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Originally Posted by soulfuldog
Yes in an ideal world it would be great if everyone could get paid for doing something they are good at and enjoy doing.
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You know what the problem is?
As soon as a hobby becomes work, making one do it day in, day out, 8 hours a day, years on end, many people stop enjoying it.
The most ideal situation would be if people had the opportunity to switch jobs regularly; and I don't mean going from writing websites in PHP, to writing sites in C#, or going from fixing cars to fixing motor cycles. I mean a REAL switch to a either a very different field, or a very different job in the same field.
Nowadays however, many companies treat people over 25 as if they are unable to learn anything new. "Oh, you don't have 7 years experience in doing this? Then we don't want you for this position. You just keep doing what you've always been doing." This even happens within one and the same company, where others decide that you "obviously" can't do something new or different.
That makes people feel stuck in their work; they want to do something else and are willing to study for it, and work hard to obtain experience, but no company or boss or manager will give them the chance, because *they* decide that *you* can't do it, and can't learn it either.
The consequence is that people get disgruntled, dissatisfied, and stop caring. They just slog away at an unending mountain of work, just because they need to pay their bills... until the company decides they don't want that employee anymore because "he lost his heart for the company" or because of "economic circumstances", and then you're a goner.