tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19835303.post1011898016823645605..comments2023-08-18T07:04:22.633-07:00Comments on Areté: The Joys of JobhuntingLifewishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133804300464048756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19835303.post-85389618060226496542008-10-17T02:35:00.000-07:002008-10-17T02:35:00.000-07:00I'm just bitter... ;I'm just bitter... ;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19835303.post-81163105374636777192008-10-17T02:13:00.000-07:002008-10-17T02:13:00.000-07:00This is a valid point (although I don't think the ...This is a valid point (although I don't think the attitude is unique to the 20th century).<BR/><BR/>I have two personal issues with it, though. Firstly, I have a fairly low boredom threshold. Eight hours a day in a tedious job is my idea of hell. I need something <I>interesting</I> to get my teeth into or I wind up bouncing off the walls.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I'm at the stage of my life where I need lots of useful skills. It's easier to pick up skills if they form part of your day job.<BR/><BR/>Thirdly, I'm at the stage of my career where everyone expects me to travel a lot and work late. As such, it's very very hard for me to have a good life outside of work - for example I can't join clubs, because I might only be around for a month before I get moved. So I kinda need a good life inside of work.<BR/><BR/>On this last point: yes, I could just flip them the finger, but then I'm likely to get even worse jobs than I've got now.Lifewishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133804300464048756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19835303.post-54262274289351051762008-10-16T04:34:00.000-07:002008-10-16T04:34:00.000-07:00I'm all for doing stuff with your life, but paid e...I'm all for doing stuff with your life, but paid employment doesn't <I>have</I> to be it. I'm not a great fan of work - I see it purely as a means to an end, namely earning the money I need to live my life. Work is just work, life is what goes on outside. That's the really pernicious idea of the late 20th century - the idea that your "career" should be central to your life, that it <I>defines</I> you. It's <I>just a fucking job</I>, fundamentally no different to cleaning toilets or working in a factory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com