some people don’t want to climb the corporate ladder, even if they used to.

some people don’t want to go “above and beyond.”

some people want less responsibility, not more.

some people want to do the job they were hired to do and be done.

there is *nothing* wrong with this.

we need to normalize language like this. you don’t have to work 90 hours a week to be “dedicated.” you don’t have to love your job. you CAN be in it just for the paycheck. that’s literally what a job is: payment for services.

this rhetoric of “what success looks like” is a falsity we have been tricked into believing to maximize corporate profits. success looks different depending on who and when you ask… sometimes success is getting up in the morning, and sometimes it’s getting promoted. it’s all relative, and we need to remember that.

#Friday #Thoughts #Work #Life #BeKind #Success

@triciakickssaas I feel like this is such a healthy approach. For a long time, every younger colleague (and quite a few less so) have had one foot out the door on day two, looking at the next level. It is very frustrating to be in a specialist team where people do not have the patience to specialize...
But focus and appreciation of the situation is so much healthier.
@mjjzf yeah.. i would have been one of those younger colleagues you mentioned, and i gotta tell ya folks, the mental and physical sacrifices you have to make are not worth the results IMO
@triciakickssaas Oh, I am not saying I have not been there myself.
But a culture of 'fake it until you make it/break it, then move on' is not sustainable for anyone in the equation.