness that comes from not being able to get a job.