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It has now become the norm in our society for people to complain about their work. At the end of a working day, they pour their hearts out to friends and family. That is quite normal. That's the way it's supposed to be. C'est la vie. There is simply no other way. That's why it's called work, after all, they tell themselves.<\/p>\n
What happened to our childhood dreams where we wanted to turn what we enjoyed into a career? We just started a job at some point and stuck to it, even if we can't stand the work.<\/p>\n
Sunday evening is spoiled because we already think of Monday with dread. Then we literally count the seconds until closing time.<\/p>\n
Let's take a look at how this could have happened. Then let's see what we can change.<\/p>\n
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The typical life of the majority of people looks something like this:<\/p>\n
You're born, you're the centre of your little universe, you learn to use your limbs and everyone keeps telling you how cute you are. Then you go to school, make friends, play sports and start to take an interest in the opposite sex.<\/p>\n
That's about when the questions start.<\/p>\n
\"What do you want to be when you grow up?\"<\/p>\n
\"Where do you want to study?\"<\/p>\n
\"What's your major going to be?\"<\/p>\n
At this point, you might actually have something like a favourite subject, but you're probably picking a nice-sounding profession just to avoid the intrusive questions of adults.<\/p>\n
But even that doesn't silence them, because they absolutely have to give you their advice now.<\/p>\n
\"Make sure you get your diploma.\"<\/p>\n
\"If you want to be successful, you have to study.\"<\/p>\n
\"With a diploma, you get a well-paid job and people respect you.\"<\/p>\n
If everyone keeps telling you that, or you can't think of a better solution, you'll automatically take this path. You go to university and choose a major that seems 'safe' to you, thinking you can change your mind later.<\/p>\n
Some study law because their parents told them that this is the right path.<\/p>\n
Some study computer science because it's \"in\" at the moment.<\/p>\n
Some study business administration because it's foolproof.<\/p>\n
Most simply study the subject they think suits them best, after all, they can always...become...teachers...if need be.<\/p>\n
When you've finished your studies, you start reaping what you've sown. You studied business administration, so you have no choice but to look for a job at the bank. Because now it's too late to start something else, you've missed the boat.<\/p>\n
After a short time, your job already gets on your nerves, because you didn't actually want to work in the bank. You didn't really choose it yourself. But you already have a few loans, so you can't afford to take time off.<\/p>\n
You only wanted a well-paid post, but the search for the good earnings has made you a slave.<\/p>\n
This is also where post-university disillusionment sets in, when you feel betrayed by your advisors (parents, teachers, etc.). You may have a full wallet, but you are not satisfied.<\/p>\n
Our education system is outdated. It no longer fits our mentality. Universities pride themselves on not offering courses that help you in real life. And most students later admit that they could apply very little of what they learned in life.<\/p>\n
I'm not saying it's bad to study if it's what you really want and it brings you closer to your dream job.<\/p>\n
Strictly speaking, it is not the education system that is outdated, but our social conditioning.<\/p>\n
How can this be changed?<\/p>\n
In an ideal world, the companies that hire you would find that more than 80% of the employees hate their jobs, resulting in lost time, money and unproductivity. They would hire only the ideal people for the ideal jobs and make them like working there.<\/p>\n
However, this is impossible because we do not live in the ideal world. Our world is changing too fast, so the system cannot adapt quickly enough.<\/p>\n
You can blame the education system to some extent for the fact that you are unhappy.<\/p>\n
You can blame your parents for pushing you in this direction.<\/p>\n
You can blame the economic situation of your country.<\/p>\n
You can even denounce capitalism itself.<\/p>\n
The fact is, however, that YOU yourself have put yourself in this position. YOU chose this path. You were just too young to know that.<\/p>\n
The problem is that we are taught to think and live in conformity. We fit in. We are not allowed to think differently from the rest of society.<\/p>\n
So what do you do now?<\/p>\n
You have two options: you keep your job and hope that you will get used to it by the time you retire.<\/p>\n
Or you make the decision to change your life.<\/p>\n
The only catch is that you have to do it alone. No one can show you which path is right for you. You have to look deep inside yourself and find out what you really want. What makes you happy, what are your dreams? The conventional system has failed you, it's time to build your own system.<\/p>\n
The first step is to think for yourself. Question everything, question the norm. Look inside yourself. Take a path that you want to take, no matter what others say.<\/p>\n
At first, this path you choose will seem to run in serpentine lines. Like when you were a child, when you made your first attempts at walking. Especially to those around you, it will look like that. But look at the path from a sufficient distance and you will see that it inevitably leads to a destination.<\/p>\n
It could also be that your personal ideal path leads you to university and you want to study business. If that's what you enjoy, that's good.<\/p>\n
Always remember:<\/p>\n
There is nothing wrong with going to university.<\/p>\n
There is nothing wrong with not going to university.<\/p>\n
There's nothing wrong with fighting your own way straight out of school.<\/p>\n
It all depends on what you want, what you believe in, what you think is important to you, etc.<\/p>\n
Most people give up and stick to their hated jobs. They tell themselves there is nothing they can do about it to feel a little better. But with all the time a job takes up in our lives, a big part of your life becomes torture. And last but not least, your health suffers too.<\/p>\n
Self-realisation and the ability to think for yourself is the best investment you can ever make. If you don't know where to start, get books on the subject or, if necessary, see a therapist to help you look inside yourself. Always remember that you have to live your life yourself, what business is it of anyone else how I live it?<\/p>\n
The most important thing on your path is never to conform to other people's idea of your life.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mittlerweile ist es zur Norm in unserer Gesellschaft geworden, dass sich Menschen \u00fcber ihre Arbeit beklagen. Am Ende eines Arbeitstages sch\u00fctten sie bei Freunden und Familie ihr Herz aus. Das ist ganz normal. So soll es sein. C’est la vie. Es gibt einfach keinen anderen Weg. Deshalb hei\u00dft es schlie\u00dflich Arbeit, sagt man sich. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_id":["39"],"_fgj2wp_old_id":["18"],"rank_math_focus_keyword":["ich hasse meinen job","ich hasse meinen job"],"rank_math_analytic_object_id":["3460"],"_trp_automatically_translated_slug_en_GB":["i-hate-my-job"],"rank_math_internal_links_processed":["1"]},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bildung-und-karriere","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}