Passion over Profits

Post by loa_in_ » Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 1:59 AM UTC

WalterBright wrote: post #39

MontyCarloHall wrote: post #8

Until you've worked at a job where you're genuinely excited to get up every morning and hack, it's very hard to empathize with this sentiment. Doubly so because employers compelling enough to make employees passionate about their jobs often exploit this and have extremely substandard working conditions (exhibit A: academia). Despite that, once you've been genuinely passionate about a job, it's very hard to see the wo…

> Doubly so because employers compelling enough to make employees passionate about their jobs often exploit this and have extremely substandard working conditions Another way to say this is the Law of Supply and Demand. It's no surprise at all that there are a greater number of people interested in a fun job, which reduces the pay offered. Conversely, dirty unpleasant jobs have fewer people interested, so the pay is…

Post by loa_in_ » Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 2:04 AM UTC

munificent wrote: post #43

agcat wrote: post #34

People > Work > Pay

Where do you put meaning and values in that list?

Post by gmei60 » Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 4:01 AM UTC

Post by gmei60 » Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 4:02 AM UTC

scarface_74 wrote: post #35

keybored wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Empathize with what? Many people have experience with having free time and thus know what it’s like to do things that they like doing. Replace all of this job-passion with the fantasy of winning enough millions in the lottery to retire and yeah, there you go. People already fantasize about that. But the above doesn’t involve making a profit for an employer. I don’t know if that was supposed to be part of the empathiz…

I don’t have millions and because of $life, I’m behind where I “should be” with retirement savings. Don’t cry for me, I’m good and catching up. But the idea of having “passion” for my job - even though I currently work at my favorite job I’ve had in 30 years across 10 jobs - just isn’t me. I would never give up a remote only job because I thought I would be “passionate” about another job and definitely not for less m…

Post by gmei60 » Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 4:02 AM UTC

sneak wrote: post #24

bayindirh wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Making more money allows you to donate more to organizations that hire full time staff to achieve your broader goals for the world. > More money means more options, more wiggle room. Generally while having less time for yourself and suffering more. That's brilliant. I'll take a dozen. > Also, to me personally, the choice between hybrid and full remote isn’t even a choice. Exactly . Being able (have) to commute to a…

> Generally while having less time for yourself and suffering more. I don’t find that to be the case at all, though I own and operate my own company and haven’t done W2 work for decades. You’re probably right when it comes to standard employment.