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WanderingEng  ·  2470 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 14, 2018

    pay attention kidz, grades are nice'an all but they sure ain't the beallendall.

Know what else isn't the beallendall? A good paying job that you're capable at with a nice work environment that isn't something you like. I'm speaking on behalf of some people I know. Both told me it wasn't what they wanted to do. Both are very capable. Both have impressive educations. Both do decent work. Neither do great work. There's no passion, no desire to understand the work and take it further. They only do what they're told because they have no interest in thinking about it deeper.

And then I know people with 2.something GPAs from modest schools that are great because they love the work.