Here's Why You Want A Really Boring Job - How Money Works
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Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life…
Or maybe you would be better served by a really boring job. I want to try and convince you that what you want instead is a really boring job, a job that doesn’t make you or anybody else excited… a job that nobody would ever dream of.
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My dream job were boring from the start.
That's what I love to do!
In fact, any job can be boring. The more you understand, the more boring it becomes.
That is the truth! Any job can get boring!
Never separate jobs, as they can all be complicated. The complexity makes it boring.
Therefore, it is not worth dividing the work into stylish and the like.
Really not worth it!
That is the truth!
This is what, makes work for work!
I’m honestly surprised that a daily email newsletter is being advertised in 2022. Given I basically only use my email for 2 factor authentication.
@@TheBen9701 why aren't you using something more secure
I hope being a TH-camr is boring enough for you
I would love for some physical labor equivalent perspective to be brought to this topic. I'm in Vegas and I work at a semi truck dealership as a shop foreman. I can tell you I love what I do but I very much work every day of my life... and honestly I couldn't see myself anywhere else at the age of 26
I can say from experience, working a boring job with pleasant staff and management is the best thing ever for your mental health.
Yeeeees! My friends are all so baffled that I've worked the same job for years. But I have a manager I like, my officemates are all so pleasant and nice, the company culture is relaxed and non-hierarchical. I am never contacted outside of office hours. My manager actually seems embarrassed to ask me to do the rare once in 6 months overtime. And I get paid handsomely for overtime and holidays. I'm fine with my boring job that treats me well and lets me live the rest of my life, thank you very much.
No for everyone. I get depressed knowing my work is having no impact.
@@trumptookthevaccine1679 boring work can have an impact, and exciting work can have no impact
@@AllTheArtsy May I ask what do you do?
It really is, you don't essentially take work home with you, there's really no stress when you take time off, you're not constantly stressed you're going to lose your dream job, cause its just a job & there is alot of peace that comes with it just being a job
“Doing what you love” changes when you add the pressure of deadlines, a boss and people you don’t want to talk to lol
Couldn’t have said it better myself
Sometimes having a layer of accountability is a good thing.
Example: I like being a teacher because I like the fact that I HAVE to show up or the kids don’t get essential knowledge, nor will they have someone to look after them.
Sometimes getting started is the tough part, but having a good sense of responsibility is a good motivator. Plus, the job is good once you get into the groove
Thats no longer what you love.
What I love includes not having a boss and not having high pressure deadlines.
Yea basically its passion till it becomes a job. Then it's a job. By having a boring job you can spend a lot of time on other important things
@@BeefIngot it could very well still be what they love doing. Outside pressure can either be encouraging, or it can be crushing. A small and tolerable level of stress is what makes things meaningful. It just comes down to every individual situation.
I'm a musician. The best job I ever had was working customer service for a museum, I just sat there with my friend and we took two hour lunch breaks and no one noticed and my brain was not fried at the end of the day - plenty of time for music and socializing. Now I'm a tenured professor of music at a prestigious university, and I'm overworked, stressed out, and at the end of the day, I just want to go home and watch TH-cam videos like this one.
Hugs. The _most_ boring job I ever had was my first one as an "invoice clerk." Basically, I stuffed envelopes - and that was not fun! However, later I was a Russian translator (a bit of a code name for what I really did for a government agency.) The only perk it really got me was that it sounded very romantic and highfalutin and gained me respect if someone at a party asked what I did. 😂 It was actually hardly more interesting than the years I spent as a long-distance telephone operator, which was seen as a very "working class" job. (It's so unfortunate that those jobs no longer exist; great training, great pay, great union and almost zero stress.)
I was a janator at a gym during highschool and college and worked 4-5 hours a day in the evening just kinda hanging out and moping the floors, doing the windows. Aftere we closed at 10pm, I got in a free 20 min workout, a free shower and sauna in the pool. At 11pm I walked 2 mins down the block to home. Best job ever though little pay ($7.50 an hour back in 2015 in NY). Now I work in a call center in finance as a stock broker placing trades for people. I thought it will be fun because I really loved the stock market when I was younger but after in 2021 getting this job, the dam computer phone won't stop ringing for 14 hours straight! Ya can't stop it after one client hangs up 2 secconds the next one comes in...... Atleast we get health insurance on this one....
Did the extra income not make up for the fact it's more stressful?
@@TheMrplayitsafeNot past a certain amount. It ends up adding stress.
4:45 Looks like the tip was not taken for career choices. “Doing what you love for work, you wont love it forever” i was a music artist and audio engineer once I opened up a studio, i began hating it. The artists that had money to pay for services were mostly terrible, the artists that were great to work with and really talented couldn’t afford the studio time. I got out while I was still young. Now Im in IT. I can still love music and be stressed, annoyed, or tired of it.
"People don't quit jobs. They quit managers." That was an excellent line, and it rings so true for me.
So true! That's why I quit my last job and just retired at 52 and moved to Thailand.
okay...
Teachers who get tired of kids and parents.
People in dangerous/unhealthy jobs.
There are jobs that people definitely quit, even if their manager is good.
A manager I hated quit. I loved it and I did not join him.
Nope. I've quit jobs because of hours, salary and benefits.
The older I get, the more I realize how limited my emotional energy really is. My family deserves that energy, NOT my employer.
This!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Wish I woudl get that job
Totally agree
yeah. Like I'm considering a job and I look at the salary they offer me.... it's the most ever offered to me and very well paid (though taxes takes a big cut and it still isn't enough to be able to afford a mortgage coz housing prices here are ridiculous).... but I'm like yeah I don't know bout that.... coz considering what they ask it's actually kind of low paid. It is a 9-6 job, but I'll have to travel 3-4 hours a day and I also have to do half a study on the side, coz 'quality improvement' as they call it.. yeah don't know bout that, the points I have to get for it doesn't look like quality improvement to me; more like community service. Not to mention all the boring fucking meetings OUTSIDE work time that could have easily been put in a fucking email. So all wrapped up I'd be working 60-70 hours a week... that's not a job, that's a fucking career.
Families love free emotional energy!
Have a boring job but an exciting hobby - that's true happiness.
or both
what about both ?
True happiness is doing a passion as a living, and after your day to be able to pursue other passions.
I'm in medschool, and oh boy it's the best life (for me) . it's such fulfillment to enjoy be able to enjoy most of your awake time, for most of your life. And when I have freetime, i do other passions and hobbies: gaming, music, working out, piano etc.
Medicine is on top of being fascinating and so easy to fall in love with, it's actually useful knowledge. (ex: theorical physics, also fascinating, but it's really abstract).
And to know it will get even better as you graduate: good pay, social and financial status, and most importantly a sense of meaning in life (and duty): being able to make good things and help people and be rewarded for that. Knowing people count on you when you wake up.
Sounds really naive, but when money and passion are no longer a concern, a sense of purpose in life is important fulfillment if not the most important.
But the hard reality is only a few privilege get to spend their day doing their passion, and in their free time other passions. That's why such fields are highly competitive, everyone wants that, not only for money, but because the more important reasons previously mentioned.
@@yulian7435 Too many underachievers today.
@@AFuller2020 It depends on your definition of underachiever, achievement can be on any area including the things that will not really much at the end of your life
A boring job honestly gives you the time, space and opportunity to chase your dreams and achieve your goals. From personal experience i can tell you working a serious job is modern day slavery. they pay you a small amount for doing a significant amount of work and promises you promotion. Best advice make investments and take calculated risks that would guarantee your success .
Understanding personal finances and investing will most likely lead to greater financial independence. By being knowledgeable about money and investing, individuals can make informed decisions about how to save, spend, and invest their money.
Stocks are pretty unstable at the moment, but if you do the right math, you should be just fine. Bloomberg and other finance media have been recording cases of folks gaining over 250k just in a matter of weeks/couple months, so I think there are alot of wealth transfer in this downtime if you know where to look.
The best course of action if you lack market knowledge is to ask a consultant or investing coach for guidance or assistance. Speaking with a consultant helped me stay afloat in the market and grow my portfolio to about 65% since January, even though I know it sounds obvious or generic. I believe that is the most effective way to enter the business at the moment.
who is your advisor please, if you don't mind me asking?
Amber Dawn Brummit is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.
