I had nearly this exact conversation with my son on the way home tonight. Different details, but the same lesson. The world has abandoned practicality in favor of aesthetics and grift. I have quit several jobs because of the awful short term thinking, some of them good jobs that were the envy of my peers.
I start in the public sector next week, where I get to do things that have a direct impact on thousands of people in the state. I was hired specifically because of my practicality. I sincerely hope this is what I’ve been looking for.
That practicality is going to hit a wall of bureaucracy and what you will find is that when you try to change the system from within, it’s not you who changes the system; it’s the system that will eventually change you.
Source: Was the practical guy. Got buried in bureaucracy and just like that…
I had nearly this exact conversation with my son on the way home tonight. Different details, but the same lesson. The world has abandoned practicality in favor of aesthetics and grift. I have quit several jobs because of the awful short term thinking, some of them good jobs that were the envy of my peers.
I start in the public sector next week, where I get to do things that have a direct impact on thousands of people in the state. I was hired specifically because of my practicality. I sincerely hope this is what I’ve been looking for.
Best of luck.
That practicality is going to hit a wall of bureaucracy and what you will find is that when you try to change the system from within, it’s not you who changes the system; it’s the system that will eventually change you.
Source: Was the practical guy. Got buried in bureaucracy and just like that…