And maybe when I’m over 45, I’ll employ someone like myself.
It’s hella bleak out there and I balance feeling bad about what I do on an existential level most days, while knowing I’m good at a lot of it, and I do genuinely enjoy most of the parts that don’t involve interacting with said men. I certainly want to provide a comfortable life for myself, but man there’s no true equilibrium under capitalism.
Mar 17, 2024
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I cannot wait to be replaced by ai 🥲
lol but fr im Project manager that started in the arts / events / film production space. Eventuallyy the frontal lobe developed and i figured out I was breaking even at best / working for free or negative income at worst and for narcissistic dicks no less ! + a very insular space.Anyway, ditched the creative / arts projects for the millennial white collar industry of choice: design and tech.
📍Currently correcting my normie overcorrection and open to help produce lil creative / freelance projects without the socioeconomic pressures of having to make ends meet with that income. But also figuring out that its actually fine to not be defined by what you do to make a living and to just enjoy things without making them ur whole personal narrative.
Feb 8, 2024
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I started out working in a career that was meaningful and provided me with a sense of purpose (I was a high school teacher), but after being worn down by the lack of work/life balance and having no opportunity to pursue my passions outside of work, I transitioned to my current career, which is much easier, and thoroughly just a job.
Albeit, its not soul crushing (as far as jobs go), I work from home, I work for a public employer (so I'm not just making someone else rich), and I have great work life/balance. So having seen both sides, I thank my past-self nearly every day for making the transition.
Anyway, it sounds like we have similar philosophies, which is basically: jobs should be for money, and fulfillment and meaning should be found outside of work (at least in our current capitalist hellscape). So I guess it just comes down to whether or not the soul crushing meaninglessness of your job outweighs the meaning you're able to steal back from outside of it, due to its ease. I know... not really all that helpful, given that you basically already arrived at this conclusion/dilemma 🙃
Oh, I also think easy (and decent paying) jobs are hard to come by and that even meaningful jobs can very easily be made meaningless given the structure/motivations of society. You're also way more likely to be exploited in an industry that runs on passion and meaning due to the fact that social reproduction is valued way below economic production. But then again, change can also be good, and like in my own case, can lead to something even better... so who knows?
Feb 11, 2024
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This goes against the grain of my anxiety riddled brain, but if you find yourself in a bout of unemployment I encourage you to lean in. From what I read, this very platform would not exist were it not for unemployment. Granted I know this perspective sounds like and is a privileged take, but just know I have no idea where next month’s rent is coming from. I find that the psychic terror of not making money creeps in when I’m most idle, so I try to do one or more of these things a day to keep that feeling at bay:
- Walk my dog
- Go to a museum
- Research for creative projects
- Make said creative projects
- Call a friend
- Go to the gym
- Read a book or long form journalism
- Cook
- Clean my house
Eventually I know that the capitalist grind will rear its ugly head, as it always does, but for a brief moment in time it’s nice to just shut the door on its face.
Mar 2, 2024
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