Why Your Career Is So Unfulfilling.

[@vvolfbelorven7084]

Every career is forgettable. A friend from college died last week at 38. He graduated as a mechanical engineer, then got two masters in engineering-related fields, and was on his PhD - a bona fide crack. What everyone cared to talk about at his service, to say their good byes, was how great of a person he was (he was a class guy), how patient and gentle he was, and how we could learn from him. Every career is forgettable. It's about how you treat others that will stay with them and, when the chips are down, what they will remember when deciding whether to lend a hand to you, to help you move in your career, to 'gas you up' to others as kids say nowadays, and to bat for you for promotions/retainment. If you're gonna make a career strategy, make how you treat others a core part of it. Humans die; humanity keeps on living.

[@BOSSDONMAN]

I'm sorry for your loss man-hope you're okay

[@joe1940]

I don't know anyone who actually enjoys their job unless they're an entrepreneur. They might not totally hate it, but it's just a paycheck and nothing else.

[@napoland9676]

I know quite a few entrepreneurs who don't enjoy that, either. "Work" is a four letter word...LOL

[@troymann5115]

Entrepreneurship is great if the business is making money. Unfortunately most businesses fail. Riding a sinking ship to the bottom when its all on you is a very miserable position to be in.

[@fluffysox6072]

Hmm, idk. I thoroughly enjoy my job. I love the intellectual stimulation, talking to people from all over the world, high-level problem solving. It’s a great outlet for my need to use my brain. Getting results is also satisfying. I’m not trying to change the world, just want to do something that satisfies my interests. Work is a great outlet.

[@Zooozoo11]

I went back to school to become a data librarian after spending countless years stuck in a dead end office job - no regrets!

[@andrewstorm8240]

What’s a data librarian?

[@Zooozoo11]

@@andrewstorm8240 A data librarian is a professional who manages and supports research data, and provides technical expertise in data management within colleges and universities.

[@melissah3069]

Yes, please share, what is a data librarian?

[@Bookdrogan]

Congratulations on making a career change! I just went back to school about 4 weeks ago and on target to graduate in October 2025 with my BA in Communications ❤

[@myboringdesktop]

AI?

[@11conormcloughlin]

There is no such thing as a career for most people anymore. Most people now just use their jobs like their companies use them. It’s nothing more than the means to pay the bills and have food on the table. Even with the best advice, the simple fact is this. The top is for the few and the bottom for the many. That’s how this system was designed to work and its collapse is inevitable. People in the middling positions used to actually be able to live a decent life outside of their boring career. But now inflation and interest have thrusted the formerly middle class folks into poverty. I’m 22 and Gen Z even with college degrees often struggle with breaking over $25-30/hour and will do so until our 30s. No one can even afford to pay $2,000+ rents and have a family anymore. It’s much more than an employment/career crisis. It’s the death of a nation.

[@thegreat9481]

You’re 22 and talking as if you really have experience. Not invalidating you but come on lol You already wrote off the next decade of your life. Ridiculous

[@11conormcloughlin]

@@thegreat9481That isn’t my attitude personally that’s my attitude about the big picture for most people. I personally try to make the most of every experience.

[@thegreat9481]

@@11conormcloughlin Good. Maintain a solid attitude. Don’t go listening to that negative talk! I mean it.

[@Aldo-d6z]

Jobs are just a means to an end. The company uses me to get something done and I use them to get money. What the hell is all this talk about one’s passion? I worked for the same utility company for 45 years. It got me a beautiful home, a great pension and a wonderful lifestyle. I made believe I cared about the company and they made believe that they cared about me. I never needed my boss to validate me and tell me what a great job I was doing. Who the hell cares what they think. I’m just there to make money. Everybody needs to grow up and realize that not everyone is a CEO of a company. You’re a worker. So use them.

[@BV-fr8bf]

What's a pension........? Be'cuz pensions are *rarely* offered these days....

[@thegreat9481]

So you worked all your life for 45 years with no enthusiasm and all you care about is money? Lol cool what else? Who are you?

