I'd like to think that I would follow the classic advice to work at something you enjoy, and find a way of getting paid for that. But the counter to that is that you may end up being paid little, while spending your days draining out all the enjoyment you once had in what you do for a living. Think of a photographer who dreamt of being Ansel Adams or David Bailey, who ends up covering drunken squabbly chavs weddings for a pittance.
When I came on the job market in the mid-1970s, we had just had the big oil shock, the 73-74 stock market crash, the three-day week, and stagflation with inflation tipping 20%. I was happy to have a job etc etc.
I couldn't actually think of a job that I really wanted to do, so I felt lucky to trip over this rather new career of Data Processing. What I didn't do is think, at any time thereafter, of doing something else. That was probably a mistake.
When I came on the job market in the mid-1970s, we had just had the big oil shock, the 73-74 stock market crash, the three-day week, and stagflation with inflation tipping 20%. I was happy to have a job etc etc.
I couldn't actually think of a job that I really wanted to do, so I felt lucky to trip over this rather new career of Data Processing. What I didn't do is think, at any time thereafter, of doing something else. That was probably a mistake.
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