STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 22 May 2015

[Demeter]

22. Of course you don’t love your job. You’re not supposed to.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/05/18/of-course-you-dont-love-your-job-youre-not-supposed-to/?tid=sm_tw

Since we live in a capitalist society, it can often seem that our jobs are meant to be the most important things in our lives. Our jobs take up most of the hours of our days, provide for our families, and put food on our tables and, if we are very lucky, feed our souls. “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” You know, especially if what you love is something that pays enough money to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. I hope you love accounting.

I, for better or worse, decided to study my passion in college and become a professional at what many others consider a hobby: writing and performing. Lots of people do my job for free, so it becomes tricky to make a living at it. But still I keep at it, hoping that with enough sweat equity it will all shake out in the end. I do have hobbies, though. One in particular has been very valuable to me. I am a very slow, awkward-looking, consistent, and devoted runner.

Running has saved my life four times. When bad or scary things happen in my life, it helps remind me who I am and what I care about most. It keeps me healthy and driven and it’s really fun...


I CANNOT AGREE WITH THIS AUTHOR.

MOST OFTEN, IT IS NOT THE JOB, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT COME ALONG WITH IT, THAT TURNS ME OFF.

IN MY EARLY DAYS, I ONCE HAD A JOB SO FULL OF TOXIC PEOPLE, THAT WHEN A SOCIAL WORKER SUGGESTED I TAKE PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS IN ORDER TO STAND THE HORRIBLE WORKING CONDITIONS, I REALIZED IT WAS TIME TO QUIT AND TRY TO FIND SOME SANE PLACE TO SPEND MY TIME AND EFFORT AND EXPERTISE (STILL LOOKING, BTW...MY CURRENT CONTRACTS ARE CONGENIAL, BUT NOT WELL-PAYING).

TOO MANY OF THOSE TOXIC PEOPLE WERE ON "RECREATIONAL" DRUGS...A REASON WHY I DON'T SUPPORT LEGALIZATION OF ANYTHING. IF YOU NEED A CRUTCH FOR REALITY, IT'S TIME TO FIND A NEW REALITY.

AMERICA IS FULL OF TOXIC PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEMSELVES AND EVERYONE AROUND THEM SICK. THEY MAKE OUR INSTITUTIONS DYSFUNCTIONAL AND OUR LAWS A MOCKERY OF JUSTICE. IT'S MORE THAN JUST POLITICS...BECAUSE THE TOXICITY IS LEAKING OUT OF THE GOP AND INTO THE DEMOCRATIC BULLPEN, OUT OF THE US AND INTO THE LARGER WORLD.

I DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION, NOR HAVE I HEARD OF ANYONE IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM AND DOING RESEARCH.