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January 19, 2005Life: Careers and FREE timeSo my friend is on the phone to me again last night bemoaning the state of his life and career. He is a stockbroker I am an entrepreneur. He gets paid a lot to gamble with other peoples money but has no time to spend it. I have lots of FREE time to enjoy mine. 'Your so FREE' he says! 'What can I do to boost my career so I can get more freedom? Do I need to change careers? Tell me what to do Mark'? "You don’t have a career" I tell him 'you have a JOB and your JOB is your life and this is why you have no FREE time'! "Whattt" he says! 'Of course I have a career. I went to university'! As if this somehow qualifies him :) I reply that I went to a comprehensive school and left with No qualifications at all. He spent years studying and I spent years exploring life. 'No you have a job' I tell him, 'you think you have a career but really you have a job. Now if you were a surgeon say, then I would say you had a career. Career is a term you have been brainwashed with all your life that makes your job more palatable. Some people have careers but most have jobs that they think are careers! You have a job. Whilst you think it's a career and is somehow central and progressive as it's own entity, your more likely to stay put. Once it just becomes a job you wont put up with your bosses BS anymore :) You wont work for FREE after 5 o clock :) In fact horror of horrors you might reach out and do something radical like leave'! He regularly works FREE time you see. It's a disease in the UK this office FREE time work thing BS. It's insidious! "What Mark leaving at 5 o clock again tut tut. We have to get that report out you know". "Taking Lunch again Mark tut tut do you really have to eat? Cant you eat at your desk"? So not only does he not have a career he actually works for FREE because of the hidden office pressure that makes millions stay at their desks when in reality their days hours are done! We have these conversations often my friend and I. These are my suggestions. 1. Dont mistake a job for a career! Some folks have great careers, some folks actually carve a career out of their job, most folks just have the job part! 2. Never work FREE time. Your life is short and your time is valuable. If your boss wants your time, charge it out at a fair rate. Be assured he wont work for FREE when it comes to billing his customers :) FREE time! That's what you give when your retired isnt it? Tea and buscuits anyone! My Mum gives FREE time in the WRVS and townswomens guild! 2. Dont be a stockbroker :) In fact dont go anywhere near the city if you want anything remotely resembling a life and some FREE time! 3. When you struggle with this concept call me :)
Posted by Mark at January 19, 2005 2:34 PM Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsSo I told my friend, quit your stock broker job and come work as an internet marketeer, bottomfeeding on MLM programs and shifty and ethically questionable ad campaigns. That goes double for all you city suckers with 'jobs'. I mean, why actually do something productive, when you can quasi-scam your way to happiness. People with scruples need not apply. Posted by: CityBoy at January 20, 2005 3:05 PM In answer City Boy I tell him nothing of the sort. He wouldnt listen anyway because he is caught up in the make money live life later trap. Whilst I agree with you that large swathes of internet marketing have a tarnished reputation, we at 15dn have not an MLM in sight or indeed a questionable ad program either. We neither promote MLM or indeed subscribe to any ourselves. We dont just do internet marketing either. Its just a natural consequence of our business, in that we have a range of products and services that then need marketing otherwise noone would hear about them and we would have no customers! Our main area is actually in producing quality design, ranging from print through to web and everything in between. We also make software. Its seems ive touched a raw nerve with you somewhere here? If your a happy city boy working 16 hour days then kudos to you. Most I know are very unhappy including my friend :) Still I like a good debate so fire your best. Mark... Posted by: Mark.. Post a comment |
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