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They aren’t empty, but no one regrets that they didn’t contribute more shareholder value on their deathbed.
Depends how much pride you take in the work. Dont think it’s empty, but it’s definitely second to wife/family/the rest of your life
Any achievement can be meaningful or worthless depending on your perspective, but that perspective only "matters" if you've actually achieved it. You'll never know for yourself unless you achieve them all.
Really depends, some promotions are so political and other coworkers might get screwed in the process. At least where I'm at right now, that's how it is. Most people don't stay anyway because we pay significantly below market and a lot of invisible red tape that you don't see until you stay here for at least a year.
All the coworkers I'm close with also appear to have more personal goals they're interested in achieving in their lives and this job is what it is, just a job.
Read Ecclesiastes
Great take
Nothing from what you listed matters, so none of it will bring you any satisfaction or fill any void you may have. The only thing that matters is doing work that you love, like, have some genuine interest (interest in the actual work, not what it gets you) or desire to master.
Main problem with seeking career satisfaction goals for most people is that they do it at the exclusion of other important things in life
Let's start with first principles -- what are the things that bring lasting contentment & joy? Family / friends / faith / meaningful work (intellectually stimulating, financial rewarding, etc)
Career goals can be tied to the 4th element above -- but where it really screws people up is when they ignore the first three things. The truth is, a good life means having all of those things functioning at a moderate-high level -- massive success in one CANNOT offset a gaping hole in another
Step back and ask where you are at in these 4 dimensions -- that will help you work backwards in terms of what you need to do
Agreed. And depends on if you like the job too. Drive, the book by dan pink: autonomy, pursuit of mastery, and purpose. That describes my role, so it works for me. But yeah, balanced w health, family, and friendship.
So your mileage may vary. Speaking for myself, the answer is that it’s been worth it.
Yes. Everything but comp is meaningless.
the achievement is meaningless
the path to said achievement is loaded with meaning, provided it's oriented properly
well said actually, brofessor
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