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comment by shiranaihito
shiranaihito  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Your job will never love you.

An employee has a job because a business needs to have something done. The employee gets paid to do it.

It's in the business' interest to make the employee emotionally invested in the company, because then he'll be more productive and loyal. But that doesn't change anything about why the business maintains the relationship as long as it remains necessary, feasible and worthwhile.

In other words, the employer always sees the job for what it is: just a business arrangement. Employees should see it that way too.

Note that I'm not saying people should not do a good job. It's just a good idea to keep the true nature of the relationship in mind when choosing what to do with your life and when.