Bro people literally play video games for a living and a ton of them have come forward about not being able to enjoy games anymore because all they think about is āwould this make good contentā āwould this game sellā āis this marketableā etc. Lifetime gamers. Work is work. Think of all the writers who have said they canāt read for fun anymore. The directors who canāt watch movies without noting what they wouldāve done. Retired athletes that donāt have fun doing their sport anymore. Grow up.
Well if itās any consolation for the pessimistic, if someoneās able to make a profit from there craft thereās bound to be someone out there whose simply able to enjoy their own business.
Donāt get me wrong, I love writing and art and thatās what I do, hopefully to turn into my career and not have a side job, but doing art professionally and trying to finish a book to get published have absolutely changed the way I think about it. Doing it for work and for leisure absolutely feels different. Iām honored that people are willing to pay for my art but itās still work. A commission is usually not something I wouldāve done without the person paying me. Itās never as fun as when I do it just cause I want to and I genuinely cant enjoy reading or watching things as much as I used to without thinking about writing mistakes, cliches used, poorly executed exposition in scripts. I sit there through the book, show, or movie guessing most of whatās gonna happen cause itās what I wouldāve written and catching onto things meant to be more subtle cause I know how you hide them in the book or script.
Iām not saying they hate their medium because it became their job, but it is never the same activity as it was before you were paid for it. That was what I was trying to convey
As someone that lost approx. 30% of salary to do a new job, I do less money, but I am happier and I have less anxiety. Money isn't everything. Sure you need to do enough to have a decent life and eat well, but you make some sacrifice and it become natural with time
theyre probably being paid enough itās just simply not as well-paying of a job. for example going from computer scientist to child care is a huge step down in pay fields but you might feel better doing it because you hated your job before and enjoy children
Nowadays most jobs aren't paid well, so it's not wise to step down any amount to pursue some interest, especially teaching, an increasingly thankless job.
i think if you hate your job and itās making you depressed and wonder why you even get up in the morning, you should absolutely change jobs IF you have the means. itās not worth being miserable
Yeah but at that point you can make that decision. The point originally was leaving a higher paying job for a potentially more fulfilling one, which is honestly crazy in today's world and really bad advice. Keep the higher pay and fund a hobby outside of work.
27 USD to 17 USD, perhaps 27 was my top salary at the moment and 17 was the first step in the salary chart. In approx 10 years I will reach the 27 USD.
In my area 27/h USD is a good salary and 17 is decent
Yeah but we made a budget and my girlfriend have a good salary, so we changed some things to help. I went back to school, so when I finished we put a year on the side to pile a cashdown. We bought a house last year, we got 2 children. We are not rich but we can live well. I am a little limited in my english so I can't explain with the right words, but we had like 4 rough years while I was back at school. I dropped more than 30% at the start but right now it's approx. 30% less. But in construction I was too anxious, I wasn't happy with all the hours. I regret nothing.
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u/8lbmaul May 06 '22
Poor lady putting her heart and soul into a job that most likely pays 14 an hour.