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Double standard in “look at others”

Alien0n3arth

Recently I got a question why I work in a warehouse, when I have such good skills- 3 foreign languages at high levels, photoshop, AutoCAD, ms office, good education etc. then I heard good advice about how I should manage my career and I was told look at this person, look at that person, how they manage it, how they run their own business. “Do something about yourself!” Yeah, I love it. 
But when I answer that not everyone with good language skills or high creativity is doing a good career, there are many people who have unique or special skills but do basic jobs, I was told “don’t look at others”. So how is it… look at others or not? In my case I just chose this job because it does not damage me mentally. It’s often I could say therapeutic for me. I just do my job, I habe a good attention to detail, good memory etc. and I’m hard working and honest person. It’s being valued. But I guess many people just can’t get it. Anyway this kind of double standard really irritates me. Does anyone have similar experience?

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  • I wish I knew what I know now when I was younger....comes to mind to me. I have spent 30+ years at work, mostly building a career as it was expected and also to support the family. I am now asking myself now, knowing what I know whether it would have been better to do do a job that was a better fit and was not so draining/demanding? I was much happier doing more technical based work and not having to manage people for example. I think it is more important to be happy/have your health than fall into the trap of doing what society/other folks expect of you.

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  • I wish I knew what I know now when I was younger....comes to mind to me. I have spent 30+ years at work, mostly building a career as it was expected and also to support the family. I am now asking myself now, knowing what I know whether it would have been better to do do a job that was a better fit and was not so draining/demanding? I was much happier doing more technical based work and not having to manage people for example. I think it is more important to be happy/have your health than fall into the trap of doing what society/other folks expect of you.

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