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Me too, though I've only just realised that's what I've done. My current job is great - I work as a web developer in a small web shop. The work is low stress,
by tgittos 17y ago
Me too, though I've only just realised that's what I've done.
My current job is great - I work as a web developer in a small web shop. The work is low stress, pays ok, and has great perks like letting me work from wherever I want. As a result, I travel internationally a lot and work from wherever I'm staying.
Although lately I've been thinking that I've hit a wall - nothing I'm doing at work is new anymore, I've just realised that this job is the kind of job the author was describing.
I've considered trying to change jobs, maybe to AI programming or game development, or anything more interesting and fun than what I'm doing now, but that would be a mistake. Instead I'm going to pursue those topics in my own time, because I enjoy it.
It's amazing that sometimes we can overlook how great things are until someone points them out.
- Tichy 17y agoJust because of one article you are changing your life's direction? I found the remark interesting that one should not try to find a job one loves. But I am not yet convinced that it is bad to strive for satisfaction on the job. That article was written by a dropout - what makes you happy might be different from what makes him happy. Consider: suppose you could switch to another job that was equally stress free, but more interesting. How would that be bad?
- tgittos 17y agoI don't consider it changing my life, rather attacking the problem in a different matter. I will always chase my interests and goals, but rather than doing it for someone else's company and someone else's ideas, I'd rather do it on my own, on my own terms. Obviously, changing to a job that's equally stress free but more interesting wouldn't be bad at all, however there is a certain amount of stress involved in that process inherently, and I really need to be able to work remotely at the moment.