{"id":821,"date":"2008-08-21T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/21\/would-you-still-work-if-they-didnt-pay-you\/"},"modified":"2019-03-08T05:21:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T13:21:12","slug":"would-you-still-work-if-they-didnt-pay-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/21\/would-you-still-work-if-they-didnt-pay-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Would You Still Work If They Didn’t Pay You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If money wasn\u2019t an issue, would you still do the work you are currently doing?  If the answer is \u201cno\u201d, you should start looking for a new job.<\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s interesting that people would consider it unacceptable to marry and spend your entire life with someone you didn\u2019t love.  Yet, in our culture, these same people think it\u2019s normal to spend your entire life doing a job you hate.  Why is our work life so dysfunctional?<\/p>\n

A Confession<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m in a fairly privileged position to comment on other people\u2019s careers.  First, I\u2019m twenty: without debt, a mortgage or kids.  Second, I\u2019ve been lucky enough to find work I do love, and I\u2019ve been even luckier in being able to earn a small income from it.<\/p>\n

However, despite my fortunate position, I still see many people my age picking careers just for the money.  This is before the pressures of children, debt and an expensive lifestyle force them to continue working jobs they hate.  The criteria for choosing a career seems to be, \u201cWell I don\u2019t hate it, and it pays well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Can you imagine if this was the vows people said on their wedding?  \u201cWell, we don\u2019t hate each other, and it\u2019s better than nothing…\u201d  Not exactly the same statement as \u201cto love and to cherish, ’till death do us part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Work, Death and Taxes?<\/h2>\n

Benjamin Franklin once said, \u201cThere is nothing certain in this world except death and taxes.\u201d  Should we have added \u201cand disliking your job\u201d to this short-list?  Is work just one of life\u2019s inevitabilities that 99% of the population needs to accept?<\/p>\n

Perhaps a century ago, it might have been.  But I think with the explosion of the internet, globalization and more information jobs, we might be one of the first generations of people who don\u2019t need to accept life-draining work since the days when humans switched from the more relaxed hunter-gatherer lifestyle to the extra burden of agriculture.<\/p>\n

Even if finding work that is both emotionally and financially satisfying can be difficult, I think there are many indications it might be getting easier:<\/p>\n

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  • New Jobs<\/strong>.  Many jobs of the jobs that exist today didn\u2019t exist twenty years ago.  Most probably didn\u2019t exist two hundred years ago.  This means more opportunities to find work you enjoy.<\/li>\n
  • Lowered Start-Up Costs<\/strong>.  Even teenagers today can start a business.  The web offers many opportunities for entrepreneurship by stripping the needs for huge capital investments to get started.  Entrepreneurship may not be for everyone, but at least now, it can be available to a lot more people.<\/li>\n
  • Varied Work Environments<\/strong>.  Technology is enabling people to work from home, work freelance and do jobs in ways that weren\u2019t possible before.<\/li>\n
  • Access to Information<\/strong>.  With access to the internet, you can research jobs and types of work you had never heard of before.  I had never heard of anyone running a one-person, online company until a few years ago, now I know dozens of people who do exactly that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/strong> Let\u2019s Be Practical…<\/h2>\n

    People need money to live.  Even if you hate your job, I\u2019d suspect that few people would have the power to quit immediately.  It\u2019s one thing for someone like me to give advice that you should work at what you love.  It\u2019s a completely different reality when you\u2019re looking at bills and debt.<\/p>\n

    But, just because you can\u2019t abandon your career, doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t make plans to change it.  You can educate yourself in your spare time.  Many business efforts can start as hobbies you do for free.  Even within your chosen career you can look to make changes that will improve your work life.<\/p>\n

    The situation is even easier for young people and students who haven\u2019t locked themselves into a lifestyle.  This is the perfect time to experiment with different options to see what type of work satisfies you.  I think with all the variety of work that has come into being in the last few decades, it seems stupid to lock yourself into one option early.  How will you know that\u2019s the best choice for you if you have only experienced one or two choices out of thousands?<\/p>\n

    Treat Work Like a Marriage<\/h2>\n

    Here in North America, most people wouldn\u2019t marry someone they didn\u2019t love.  I think the same attitude needs to form with regards to work.  Don\u2019t marry work you don\u2019t love.<\/p>\n

    I think it\u2019s fine to take jobs to pay the bills.  But unless you can say, \u201cI would do this, even if I didn\u2019t get paid,\u201d I don\u2019t think you should be making a lifelong commitment.  Your goals should always be aimed at either (A) exploring to find satisfying work, or (B) making that work a reality – even if it is difficult to reach.<\/p>\n

    Will some people be unable to find work they love?  Definitely.  But just because some people won\u2019t find another person they want to share their life with, that doesn\u2019t stop most people from trying.<\/p>\n

    I recently had a conversation where I mentioned I wouldn\u2019t be working in the summer.  I had meant I wouldn\u2019t be getting a job, but this person thought I had meant I wasn\u2019t going to continue the website.  All of my associations with the word \u201cwork\u201d had to do with jobs I have had in the past.  As a result, I didn\u2019t even think about what I do here as work.<\/p>\n

    There is a completely different quality to doing work you love.  I suppose it is like the difference between being in a so-so relationship and one where you are completely committed.  Although you can rationalize that it isn\u2019t too bad, that the pay is decent, or even that the benefits are worthwhile, in the end, satisfaction is something you feel, not something you think about.<\/p>\n

    There was a time when people would marry out of convenience, tradition or social pressure.  Here in Canada, I can say that time has definitely passed.  I think maybe it\u2019s time to reconsider our approach to work, and to avoid committing to careers that we only do for the money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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