Boring jobs are only good if you get paid well. If you’re not making that much money, that boring job can be absolutely soul-crushing and you will feel like your life is slowly rotting away because you don’t make enough money to do anything fun while saving money too
Hey we don’t need to get so personal now…. I resemble that lol
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I have a boring job and I had an extremely bad life before that. I was disease, starving, and basically tortured. People need to experience more bad things to appreciate their lives more. People in this situation arent really calibrated to know between a good life a bad life. This why some spoil rich kids disgruntled and complained about the smallest things. I am also unbelievably terrified that my life will end up in the same position as before. I know my life can be a billion times worse than it is today and I am thankful I have food in my belly, a roof over my head, good health, and decent people around me.
@@alexlilano1931 where are you from?
My motto has always been "instead of planning for a vacation, create a lifestyle you don't need to take a vacation from". Helped me decide to pick low stress jobs most of my life, and I've noticed for me things have been phenomenally better than for most of my friends
What jobs have you done? I really want a stress-free job!
Could you give us an example
-Seth Godin
This, 100% this. Leave the city, because that's the opposite of a vacation, and relocate to refuge from insanity that is the countryside. Get a stable, boring job. Enjoy the positive interactions and challenges of manageable scale at work. Come home and enjoy your free time. Revel in the ability to go outside and find nature instead of a concrete hellscape. Realize that everyone grinding out 50 hour weeks in the city will never be as rich as you no matter how much money they make.
Because of Covid I now WFH (office has no space for me anymore). I make 80% what I could if I was job hopping, but due to seniority I work, in reality, limited hours. I work out when I want, mow the lawn when I want, etc. WFH IT jobs are a cheat code to life.
I work a desk job for the government. I literally spend all day watching TH-cam and processing a few documents. 10/10 I absolutely love my job
I have a desk job with the federal government. We work at home 4 days a week, with 1 day a week in the office. The work might be "boring," but working at home is awesome. I can sleep in, and not have to worry about dressing up nice and commuting. And on days when I don't have much work to do, I can get away with taking two hour lunches, or doing the laundry.
What field do you work in?
@@digitalmaijiin6236 I don't want to disclose the specific federal agency I work for, but I can tell you that I work in a finance position. The job requires a bachelor's degree in accounting. We don't deal with the public, we basically work by ourselves, with an occasional team meeting. That's why work at home works great for us. Whether we sit by ourselves in our cubicle in the office, or stay at home, it doesn't matter, it has no impact on our work.
Just retired from the military (still on terminal leave). Our civilian force was 90% reason why I retired. Breaking up with the department of defense was the best decision I could have ever made for my mental health.
This would kill me. I still love TH-cam though
Boring job = low stress/low pressure job, so you can have more time and energy to do your hobby or side hustle that you enjoy. Thanks for the insight👍🏻
Exactly. We shouldn't be spending all our time and emergy on just our job
I entered my “dream job” and was miserable. After my 3rd job of that kind didn’t work out, I finally realized that it wasn’t for me. After working other awful jobs with high pay that stressed me out to tears, I’m finally in a job that I don’t hate. It’s low pay, but it’s allowed me to be peaceful, be on my own, and not to be bothered. And that’s what I really needed.
Edit: Thank you for the likes. I never expected my comment to get so much attention! My job recently gave me a raise and I’ve been working some OT, so my money issues have been eased. Sending my best to y’all searching for a job that makes you comfortable both mentally and financially.
Where/what is your new job?
@@jsdhesmith2011 as someone getting a compsci degree i think that sounds freaking AWESOME
It’s a balancing act. I went from a high stress 106k job to a low stress 35k one. I love my 35k job but 4 years later, I’m heading back to the office because the reality is that 35k doesn’t buy you shit these days. I’m angling for a 70-80k role.. trying to split the middle. Good luck with it.
And of course, they don't say what the job is. SMH
Do yall feel sad about not getting paid enough money that you can travel abroad? What should i do?
I’ve always had shitty jobs. I got a “boring” office job a little over a month ago and it was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. I’m making more than ever, I have almost zero stress at work, my boss is wonderful, my coworkers are a joy, and the work, while tedious, is very easy. I’ve also had more energy to do workouts after work and have already lost a few pounds. This honestly IS my dream job. Because it’s helping me live a better life.
What job do you have?
Guys you can't keep posting those kind of comments without telling us what your job is
Yeah, whats your job?
I had the literal exact opposite experience. I had a salaried job at a big bank working admin on a small team, the management was terrible and the pressure was insane. Previously I worked in another office for a small company and while the office culture was good for the most part, they were in financial trouble. Office jobs are not all made equal
Brynn you can't not tell us your job!? We NEED that information! 😭
My daughter, at about 12-13 years old had been doing artwork, both digital and traditional, as a passion for most of her life to that point, and very well i would add. We talked about possible career choices later on, so she can focus on things now to help her later with that career. We suggested art or design since she loves doing it... she told us she absolutely does not want to do anything related to art as a career, because its what she loves to do, and doing it for work would make her hate it... kid really has life figured out.
Your daughter is literally me 15+ years ago. My parents also told me to "use my drawing talent" but I had the feeling that being forced to do as told on a deadline would just make me hate drawing.
Nowadays I'm, after a few weird excursions, ended up doing QA and Test Automation, as well as UI/UX on the side. Luckily I find that very fun as well, though I initially underestimated just how much you need to understand about something to properly test it. Can't know if something is broken if you don't know how it's supposed to work in the first place :)
WOW!!!
@@Rettomus Yeah, one of my friends had gone to art school(racked up the wonderful student loans), loved doing art... he now owns a FedEx delivery area and is quite happy...
Try engineering or chemist. Cool fields with good time off that can help with art as a hobby.
Yeah. That's excactly what I was thinking 10 years ago when I was 16. I am a car guy and love working with cars but I didn't want to be a mechanic. I feared that I would lose the passoin towards cars if I would work with them 40 hours a week. Now I work a boring office job and wrench cars during the weekends. 😁 I have no idea how I managed to come up with a logic like this back then but I'm happy I did.
As someone who just quit their dream job this video sums up everything ive been feeling the last couple months. I moved to LA to pursue filmmaking and realized the industry is super toxic with insane hours. It wasnt something i could enjoy my life doing. Now I’m in the process of looking for that “boring” job. Thank you for the video!
i'm roboticists and despite Data Entry being "boring" the job is monotonous enough that I can watch Big Hero 6 Series while doing it XD. Which is why I'l just do data entry while doing robots in my spare time. Yes I'm a San Fransican BTW XD.
@@mq-r3apz291 i need that job!
@@mq-r3apz291is it work from home? Do you desire WFH?
I worked in an industry I loved for 15 years, and it was soils destroying - the culture was toxic, the management was narcissistic, I was miserable and very broke. Now I have a “boring” admin job at a consulting firm, and I love it - I make enough money to not struggle, my workplace is largely drama free and pleasant, my good attitude is appreciated, and at the end of the day, I go home and live my real life and leave my work at work. I thought a desk job would kill my soul, and I was so wrong.
My god same! I worked in apparels purely. Loved running around and being on my feet. But then I shifted to tech. People are smart, friendly and innovative. Job is hectic at times and desk job but best decision ever!
Working in a job “everyone would love to have” or in a company that is “changing the world” is the corporate equivalent of “being paid in exposure”
“Everyone who has a 9-5 is a sellout. The only free people in America are the homeless or on welfare.” -Jeff Musk Buffett Zuckergates
Only reason I’m going to the risk div of a bulge bracket next month is for the name on my resume. Hoping to grind it out for a while esp while Im juggling law school at night since the office is just a short walk from campus. No need to be sexy, just want lots of cash with as minimal work as possible lmfao.
With that mindset I guess being good looking would get you paid more. It will definitely help.
exactly, you're being paid to get a gold star on your CV - the pay-off comes later
@Selena Reagan REALLY!!! wow - I must give you all my money to run off with
Worked in corporate finance for years with thousands of hours of overtime, on call even when sick and on vacation, still wonder how I survived it. After losing my director position at my 20+ year job during downsizing, took a mid-level admin job at a small college. It was the easiest job I've ever had. Staff showed up 15 minutes late to meetings, gathered in hallways to gossip, took coffee breaks immediately after arriving and leisurely walked the campus to the coffee shop and student union for snacks. Set my start and end time, got all my work done in 6 or fewer hours a day and management considered me productive and very valuable. I was bored to tears daily. But leaving corporate finance and high stress positions with fancy titles was the best thing that ever happened to me.
What degree did you go for ?
