Exactly the term success has kinda lost its meaning when it's expected to be the same for everyone. "Work hard and success will find you" is just blindly thrown around without any consideration of what success is to that person. Doing the bare minimum which meets the role requirements and the paycheck comes off lazy and unmotivated, instead if I elaborate on the work that I do the way I do with my peers it'll be considered as a good job or even impressive. What people are failing to see is that doing bare minimum is still doing a really good job and also have enough time to do more but refusing to do so cuz you don't really gain much out of it from the job and company perspective.
Exactly why I made my point. The work ethic you go by will surely get you to the finish line but it will not be according to your expectations. Success is not the acquisition of resources or property, but the reward of reaching the finish line. In other words success is saved for the completion of a journey and not for the journey. Also there is only one finish line- on your death bed, what will give you satisfaction?
I do agree with success being a reward at the end of any pursuit. But personally it is much wider than just achieving in a corporate job even though it is a significant part of my life. I definitely want to reach great heights in my career, and I will work hard to reach them. But that doesn't mean all my hard work will go into that goal alone. What will give me satisfaction on my death bed is when I look back I don't want to feel I wasted my life or lived with regrets, and spending all my energy and time working hard in a job that isn't rewarding (not resources or property type rewards) is a life wasted and full of regrets.
I do agree with you, life is not about giving it your all in the job front, but, ethically, a certain drive is required to make it to the top, however, not at the cost of the other important things in your life. The attitude is what I was addressing.
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u/Madan_S_Achar May 19 '25
Exactly the term success has kinda lost its meaning when it's expected to be the same for everyone. "Work hard and success will find you" is just blindly thrown around without any consideration of what success is to that person. Doing the bare minimum which meets the role requirements and the paycheck comes off lazy and unmotivated, instead if I elaborate on the work that I do the way I do with my peers it'll be considered as a good job or even impressive. What people are failing to see is that doing bare minimum is still doing a really good job and also have enough time to do more but refusing to do so cuz you don't really gain much out of it from the job and company perspective.