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not letting them define us (was Re: occupations?)
rhys daily wrote:
>work is a fascinating thing - people do it and
>let it define all of them until there is nothing
>left. scary.
true. in fact, in recent conversations (mainly
with bruce lachey), this has come up. so many
times when anyone meets for the first time, a lot
of times the question is asked, "so, what do you
do for a living?" or "where do you work?"
while i don't feel that this is necessarily a bad
"getting to know someone" question, i don't think
we should let it give ourselves first impressions
of people.
about a month ago someone at work asked me why i
got into accounting. i told them that i had
started running out of money for music, and i
figured that this would pay the bills. she said,
"i'd laugh, but i don't think you're kidding."
i was sort of kidding, but really i try not to
define myself by what i do at work. work is really
just a way to afford rent, food, clothing, etc.
it's great if i enjoy it. many times i do not
enjoy it, though. if i didn't have to have money
to survive, trust me- i would not be working.
what i need is a job working for rolling stone, or
something, reviewing new music 40 hours a week.
*that* would be my dream "job."
like a quote out of context,
Dan
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