I like your name
Took coffee breaks immediately after arriving 😂😂😂
I don't like to be desk monkey
im shocked a person of your profile is not working at a teaching position
I agree 100% with this. I've experienced this first hand - the higher you climb on the corporate ladder, the more stress and anxiety you have to deal with. Even if you get paid more, it's not worth the damage that your mental health takes. You should avoid feeling like your job defines you at all costs.
This video ignores the fact that spending 8 hours/day doing something that crushes your soul with it's meaninglessness is a death by thousand cuts.
I have a boring job and I absolutely love it. My bosses are so lenient. No one wants to apply for this job because it’s either too boring or overwhelming. They can’t keep people. So they treat us so we won’t leave
And what exactly is that job? Or is it too good of a secret?
@@ExNihiloComesNothing guess I did leave that part out. Haha. A water plant operator.
@@Loosie_fur Nice! A good friend of mine works in water treatment and its largely the same.
@@ExNihiloComesNothing high liability. Hard at the beginning. Bit of chemistry, bit of algebra. But once you understand it and how it all works together the easier it gets. The schedule is probably the best part. 3, 12 hour days one week and 4, 12 hour days the next. Mostly sit down job. And you get to use a laboratory! No degree necessary.
@@Loosie_fur mind if I ask what the pay is like and what state? Also is it shift work where there's nights involved or days only?
Just wanted to note that there is actually a phenomenon called "bore out" (caused by too much boredom at work) with the same effects on health as a burn out. So working a repetitive job that feels like it's producing no value has risks too. However, working a boring job doesn't automatically mean that your work doesn't produce value and is not appreciated, so I think it's important to differentiate between "boring" jobs and "soul sucking depressing" jobs and to keep those in mind while searching for a job.
Exactly! Everybody praising boring jobs in the comments really surprised me because you can absolutely “bore out”!
I’d make a suggestion that I use personally, just because I have a boring job in an exciting company. But, I take jobs that I can grow out of. The keyword is grow. I’m young tho’ I guess the mindset is different. If you can’t grow in your field, you’ve potential grown out of what it provides you. You’ve learned how to deal with different kinds of management & employees, a certain work load, you got bored and the job doesn’t interest you anymore, even to where you don’t wanna rely on the stability of it. I always suggest moving with the company. If it has a branch on the opposite side of the world, do the boring job in an exciting part of the world. There’s a lot of solutions to boring out without having to switch a job. A lot of people just don’t see the possibility. That’s only if you actually like your job to at least use as it as a means to an end.
This is when you find a hobby you enjoy so you put in your 9-5 then you have time and money to do something you enjoy doing.
Yes, love this. Im starting a boring job at my dad's company that I'm actually very excited for due to the decent pay and good company culture. What helps make it not meaningless is a) it's for my family, continuing what my dad has built, personal value in it for me and b) it's a flour mill, so it's essential food that everyone in the country needs.
After pursuing passion in my career in my 20s that burn me out, I've revalued what a career means. Excited to try out a more grown up approach to work with more reasonable expectations of fulfillment.
I have a boring repetetive job and it pay a lot😅
But to stay sane i mix the routine and it give me a chance to review if im doing a worse or better
This is fantastic advice. I've always worked for companies nobody has ever heard of in roles that sound extremely boring (internal comms). Yet, I've always had great pay, good benefits, job stability and the jobs are rarely stressful. I've been offered promotions and turned them down because I don't want to introduce unnecessary stress into my work. I'm happy where I am even if I am overqualified for the position. Some people put me down for having a lack of drive, but I know what makes me happy. I would rather know more than I need to know and be a resource than be stressed constantly trying to figure out new things. This video was almost therapeutic for me to watch, haha.
I just retired from being an industrial electrician. I didn't work until the machines broke or were not required. When the machines were not running I was on overtime doing maintenance to avoid breakdowns. The breakdown were high pressure but generally fixed quickly. In between, I read, studied, learned keyboard, practice my golf swing, slept and anything else I could come up with. What a life! And it paid quite well! Trades is where it's at.
I want to send this video to every young person I know. I got my “dream job” and it ate me alive. The hours were horrendous and constantly on weekends. Getting out and going to a boring job was the best thing I ever did. Great vid!
What is your read dream?
can't agree more
Dream jobs are demanding. That comes with the territory. You think Cristiano Ronaldo got to where he is by working only 9 to 5 five days a week and weekends off? He worked his tail off.
A dream job shouldn't feel like a job
@@nimanixo Dream jobs are like dreams- then you wake up. There is no such thing as a dream job. A job is your effort to support others' dreams; conversely, if you are endeavoring to realize your own dream, that isn't a job, it is a quest.
Remember, folks, always stay in a job where you're slightly over-qualified, not the other way around. That way, your company will feel like they really have something valuable in you, and you won't constantly feel the need to over-exert just to meet expectations.
Another tip is to make sure to not work to your full capabilities everyday. If you give 50% everyday then management will praise you for giving 75%, but if you give 100% everyday and then start giving 75% due to stress and burn out you're on the chopping block for under-performing.
It's all about the expectation you create.@@ambiarock590
You should never feel over qualified or under qualified at your job. You should be qualified for your job. Being over qualified has just as many frustrations and struggles as being under qualified. This is not good advice.
Well... I couldn't get a job I applied for because I was told I am overqualified, but they were impressed with how I did during the interview. lol any suggestions? 😂 😅
@@tomassarapas302 True, because when you are become overqualified your income must grow too, and most companies dont do this.
One of the best things that ever happened to me was falling into tech sales, I get to work remotely 100% of the time, I have a manager that is based in a whole other country that I only actually see in person once or twice a year now, and whilst I could probably earn more, and the job can be dull at times, it has a very good effort vs reward ratio with negligible oversight as I’m trusted to do a good job which means I can effectively do my job and if I’m finished at noon then I’m on the golf course.
nice, so what’s your job concretely ? need studies for ? I would sign every day for this kind of professional comfort
Obviously this depends on the right circumstances. As an adult with ADHD, I can tell you that being bored in a full-time job is hell for me. If I'm not motivated in my work, I'm unable to complete my tasks. This causes immense guilt, self esteem issues, and mental health problems. I end up feeling like my life is wasting away.
Just depends on the person and circstances!
Thank you for this comment. Yes, just found out I have ADHD and now I understand why my clerical "low-stress" job has been so stressful for me
This comment deserves so much more likes!! Even if you are an adult without any condition, everyone is different and you should reflect and consider both ways.
Sure, everyone is different but this video is made for the masses. Most people are neurotypical and can handle a boring job.
Same problem here. I did a boring job once and everyday I contemplated jumping in front of a truck out of boredom. I prefer having things to do, thank you.
But you can do so many things outside of the boring job and that's the whole point of having a boring job
I think something that goes unsaid is that "boring work" carries a considerable mental toll on the person. Spending 37-40 hours per week doing mind-numbing tasks with no end in sight (depending on how you define boring) can honestly make some people depressed.
Hey, I'd still take that boring work since my life is already boring.
i agree, if I am not mentally stimukated im going to die, I have a new job now and I make 150 calls a days and it rough
Not working on your skills & being more & more outdated also takes a mental toll... And I wouldn't consider that stable at all...
Really? Want to try being responsible for flights safety in a shift rotation system? I would pay for boring job near home (commuting is a bitch).
Exacccctly. I quit a job doing payroll for a demolition company. Pay was nice but everyday around 2pm my eyes would glaze over and I eventually fell into a depression from feeling like my life was pointless.
"You probably won't love it forever." I love fixing guns. After a couple years of doing it for a major police agency, it was tedious and mundane. So then I opened my own business. And I dealt with customer complaints, unrealistic expectations, supply chain delays, legislative changes and the fact that gun owners are just plain cheap. I was doing my dream job and it was awful. So I got a boring job working as a security guard and I'm actually a lot happier.
This is truly a great point & story. Thanks for elaborating
Sometimes it’s better to do something you already are bored by than to ruin your passion by making it work.
@@LEFT4BASS Those are true words of wisdom to live by.
I use to work security for a middle school. The majority of the time I would literally sit on a chair in the middle of a hallway doing nothing or just making sure kids were heading to class. The hallway I patrolled was usually always quiet since I was very strict with the kids so they wouldn’t mess with me! Kids & even staff would tell me how boring my job was since like I said earlier I did nothing for the most part of the job, but I didn’t mind at all! Not to mention that the school I worked for offered good benefits. Payed vacation, sick days & holidays! It really wasn’t that bad at all!
