by jinjin2 on 6/24/23, 8:09 AM with 3 comments
by sgbeal on 6/24/23, 8:16 AM
i cannot stress this enough. Case in point: after having been a moderately successful I.T. Guy my whole life, i was knocked out of the industry by a severe case of chronic RSI and found myself, a couple of years ago, delivering newspapers between one and three in the morning, six days a week, to earn some extra money. i found myself thinking, "you know, this may be minimum-wage menial labor, but if i don't give it my best effort then i'm just being an arrogant (expletive)."
To be clear, i had to keep _actively reminding myself_ of that (because it _was_ brain-dead, low-paying work, which can easily become demoralizing for someone used to earning well by typing), but if someone's paying me to do a job, and i've accepted the terms of that job, then it's up to me to make an honest best effort.
by Mizoguchi on 6/24/23, 9:09 AM
by 082349872349872 on 6/24/23, 9:15 AM