• saloe@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I love my work, my boss is great, I have flexible hours and make excellent money doing something I genuinely enjoy. I would still rather not work and just tend to my animals/pets and house all day, cook good food, and play games with friends because that would be far more fulfilling

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      1 year ago

      I agree. I lucked out landing an awesome job with a great work environment, friendly coworkers, and a boss who’s involved and easy to talk to and work with, AND in a field I’m passionate about.

      But, if I just had the money to own my house and car and stuff… I wouldn’t work there. I wouldn’t work anywhere. It’s ultimately just a means to an end, even if I think the means are much more palatable than some other jobs I’ve had.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t understand the point of this question. Obviously I would not do a job for free, especially if my needs were met. Are you leading into something?

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          It’s an old career question. Like if you would sit around fixing old cars you should be a mechanic.

          It’s a silly question though because no one would answer "If I didn’t have to work anymore I’d go around unclogging random folks drains while they complain about how water tastes. " even if they enjoyed being a plumber.

          I’ve had a handful of jobs I found really rewarding and I enjoyed, but not one of them would I do if I want getting paid.

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            Gotcha, that makes sense. Well I am a software developer and do enjoy writing code and building out databases, so there is a chance I would still do that for free, but it sure as hell wouldn’t be for a corporation’s profit