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing! Especially since I used to have a lot of guns, and you're right I'm kind of cheap. 😄.
My job is super boring and I love it. I work in a small warehouse doing pick and pack, returns and booking in stock. My boss is super lovely. His says that all we do is put stuff in a box and send it out the door your home life is more important.
Are peek time is October to December so it can get super busy but the rest of year I spend a lot of time on my phone just waiting for orders to drop on my screen. Best job in the world!
Y'know, this has to be some of THE most truthful and practical info I've heard in a long time! I've been both labor and management, and have seen both sides of the "exciting" v "boring." "Exciting" ain't all that exciting, because while you might be with the "in crowd," you really don't get to enjoy it much. "Boring" gives you time to breathe and even enjoy yourself when you're NOT working.
I caught the subtle comment about you now being a full time youtuber. Congrats!
Thank you :)
@@HowMoneyWorks love you bro.
@@HowMoneyWorks Seriously, congrats. Great channel :)
@@HowMoneyWorks ayy congrats! I heard you were in banking, must be good to get out of there. But then, it's usually a boring job so maybe you liked it.
@@Bakaboomb Hah. Banking was anything but boring. Super stressful and I'm glad I left
As someone who moved from a "interesting" to a boring job I cannot agree more, now having work life balance, absolutely no drama in my usual day and a much higher paid job, not bad in my book
Yup, made a similar move a year ago. Especially when starting a family this is helpful. I have no more work travel for a couple of days, better insurances and 20% increase in pay for less working hours and a lot less stress. More time for the family and hobbies and even develop a side hustle if I wanted to
@@giantpedro agreed, my side hustle has benefitted greatly from the change
Do you mind mentioning what your role was and is now?
@@wokeclub1844 it was from a KAM role to a risk engineer position in an insurance company on paper it was a lower position
I can totally agree. Less stress, more life balance, more time for side hustle.
I appreciated the insights into the realities of pursuing "exciting" jobs and the sacrifices that often come with them. It's refreshing to see someone challenge the conventional wisdom about finding passion in work.
I went from a fast paced sysadmin job packed with projects, meetings, etc to a job thats glorified help desk. Despite the minor paycut, its actually much better for my mental health and relationship with my kids. Ill worry about making more with a better job when they are a bit older. Im enjoying the boring job for now.
Wow, 58-year-old here and I can totally agree with you. I'm a data analyst and have been since I graduated from college around the time of the dinasoure, got a boring job, rode the tech wave, did not EVER want to be a C-suite person, socked my money away in stocks, real estate, and 401k, had a family, worked only 40 hours a week, took cool vacations and now I'm retiring early super happy and fulfilled. My job was just that, a job. My life was what I made of it.
How much you make? I think that’s a path I would like is something in data but in tech
I've been busting my ass for months to be a data analyst, thanks for making me a bit more excited about it
Debbieee.. you are the best person i could get my answer from... Why is everyone crying in the last 12 months that there is a new field called data analysis and it's the next big opportunity... All universities have started courses on it in some format or other ?
You been one for so long already!!
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@@thelayman6189 Ya, it cracks me up when I see the "new" field of "big data" 🤣Data has always been collected and it was always the job of a data analyst to report on that data. But back in my day they called us "Report writers" because that is what a data analyst produce.
I'm slowing down now so this year I'll make only about $120k
10000% agreed with this entire video. I'm a graphic designer and used to work in Fashion/Entertainment. My work was on some really major platforms which was exciting in the moment, but looking back, it wasn't worth all of the blood sweat and tears. Now I work in Real Estate/Tech for a lesser known company. Not only is the money way better, but the job is also way easier. I work significantly less hours, have a more than ideal work life balance, and I have so much extra time to breathe and do what I want from any location and I am never stressed. The work itself is not terribly creative and there isn't that much creative freedom but I learned the hard way that you should never look to a job to get creative fulfillment. Your full-time job should serve as a "part-time" job in the grand scheme, and living your life should be your full-time job.
Well said.
Very well said !
"Your full-time job should serve as a "part-time" job in the grand scheme, and living your life should be your full-time job."
Now that's a pretty memorable last line, ones corporate overlords would hate , and I one that I love. Very well said!
Wow!!
Thank you Sarah! This idea is eye-opening to a fresher like me.
I wish i learnt most of these principles about seven years ago. A lot of people have been trapped strongly in the matrix-- Go to school, get a job, and then slave your whole life. Many miss out on life-changing information that could have great effect on their finances. I played with the stock market sometime in 2020, and I was surprised at how well it turned out. I want to put in $90k more into the market. I heard people are making really great returns despite the downturn. Any recommendations?
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@@RobertCooper03 How can one find a verifiable financial planner? I would not mind looking up the professional that helped you. I will be retiring in two years and I might need some management on my much larger portfolio. Don't want to take any chances.
@@RobertCooper03 Thank you for this tip. It was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on her before scheduling a phone call with her. She seems proficient considering her resume.
@@Pamela.jess.245 A mistake in my opinion. If Julie Anne Hoover were any good, she wouldn't have to pay for bots to advertise her on TH-cam comments boards.
@@kingbolo4579 I think they're both bots lol
I recently just started an IT support job and it’s all that I love. It’s fixing routers, making sure inventory’s good, making sure that computers run smoothly. It’s by all accounts a boring job, nothing too wild, but I love it because it lets me have the freedom of finding solutions to issues my way and the work itself is just fun for me. So yeah I agree, a boring job is definitely much more fun and nicer than a more active job
I have a boring job and I would say when you calculate the amount of time and stress I input I feel extremely overpaid for what I do and actually feel discouraged to pursue more challenging jobs because the salary premium is no longer worth it. Boring jobs allow me to allocate time to myself. I read a lot of books during my downtime which helps me improve myself. I’m literally feeling like I’m in semi retirement mode.
Perfect Equilibrium.
Whats your job?
@@younge2386 yeah what's the job
Yeah whats your job
It's a secret job maybe he sells coke
I love my boring job. I’m a nurse and I work from home reviewing insurance claims. I remember I used to feel bad because all these nurses were going for their masters as a nurse practitioner. They would brag about it and the pay they would get. Fast forward 10 yrs later and many of them are burned out, stressed and want out. I get my time off when I want it, log off when I’m done and the company I work for is great and laid back. I love that you did a video on this. Nothing wrong with having a boring job.
200% agree with you: as nurse working in hospital, i have never seen so much so much drama,complaints and bow to superiors (not even in the army there is such level of obedience).
Totally would love that kind of job. I worked in a hospital at the bedside for 14 years and was more than done with it when I quit.
That's awesome what company
@@emilypolite5851 I’m with Centers of Medicare and Medicaid.
How did you get into that job?!
This video makes some very good points. I’ve experienced this dynamic personally. Thanks for the thoughtful content.
Man, I have no words to describe my reaction to your video! AMAZING POINT! Thank you for all the thoughts you've shared!
The main goal is to have time to take care of myself, having peace of mind and earning enough so I can have my basic needs covered. The older you get, the less you care about status. You just wanna be left in peace, enjoy a hobby, be with friends and don't have to deal with toxic people on a daily basis.
TRUTH!!
love this comment mate
The real ambition, non of this hustle stuff. These rich people are miserable. I'm happy to be well off and chill af, that's real wealth.
Who says you have to be older to want that?
I’m an Sr. IT Auditor for a large bank, I can honestly say I never nor hear any child wanting to be an auditor when they grow; especially throughout my entire life and college career. Add it all up, it’s quite easily the best paying profession in terms of how much effort I put into for the amount I make. I may only actually put in 20 hours of work on average and 40 hours 2 months out of the year. And I get paid six figures, to then focus on my other side ventures outside of work. Kids it’s economics 101 pick a profession that has less supply and high demand and people will pay and spoil you.
Edit: wow... didn't think my comment would blow up this much. I'll try to answer everyone's questions as best. Thanks again. FYI: I did start at the Big 4 accounting firms, so that definitely did help in case was wondering.
How to become one then?
I thought front end devs had it easy for their pay. How did you become an IT Auditor?
thats why i went into accounting. just dont go to big 4 kids
@@RAFAELFALA Software engineers in general do. I work from home, my job takes maybe 10 hours a week and pays around $150k. Just stay away from FAANG, they may pay you better but they'll work you like a dog.
@@elmateo77 10hrs a week is crazy. Which industry do you work on?
