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> Or, the feeling of wanting to do high quality work wherever you are? We have a word that literally translates as "professional pride." Now I'm not sure it h
by clarry 7y ago
> Or, the feeling of wanting to do high quality work wherever you are?
We have a word that literally translates as "professional pride." Now I'm not sure it has the right vibe in English, but it captures the idea that you do high quality work and you wouldn't do a sloppy job, even if the job sucks.
For example, I would like such a plumber, because I know they will be careful not to make a mess, and they will clean up after them, and they are careful and will double check their work to make sure it's fully done and solid and not going to leak.
I don't expect them to be passionate about working with clogged pipes full of literal shit. I'm OK with them not wanting to spend 16 hours a day doing plumbing; if they only do three days a week but perform a respectful job, that is perfectly fine. In fact I'd be a little concerned if they said they're passionate about plumbing..
> What do you all call the feeling around enjoying the work
Enjoying the work. That's it.
To me, passion is something much deeper and even intimate. If you devote your life to something and you'd do it even when it doesn't pay the bills, I could accept it as passion. Otherwise, it's just a job that you enjoy.
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- martin_a 7y ago> We have a word that literally translates as "professional pride." Where are you from and what is the word?
- clarry 7y agoFinland. "Ammattiylpeys."
- jinglebells 7y agoSounds like "conscientious"
- codr7 7y agoI learned that when I lived 6 months in an Ashram, they called it Karma Yoga. What it usually meant in practice was easy task, wrong tools. Like clearing the entire area around the building from solid ice using a shovel, or cleaning a thousand small potatoes with a tiny brush. The kind of tasks it's very difficult to feel anything like passion for. But it's still perfectly possible to enjoy doing a good job, even without expecting anything in return.