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I'm a person that is very much motivated by missions and lofty bullshit. This mean that I would have a hard time writing api integration glue code in the financ

by mnsc 3y ago

I'm a person that is very much motivated by missions and lofty bullshit. This mean that I would have a hard time writing api integration glue code in the financial sector regardless of compensation. Is this good that I feel this way? Maybe not because it limits my career opportunities but it is what it is. Best gig I've had in this aspect were one where there weren't any mission but I created it for myself and that let me find meaning in my work. The problem with that approach were that the rest of the organization didn't share my mission so there were lot of little conflicts due to this and I wasn't aware enough back then to trace it back to this incompatibility/non alignment.

vaylian 3y ago
I think "meaning" is the keyword here. The lofty bullshit might be over the top, but there can still be a kernel of meaning in it.
- scruple 3y ago
  On my end, I view finding meaning in modern tech work completely misguided. I work because I have to. I'm nice and fun at work because it makes the time pass gently, not because I like being there. I'm an American and there's a million more personally rewarding and productive things I'd rapidly occupy my time with if healthcare was detached from full-time employment.