Do too many people accept jobs that don't satisfy them?

[EffEmDoubleyou]

"The world needs ditch-diggers, too."

- Judge Smails

 

[entropie]

Does anyone else thinks that this chart could be wrong for them ?

I think charts are always useless but I am not helping I know

 

[pardo]

many people are willing to submit themselves to something that doesn't satisfy them, replacing their drive and idealism with apathy and acceptance under the guise of realism (I'm going to get so much slack for this. Bring it on!! ) but it'd be even more depressing if they are actually being realistic about society and this is the actual truth.

The biggest difference between now and the past centuries is that now no one forces people to work all day everyday. Unless you force it on yourself by living above your possibilities (consumerism) or by linking your self esteem to your job (work ethic).
Avoiding workaholism, there's still enough time left to fill the pyramid outside the job.

 

[garbage]

I have seen this chart a few times and I am sure that it is not correct for me.

I am sure that level 3 and 5 should swich their positions in my case.

It's been said that Maslow's hierarchy applies for NFs more than any other type, especially with their search for identity being their fundamental "goal"; other types have other pursuits.

It might be worth another thread..

 

[Lateralus]

I bet on a commune you can get away with maybe 1 hour of work per day. If someone doesn't want a 40+ hour work week, doesn't want to be homeless, and can't become self-employed somehow, it could be a good choice.

You seem to know a lot about freeloading. Care to expound?

 

[ajblaise]

You seem to know a lot about freeloading. Care to expound?

Are people on communes freeloaders?

 

[Lateralus]

Are people on communes freeloaders?

You were talking about working only 1 hour per day in a commune. That's certainly not pulling your weight.

 

[lastrailway]

Yep, there's unemployment and there's competition and there's an economical crisis world-widely and people need to work and get money, one way or another.

In my experience, even a job that "satisfies" you on some level, is still a job and has plenty of elements that won't be all that satisfying at all.

 

[ajblaise]

You were talking about working only 1 hour per day in a commune. That's certainly not pulling your weight.

I'd like to see a study on the average hours worked by people on those places. I know it's not a 9-5.

 

[lowtech redneck]

First and foremost:
Now she could be correct but it's just rather depressing thinking that many people are willing to submit themselves to something that doesn't satisfy them, replacing their drive and idealism with apathy and acceptance under the guise of realism (I'm going to get so much slack for this. Bring it on!! ) but it'd be even more depressing if they are actually being realistic about society and this is the actual truth.

Man, this is like kicking a puppy...

Unless you are extrordinarily talented and/or lucky (baseball players, rock stars, and unemployed billionares spring to mind) the majority of your adult life (outside of sleep) will be spent in various states of misery and boredom. I reccomend copious amounts of alcohol to compensate for this fact.

 

[Lateralus]

I'd like to see a study on the average hours worked by people on those places. I know it's not a 9-5.

Probably not. But that's a pretty big spread, 8 hours vs 1 hour. 8 hours is pretty light compared to what people have been required to work historically, out of necessity.

 

[entropie]

I always get fired, when I dont like the job. The last job I applied for and got fired later, I was still drunk from the day before, when I applied, so thats prolly why I didnt notice that it sucked .

No, I am still very young and I worked as a student now in different jobs to get a glimpse on the possibilities. I worked as a technician in a factory, which grew boring after a while. I worked as an engineer for a consulting company, which was fun, but the job was terminable. Now I work for my hometown for the department that boosts economy in my hometown as a consultant engineer. I get to know a lot of companies there and influencial people + different views on the business world thats a great deal of education. Those consultant jobs really rock, cause you are the only guy that knows the shit and everyone treats you like Jesus himself .

I wonder what I will do after university is finished. I am thinking about politics (to start off small )

 

[ygolo]

Yes. People do accept jobs they don't enjoy--not always on purpose.

I got into a job I loved, and I ended up hating it after a few years. I don't think I am the type of person who can stay in one profession for my whole life.

 

[rhinosaur]

As an ENTP, I can't imagine that someone would actually pay me to do what I would find most fulfilling. And I don't even know what that is, either, except it would probably involve some combination of beer, computers, and scantily-clad women.

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