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This list is great if all you care about is being productive for some corporation. I'm sure they will love you. But sooner or later you ask yourself... Why am

This list is great if all you care about is being productive for some corporation. I'm sure they will love you. But sooner or later you ask yourself... Why am I spending my life working hard so someone else gets richer? When you reach that career goal, you will absolutely wonder....is this it? What now? The good thing about people working a lot is that we dont have time to think about how pointless it is. :)

growtofill 8y ago
Working effectively is a noble goal by itself, whether you work solo or as a part of a team (corporation may just not be the best form of organization). Being productive can remove the need for “working a lot” if one so desire.
mathgeek 8y ago
> Why am I spending my life working hard so someone else gets richer? Personally, "because it allows me to be rich enough that I don't have to work as hard as I might otherwise have to" is the answer here. Unfortunately for many, "why do I have to work so hard" is answered by any of a number of worse answers, not the least of which might be "because life handed me a raw deal" or "because I otherwise spent time that could have been spent improving my skills".
- choriopsis 8y ago
  What an empty answer. What would you have done if you were born before (or after) money? The amount of work to be done at any time is pretty constant--money only transfers the responsibility to someone else. With that in mind, you want to make enough money to make other people do all of your work for you? Seems like passing the buck.
  - mathgeek 8y ago
    I believe you've misinterpreted my meaning. I make enough that I can live with minimal debt, own the things I consider necessary, and provide for my family. It means I don't have to spend time thinking about work beyond 40 hours a week (most weeks). I have no desire to make more in return for "being the boss".
TeMPOraL 8y ago
What's the alternative? Entrepreneurship? Last I've heard it's 1% doing what you want, and 99% dealing with incidental nonsense - sales, hiring, managing, paperwork, compliance, marketing, etc.

growtofill 8y ago

Working effectively is a noble goal by itself, whether you work solo or as a part of a team (corporation may just not be the best form of organization). Being productive can remove the need for “working a lot” if one so desire.

mathgeek 8y ago

> Why am I spending my life working hard so someone else gets richer? Personally, "because it allows me to be rich enough that I don't have to work as hard as I might otherwise have to" is the answer here. Unfortunately for many, "why do I have to work so hard" is answered by any of a number of worse answers, not the least of which might be "because life handed me a raw deal" or "because I otherwise spent time that could have been spent improving my skills".

choriopsis 8y ago
What an empty answer. What would you have done if you were born before (or after) money? The amount of work to be done at any time is pretty constant--money only transfers the responsibility to someone else. With that in mind, you want to make enough money to make other people do all of your work for you? Seems like passing the buck.
- mathgeek 8y ago
  I believe you've misinterpreted my meaning. I make enough that I can live with minimal debt, own the things I consider necessary, and provide for my family. It means I don't have to spend time thinking about work beyond 40 hours a week (most weeks). I have no desire to make more in return for "being the boss".

TeMPOraL 8y ago

What's the alternative? Entrepreneurship? Last I've heard it's 1% doing what you want, and 99% dealing with incidental nonsense - sales, hiring, managing, paperwork, compliance, marketing, etc.