[@Aldo-d6z]

@@thegreat9481 Not at all . I liked what I did very much. And a job is only about money. Things I do for free are called hobbies. If everyone thinks they’re are going to find their dream job it ain’t gonna happen. Same spouse , same house , same job. Slow and steady wins the race my friend . I had a good friend who was a lawyer and a very successful one. Told me it was his dream job. Asked him if he would do it for free and his answer? HELL NO

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

the lie today is that jobs push that "team" bullshit on you. Tell you that "we are a family" and everyone needs to pull together when times are bad.. which is corporate speak for "you need to do more with less, so the shareholders will get more money". I am sick of it. WISH I had taken one of those pension jobs. nowadays if you want new and exciting you have to job hop.

[@thegreat9481]

@@Aldo-d6z Lol. Well you left out a key detail about actually enjoying the job! If you’re going to spend most of your time on something it is worthwhile for your livelihood to actually like it. Money is not the only factor.

[@richardmartin7904]

You know. I think this is the most honest and useful video you ever made. This is 90% of the workforce. I would say for some they are paid enough to not be ambitious. For those that feel they are behind...you will have to break inertia and try something new. And you can only do this by focusing on what you can change.

[@kpitts8921]

Depression is real Bryan, thanks for bringing it out

[@bethiciaprasek1008]

Depression is real.

[@justinsmith7135]

I have dual-purposed my career for more than a decade. I have a large and growing CPA firm and have balanced a corporate job as well. Financial freedom comes in many forms; one of the ways I have been able to work on being the CEO of my own career has been to build my own firm while still working the j-o-b.

[@DiamondFlame45]

I think this is the right balance because doing a side hustle while employed helps you learn skills that you wouldn’t have otherwise in your role that pays you . Also, you can leverage those skills into a different role so you can still be employed. I think that’s actually the ideal situation! Also, can’t forget about professional networking as well. Honestly, as much as I like my current company, I plan to apply to a new role next year so I can level up my career because there aren’t that many opportunities for career growth in my company unfortunately

[@welderfixer]

Exactly as you put it! J-O-B = Just Over Broke. Meanwhile the corrupt Corporate CEO is gifted millions.

[@AvionicsEducation]

I had to skip college because I didn’t have the money. Even in 1983. I then got into aircraft maintenance. After 44 years and over 16 different jobs, I have a great career. Even though I haven’t stayed in one place to retire l, enjoyed every job and learned so much and met lifetime friends. Younger people look down on me for not being educated, as I fix their jet one the way to spring break. I will never look back except to learn how to move forward.

[@ludvigbydal7812]

You mean "... not being educated... " because you couldn't go to college ? I believe what you learned from aircraft maintenance is a great achievement, as how you tell your story. My point is do not underestimate high school, vocational, or community colleges, that can help also get good jobs and experience, and be fulfilling. I can tell in construction and trades, I know great people with great motivation thanks to continuous learning, myself too. Nowadays too many graduates realize after few years that their university diploma is a worthless piece of paper after all they got is a low pay job but a huge student debt, trapped in a hamster wheel, year after year.

[@welderfixer]

To us guys that turn wrenches it is a great satisfaction when that once lifeless machine is back to roaring like a Lion. Another simple satisfaction is looking at those arrogant "stuffed shirt" college grads or so-called executive's boarding the aircraft you just made airworthy again and thinking "you M-Fers wouldn't be so full of yourselves if you had to take the bus!". They would be lost trying to find the short causing a breaker to trip, a binding bell crank bearing on an aileron or even a fouled spark plug. Up theirs! Be damn proud of your 44 year busted knuckle education! I am of mine. I hope can and will "never look back" and that you do find your own Yellow Brick Road.

[@ludvigbydal7812]

@@welderfixer Well said. Be proud of doing a great job that involves huge responsibility and high level skills. Not that many out there to do aircraft maintenance right.

[@rogerbartlet5720]

I think luck and circumstance plays a lot more of a role than it used to.

[@morganseppy5180]

It's who you know

[@christinajones3022]

I absolutely love my career! I've been doing it for over 20 years. Love my job... HATE my employer. However, they are all the same in my field. No sense moving elsewhere

[@robertjenkins3308]

I have been doing civil engineering since 1995. Yeah, sometimes it feels unfulfilling, but then I think of all the people who are living in subdivisions or driving on streets that I designed, and I feel a little better.

[@ENFPerspectives]

Congrats. I try to find ways to stay motivated about what I accomplish also. It helps in the long term.

