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The metaphor goes further than that - you're not being paid to paint a masterpiece, you're being paid to be part of a 5 person team repainting the sistine chape
by SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
The metaphor goes further than that - you're not being paid to paint a masterpiece, you're being paid to be part of a 5 person team repainting the sistine chapel. That again is a totally different skillset.
- thrower123 6y agoMost of us aren't even doing that. We're slapping on a new coat of Stonington Grey on the walls and touching up the trim of apartment buildings...
- musingsole 6y agoIt's important to take pride in your work but also to have a crystal clear image of what that work is supposed to be. Mistaking an apartment renovation for building the Burj Khalifa is the source of so much heartache.
- radus 6y agoToday we're renovating an apartment. Tomorrow, maybe we'll want to build it into the Burj Khalifa.