For me, the biggest shift from the pandemic was to realize just how much my hate for work was tied up in the fact that I had to go to work, rather than the work itself.
Even my last job before my current one, if they would have let me work remotely (a 100% feasible option, although my ultra conservative boss wouldn’t have ever entertained the idea), I could have probably worked there forever, trading upward mobility for complacency and comfort and flexibility.
I’d do my current job if I could work for like 4 hours a day, 3-4 days per week, and do 1/3 less work per hour.
And do it from home.
Yes.
For me, the biggest shift from the pandemic was to realize just how much my hate for work was tied up in the fact that I had to go to work, rather than the work itself.
Even my last job before my current one, if they would have let me work remotely (a 100% feasible option, although my ultra conservative boss wouldn’t have ever entertained the idea), I could have probably worked there forever, trading upward mobility for complacency and comfort and flexibility.