[@tobiasthederp]

Knowing that you’re always going to be at the mercy of shitty government policies and corporate capitalism is really uninspiring

[@thegreat9481]

You gonna be a victim or???

[@tobiasthederp]

@@thegreat9481”you can ignore reality but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.”

[@redoctober_2430]

Asked an interviewer this week about their most fulfilling day at the company after confirming they had been there for 22 years. Their face went blank for a second before saying, "Well, it's hard to pick just a day. There's been plenty of times I've done very well in metrics and outcompeted my colleagues." Needless to say, I declined to do an additional interview. 22 years, and you can't just tell me a day you felt fulfillment besides making numbers? No thanks.

[@anamartinez7489]

@@redoctober_2430 that’s a great point of view and question to ask! I will be asking that from now on.

[@redoctober_2430]

@anamartinez7489 Awesome! Make sure to get a gauge on how long they've been working for the company before hand (If they don't outright tell you when introducing themselves) and try to confirm if you're applying for a position they have worked or work adjacent to currently. If you stump the interviewer like I did on Monday, remember to smile at their non-answer and follow up with a very non-threatening question if you really need the job. This isn't a hard question if the job is actually fulfilling in any capacity. So if their composure breaks and they look uncomfortable, you know they either haven't been there long or don't like their job.

[@welderfixer]

Good for you! Awesome question for them. Some the dumbest questions come from HR nit-wits during an interview. Who comes up with this crap? If the interview is of such quality, imagine what the actual job would be.

[@redoctober_2430]

@welderfixer Sad thing was this wasn't even HR. This was "Talent Aquisition," and supposedly, the interview with HR would come later. This was also someone who confirmed they had worked the job I was applying for previously. Obviously, I didn't base my entire decision off this one question. There were other red flags as well. Primarily, the job listing was not accurate to the kind of job I would be working, and one particularly jarring behavioral question that I guess would only be common in sales. I was asked to "Tell me about a time you sold something to a customer, even after they previously said no." I had an experience I could use to answer this with STAR on the fly, but massive red flag for someone who thinks no means no.

[@sbhatt2895]

You are absolutely right . I now regret not becoming doctor and become independent . Now with I.T carreer always feel irritated . Tons of emails . Missing emails can get me a nasty shouts . it was a absolutely horror . When I came out of college I thought I am genius but at the same time I know I have very weak personality. I learnt from you tube astrology few things - if moon is not good, I beleive better to be a scholar in college or a doctor . I always tried to find a peaceful place in workplace to do a great work but never found. Its a terrible journey . I once got the highest ratings when a director in a mail said , no meetings, no review of status reports how come this project finishes before schedule and with less cost than budgeted

[@Sloppybob2]

Thank you so much for cutting that initial 30-ish seconds of that intro out! Definitely feels like the video is more applicable. People are looking for value per second, not seconds of value. High quality non-fluff is what we want.

[@videostoviews2262]

This is a short video, however I enjoy the signature intro 😊

[@ENFPerspectives]

I just watched your 3 years old video where you'd said you put a lot of work into videos and strive to stay motivated. Your advice is solid here and you've helped many people. Thank you.

[@Vasilaki83]

New skills don't get you promoted. Unfortunately, it's kissing the right butt. And if you don't run in the right clicks, you never get promoted.

[@KamalaTheClown]

Great topic and one that hits home hard for the majority of the seasoned work force. After 20 years in corporate America, I am absolutely numb to it all and literally don’t care anymore. I put 20% effort 100% of time. I never go above and beyond anymore. None of it is worth it.

[@sportsMike87]

I think people need to accept that you won’t love your job daily no matter what it is.

[@pisceanbeauty2503]

Yep, I’ve had my “dream jobs” and even those had some level of BS that had to be dealt with. The important thing is to know what kind and how much BS you are willing to put up with.

[@kimjohnson8471]

My job provides me the $$$ to do what I really want to do. PERIOD

[@tacituskilgore8747]

Don't forget to put cover sheets on your TPS reports. 😉

[@robertjenkins3308]

Didn't you get the memo???

[@semaxwell1]

But it couldn't be sent because the fax machine was broken so...😂

[@benqurayza7872]

Most of my working life, my bosses fought to keep me down!

