Pauline von Hellermann
@pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green  ·  activity timestamp last month
#FollowTheMoney 🧵57/n

This LinkedIn post resonates … wanted to share here just in case there are others who are in this situation too.

Also one reason I hardly ever add to this 🧵any more is that, of course, I am literally trying to #FollowTheMoney, or rather, divert some from somewhere to my bank account😄 #JobSearch #FediHire

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/staggmacey_this-week-a-friend-told-me-theyd-taken-activity-7325917928724336641-LOlX?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAIt0BkBUaNgLl_2JLMYW8cY32uxAbZO8FY&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link

This week, a friend told me they'd taken a job with lower pay and a smaller title. "It's not my dream job," they said. "But I need the money." My heart ached for him. The last two years have been the hardest l've seen in 30 years of watching the job market. Talented people who once had their pick of opportunities are taking lower salaries/titles because they don't have any choice. This in a world that's full of "Find your purpose." And "Do work that lights you up every damn day." F**k purpose for a minute. There's no shame in taking the job that feeds your family. There's no shame in staying in an industry you don't love if it keeps the lights on. Some of us are just trying to get through the month. And that's okay. This season won't last forever. I used to believe I had to "love what I do" every day. That if I wasn't perfectly aligned with my highest values, I was failing. What a load of privileged bullshit.
This week, a friend told me they'd taken a job with lower pay and a smaller title. "It's not my dream job," they said. "But I need the money." My heart ached for him. The last two years have been the hardest l've seen in 30 years of watching the job market. Talented people who once had their pick of opportunities are taking lower salaries/titles because they don't have any choice. This in a world that's full of "Find your purpose." And "Do work that lights you up every damn day." F**k purpose for a minute. There's no shame in taking the job that feeds your family. There's no shame in staying in an industry you don't love if it keeps the lights on. Some of us are just trying to get through the month. And that's okay. This season won't last forever. I used to believe I had to "love what I do" every day. That if I wasn't perfectly aligned with my highest values, I was failing. What a load of privileged bullshit.
This week, a friend told me they'd taken a job with lower pay and a smaller title. "It's not my dream job," they said. "But I need the money." My heart ached for him. The last two years have been the hardest l've seen in 30 years of watching the job market. Talented people who once had their pick of opportunities are taking lower salaries/titles because they don't have any choice. This in a world that's full of "Find your purpose." And "Do work that lights you up every damn day." F**k purpose for a minute. There's no shame in taking the job that feeds your family. There's no shame in staying in an industry you don't love if it keeps the lights on. Some of us are just trying to get through the month. And that's okay. This season won't last forever. I used to believe I had to "love what I do" every day. That if I wasn't perfectly aligned with my highest values, I was failing. What a load of privileged bullshit.