Recently I realized how much time I've been putting into job searching. Since being laid off, I have found more time to write, but also more time is wasted profiling potential career choices, browsing job postings, and sculpting my resume. It made me wonder if all the extra work was really worth finding the next career to be miserable at. So I made a list of 10 reasons why I should not spend my time looking for a new job.
1. Why only get paid while I'm working. Instead of working 8 hours and getting paid for 8 hours, why not get paid all day, even when you're sleeping. I would prefer to be paid for the value I add, not the amount of time I sit in a cubicle. My niche websites are an example. I find that they earn just as much money when I'm sleeping as when I'm awake. So why not get paid while I sleep too?
2. Limited experience. A job will only get you experience with the task you are working on. Living life freely and doing what you love will get you experience living and with what will really help you in life - life experience.
3. I don't like feeling trapped. Look around you the next time you're in the office. Does it not remind you of a cage? Told when we are supposed to eat, where we're supposed to go, when we're allowed to go home to be with our family... I hope all this obedience training amounts to something.
4. Taxes. I know I am obligated to pay taxes no matter when type of work I do. But that corporate structure that you feel like is supporting you.. Yea, you're paying for that, too.The tax system is designed to disguise how much money you are really forfeiting because some of it is paid by your employer and some of it is taken out of your paycheck. How generous we are to give approximately half of our real salary back to the government!
5. Control over employment. Society conditions us to believe that having a regular job is the safe and secure way to earn a living and meander through life. I found out the hard way recently that putting yourself in a position without control can lead to disaster. This happened when my current employer announced the layoff mentioned above. Now I understand how having more than one source of income can come in handy.
6. Not wanting to deal with idiots. When in the entrepreneurial world, if I run into someone I don't like or is a jerk, I simply turn around and walk away. In the corporate world, if this person is my boss or cubicle neighbor, I'm stuck.
7. Pay raises and promotions. Only twice have I ever went to my boss and asked for a raise. And only one of those times was I successful. Now that's not saying I didn't get the annual "cost of living" increase that everyone else did. Of course I did, but who doesn't? The point is if I want to make more money, then that ball is in my court.
I can make that happen by working harder, longer, or creating a new income stream. No more relying on a mid level manager to accurately appraise my value.
8. Social restriction. Since the majority of us spend more time at our jobs than at home, working in an office with the same people everyday pretty much limits who you can interact with. Familiarity is good, but sometimes stepping outside of our comfort zone is where true growth and fulfillment occurs. Imagine having the freedom to mingle and talk, and move around among various social groups. Wouldn't it be nice if you got to choose who your co-workers are?
9. Policies, policies, dress code, and more policies. Work is full of these. They can think up a policy for anything imaginable. And then, find creative ways to twist it to apply to anybody. Dress code is no different. i don't know about you, but I'm never comfortable in dress pants or a tie.Having your own home or online business you wouldn't have to worry about these things. You set your own policies, and dress code!
10. And finally the last reason I could think of to not find a regular job is because mentally it makes you a different person. I have lost courage, desire, and creativity since I started my career after college. I used to have a flare to learn and always improve. Honesty and integrity were always in the forefront of my conscience.
But after being stuck in an office setting hearing gossip and constantly listening to people complain and blame shift, I regretfully admit that I'm losing it.
If you browsed over everything I just wrote and are still interested in finding or keeping your regular job, it's possible you are just a well behaved, well conditioned employee. But keep in mind that if you garnered up any defensive emotional reaction whatsoever, don't you think there must be some truth in what I just told you.
But, what if these thoughts excited you and you are now fired up to walk away from the bondage and into freedom? Then it is time to do some soul searching and discover what it is that you really want to do. Having a job and earning an income does not always equal "work". Read The Art of Non Conformity by Chris Guillebeau. It is a great read about living life for yourself and not being bound to what others expect you to be.
If you're looking for a change, find out what you can do to generate income through other means such as starting your own online Ecommerce or affiliate marketing business. If you want something bad enough, and you make it a high enough priority, then you'll find a way to achieve it. It will require work, but this time it's work worth doing.
Ryan Gee is host of the Gee Money Talk blog [http://www.geemoneytalk.com], where he discusses creating and maintaining an online income. Even with only a couple years experience, he has been able to create passive income online through ecommerce, advertising, publishing, and affiliate marketing.
His latest eBook, "The Ultimate Drop Shipping Guide", details the entire process of setting up and creating your very own home ecommerce business. It can be downloaded for free by clicking here [http://www.geemoneytalk.com].
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