[@gracecase998]

Remember every job is experience. The trick is to take the learning from it and next time you look and move on take all the good you like and are good at in your career. Sometimes careers find you. I came out of college 30 years ago with a business degree. Accounting found me and I am good at it. Now I love what I do for a living, and make decent money. The trick is finding the right company and culture.

[@josephfalcone6539]

42 and never had a career. only jobs. got a bachelor's degree after 20 years and my degree is useless lol.

[@28goldenboy]

Why did you get a degree then?

[@josephfalcone6539]

@@28goldenboy was trying to escape retail and food service. I now work in IT and back to retail part time because I can't make enough in IT alone

[@justinmilos2149]

@josephfalcone6539 IT is funny. I did system administration for years...then I started getting into cloud...got some AWS certifications and doubled my old salary. Cloud is hot right now

[@28goldenboy]

@@josephfalcone6539 that's tough man. What was your degree in? Or why didn't you use it?

[@westsidesjvalley]

The job market was very different for recent college graduates 20 years ago, an era of outsourcing, a couple of different boom bust economic conditions that played out across the country 16 - 24 years ago took its toll. Right out of college and you were competing with a large generation with 20 - 30 years experience.

[@robcarley7506]

Made it to senior supervisor, was forced to move and leave my job, now it's the classic applying for everything from the bottom to assist manager level and it is frustrating to say the least. Looking in and outside hospitality to no avail. Bare in mind I'm in the UK and it's the same issues over here.

[@chemicalsora]

This video legitimately gave me goosebumps. It eerily describes anybody within the last 10-20 years who wasn’t lucky to land a job that would further their career. Back in the day, fresh out of school, watching the industry I wished to join becoming even more entrenched, even with contacts, made me feel hopeless. I was in no position to do unpaid labor either - I have student loans to pay. The jump from job, to job, to job, the apathy that comes with not feeling fulfilled, the excitement turning into routine and then into jadedness - I’ve lived through it all. Me and every millennial. I can’t say I’ve figured it out still, but my current employer / leader believing more in me than I do in myself gives me hope. As much as my brain tries to fight it off, I must try and allow myself to feel hopeful, even if it took 10+ years to get here. Thanks for making this Bryan.

[@BBradshawProductions]

My pay is $19.50 an hour and people came in after me makes $20.00 an hour for the same position. I just got a raise, was expecting 58 cents raise, but got less than 15 cents. I laughed, it will take another 3 years just to get the pay that the newcomers get right now.

[@Chris-ze4sq]

Yep…put on a PIP, short meeting with HR, then escorted out to my car by two security guards. I waved goodbye to them as I drove away from Corporate America for the last time.

[@nicholasrosen6342]

When it comes to the world of work you could at least have a job where you're respected and valued as opposed to being looked down on all the time.

[@mlfitness67]

I've been blessed to have decent paying jobs without the education that I desire. However, it's never been fulfilling. It's a job never been motivated, never gave it 100%. The only thing I've ever wanted to do was be an actor. I've done some but couldn't go for it the way I wanted because of family obligations. I gotta take care of them with a dependable income. I'm 57, now divorced single, healthy, and still want out of this rat race. You younger people PLEASE go for what you really want out of life while you're young. Go for it, don't Seattle!

[@MysticAngel3224]

This is so important. The sense of feeling stuck is so real! What you say is also true, in that one must have an end goal.

[@MannyLoxx2010]

Another great video, Bryan!!

[@SuperTripps]

its beyond this, before you can even have a mid life crisis these corporations lay u off due to ageism and dont wanna pay your worth.

[@jberndt88]

Career = "fancy tittle to exploit you." Job = money and go home. I work in mental health. Unless you are willing to do illegal billing, unethical things, or exploit people you will not have a career. Otherwise you create your own business and compete with those agencies who are not playing by the rules and just throw their interns under the bus. Honestly who wants to try to interview with much energy with a company that is already trying to figure out how to exploit you the minute you walk in the door. The rules are in figuring out how to run your own business ethically and you can, many people just can't believe that is possible.

