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Im in my mid 30s and starting to think I'm just a bit weird with regard to my attitude towards a career and jobs in general. I just can't bring myself to give a toss about my job other than doing it 9-5 as a means of income, as soon as it hits 5 thats its... not a single **** was given about anything work related.

Loads of people are like this when they are younger but lots of people in their 30s who i know and who work for the same company are all really career minded whereas i just don't care about a 'career', id rather put all my effort into life outside of work (hobbies etc) than put in any extra effort into a job.

I don't even hate my job, its alright and pays pretty well but i just don't care about the company one little bit or the industry or any industry i've ever worked in for that matter.

I think my boss etc expect me to actually care about this kind of stuff but i don't see why i should have to care, i do my job to best of my ability 9-5 but thats as far as it goes... i refuse to answer any work related calls or anything outside these hours much to my bosses annoyance.

I genuinely think i'll go through my entire life with zero career ambition, id rather just hop through random jobs with zero ambition towards 'moving up the ladder'.

30k a year, don't need any more than that to live my life how i want and yet I'm made to feel like some kind of weirdo by work colleagues for not wanting to 'enhance and progress' my career.
 

longers said:
Im in my mid 30s and starting to think I'm just a bit weird with regard to my attitude towards a career and jobs in general. I just can't bring myself to give a toss about my job other than doing it 9-5 as a means of income, as soon as it hits 5 thats its... not a single **** was given about anything work related.

Loads of people are like this when they are younger but lots of people in their 30s who i know and who work for the same company are all really career minded whereas i just don't care about a 'career', id rather put all my effort into life outside of work (hobbies etc) than put in any extra effort into a job.

I don't even hate my job, its alright and pays pretty well but i just don't care about the company one little bit or the industry or any industry i've ever worked in for that matter.

I think my boss etc expect me to actually care about this kind of stuff but i don't see why i should have to care, i do my job to best of my ability 9-5 but thats as far as it goes... i refuse to answer any work related calls or anything outside these hours much to my bosses annoyance.

I genuinely think i'll go through my entire life with zero career ambition, id rather just hop through random jobs with zero ambition towards 'moving up the ladder'.

30k a year, don't need any more than that to live my life how i want and yet I'm made to feel like some kind of weirdo by work colleagues for not wanting to 'enhance and progress' my career.
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You're happy, what's the problem ?
Next time they give you grief about lack of ambition just sprinkle some sawdust over their corporate collars.
 

longers said:
Im in my mid 30s and starting to think I'm just a bit weird with regard to my attitude towards a career and jobs in general. I just can't bring myself to give a toss about my job other than doing it 9-5 as a means of income, as soon as it hits 5 thats its... not a single **** was given about anything work related.

Loads of people are like this when they are younger but lots of people in their 30s who i know and who work for the same company are all really career minded whereas i just don't care about a 'career', id rather put all my effort into life outside of work (hobbies etc) than put in any extra effort into a job.

I don't even hate my job, its alright and pays pretty well but i just don't care about the company one little bit or the industry or any industry i've ever worked in for that matter.

I think my boss etc expect me to actually care about this kind of stuff but i don't see why i should have to care, i do my job to best of my ability 9-5 but thats as far as it goes... i refuse to answer any work related calls or anything outside these hours much to my bosses annoyance.

I genuinely think i'll go through my entire life with zero career ambition, id rather just hop through random jobs with zero ambition towards 'moving up the ladder'.

30k a year, don't need any more than that to live my life how i want and yet I'm made to feel like some kind of weirdo by work colleagues for not wanting to 'enhance and progress' my career.
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this ^^ could be me.
 

Nah.

A job is just a job for me anyway. Fair play to anyone who has a job doing something they truly love but for me I work to be able to pay to do the stuff I love doing.

That's all a job is to me. My dream job chance came and went in a flash so I think that's why I'm a bit meh to jobs.
 
longers said:
Im in my mid 30s and starting to think I'm just a bit weird with regard to my attitude towards a career and jobs in general. I just can't bring myself to give a toss about my job other than doing it 9-5 as a means of income, as soon as it hits 5 thats its... not a single **** was given about anything work related.

Loads of people are like this when they are younger but lots of people in their 30s who i know and who work for the same company are all really career minded whereas i just don't care about a 'career', id rather put all my effort into life outside of work (hobbies etc) than put in any extra effort into a job.

I don't even hate my job, its alright and pays pretty well but i just don't care about the company one little bit or the industry or any industry i've ever worked in for that matter.

I think my boss etc expect me to actually care about this kind of stuff but i don't see why i should have to care, i do my job to best of my ability 9-5 but thats as far as it goes... i refuse to answer any work related calls or anything outside these hours much to my bosses annoyance.

I genuinely think i'll go through my entire life with zero career ambition, id rather just hop through random jobs with zero ambition towards 'moving up the ladder'.

30k a year, don't need any more than that to live my life how i want and yet I'm made to feel like some kind of weirdo by work colleagues for not wanting to 'enhance and progress' my career.
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Nothing wrong with any of that, as long as you are happy.
 

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