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Nobody who is somebody became someone through work-life balance - Anonymous
by imheretolearn 5y ago
Nobody who is somebody became someone through work-life balance - Anonymous
- philmcp 5y agoI agree with this for those trying to create their own business. I disagree for most salaried positions though - soft skills, politics and luck play a huge role
- kar5pt 5y agoThis saying embodies all the pretentions of the cult of overwork. Only the people who are "successful" (measured by monetary wealth and/or fame) are "somebodies". The rest are nobodies. They're invisible.
- barbazoo 5y agoI don't know if you're being sarcastic, but you don't need to work endless hours to "be somebody", maybe to be a successful entrepreneur but then you have a very specific idea about what defines someone's value.
- austinjp 5y agoThe definition of being "somebody" is missing here. Anyways, it's not exclusively true that work-life balance has to be sacrificed. I met a very successful business owner (millionaire, to quantify) a while ago who didn't do meetings before midday. Hated it, and would prefer to meet late afternoon. If being "somebody" includes financial success, they illustrated that it's not necessarily incompatible with a happy work-life balance.
- all2 5y agoWealth, power, fame == "somebody" Tbh, I'm not interested in being that kind of somebody. I'd rather be a good friend, good at my job, and doing the work my God has set out for me to do. If I can nail those I think I'm doing pretty well. Dare I say I might even be satisfied.
- drewcoo 5y agoDoes no one else see the humor in that?
- borodi 5y agoI would say that the opposite. Most people that are "somebody" in the history of the world were that as soon as they were born.