Double standard in “look at others”

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?

Parents
  • If you're happy in your job then that's great and really all that counts as it's your job, not theirs.

    Annoying my dad always says  "so and so they got a good job", but I wonder what he means ? who says it 's good ?, why is it good?, is my job not good ? 

    I do enjoy my work but aspects can be difficult and workload/deadlines can be a bit much at times, but I WFH mostly and don't have to manage any staff, both suit me well: I certainly don't want to go any higher up the org chart and have done this level throughout my career, which has probably resulted in sometimes being in roles that weren't a real push and salary sometimes dipping when I moved (I moved a few times - rather than fight my corner)

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  • If you're happy in your job then that's great and really all that counts as it's your job, not theirs.

    Annoying my dad always says  "so and so they got a good job", but I wonder what he means ? who says it 's good ?, why is it good?, is my job not good ? 

    I do enjoy my work but aspects can be difficult and workload/deadlines can be a bit much at times, but I WFH mostly and don't have to manage any staff, both suit me well: I certainly don't want to go any higher up the org chart and have done this level throughout my career, which has probably resulted in sometimes being in roles that weren't a real push and salary sometimes dipping when I moved (I moved a few times - rather than fight my corner)

Children
  • Yes, I also often hear about someone who got a good job and then I hear I could do that too. I hear, how much money I could earn and how many things I could afford. But I realized I don’t need that much money and constant “flood” of new items.