Find a job you love and you’ll never work another day in your life. I believe that was Churchill.
I enjoy the line of work I’m in. I don’t always enjoy the companies that I do it in. Some are much better than others. It’s fine to like or even love where you work as long as you realize that you’re in what could easily become an abusive relationship at any time. Do your time and do it well but don’t go out of your way to do it. That’s what I strive for.
You people need to seriously improve your reading skills: I’m talking about how absurd is “loving a company”. You can enjoy the job, of course, but “the company” isn’t you friend nor your lover and never will be.
What about a small company? What if it’s your own business and it only employs family? What if you are the only employee? It’s okay to have an emotional stake in a business, just probably not when it’s a megacorp you’re on the lowest rung of.
When you join a company early, and there aren’t many other people employed, you make much more of a difference than if you’re one of thousands. You have much more influence in defining the product, steering the direction of the company, defining the workplace culture.
You’re not wrong that employees are replaceable, and the company will replace you if it needs or wants to, but in the beginning, it can very much feel like you’re part of a group of people who are working together to effectively build lives, support their families, interests, etc. The company isn’t just a legal entity that exchanges money for labor, it’s a thing you’re helping build with a kind of community, that you’re investing time into in exchange for the means to a better life.
Replace the word company with “family”, “army” or country and you will see where your description of the discard process is only one imaginary line of “how bad things happen”
I disagree. Imagine any club or group of people getting together to tackle a problem, with a common vision, a culture, and social values. It can be more than just liking the people, as the group-ideals can kept even as the people cycle in and out.
You can like club/organization for what actions it encourages, what it stands for, the benefit it provides people with, and the lines it collectively agrees not to cross.
Some good organizations have revenue, and we call them businesses.
I agree 99.9% of companies “won’t love you back” but it’s not 100%.
Amazes how can one “love a company”. It’s just a job. Do it, do it well and get your paycheck. That’s it. The company will never love you back anyway.
Find a job you love and you’ll never work another day in your life. I believe that was Churchill.
I enjoy the line of work I’m in. I don’t always enjoy the companies that I do it in. Some are much better than others. It’s fine to like or even love where you work as long as you realize that you’re in what could easily become an abusive relationship at any time. Do your time and do it well but don’t go out of your way to do it. That’s what I strive for.
why limit yourself when you can get a paycheck and enjoy your job at the same time? consider how many hours of your life you spend at work.
You people need to seriously improve your reading skills: I’m talking about how absurd is “loving a company”. You can enjoy the job, of course, but “the company” isn’t you friend nor your lover and never will be.
Exactly, you can love “working at a company” but to “love a company” you have to be brainwashed.
What about a small company? What if it’s your own business and it only employs family? What if you are the only employee? It’s okay to have an emotional stake in a business, just probably not when it’s a megacorp you’re on the lowest rung of.
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When you join a company early, and there aren’t many other people employed, you make much more of a difference than if you’re one of thousands. You have much more influence in defining the product, steering the direction of the company, defining the workplace culture.
You’re not wrong that employees are replaceable, and the company will replace you if it needs or wants to, but in the beginning, it can very much feel like you’re part of a group of people who are working together to effectively build lives, support their families, interests, etc. The company isn’t just a legal entity that exchanges money for labor, it’s a thing you’re helping build with a kind of community, that you’re investing time into in exchange for the means to a better life.
Replace the word company with “family”, “army” or country and you will see where your description of the discard process is only one imaginary line of “how bad things happen”
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I disagree. Imagine any club or group of people getting together to tackle a problem, with a common vision, a culture, and social values. It can be more than just liking the people, as the group-ideals can kept even as the people cycle in and out.
You can like club/organization for what actions it encourages, what it stands for, the benefit it provides people with, and the lines it collectively agrees not to cross.
Some good organizations have revenue, and we call them businesses.
I agree 99.9% of companies “won’t love you back” but it’s not 100%.