You guys get it. As an ex Strategic Fund Director, I later took on a flexible night gig that allowed me to work on a desk, building my investment strategy and able to grab a few hours sleep many times comfortably, while enjoying prestigious amenities. And still had the flexibility to only work when I want and travel whenever 😆
Thats why i love being a delivery driver for seed farms. You drive a lot, you dont have a lot of customers (only resellers) and you get to hear music all day long without a boss on your shoulders...
I'm a chemical engineer and I worked a boring job in office for a short time and then voluntarily changed to an exciting job that basically involved lots of travel, constant high attention work with highly toxic and explosive chemicals (minor error could lead to death or serious injuries). In the start I really enjoyed it however after five years and starting a family I noticed that I have a terrible mental fatigue, constant anxiety and stress related tremor. Recently I left and started a boring job, an advice I always give when someone tells me they need more excitement...no, no you don't
Great seeing a reply from a fellow engineer. Was pondering about taking on a more exciting opportunity from being in a good paying, boring job but this has got me really thinking💯
Somebody has to do the jobs that actually matter though, you know the jobs that create stress, anxiety...we can see the effects on society of people running away from fields that require detail, responsibility, and sacrifice but make the world a better place. Eventually without people building, growing food, and managing our complex systems everybody will be subject to crippling stress and anxiety of hunger, violence, and crumbling infrastructure. The robots aren't ready yet.
That’s good you have that experience though I’m sure there’s a “boring desk job” that pays well and requires some chemical engineering experience.
dang... Thanks for your input this actually got me thinkin
If they need more excitement In Their life, try a dog 😂
I just went from an exciting job to a boring job this month and not only do I get paid more but the job is so chill that I am still getting use to it. I was told to RELAX so many times from my co workers and I didn’t realize I was going over and beyond and on edge afraid I wasn’t being “productive”. Two weeks in and I have finally chilled out lol. I was so use to being yelled at for being too slow, having deadlines to meet, the fast paced environment and being verbally abused that with my new job I seemed unhinged. It’s been a whirlpool of emotions and crazily I was thinking of staying long term here. I felt bad that I liked it here because it’s a 180 spin on what I was doing before. Since I’m not doing a world changing job anymore I felt useless for a while but I’ve been happier here. I have more time for myself and doing things I love. I’ve noticed I smile more and started joking around again. 😁
I really like your comment and that you found something that makes you happy, but I have to mention that a 360 degree spin would end up the same place where you started, I hope this is not the case ;)
180° turn not a 360° spin (which would put you the exact position you began in).
My bad meant 180 spin lol thanks!
What's the boring job? What's the role?
what job did you have before?
I had a job I loved for 10 years, cocktail bartender, however that love quickly turned sour as I missed holidays and had no time to do pretty much anything outside of work, nevermind the impact it had on relationships and my body (currently dealing with a herniated disc and tricep atrophy because of it).
Now working as a web developer in a job with great work-life balance and better pay, is it more boring ? Yes, but I wouldn't go back unless I had to.
Can approve this. Did an apprenticeship as administrative administrator at a hospital and have been in the invoicing department for 1,5 years now after the apprenticeship. People are very chill but the work can be boring as hell at times. Things are not as modern as I'd like them to be. Some programs are pretty slow and it feels like they employ pretty much anybody that walks in the door. But still no stress, no drama, no corporate ladder. We get to work hybrid remotely. Only thinking of leaving to do such a job fully remote.
what degree do you need to get a job like that?
I agree. I've never bought into the idea that work should be your "passion". A job should be just something that brings in money while you spend your time on better stuff.
A boring job that pays well enough to live and gives me time to do fun stuff with my free time is all I need.
Of course, most jobs don't pay a living wage, which is where the problem lies.
Had minimum wage kept up with productivity (due to advancing knowledge and technology), it would be ~$25/hr right now. All jobs can and need to pay a living wage right now
@@ambiarock590couldn't agree more.
If your job is your passion you won. If your job is boring but not bad, you didn't win but didn't lose either.
My experience was the opposite. All the adventure in my life was paid for by my employers, and what adventures they were! I understand that a lot of people want jobs that are predictable and unskilled or semiskilled, but nothing is as satisfying as being a hero.
@@flagmichaeli feel that.
I wholeheartedly agree! Work with what you love and soon you will start to hate it. My job policy is money in the pocket and an environment that doesn't make you crazy or depressive.
Or get a job you like doing, but be careful about hobbies. It’s one thing to love watching the Michigan Wolverines. It’s another thing working on promoting their brand, doing ticket sales. Even though you enjoy the subject you work for, you may not enjoy the job and they will take advantage of you.
That’s why I decided to be a teacher. I enjoy explaining things and helping kids think, even if I’m passionate about my hobbies with football. Coaching would be awesome too. Not every day will be perfect, but I will like the type of work I have to do, and I will feel better about myself, even if it means not working for my dream company or field
@@NorthOfWindsor that’s true, companies prey on people’s passions. Especially in the gamer world and entertainment industry in general.
@@jokerpilled2535 where did I see you before? Kings and Generals?
@@jokerpilled2535 I used to do an internship for a hockey team. They micromanaged like crazy and I didn’t get a dime for it. I grew to even resent the team because I didn’t like the environment. My input never mattered.
Still, though, I don’t think I could do a job I hate, regardless of pay. I’m not in love with the video’s advice. Wasting 40-60 hours every week of your life just so you can enjoy your money at 65 doesn’t suit me. I’d rather get a job that I’m good at, and that allows a great degree of autonomy and that makes me feel fulfilled at the end of the day.
@@NorthOfWindsor I agree, boring jobs are not meant for people who value other things in life than money. I’m willing to take a pay cut if I can at least have freedom to work as I please and be around people with similar interests/beliefs as me. Only thing I won’t tolerate is abusive management or disrespectful co-workers.
If you make your hobby your work, it'll just suck the fun out of it. There are those that loved to bake, they get a job as a baker, and they never bake anything at home anymore because it "feels like work" now. Do something that gets you enough money to be comfortable, and not too stressful. Then find out how to stay there, while enjoying things you like to do outside of work.
Man that insight about managers at a boring company who have been there a long time rings so true, I started my career at a boring making less than a lot of my peers, but this company was filled with people who had been there for decades with little ambition, and I had a bunch of coworkers my age and all of us barely had any workload so we just hung out a lot. But if I did run into any problems my manager and other senior employees had so much insight into our codebase and all the edge cases that they could help me figure things out very quickly. Now I make more but work with people who don't have much clue about the codebase and upper management breaths down their neck demanding constant updates and they pass that pressure on to us, god do I miss my old boring job and my coworkers
"Managers will think to themselves that straight-up verbal abuse is really just a heated disagreement amongst peers who are too passionate about what they do." So true, I have seen this so many times. Every manager I have had in fact. This attitude seems to be very common, and contributes to a lot of the social problems we see.
Also, the simple difference between management being salaried and workers being hourly. People who always go home after 8 hours rarely become middle managers - and because managers are okay with long hours, they tend to see people who aren't as lazy. And treat them "accordingly".
@@Grizabeebles q
Oh I agree, have seen it many times. What the ones in an upper position think is an environment where people can "freely speak their minds", becomes an environment where the ones in the lower positions feel bullied and disrespected.
@@adrianahlz1895 -- I hear that. Because managers have the power to retaliate and hourly staff don't, hourlies are going to always self-censor, meanwhile managers will turn their filters off and act like total jerks.
Nah, I got verbal abuse from one dude who just screamed at everyone (wife, customers) and more verbal abuse from another guy who probably had imposter syndrome and short guy insecurity and eventually got 7/8 experienced employees to leave the group. They were both just dicks.
This video made me feel great about being an actuary for an insurance company that no one's heard of.
Love to see this kind of thinking picking up ground. It means people slowly come to sanity and when they do things change for the better.
I left the corporate world a few years back. Wouldn't go back for the world but everyone asked how could I leave such a well paid, well respected job while I was starting to get ahead. Well it's because I saw what lies ahead and didn't want to be part of it. And it took me years to convince myself it was the right decision, I actually tortured myself for years thinking I was going to miss my life.
Anyway, welcome to everybody hopping on the other side.
Haha as a creative person, I definitely fully agree with this. I work an animation job and I was miserable in it until I got "relegated" to retakes, which is essentially just glorified editing of scenes with mistakes. But when I became a retake animator, my days just got infinitely better. The instructions are clear, you don't have to do any thinking except in rare cases. My favourite retakes are just like, 10 scenes in a row of "move this camera to the left". And best of all, it gave me more time to pursue my personal projects.
