Anyone else relaxing and not taking work too seriously?
I used to care about career and such. Now I don't. I do my job and go home now. I don't try hard for promotions. I don't care about being a high performer. I recognize that company and team success has little to do with me, so I do what I can and don't worry too much if things still aren't working out. I come in the next day, do a little more, then go back home and focus on my life. I used to believe we were changing the world and such. Now I think the world is changing itself and would be pretty much the same with or without me. If I was doing something else, someone almost as good as me would be doing pretty much the same thing, with pretty similar results. So no need to take it seriously, personally, or let it stress me out. It's time to coast a little, relax a bit, watch things unfold and enjoy it like binge watching something on tv. Anyone else here?
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Left that job a couple months ago for a new company and totally new role and am extremely happy. Much more relaxed, comfortable with what I’m doing and making a lot more dough.
I don’t care much about getting promoted or climbing the corp ladder. Pay me well with decent benefits, let me work with people I like and respect and I’m good. I go the extra mile when it’s called for, no problem. But I never want a job that calls for that all the time. Being present to enjoy my life is the priority.
Idc about “changing the world”. Truth is, we are just cogs in a machine - none of us will live on in history. And to be frank I don’t really care about that anyway. Once you die that’s it, it’s over. So might as well prioritize enjoying life as much as possible while you can, rather than slaving away for Jeff Bezos’ 10th yacht.