Don’t be a slave

Jordan Peterson on the dangers of meaningless jobs and the importance of pursuing what is meaningful in work and life.

YouTube comments:

“One day I said ‘I don’t want to follow his stupid rules’ to my boss’s boss speaking about my boss who was also in the room. This guy didn’t even follow his own rules because he knew they were stupid. He was not stupid and I knew that. It was a smart play by him to take me out (fire me) because I had a different way of thinking that didn’t suit his vision. I had enough money in the bank at the time to act naturally like this though.”

Job Security in an Insecure Time

2018. American workers struggle with massive layoffs and the stress of an unknown future.

YouTube comments:

“$70k + Benefits? YOU MAKE ENOUGH MONEY. How can you not survive on that? They expect a job for life where they never have to save or plan or invest or learn any new skills. And they say millenials are entitled?”

“The US needs a union revival. This is disgusting to watch.”

“I you’re making 70 grand a year, you should be saving at least 20 thousand a year, but Americans like to buy their toys and squander their money like there’s no tomorrow. Just do the math: 20 thou/year over 15 years that’s 300 thou, house paid off plus compounded interest. just saying.”

How you get true job security

YouTube comments:

“I always thought after I graduated college and got my first job at corporate I thought finally got a job I could never lose. Boy was I wrong. I’ve seen some of the best coworkers I had get laid off because the company decided the department was no longer needed. You really need to take charge of your personal interests because no one else will.”

“You see, jobs are temporary, they come and they go. Your skills, personality and attitude stay. So smile, take a step forward, and do whatever you love. Thanks Matt! :)”

About his father being laid off from his “safe” desk job: “You can fail at what you don’t want, so why not take a chance on doing what you love?” – Commedian Jim Carrey

Safe is the new risky

Most people are looking for job security. Not understanding that jobs are in the best interest of the company not the employees. Everyone knows about the 40-40-40 Plan, Working 40 hours a week for someone else, For 40 years of your life, to retire off of 40% of what you struggled to live off of. That’s not freedom, its a cycle that needs to be broken.

Should you quit your job?

Should You Quit Your Job? Jordan Peterson talks about how to know when to quit your job and how to actually do what you love.

YouTube comments:

“I’m man enough to admit I cried to this.. I wasted years being a slave to my own fears and blaming everyone else for my own mistakes. I got fired this year from a job I wasn’t happy doing… With that I sold some belongings, got a small loan and started my own business… in just a few short months I’ve gone from earning minimum wage and hating life, to now being able to envision a future where I’m free from the shackles of my own fears of failing.”

“When he said, “The clock is ticking,” it made me think of my job. I’ve been at my current job for about 5 and a half years now and for my 5th year anniversary, I got to choose a free gift from the company from a catalog. I chose a wall clock. It might’ve been because it fell the first time I mounted it, or because it was manufactured defectively, but the clock is screwed. It ticks, but for every tick forward, it does a tick backwards right after. So basically, the hands never move. They just stay right where they are, ticking away. If that isn’t a bloody sign from God that I need to leave my dead-end job at some point then I dont know what is.”