Some people say "your job must be so fun" and I'm like "no, not really, and that's how I like it." When my job was "fun" I was paid pennies and expected to do overtime. But the moment my job just became a job, one I could do well, with good coworkers and reasonable expectations, I felt so much better. My pay is better, my life is better. And all my creative juices go into the personal projects I can fund now with said job.
Do you believe in the value of your work?
This. My husband and I work a boring entry level manufacturing job, as an aging millennial, and with the ~$20/hr each income in Kentucky, we afford a house, two cars, a month of vacation, and I spend most of my work day watching videos or playing games on my phone. I'm typing this at work. I actually spend almost no time on social media at home because it's what I do to pass the time at work, and when I go home I can focus on our dogs and my hobbies. And while I absolutely have the potential to do much more difficult jobs that require much more time and attention, I'm in a pretty sweet spot where work causes no stress in my life and the job pays for a lifestyle that most of my fellow millennials feel is beyond their reach.
This goal is attainable.
Kudos to you!
I think this lifestyle is attainable in most places like Kentucky)in the world. The only problem is young people don't want to live in most places in the world, only the biggest most exciting cities where is very unattainable..
@@doingnothingatworkyes because she’s living off someone else’s money (family, inheritance etc )
Smart 🎉
$20 an hour is terrible though lol
This is something I’ve been trying to explain to my parents lately. I’ve been studying to get into game design, but I recently had an internship doing boring web design and it was literally the dream. I’ve been considering swapping from game design to web design entirely honestly.
People in the game industry are heavily exploited and underpaid. Go into web design and web coding. It's pretty clear what the only right choice is: go into web stuff!
I'm a self-employed webdesigner and wouldn't call that boring.😅 I'm mean, it's CALM and perfect for people who love working on their own. :)
I had REALLY boring jobs before.
@@plantifulalexandra Thanks for the insights.😀🤗
@@plantifulalexandrado you do coding or you are use platform kinda Webflow, Wordpress…?
I've experienced this recently, having gone from working in my dream field in the past years, to now working a boring office job in a completely different field. I went from over worked, underpayed, undervalued to a job that is yes less exciting, but I'm paid MUCH better, have great benefits, colleagues, and bosses. Overall I'm way happier and my mental health is so much better. I'm realizing that the environnement in which I work is more important than what I actually do at work.
I’m so glad you discussed the idea of “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”! It has never sat well with me because I enjoy my passions and hobbies precisely because there is no pressure to earn a living from them or excel at them; I can enjoy the activity for the sake of the activity and nothing else. It’s quite freeing.
My job now is boring; I do web development and manage social media for a CPA trade org. I work remotely 35hr/wk, have an awesome manager, there’s a healthy culture that promotes work/life balance and self-care, I make a good wage, and I’m valued and appreciated. It allows me to achieve my financial goals and to pursue my hobbies (gardening, pole dancing, rock climbing, travel, reading, yoga and more!) in my free time. I’m just happy that I can do all the things I love and that my job is pretty chill!
Thats not a boring job though. So many people want to become web devs as their dream job
Pole dancing? O.O
@@Cookiekeks yeah exactly people have varying definition of what they consider as dream job so makes sense
@@Cookiekeks Seriously, she doesn't understand how lucky she is. That is many, many people's idea of a "dream job". 35 hrs a week remote in web dev AND you are appreciated for your work? Come on lol.
@@Cookiekeks Its an annoying job, too much stress and frustration for not getting enough paid (in France). You always have useless meeting , supervising and problems, all the time.
I’m a flight attendant and LOVE planes, but this “dream job” gets incredibly tiring and passengers constantly push my already low bar in humanity
I was a flight attendant for 10 years. Only thing I miss is the flexibility and longer amounts of time off. It really can be a rough job!
I always wanted to work as a flight crew ever since I started traveling on planes.. guess it's not all exciting
@@pikachu-zt9fq Don't get me wrong, it's a nice job and I like it, but it's not for everyone. the amount of endurance and mental strength needed is MASSIVE
@@MandoMonge okay, just like jobs where you are exposed to "entitled" customers and you need to bear with them nevertheless
I’m a flight attendant too and agree:) it’s tough
I watch several TH-cam videos on how to trade in the stock market but haven't made any head start because they are either talking some gibberish or sharing their story of how they made it and I do not want to make mistakes by taking risks in my own hands
@@WilliamEthan00 What is the name of your broker and how do i connect with him or her ?
@@AustinWalker67 Wow that was easy, i found her website and left a message for her . i hope she reply me. thanks.
try CTOLarsson
I haven't worked yet but I've already experienced this from entering university where I realized the thing I found fun is a lot less fun when I have to make homework about it and hit deadlines. Used to have some insane delusional ambitions about what I would do in the future but after that experience all I want now is to graduate, find a simple job that works, and have a lot of time to chill out after that. I'm even considering doing something unrelated to my degree and only using that knowledge to do some fun "spicing up" for example a joke idea we bought up with my brother was to work in a bakery but feel it up with fancy rgb lights and sound equipment and making the world's most over the top bakery lol.
I bring this up to people all the time.
I went to art school and directly out of it I ended up doing a more corporate, boring, full-time job. It wasn't my exact field, but it was close to it, and I actually enjoyed it, but I was definitely bored a lot. After a couple of years I quit, moved, and started working my "passion" job thinking it would be more fulfilling. At first it was, and I was definitely excited to be doing it. Then relatively quickly the late nights, the long hours, the never ending stress of crunch, the job insecurity (freelance), and crazy entitled clients wore on me. I realized that the job and lifestyle just wasn't for me, but I felt bad since I had dropped everything to pursue this passion career of mine - the thing I literally studied in school.
I did that work for about 4 years, and ended up with high blood pressure, depression and an anxiety disorder. I don't regret my decision since it was experience and a life lesson, but it made me realize that I want to do my creative work for myself rather than someone else. I am okay being in a boring corporate job with security/benefits and pursuing my art on my own time.
Exactly my story. Only instead of HBP I had a nervous breakdown and spent 3 months on bed rest. I only create for myself now and love the peace of my desk job. Boring jobs with great management is awesome
Same for me. I was hospitalized earlier this year and decided that I need to look after my health before I get older and it gets worse. I still do art part-time and it's been a lot less stressful since I don't have to worry about money anymore.
Doing something that feels unfulfilling for 40 hours a week is not an aspiration. A boring job is only good if it ridiculously highly paid so you can work less hours a week to have more time to do what you like.
True!
Glad someone said it lol
Yeah it needs to be sufficiently bearable
I think the fine line is not hating your job. If you hate your job there is nothing that can make up for that. However, if your job is bearable but just boring, that isn't nearly as bad. Perhaps boring is not the best word to be using...maybe 'mundane' is a better word. I think to many people want to define their existence by what they do to earn money. There is nothing wrong with mundane work because someone needs to do it for the world to continue to function.
How do you define ridiculously high paid
I work a boring job, and while I'm not in love with it, I still wouldn't trade it for anything. I'll take zero stress over prestige any day.
From my experience, there are two ways to be happy with your job.
- easy and boring BUT your life outside the job is great. Family, friends, community etc
- If you don’t have a life filled with love then then your job is your life. So a more fulfilling and passionate job is required
In the end it’s all about balance. Your job takes up half your life while the other half is taken up by having a life. So they gotta balance eachother out
When I got out of the military, I worked computer help desk at a defense company. Working with computers was definitely my favorite hobby and I figured “Why not make money out of it?” I quickly realized that coming in to work 6-7 days a week, shitty managers, and hectic deadlines sucked and that “Doing what you loved and you’ll never work a day in your life” was a sham lol.
Now I work security for the Army as a civilian and I get 4 days off every other week and overtime when I want it (not forced at all) all while making a little more base salary (not including shift differentials and incentives). I don’t remember the last time my bosses called me in for anything lol.
ah thats scary to hear, im a teen right now not too sure on what career path i want to do. i am going to a trade school for IT next year while also taking college courses but I think i like stuff with computers and i find it a great hobby of mine. but im sure being forced with deadlines and doing a hobby 40 hours a week will quickly turn it from being a hobby. idk what to do with my life lol.
Off taxpayer money POS
The phrase really is a sham and is just to make 90% of people work harder to make the richest even richer. Yes, some do get significantly more payback for working extra hard and overtime...they'll be very loud about it.
