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Saturday, September 14, 2013
[What do you want to do?]
I've been in the workforce for more than five years now. Five years is a relatively long time. I've been thinking about my life and the way it is going, and I'm not entirely satisfied.
I reach home after work at about 7:30pm on most days (unless I have plans). I make it a point not to stay late unless I absolutely have to. Work never ends, and usually there's no real difference between staying back to finish a piece a work versus working on it next morning and sending it out in the afternoon.
Ideally, I should be in bed by 10:30pm in order to get sufficient sleep so I can function properly the next day. I'm seldom in bed by that time. There's always a lot to do. I read the papers, surf the Internet for a bit, and need to get some of my own things done. As it is, I already defer most of my personal tasks to the weekends.
So what it is, really, is one big rush. The weekdays are "sold" to the company. After five days at the office, I sometimes ask myself what have I accomplished that really mattered. Things at the office doesn't count. If I die tomorrow, they will find someone to replace me. So really, it's not important. The truth is, because work leaves me so drained and with so little personal time during the weekdays, that I really don't have any time to do what I want to do.
So the question is, whether is this worth it?
Having a stable job that pays a monthly salary is great, but it is likely that one will never truly "get rich" doing this. It's just a job. It's not a passion. Since young, our Asian parents have drummed the concept of a stable 9-5 job into our heads that many of us do not consider doing anything else.
I've come across some people lately with jobs that are not exactly 9-5. They are doing fairly well for themselves, their time is flexible, and I think that might be something I will consider doing, maybe sometime down the road. Maybe never. I don't know.
I think one of the things holding me back is the lack of stability. However, if a good business opportunity or concept/idea came along, I am sure I can overlook the stability factor and go for it.
^^^ by Locksley @ 8:14 PM.
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