A Job Is Not Everything: It's Time to Rethink Your Life
When people shouted about the recession a while ago, I used to work unwaveringly. It never bothered me. The idea of being jobless always terrified me but never the cause that could leave someone jobless.
I used to work in a startup in the early stages of my career. I never cared about being laid off by the company because it always hungers for more resources (gives less pay for the overqualified).
A startup is where you work harder for less pay. What people don’t get is that they get to do a lot of entrepreneurial stuff there. You get to participate in the client calls, learn things on your own, plan your tasks and finish them quicker in early stages of your career.
It gives you more autonomy but less control in terms of your time. It almost makes you feel like they depend on you. When someone depends on you, You will have to work so badly.
I’m smart as a programmer. Yes, at least with graphics programming. But I never experienced what being jobless and searching for a job without being in a job feels like until 2 months ago.
A job is what gives you some credit to tell. At least, for the past few decades, we believed that’s what it gave. What we really don’t see is that it’s making us addicted to money.
Yes, it makes us addicted to money, routine, and societal status. Even in 2024, people highly respect a person who is doing a high-paying 9 to 5 job. It’s them who make it hard to believe that there is more we can do other than a job.
The questions that are pestering me nowadays are:
can a job be everything?
If you don’t really feel proud of what you do, will you keep doing it just for the sake of money?
Having a job means you're free to live life on your own financial terms, without the magnifying glass of scrutiny on your spending. But the real question is, does this freedom match your wish list for life?
If you have the answers for me, drop a comment.
Being a solopreneur is fancy enough to make others jealous. Do you know what happens when people get jealous? They try to pull us back. That’s why I’m keeping a secret. I’m building my online business in silence with no known person to support me. And I’m thrilled. How about you?
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This is Jothi PM.
I write articles on self-improvement, habits and writing online. I also create Notion templates to make people’s lives easier with planning, tracking and setting goals. Feel free to check my Gumroad shop for award-winning notion templates.
Hey Jothi, this is an awesome post! This same thing happened to me fairly recently. I was laid off, but to be honest, I didn’t really care that much. I couldn’t see myself spending the rest of my life there and it felt like I would leave eventually. It’s caused me to pursue my writing career even harder and I feel super happy doing it! Thank you so much for posting this! Your newsletter is awesome by the way! Just subscribed! :)
Hi khadejah,
It's the courage that makes us stay in the path we choose. I wish you all the best. Thanks for your comment and many thanks for subscribing too!