I no longer aspire to have a career.

HELLO & thanks for stopping by this here comment section! I felt compelled to clarify that not having a "career" is not the same as not having a job -- I completely understand that the vast majority of people do not have the freedom or ability to survive without work under capitalism. It is precisely because we have to spend so much time working that I advocate for a shift in the way we conceptualize of our identities, self-worth, validation away from labor.

My dad always told me, "...a job is just for making a living. Your family and community will be your reason for living."

I just want to be finanically stable while still having a life.

"A salary is the drug they give you to forget your dreams." -Kevin O'Leary

I lost my job because of illness. This is when I realized how dangerous it is if we base all our self-worth on our productivity. We are worthy as human beings as we are, our worth is not based on our productivity. I had to learn that the hard way.

I want my life’s work to look like this - growing a garden - writing stories - painting - learning ceramics - learning how to cook & bake better - volunteering to help different causes - spending most of my time with family and friends

I spent decades doing a job I absolutely hated because it "paid well". Don't do that, just don't. Now I'm old and sick, my wife's passed away and I spend a lot of time just thinking about the beautiful creative things I was capable of, the things I could have done, my talents and aptitudes. I thought I was successful. I was wrong. I'm not saying this to be pitied. I'm saying it to serve as a warning beacon. I'm saying it to act as an existential lighthouse. This shore is littered with shipwrecks. Steer clear. Find other ways.

I admire people who: 1. Do things because they want to, and for no other reason 2. Love to see other people doing well

"It actually concerns me to do one thing for 40 years". Perfectly said.

I often feel inadequate for being so "unambitious" when it comes to careers, but I have to remind myself that you can be ambitious in your relationships, your non-monetized skills, your whatever!!

remember folks.... a company will replace you in a few weeks if something happens to you, your family and friends will never be able to

A career is not who a person is and I think people are just getting sick of working so hard for little to no gain sometimes. It gets frustrating and all I want to do is enjoy my life for a change.

when i was little people asked me "what i wanted to be when i grew up". i literally thought it was absurd that anyone would think i could actually dream of working

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" "An honest, brave, compassionate human being." "No... I mean, how do you want to sell your labor?"

The hamster wheel looks like a career ladder only from the inside.

YES!!!!!! WHY aren’t we allowed to “job hop” to EXPLORE and LEARN and be a WELL-ROUNDED, OPEN-MINDED PERSON?!?!?!?! I never got that!!!!!!! If you want to only do one thing then HECK YES!!!!!!!! GO YOU!!!!!! But why is EVERYONE EXPECTED to do this instead of truly enjoying the world and life they live?!

This resonates with me. I was told my whole life to get a job already. But I did it my way. I was able to get my Bachelor's degree, get married, have 3 kids, be a stay at home mom for 12 years, work part time while homeschooling, cloth diaper, have a garden, take my kids to all the cool places in NYC (where we live), and now I'm back in college pursuing something new. I'm happy.

I will just leave this here: "a man has two lifes. The second one begins when he realizes he has just one."

The idea of a 40 year career made me so depressed after I finished school, only when I realized I can do whatever I want I don’t have to conform to a system I felt free.

"Work is what you can get paid to do because nobody wants to do it." Alan Watts I'm 30 years old with a well paying, established job in manufacturing, and while many people think my job is so great and this is where I should want to be, I've learned that the perspective, especially in America, of the "value of hard work" is horribly misguided. Notice, the people who tell you to work hard and hard work is good for you and that should be your goal, they either have other people doing the hard work for them, or they've worked their life away, and look how broken down they are. Don't work your life away.