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Originally Posted by Mr.C
Sure.
At the other side of the coin, my dad worked for 25 years for one of the world's largest oil companies (not in Canada), and by the time he quit to move to Canada he was done with it. 16-hour days, horrible bosses and insane pressure. He was always very stressed out, could barely enjoy life.
The point is, it's not rosy, but ask your dad if he would have rather taken a paycheck for 20 years, then be thrown out on the street in a layoff because he's too old or expensive for the company to maintain.
It hasn't been easy. I still have a part-time job as a 'fall-back', but my industry is always in high-demand. At this point, you couldn't pay me enough to take a 9-5 job. Sure, I probably work more hours, and I'm certainly not travelling around the world, but it gives me a certain liberty that I enjoy and wouldn't get in a 9-5.
I think that life is too short to be a paycheck zombie for 30 years.
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Who equates having a career with being a pay check zombie?
Having a bs go nowhere job, yes, but many people have amazing careers doing things they love, and get paid a lot of money whilst having loads if security
Different strokes for different folks