@@GovaGaming take it easy. Treat your job just a job. Live your life outside of that job. You need that job to live that life. If you like computers, a computer degree may suit you. It will be harder if you choose something you don’t like.
@@GovaGaming just don’t get a help desk job
This is one thing about TH-cam I feel like people didn't realize has changed over the past few years. It's not a "oh I just upload whatever I want and make money" career anymore. Everyone who's maintaining a successful channel today is constantly (and in some cases hopelessly) fighting against the dreaded algorithm. Back in the day there were only a handful of creators who had a chokehold over the entire youtube sphere. Now there are literally tens of thousands PER sector. While it's still possible to enjoy being a TH-camr and many people do, it's by no means the same promised land of the 2012 days where all you had to do was go "Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode of my Minecraft Let's Play" and boom in comes millions of views. Believe me, I wish it were that simple... 😔 I would give anything to be able to experience the golden age of TH-cam.
Just like how you mentioned in your previous video on the content creator gold rush, now that everyone is trying to become one, the likelihood of success dwindles more and more.
Woah didn't expect to see one of my favorite channels commenting on another of my favorite channels 🤣
These are interesting insights, thank you.
We're still in a golden age. Get it now before it becomes too saturated.
You are correct in saying that you cannot just upload content anymore and guarantee that you will get any views but like with most things in life, change is enviable and things can evolve. With how many people post to TH-cam now you truly do have to show your talent and be as good as the best if you want to make it or at least stand out and connect with an audience. It may be harder to make a rise on TH-cam now but who's to day that is a bad thing.
Reminds me of all the "How to Retire at 35". The secret is always to work in online marketing while convincing yourself, and everyone else, it's not work.
Holy shit. Everything you said after 8 minutes completely clicked with me. My fellow employees and I have faced abuse for years from managers and the company justifies it as "well they're just really passionate about the job".
This is a really interesting viewpoint. I have a boring job that I don't particularly enjoy, but absolutely do not hate. I hate the politics in the office, but that's all. It gives me enough to buy and do things that are fun and still pay my bills.
I have been told my whole life that I ought to work in something where I have to draw because I'm good at it. I always felt that if I did that, I'd get stressed and worn out and come to hate it for exactly the reasons you've stated.
I'm reminded of something I tell people very, very frequently.
"Never do what you love as a job. You will eventually hate what you once loved."
The only people who believe me are the ones who were lucky enough to go through it, and hoho do they understand now.
That is very true. I think there's a misunderstaning among people for what "loving' whatever they are doing is. A lot of people just think that something that is not stressing them out while doing that thing is them 'loving what they do' or doing some mundane repetitive stuff that they're used to the pattern of like an assembly line worker. For others, it may be their passion and things that give them joy on completion for not just completing it but enjoying the whole process. For the latter type, it really can ruin that passion or hobby.
Yup .. lots of people don't realise this, and don't know how the world actually works. Eg. the vets that wanted to work with animals, but just end up putting them to sleep on a daily basis.
Wedding photography and photography in general = hell once it’s for others.
While I live according to your motto (software engineer with plenty of free time making music), I disagree with it.
Do what you love as a job only of you're prepared to sacrifice everything else for it. The more what you love is popular (music making, sports,...) the harder it'll be to make it. You have virtually no successful people in these businesses with work-life balance.
If you are ready to sacrifice all, you're talented, motivated, lucky, and the stars align well.. You get to leave your mark in history with your work. Think great writers, artists, athletes. Some people are practically born to do one thing and it's only fair that they'll pusue it.
For me, financial stability, time with my family, a healthy and active lifestyle and free time to call my own are way more important than whatever achievement, title, or working field. None of those things are worth the hassle, we're only on this planet once
@@pianoplaynight I completely feel you! For me as well, I want something stable in which I can live a simple happy life with my family in the future. I’m a college student, I used to have a huge dream of becoming a filmmaker and changing the world with my stories and whatnot. I was a film major previously. But I realized a few months ago that I do not fit into the industry-I truly don’t like all things glitz and glamour and I hate hollywood. I don’t want any of that, glitz and glamour, as I said, I just want stability and being able to be free to live as I am, living a healthy and active life with my family and dogs etc.
I don’t want to suffer being like all those rising filmmakers and actors working 3 jobs to get a single chance for their story to be made into a movie or whatever. I don’t want to be living in instability.
I’ve changed majors and schools now and am studying pre-law, which I have a passion in and believe it will be a lot more worth it to me. I make little films and videos in my free time and enjoy it a lot as a hobby.
As a tax CPA - i agree! I dont do taxes for the love of it, i do it for the paycheck and that makes it easy it set boundaries. There's also a shortage because no one ~dreams~ of being a tax accountant as a kid. Highly recommend this career ngl
also accounting internships are paid. dont do unpaid labor!
As someone considering going into tax accounting, what's the work/life separation like during the tax season? I've heard some horror stories about abusive workplaces and basically living at the office for four months of the year.
I wonder if that's the same for Credit Analysts. I believe they also need to be CPA certified and I don't think anyone dreams of being a credit analyst lol.
Unpaid work is also much more common in "exciting" companies. If you want a paid internship, work a boring job.
Dude! Sign me up!
Accountants are one of those jobs we’ll always need.
From my experience in the professional world I work and do what i love. I dont agree. Ive been able to grow my skills, be successful and enjoy what i do at the same time. This isnt a brag but I am among the small percentage of college grads that are in the field they majored in. I love it! Its all about balance. Go for what you want in life and get it.
Even if you find yourself being over worked and stressed you find another place to work. There is NO perfect job…but you can get close to it. Mental, spiritual and physical health is very important so make sure you also put yourself first.
Agree to an extent, although I think the term boring is being used loosely…. When your job is so boring/repetitive and mind numbing that all you do is the same simple task over and over and over again when you’re busy, and when you’re quiet you just twiddle your thumbs and stare at the seconds ticking by on the clock…. Makes the day seem like it never ends and it can make you feel incredibly lazy and unsatisfied. The less you do, the less you want to do, a different sort of burned out…. The brain need stimulation, there is a balance to strike
Ify I had a few Ware house jobs and worked at a fast pace and got stuff done a lot faster than everyone and time was still going by super slow. And even if I got everything done very quick it would be just more and more shit to do like it never ended I was never able to pull out my phone or walk around for 10 mins.
A great reason to work a boring job is that if you don’t have to think too hard about what you’re working on, your thoughts get to be your own during the work day. That is, you can think about other things, such as art, solving problems in your life, how to get better at your hobbies, or whatever.
Thats why Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory worked in the Cheese Cake Factory 😂
@@TheRealOnlineAcc RT 🤣🤣🤣💯🤘
this is why you see a lot of comedians and artists working jobs like building maintenance before they transition to their art full time.
Yeah j think about my gaming stuff and strategy more than 90% of the time. Other times I get in my own head and I'm sad haha.
@@JoshDoes if that's what your life consists of at this point I think it's time to do a reevaluation my friend 💯💯🙄🤦
Very interesting! Many years ago, I learned that local radio DJs (a pretty cool job back in the day) was really poorly paid. Even today, radio DJs average around 30k. It's close to minimum wage. The idea is, it's a "cool" job so people were willing to do it for what passed as local fame and apparent prestige. Tons of jobs are like that and this video gets at the deeper reasons why.
its a typical entertainment job where there is a long line of people willing to do it. which is why so many of them are youtubers.
My job sounds boring and requires a long time to explain to people outside of the industry. I'm not a manager and I'm probably making the top 5% of what people who graduated with my degree make.
Yeah well, that might be an average of all DJs but in reality some make less and some make a lot more.
That's partly because a radio can change from amateur in your garage, to college, to national network, or podcasting at all those same different levels and even worldwide...
and partly because the entertainment industry is very much corrupt. Payola, which is the act of paying a DJ serious money in cash in order to get a certain song "spinned" on the radio, is unfortunately quite common.
@@aluisious what you do?
@@aluisious What do you do?
I learnt this with school. My A level years were really really stressful because I was so against doing the boring work of studying, so this year I am taking my A levels, I did the boring schoolwork regularly and now I have minimal stress and ironically, more time to go out and do fun things now.
Started as a cleaner 3 weeks ago. Got promoted to team lead and then dayshift. Got myself worried I wouldnt be able to keep up from how detailed night shift was. Figured out a week in all Im expected to do is mop floors, change garbages and sanatize bathrooms. Half of my shift is me wondering how Im going to look busy, waiting for a mess to be made, or walking around wiping windows and door handles pretending they were dirty. Not high paying. Most of my stress is from hiding the fact I dont do a lot from my bosses (who arent even in the building I clean)
As someone who has been in the jobs market for forty years, I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate the video makers here on a job well done. They are spot-on correct. I would like to add a few more pointers.
