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How about you, you find your job meaningful or meaningless and pointless? That if you left your job tomorrow you wouldn't be missed?
You do know those are two different questions that have nothing to do with each other.
The first job is on point with your post. The second question isn't related to the first -- at all.
So if you do have a pointless, meaningless job and are getting paid well enough, why the misery?
How about you, you find your job meaningful or meaningless and pointless? That if you left your job tomorrow you wouldn't be missed?
I, personally, don't feel like my job is "meaningful." However--and I hate to say even this much about my job, but I will--the place I work at sells all kinds of flags (and flag accessories), and the American flag is a big deal in the US and there are other flags that seem very important to various groups of people, as well. Flags just aren't important to me, and I suppose that's why I don't think my job is meaningful. I am basically responsible for the web side of the business and keep that side rolling efficiently and functionally. Again, this is probably important to a lot of people--after all, the online side of the business alone generates well over $100,000 a year in revenue--just not to me.
I'm not miserable, though, and I don't really see the connection between a job being "meaningful" or "meaningless" and being happy. Then again, I'm also a person for whom how much I make is not connected to whether or not I'm happy with the job. I feel like this is the best job I've ever had. And I'm happy with the job for two main reasons: 1) how I get treated by my employer and 2) as far as the actual job and its duties, I'm 95% in my comfort zone each and every day...meaning I'm not stressed out, I'm not in over my head and I'm not constantly having to deal with people (the bit that I do deal with people is the other 5%)...and I am doing something with technology.
If I left my job, I'd definitely be missed because I'm the best at it.
I'm curious how you reconcile your beginning and ending statements. The seem diametrically opposed.
Read it again. The 1st you highlighted referred to me & the latter, others. Many do treat jobs as if everyone is lucky they're there. I don't, whether I like what I'm doing or not... I appreciate the rent funds.
I work in insurance helping people get disability insurance which I really feel is very important to people. If they were disabled tomorrow and couldn't bring home a paycheck how would they manage? So it's not completely meaningless work.
My company is in the business of providing information to people and rendering it "understandable" to pretty much anyone. From my perspective, that is meaningful and helps to level the playing field a bit.
I have a security job, it's at the World Trade Center but, it's still a security job so, not just "no" but "hellz no".
I like the people, and the pace, and it pays the bills but, my skills are degrading and eventually the wages will not keep pace. I merely keep the job because almost everything else pays much less and dequires much more.
I've been retired for a few years, but I loved my job and found it very meaningful. The money was great, but it was not the reason I loved my job. I've always loved nature and was taught to fish when I was 3 or 4 years old. My dad taught me all about fish, but went to work for Boeing Aircraft.
I was able to start my work in Fisheries Management in the late 70's. I managed hatcheries in Oregon and was able to rear and release trout and salmon in streams all across Oregon. It was very cool to pull up to a stream or lake and have cheering anglers (kids and adults) so excited to see those fish come out of the truck!
I was also heavily involved in education and built a wild trout pond and stream that displayed excellent habitat that fish, and other aquatic animals needed to survive.
Coolest job I ever had and I still miss it! I still get involved in volunteer projects as they come along.
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