Something I haven’t learned yet

When did it become such an important part of life to have a career? When I talk about my job dissatisfaction everyone wants to know my career goals. Used to be people just worked. Did what they had to do to put food on the table and a roof over their heads. Unless you were like, King, or something, your job didn’t rule your life. I mean, maybe it did in the sense that you were a butler or a blacksmith and you worked from early morning until late at night and jobs like that did basically define people, but when did it become necessary to have a successful career in order to find satisfaction in life? Maybe it’s just prevalent in the places I’ve worked? Maybe it’s a class thing? Is it just an US of A thing (I know there are places on the planet where people are satisfied with what they have as opposed to needing a big paycheck to afford the latest ‘stuff’)? Maybe growing up in a mix of lower and upper middle class people I’ve seen a disproportionate number of humans desperate to have a career to advance their social and material standing.  I’m really amazed at how people are dedicated to carving out a career for themselves, even for companies that could care less about an individual’s well being. I’m saddened by the number of emails I get Monday morning that show me people were working (or at least checking email) at all hours of the weekend. WHY????? To advance your career? I understand someone with a talent for painting or composing or writing needs to produce but I’ve seen people in finance, project management, construction, advertising, engineering, working their fingers to the bone to advance their career and not just to make money, but to make a name for themselves. It’s more important than their marriage, their children, their mental, spiritual and physical heath…WHY?????? I have a job which helps me keep a roof over my head and food on the table and pays for the occasional fun thing (like vacations, on which I NEVER check work email). More importantly, I have a family, good friends, spirituality and satisfaction in my non-work life.  What would I need with a career? That would just mess things up.

It's June already?

Actually, we're over halfway done with June (Or June-uary as it's being referred to here, brrr). I realized the other day it's summer tomorrow and I hadn't updated anything for far too long. That doesn't mean I haven't learned anything, just that I haven't written it down. Work has really got to me lately, and some other things and I haven't felt like putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. Apparently I haven't learned how to find a job that won't drag me down mentally and emotionally. So I decided to start a new page. It's really just to explain a little about me and my life and hopefully help some other people to learn some things. If you want to know more, check out my new page about the way I was raised.