[@crosslink1493]

Way back in my college days I worked part-time summers for a neighbor who was an electrical contractor and eventually I got an electrical contractor's license. Great part-time back-up 'career' to supplement my college degree full-time job and as an income bridge when I got laid off from those full-time jobs but was able to pick up some electrical contract work. I had thought about starting a business in electrical contracting but being an employee with full benefits was just so much more lucrative (and easier). I'm retired but still do some simpler electrical jobs for folks, I call it my 'beer & gas money'.

[@SoCalRegisteredNurse]

Because I’ve been doing it 15 years and I’m tired mentally and physically?

[@CT-yc4gd]

Someone finally put it into words. When I first started my job I was ecstatic because I finally had an income. I could pull my weight with the bills, I didn't need to ask people for money anymore. I didn't need to take little one off jobs that would get me $30. 11 years later Im struggling to even care anymore. My job is easy and people wonder what I have to complain about. But Im just so damn tired. There is a solid chance that I won't ever retire. Im here because it's the best thing in the area (I live in a rural area. Nothing but small tourist restaurants.) I'd move to where there are more lucrative opportunities, but the rents are absurdly high.

[@MannyLoxx2010]

Great video, S.P.!!

[@wilbergomez197]

Everything you said hit the nail on the head.

[@vinniechan]

Wow this is exactly a reflection of my situation tho not quite laid off yet I'm just miffed my team keep hiring ppl at grade above myself who had no prior experience in the field and I found myself showing them the ropes a lot of the time

[@wrightmf]

At 3:55 "you do just enough to get by" sounds like what many felt in the last decade(s) of Soviet Union because working class are doing same job after job after job of not much to show for it unlike top men of the structure.

[@ENFPerspectives]

Do you have a video about how to choose between two job offers? There's a lot you could tease out if you've ever experienced it.

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

In tech, this is caused by bloated hiring criteria. If you already know everything the job needs or ever will need, there's no challenge.

[@agggggg1916]

I think you can only plan a career to a certain extent. The only thing you can do is create the conditions for it. - Be a top professional, - always go the extra mile - and be geographically flexible, i.e. always go where the job requires you to. But the problem is that you're not the only one, the higher up you go, the fewer jobs are available. For me, you shouldn't make your life dependent on your career. Personally, I opted for a specialised career in the natural sciences. Management is not my thing either way. Of course I'll never be one of the top earners, but it's enough for a decent life combined with an exciting job.

[@elizabeths9910]

The only thing that matters is who’s a$$ you kiss. Nothing else. As long as you’re in the “in crowd” you’ll continue to advance and get the pay increases. The minute you are no longer in the “in crowd” watch out. You’ll have a target on your back.

[@bethiciaprasek1008]

I do not remember ever finding my job boring/unfulfilling. I even enjoyed fast food (when that level was appropriate). I plan to keep working as long as I can. Always looking for ways to improve the job/business. Just his evening, I was having fun with a new approach to work via an initiative/contest to develop a program (with IT developer help) within 24 hours for something I wanted to move forward but had gotten stuck! Woot! Woot! It doesn't even matter if it is forgettable to you, others, work. To me what matters is that I can enjoy my job and make a real difference at my company and in my industry.

[@pilebunker420]

because it's just a job unless you're lucky enough to work in what you love

[@DayTwo-w8n]

I was an auto mechanic for 25 years. Big mistake. If you're thinking of being a mechanic...RUN!

[@ludvigbydal7812]

For me after unfulfilled years and lay-offs in the corporate due to industry ups and downs, I decided #1 work hard to become a self employed building contractor, or #2 give up and go live off grid in Alaska (bye bills). Fortunately I became a successful contractor. Best I got a work-life balance that's about impossible in the corporate world. My point is to encourage anyone follow your passion, give it a try and change your life for better.

[@bixby451]

The premise of “doing what you love” and “follow your passion” is a lie. There’s a whole book about how this is a bad advice, “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” by Cal Newport. It gave me a new perspective on how to approach my current job and career.

[@sapahn3039]

Interesting. I’d never heard of the book before, but after reading a couple reviews, it sounds like how my career’s been going so far. I just called it by a different name, “creating my own job.” In every job I’ve worked so far, I ultimately ended up finding problems the company faced that I had unique solutions for and my job would eventually turn into that, as opposed to whatever I was originally hired for, and that job tended not to exist previously. I’ve never taken traditional promotions, even when offered, but these break throughs would make me more money anyway, so basically making my own promotions doing what happened to interest me,

[@scratch57]

Few people have careers. Career means “a professional life-mission”, not the time you spent working. People will be happier when they realize what they have is a job, not a career. They will be more likely to accept the conditions of their job, and figure out what a career would look like for them.