You have to decide which master you wish to serve: money? power? status and prestige? personal fulfillment? I suggest good old-fashioned *stability.* There is a definite satisfaction in filling a position that no one else in a given institution is doing or really even wants to do. If you are diligent enough to find that niche and are able to fit it, you have a pretty good chance of staying there without anyone clamoring to take your place. Nor will your employers be looking to get rid of you (unless you really mess up) because then they will have to _replace_ you. And that could prove difficult for the powers-that-be when what they really want is stability, too. Bottom line.
Be the paid equivalent of a paperweight, a doorstop. Because even the most hallowed of halls rely on paperweights and doorstops.
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Well said.
Thanks for this. I’ve held down a boring, decent-paying job for 15 years. I’ve always felt like a loser, but I guess it’s a matter of perspective.
@@Smoove_J As youngsters none of us dreamed of one day growing up to be as stodgy and mundane as we perceived of our parents (I did, anyway). But now that I'm there, I can see why my dad liked where he was at.
@@EmilyGloeggler7984 I appreciate very much what you are saying, and I think you missed the part of my comment where I said "decide which master you wish to serve." If plain, old stability isn't satisfying, then one should choose an endeavor more challenging.
I'm just saying don't underestimate stability. It is a reward of its own ilk, doesn't impede other opportunities in one's personal life, and it is worth pondering and/or trying before dismissing it as "boring."
This is so true! My job is so boring, but I love my boss, work from home, and my stress level is at an all-time low. One of the managers asked if I would be interested in transitioning into something more. Um, no. I'm not a ladder climber. I love to work because I like making money. That's it. My job is not my life. It pays for my life.
I am an editor/proofreader for a company
@@kathrynnielson5689 thanks so much for being one of the only person here giving us an idea of what they do, not just making us dream to then refuse to tell us what's good haha
I’ve been working as a developer for a few years now and this completely sums up the technology industry. The bigger/newer the company, the bigger the layoffs/toxic culture/less boundaries. I now work at a company that’s been around for over 50 years and the sanity I thought I lost has returned full fledged.
This video just came at the right time, and I think Google somehow knew this. I have recently been thinking that maybe I should find an easier and less demanding job, but one that isn't as fun. This would give me more spare time, and also make me focus on what I want in my life that comes up, instead of my job.
The only things you need from a job: the pay is good enough and the working environment is decent
The rest is up to yourselves to live the most out of your life
Dont forget short commute
I've been giving this advice to my now teenaged and young adult kids, and their friends, for years.
"Boring" is also steady, dependable and better for planning and mental health.
Let them chase the exciting i think its part of the process
@@mau345 Yeah, you can appreciate the boring job much more after the exciting job. I joined the military and now 40 hours
a week behind a desk, 9 - 5, sounds like an absolute God send.
5:13 This was my experience every time I have tried pursuing something I love as a career. Once you add in all the structure and “work” things, the fun goes out of it. I love to drive but I made a lousy truck driver. Dealing with the DOT, logbooks, crappy neighborhoods, dirty truck stops, and forced schedules was enough to get me out in under a year.
I work at the VA hospital in my area. It’s a mundane office job with good benefits, steady solid pay, job security, managers and staff that are competent and don’t fight at all, and promotion opportunities.
What I just described is what people are after all the time in work. I got lucky and worked hard and won.
I just went from a stressful high paced job to a boring one and I’m never looking back. I love getting paid 20 an hour to mess around half the day
What kind of job?
@@nerad1994 I went from being a general manager at subway to being a personal shopper at Walmart. I live in the Colorado mountains where it’s hard to find employees so they pay better than most Walmarts
@@goldeegoldfish I’m a manager currently looking for a new job. Had to work 106 hours during the pandemic and now I would welcome a boring job gladly!
@@Christarxo that’s absurd! I would go crazy working that many hours. I say do it! Worth it for the sake of sanity
This video speaks to me as it's been my plan all along to find a "boring" job that's simple but pays the bills. I always wanted to devote as little energy to work as possible to have more energy after work to do the things I want to do like exercise, take a class, or eat out. It's important to separate work from your identify so you're not so consumed by work that you have no life outside of it. Here's to those getting by while still pursuing their passions on the side. Now take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way!
What wonderful insights. This video is quite the revelation! Thank you very much.
I think this is a good message. The number of people who have a "passion" and can make that their career and be happy with it is the exception not the rule. Most of us are going to have jobs that we feel ambivalent towards and that's okay, because work should only be PART of someone's life. People are more than the job they do to survive. Having energy to put towards other (arguably) more important parts of your life like family, friends, and hobbies is important.
Everyone is working a job that's important. People simply choose to not see it, or do not understand it. I think that's the big problem.
I’m 42 years old. I’ve been working since I was 15. My experience has taught me that the biggest factor in my job enjoyment or hatred was the relationships I had with those who worked with me. Some of the crappiest tasks, such as burning shit in a war zone, can be fun if you’re joking about how much it sucks with your buddies.
On the other hand, garbage coworkers can ruin your hobby-turned-job. So what’s the take away from this? I think you rarely have the choice of who you work with. So don’t worry about if you’re gonna enjoy your job or not. If you have a good coworkers it’ll be fun. So the answer is to find a job that pays the most amount of money you can get. If it’s fun, you have money and you’re enjoying your job. If it’s a crappy job, at least you have money. Just my 2cents
That's why I got into trucking. Nobody around me to bother me
Also to add, find a job where the likelihood of good co-workers is higher. I like working with smart people and I have never regretted stretching myself to get into companies with a higher average IQ so that I could enjoy those daily interactions more.
THIS!!! I don’t know how many people who consider themselves to be intelligent, working in “dumb” companies complaining about their “stupid” coworkers. If you’re so smart, go find a better job! That shouldn’t be too hard if you’re as intelligent as you claim, right?
Yup, I figured this out some years ago. It's not so much what you're doing, it's who you're working for that determines whether you like your job. Unfortunately, most companies only care about money and will do whatever it takes to bleed you inside and out to make them their money. So naturally, most jobs suck. Therefore I've made up my mind to just go where the money is until I have enough to say "fuck you".
Woah! This was the best career advice people could have ever asked for. I always believed in this philosophy but wasn’t sure if that was the right mindset. Thanks for reaffirming my belief system. A job is a place to earn money and build connections. Period.
Seems like a waste of 40 hours if you don’t fee your job has any meaning, or wears you out. I know people who work boring jobs then they just drink away when they have any time off.
I agree sometimes your “dream job” isn’t what it seems, but you shouldn’t allow yourself to not feel fulfilled by work. Some people actually like doing spreadsheets, even if it isn’t our dream job.
Yeah, "work with what you love" is not good advice. "Don't work with what you hate" is better.
@@NorthOfWindsor I don't think our jobs should *have* to be the source of meaning in our lives. No problem if they are, but I think it's totally fine if you just use your job as a means to make money for something _else_ in your life that will give you fulfillment/enjoyment.
Blah blah blah just like and subscribe like y'all were told to
what good are connections if your goal was to work for a lazy company that lets you get away with being lazy though? As soon as you interview with your new "connection" - everyone will realize you're piss poor at your job and worked at a joke company?
Amazon is a sweat shop and everyone knows it. But when people interview somewhere and have amazon on your resume its like a masters degree, because they know you can hack it.
"So this is a new position that require quick thinking and dynamic adjustment. Can you describe your last job?
"It was great. 2 hour lunches, boss was never in the office. Work load was light and no one ever checked it. Everything was mostly automated so i ran a report once a day and hung out in the cafeteria the rest of the time."
"Got it. We'll let you know."
I absolutely love and respect how smart this content is.
It has been shown that boredom at work has a similar bad effect as stress.
Office Space also concluded that a blue collar job is preferable to a boring office job with petty bureacratic rules. That's purely a matter of preference of course.
A lot of boring jobs also pay very poorly too. I feel this vid is aimed at white collar workers only.
I used to work at 2 warehouses and it was so damn boring and my bosses were strict which made it worse. Boredom mixed with being told what to do and having someone watching you and on your shoulders every 5 mins can drive u insane. I was also working at a movie theatre with a few friends, even though the pay was trash was the best 5 months of my working life so that isn’t 100% true