So long as you're here legally and you haven't defaulted on a past student loan you can be anything you want! Why continue to do something you hate so much that you want to retire from it at as soon as you can? Is it because you don't know what you want? Because you're too lazy to go back to school? Or because you'd rather be miserable than go into debt to get an education? I'm very interested in why people chose to stay in careers they hate.
2006-07-06 10:42:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
i always wondered the same thing. Swore i would never work for money, but for passion. Yet, i work for money now. Now i know that for me personally, simply, the answer was two-fold (1) I needed money. (2) I was just too exhausted to pursue a dream. That is fine, as the earth breathes and bears hibernate, so do we go through cycles of rest and initiative.
I am so humbled now. I always scoffed at people who do jobs they hate. Now, i understand it. You do what you must. You thank God it is not Chinese water torture, or labor camp, and you simply work. Then, after a few months or a year, you will not be tired anymore.. you will be able to pursue your dream. To quote Ani diFranco "ive got better things to do than survive".. i do not want to live my life on just surviving, but sometimes, it is ok. It is noble, in fact, to support yourself by doing something, to just sustain until time comes and you will have the energy to pursue your dreams again.
You may read this all and think i am rationalizing, but that is fine,, i know that many great and inspiring people went through periods of non-pursuit....As have I for the past 10 months... But i am leaving soon to start my own business...I have always thought i was such a renegade, but am glad to have been a beautiful cog, racing in NYC for money! How interesting, how common, and how very blessed this time has been for me. Peace out, keep it real. Pursue your dreams, and if you have not, you still can. YOU STILL CAN. there is nothing wrong with not pursuing your dreams, as long as you know that you choose not to. That in fact, once you choose to pursue them, they are as attainable as they were when you put them on the shelf....if not more so.
2006-07-06 11:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by beenthere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh I use to hate my old job. I stayed there forever because the pay was great but my boss would call me 24/7 about HER PERSONAL life. She was having a horrible marriage and trying to ruin mine.
Everytime I tried to leave or let her know I was unhappy, she gave me a raise. I was making a TON of money but I was totally miserable. =(
I finally decided that I couldn't live like that. I'd hit the glass ceiling and couldn't advance in the company any longer as it was a small business. I found another job that I really like.
I was scared to leave b/c I was afraid that I couldn't find a good job. I was scared to meet new people. I had accumulated some debt and was scared that I wouldn't be able to pay it off if I had to take a pay cut. Changing jobs is a scary thing b/c you dont want to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire, so to speak.
It's hard to find time to go back to school when you have bills to pay and a family to feed. I just want to be a stay at home mom. This whole working thing isn't going to be long term for me.
2006-07-06 10:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by Corn_Flake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jenny, lets review where I am.
First not everyone on this site is young. I am 45.
I have an MBA, so I have had enough schooling, and been at my company for 15 years.
I will likely not get another promotion here, so I am not keen on staying, but here are reasons that I should:
1) I am the primary moneymaker in the family. Having that upset could be dramatic on everyone.
2) I live 12 minutes from the office.
3) I have a job that offers different things to do.
4) 4 weeks vacation
5) flex time
6) 401k and a pension plan
This is an important decision, since I will probably be working for another 15 years or so.
2006-07-06 10:50:04 · answer #3 · answered by RDHamm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Work is called work for that reason....it is work.
If you can find something you love to do and make a living at it you will never have to work a day in your life! Most do not have that luxury and must pay bills.
I want to be a househusband and raise the kids myself. Do all housework, cooking, yardwork, and maybe have an office at home to run a small rental property business. All that while my wife is at her job. Looking for a career woman!!!
2006-07-06 10:47:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Life's not so easy...I worked for bosses that were unhappy but what do you do if you have 20+ years with a company and you're getting old?
2006-07-06 10:57:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people don't want to continue living at their parents' house. They like the feeling of independence and they don't want to be in debt to ANYONE... a bank, a school, their parents...
2006-07-06 10:46:28 · answer #6 · answered by Lily Iris 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont encourage anybody like that! we need people to flip burgers and work cash registers and be janitors for a living! STOP IT!! lol
2006-07-06 10:46:47 · answer #7 · answered by silverblack12345 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT'S A PAYCHECK! I LOVE MY FAMILY AND NEED MONEY FOR THEM! It's not laziness I got good hours.
2006-07-06 10:48:37 · answer #8 · answered by mcalano77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life isn't always that simple Jenny.
2006-07-06 10:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by Kamunyak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think either they're too lazy or they need the money so bad that they're afraid of losing their previous "hated" job
2006-07-06 10:46:32 · answer #10 · answered by crazy monkey 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