I agree in principle but...mindfuzzAugust 10 2004, 08:59:48 UTC
Your wording doesn't take into account the actual issue here.
You can be proud of your accomplishments at work when you push yourself to excel, but if the end result is that a company makes more money and you take on more work with less or the same compensation (pay/benefits), what was the point?
Wow, I was a tool for my company. Go me.
In Japan you might be able to argue that one out as "you win some, you lose some", but in the US there is no reason to put up with that nonsense. If you can do something more efficiently than your competitor or employer, there are people out there waiting to give you your chance. The US has the best job market for the individual simply because companies have to give you your due. It's not necessarily true abroad.
A little stress is healthy, but all jobs have a little stress.
Also I sincerely doubt that you really have the ability to effect change in the world with greater responsibility. I would agree that you can affect the worlds of those around you, but beyond that it all comes down to a group decision, and really it's going to be whatever is most profitable that wins out.
Even a job you like will bring professional challenges. In this case, either job would bring about the challenges, responsibilities, and power you describe. Why not take the one with less stress and more enjoyable working conditions?
You said yourself in your original post that you don't make a lot but you are happy with your job. Clearly money isn't everything.
If you reply with something like 'it builds character', I don't think we'll see eye to eye on this.
You can be proud of your accomplishments at work when you push yourself to excel, but if the end result is that a company makes more money and you take on more work with less or the same compensation (pay/benefits), what was the point?
Wow, I was a tool for my company. Go me.
In Japan you might be able to argue that one out as "you win some, you lose some", but in the US there is no reason to put up with that nonsense. If you can do something more efficiently than your competitor or employer, there are people out there waiting to give you your chance. The US has the best job market for the individual simply because companies have to give you your due. It's not necessarily true abroad.
A little stress is healthy, but all jobs have a little stress.
Also I sincerely doubt that you really have the ability to effect change in the world with greater responsibility. I would agree that you can affect the worlds of those around you, but beyond that it all comes down to a group decision, and really it's going to be whatever is most profitable that wins out.
Even a job you like will bring professional challenges. In this case, either job would bring about the challenges, responsibilities, and power you describe. Why not take the one with less stress and more enjoyable working conditions?
You said yourself in your original post that you don't make a lot but you are happy with your job. Clearly money isn't everything.
If you reply with something like 'it builds character', I don't think we'll see eye to eye on this.
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