[@arjundutta414]

It's not unfulfilling it's one often meets his fulfilment on a road he choses to avoid.

[@timisa58]

The goal is to try to make as much an impact in life 'while' alive. When you die, it doesn't matter [to you]...obviously. Any real impact is what your loved ones, etc. remember or inherit.

[@sierraecho884]

I wish I was unforgettable. Every time I do something wrong, people always remember. I just happy to get my money and fusk off.

[@izzuddinmnasir4884]

The career i like most are being constant pushed back by competitors. Most boring job are always available

[@seinfan9]

I can't say that I "enjoy" my job as I do get frustrated with stupid management decisions, but I'm certainly not bored with it. I get to try to solve complicated problems as an electrical engineer, so it's basically like a big ass jigsaw puzzle. I think people who are doing jobs that allow for idle hands or let their minds to wander are the majority of those that hate doing it.

[@BOSSDONMAN]

The biggest lie every teacher and guidance counselor tell students (and have so for decades) is that a career is something you should be passionate about-not that it's simply a means to an end. Only rich trust fund kids running non-profits have the luxury of chasing 'passion' out of a career.

[@Bookdrogan]

Do you have any videos about career strategy? ❤

[@kristarogan9666]

Hi, I love all your content and I have learned so much from your videos. I have a job hunting-related question I need some help with. Earlier this summer I applied to my dream job and I made it to the final round of interviews. About a week and a half later I received a rejection email saying "at this time we have decided to pursue other candidates who better fit the needs of our growing organization". This email was sent in was mid-July. A week ago, the organization reposted the same exact position. To my knowledge, they did not hire anyone for the position because no one had been listed on the website and no press release was done as they did for other new staff. My question is, do I reapply? I still want the job, but I'm a little turned off by the shadiness of the company. Even if they did actually hire someone and they dropped out, why? Did I dodge a bullet?

[@jackcarraway4707]

Your job doesn't define you as a person.

[@frankiecarrrierivg03]

Well kinda is tough to earn a letter of recommendation and you should ask yourself do I put my boss from my current or past job as a reference who is toxic with me cause he might put you on blast and tell your recruiter you could be a liability to your company

[@earthsteward9]

Are there any 5 Star employers anymore? It would be ones that provide career guidance and mentoring, only let people go as a last resort, and actively seek feedback from employees

[@johnpolk8230]

I guess Marietta Water's song "Destination Unknown" has some relevance today since for most employee's, their destinations are unknown.

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

pretty much any job unless you are the boss, own your own business or job hop every year.

[@UserName-q4i5d]

If you automate a process, to a boomer boss you're making yourself redundant. Never share your automation with them.

[@nokoolaid]

Maybe the pursuit of a legacy in work is a bad path for most of us. The types of folks that do are a small percentage and have unique personality traits that can be problematic in their personal lives and at work. They aren't normal. These situations follow the standard distribution and it's linked to personality traits in human(and primate) hierarchies. Finding meaning goes beyond work and should. Try reading Man's Search for Meaning by Frankl and The Alchemist by Coelho. We're looking for relevance and meaning in all the wrong places and execs love that.

[@scoots0077]

I’ve put up some really nice posters in my cell over the years.

[@randallk6812]

Story of my life for the last 12 years after finishing college

[@AshleyHankey]

If your job has no ethics, innovation, or has an importance for society then you wont feel fulfilled.

[@cateclism316]

This reminds me of an old Paul McCartney song: "I've Had Enough'!

[@ENFPerspectives]

Find something about your job that you can be passionate about.

[@BmoreAkuma]

This shit hurts 🤕 gawd damn

[@dariuszchmiea3567]

You will not be financial independend working for someone else so making carrier should not be your aim ...

[@alexanderpatrick4866]

5:05......so true.

