Careers...

[Frank Gallagher]

If the CIA are reading i say to you, Obama sucks cocks

they read EVERYTING on the net. EVERYTHING.

run while you can

 

[The Cowboy]

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.

Completely get where you're coming from, but your employer is paying you a not insignificant amount of money (plus a lot of non-value add costs for employing you) and will rightfully look to get you to progress to give them a better return on their investment.

If you dig your heels in and do the bare minimum, they may look to cut their losses and get someone in who is more driven.

FWIW I had a similar attitude but since I've got married, had kids and accepted this is the industry I'm in, my mindset has changed and I'm actually quite driven to succeed now.

 

[Hellerad]

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.

If you're going to stay apathetic, you have to stay anonymous. Even if you put in more effort 9-5 than your colleagues, bosses remember that Shelly down the hall stayed late or answered calls when you didn't. It is a sad fact of life, but the moment they flag you as somebody who won't help out after hours, they will start looking for more problems.

Also, if you don't care about brand loyalty, always be looking for better opportunities. Applying for jobs isn't too hard, and you can usually squeeze pay increases from lateral moves every few years if you keep an eye open.

This is coming from somebody in his 30s who is driven.

 

[Furey1878]

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.

Dare I ask what?

Or perhaps not until your AMA thread is bumped again sometime next year?

 

[Deleted member 28206]

If you're going to stay apathetic, you have to stay anonymous. Even if you put in more effort 9-5 than your colleagues, bosses remember that Shelly down the hall stayed late or answered calls when you didn't. It is a sad fact of life, but the moment they flag you as somebody who won't help out after hours, they will start looking for more problems.

Also, if you don't care about brand loyalty, always be looking for better opportunities. Applying for jobs isn't too hard, and you can usually squeeze pay increases from lateral moves every few years if you keep an eye open.

This is coming from somebody in his 30s who is driven.

This is excellent advice

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I'd put a fair effort in on 30k working days if given the chance, completely get where you are coming from though as when I worked in Engineering it was 'Just a Job' and something I had very little interest in, unfortunately with a manual trade where you are working to 0.001 of an inch or 0.01mm you have to be keen to maintain the standards expected & not giving a stuff if you was out by 0.01mm didn't go down too well. Some of the guys had lathes and stuff in their garages as it was their hobby as well, whereas I was waiting with my card in the clock at the end of every shift.

It WAS made worse by employers attitudes towards you though, they didn't care so why should I.

 

[Lowste]

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.

A word of warning the grass isn't greener if you move to what you feel is a better job.
I know, as it happened to me...I still regret the day I left now

 

[chicoazul]

What's a career?

 

[Librarian]

What's a career?

It's what you tell yourself you're doing while you're doing something else, it's great

 

[JayS]

I know it's easier said then done but please try to find something you love to do... ....and then see if you can get someone to pay you to do it.

I did the daily corporate grind after college for 12 years so I (and my wife) could save up and start the company I always wanted. We even defered having kids till our mid thirties so we could save. It was tough but it's paid off. Sometimes you've got to take risks to get what you want.

What are some of the hobbies you mentioned in your first post? Anyway you could turn any of those into a living?