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Does workplace purpose matter for career & life satisfaction?

Growing up, in school & at home, I often heard, “Get a job you love & you won't have to work a day in your life.” It really seemed like nonsense to me at that time because both my parents had blue collar jobs. I'm sure my mom didn't really LOVE cleaning offices at night & my dad didn't LOVE his marshmallow factory job, but a JOB is a JOB. It puts food on the table & pays the bills. Right? However, as I get older, I'm starting to think that maybe, just maybe, there may be something to this old adage. Does anyone here LOVE their job so much that it doesn't feel like working when they're doing their job? Does it REALLY make that much of a difference in the grand scheme of things? Is your life better because you love what you do? Or is it all…


Growing up, in school & at home, I often heard, “Get a job you love & you won't have to work a day in your life.” It really seemed like nonsense to me at that time because both my parents had blue collar jobs. I'm sure my mom didn't really LOVE cleaning offices at night & my dad didn't LOVE his marshmallow factory job, but a JOB is a JOB. It puts food on the table & pays the bills. Right?

However, as I get older, I'm starting to think that maybe, just maybe, there may be something to this old adage.

Does anyone here LOVE their job so much that it doesn't feel like working when they're doing their job? Does it REALLY make that much of a difference in the grand scheme of things? Is your life better because you love what you do? Or is it all just one BIG scam?

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