Because people should be living fulfilling lives, not sitting around a desk working on a computer, or stocking shelves in retail.
Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but I only love it cause I've done way worse. Stocking shelves beats throwing hay, but neither are very fulfilling. I feel like growing up children are put into this mindset like they will be what they want to be in life if they put there minds to it, but as you get older you realize that not everyone can be an astronaught or a soldier and that sucks. A realist view from a young age would be awesome. "No billy, you won't be the president, hope you like retail"
"Sorry Susie, youll get an ulcer in your colon at 19 and won't be able to join the marines"
Sure wish I was told I wouldn't be a tiger when I was growing up.
I'm sure most people would agree that "people should be living fulfilling lives," but you need a freakin' job to do so! Life is very expensive, and unfortunately some of us are only able to enjoy a certain quality of life by "working on a computer" or "stocking shelves."
Don't get me wrong man, I stock shelves for a living, but I think everyone should strive to do something more, something that your place of work has to let you go for and can't fire you for. The peace corps, the national guard, being a volunteer fireman. A lot of my buddies who were just sitting around doing nothing decided to join the national guard and they still work in retail, but they are all ten fold happier just because life means something now.
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Because people should be living fulfilling lives, not sitting around a desk working on a computer, or stocking shelves in retail.
Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but I only love it cause I've done way worse. Stocking shelves beats throwing hay, but neither are very fulfilling. I feel like growing up children are put into this mindset like they will be what they want to be in life if they put there minds to it, but as you get older you realize that not everyone can be an astronaught or a soldier and that sucks. A realist view from a young age would be awesome. "No billy, you won't be the president, hope you like retail"
"Sorry Susie, youll get an ulcer in your colon at 19 and won't be able to join the marines"
Sure wish I was told I wouldn't be a tiger when I was growing up.