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
This. I came up from poverty wages to digital marketing (etc.) in my 30s. Even my busiest week is a breeze compared to my previous life of close-to-open retail shifts, scraping grease traps at 2:30 AM, almost getting fired because my old jeans ripped a seam and I couldn't afford a new pair.... These days I clock out the minute my shift ends. I use all my vacation time and take it easy whenever I can.

Never work harder than you have to unless you really want to! It's a scam.

@doctorLURK One of my student workers who also worked another job called closing at the job and then having to reopen the next day: a Clopening.
@joycebell Ha! I love that. I mean, I hate it for your student, but a good portmanteau is always welcome in my feed.