[@felicitygrace5113]

Perhaps we need to stop obsessing over careers and having our passions as our jobs. If we take a look at other times in history people just had jobs such as miners, farmers, lace makers, all these were jobs and jobs are to bring money to pay for a living. There is nothing wrong with having a series of jobs. Not everyone can have a career and not everyone can live off their passions

[@morganseppy5180]

And yet, yesterday, you said it's not a good idea to quit your job. Pick your lane, dude.

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

You've watched both videos. So now here's a test to see how well you understood what you heard. What should you do right now, and under what conditions?

[@morganseppy5180]

@@ALifeAfterLayoff your general idea is good, but i think you dumb it down too much, or otherwise generalize too broadly, maybe. To me, it's coming across a mixed messaages--maybe you have to to get content. I think you're saying, play it smart and up your game, so you're at your best value to prospective clients. I think you're trying to say have a plan for this 40 yr endeavor and aim for a goal. But today, a "career" is only a series of gigs--has been for the 25 years I've been in the game. You try to pick the ones that work best but it's not working at "the Bank" for 40 years and then get a pension. I think this is what you're trying to say, so say it more directly. Here's a freebie: look at your resume and figure out what the next easy job would fit, the next level-up job would be, and here's what the next "omg that amazing!" job would be and plan accordingly. I assume this is in your course.... But to your point yesterday, ppl get scared. They can't make that leap. Just like trying to time stocks, trying to time job markets might be detrimental. However, being gun shy is not correct either. I know a lot of smart ppl who didn't realize they took the off ramp because they stayed too long at a job and didn't pick up the new hawtness. And i also see colleagues celebrating decade(s) of subservience at pushy companies.

[@ji1787]

problem is the higher you get on the ladder the ratio between the pile of extra sh!t and the extra cash is not looking good. why have lots of money if you are a 24/7 stressed idiot with 0 private life and having a stroke at 45 years old ..

[@GuruChaz]

What do people 55 and over do at this point?

[@myboringdesktop]

Skip ahead to 4:00 ... (yw)

[@dchex23]

Very Shoppenhouer-esque video 😢

[@curiouspenguin6887]

99% of managers wouldn't even get that reference.

[@moviemr5547]

Thanks

[@shashagirl]

First to watch, first to like, first to comment 😊

[@dariuszchmiea3567]

I was first to like.

[@shashagirl]

@@dariuszchmiea3567 LIES! 🫢😅

[@cfsherrill]

God created you to know, love, and serve him in this world and be happy with him forever in the next. When you meet your maker, He's going to judge you based on how you treated others and how you leveraged your unique talents to serve them. Not whether your worldly "legacy" included a corner office and a seven figure 401K balance. Do your best to discern God's will for your life and conform yourself to it and leave the rest to Him.

[@garretts1604]

Corporate- Soul bleaching

[@Jesus-already-won-joy]

This is only speaking to the audience that actually went to college. Make a video for the rest of us.

[@LyraStitchery]

I have a degree in History. What they fail to tell you is you need a Master's to even get an entry level position. But I couldn't afford that. I am totally not working in my field but I do enjoy parts of it. But I am going to make a KZbin channel that combines my crafting g and love of history. Maybe it won't support me but I will at least be doing something I love doing.

[@robertmorgan2723]

are you in my head

[@gaebren9021]

My dad had cancer and before he died he calculated how many people he had fed over his work life as a farmer. He grew capsicums, pumpkins and sweet potatoes. He calculated that he had fed approx 20 million people over 60 years that he was a farmer. He was pretty proud of himself. To me, the careers that seems to have something of a job satisfaction particularly in relation to impact on society would be: The person who runs the Sanitation plants. (Sewage plant worker) A plumber. A person who works at the water treatment plant. An electrician. The person who works at an electrical plant.

[@midlifecrisis7888]

Onlye the top 1% of everyone makes it to the top, lol, it's always been this way since the dawn of time. Anybody thinking otherwise is dreaming. hahahah. Buy bitcoin and chill and stop caring about the fiat system.

[@davidoleary3923]

Perspective is everything. The scripture commands, “Work as unto the LORD.” IOW, work as though God is your boss. Your opportunities and rewards come ultimately from him. In the end we will all be judged by him. We strive to be faithful to him, to utilize the gifts and resources he gives us to the best possible advantage. With this outlook, things are easier.