Work Motivation & Career Chat: What Drives You?

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The FriendZone | Make Friends ⋅ Fun Chill Active Chat ⋅ VC Social Gaming ⋅ Memes ⋅ Nitro Emojis ⋅ Anime community recently held an engaging discussion about work motivation and career paths. Members shared insights on why they work, ranging from financial necessity to personal growth in sectors like emergency response, startups, and finance. This thread highlights the diverse professional backgrounds of our members and explores the balance between doing the bare minimum and striving for excellen...

hazelpanda-96 OP

Whats your motivation to work?

wildknight-88

Why work in the first place?

wildknight-88

:armscrossed:

gentlecomet-37

Money, and something to do. I always try to keep my feet moving and my hands busy. And I get to see some interesting stuff every once in a while.

@wildknight-88 Why work in the first place?
hazelpanda-96 OP

🤑

@gentlecomet-37 Money, and something to do. I always try to keep my feet moving and my hands busy. And I get to see…
hazelpanda-96 OP

How is your your feet moving, what kind of work do you do?

@gentlecomet-37 Money, and something to do. I always try to keep my feet moving and my hands busy. And I get to see…
hazelpanda-96 OP

Also you a millenial?

@hazelpanda-96 How is your your feet moving, what kind of work do you do?
gentlecomet-37

I work in a niche sector of Emergency Response. I just mean always doing something or another.

@hazelpanda-96 Also you a millenial?
gentlecomet-37

Tail end of Gen Z

sharpdolphin-67

I go work to get my money and pay bills lol

@gentlecomet-37 Tail end of Gen Z
hazelpanda-96 OP

Same

@gentlecomet-37 I work in a niche sector of Emergency Response. I just mean always doing something or another.
hazelpanda-96 OP

Thats a busy sector. Must be keeping u on ur toes all the time

@sharpdolphin-67 I go work to get my money and pay bills lol
hazelpanda-96 OP

So bare minimum?

@hazelpanda-96 Thats a busy sector. Must be keeping u on ur toes all the time
gentlecomet-37

What do you work in, or are you in school?

@gentlecomet-37 What do you work in, or are you in school?
hazelpanda-96 OP

Startup currently. Developer

@hazelpanda-96 Startup currently. Developer
gentlecomet-37

Damn, braver than I am. What sort of software are you developing?

quickranger-40

MONEYYYYY

quickranger-40

and I love my job because I learn something new everyday and I love being a competent corporate girlboss

@gentlecomet-37 Damn, braver than I am. What sort of software are you developing?
hazelpanda-96 OP

Working in a finance firm

@quickranger-40 and I love my job because I learn something new everyday and I love being a competent corporate gir…
hazelpanda-96 OP

Whts ur job

@hazelpanda-96 Whts ur job
quickranger-40

I work for a family office!

@quickranger-40 I work for a family office!
hazelpanda-96 OP

Ah cute job

@hazelpanda-96 Ah cute job
quickranger-40

Dy know what that is

@hazelpanda-96 So bare minimum?
sharpdolphin-67

they pay me decent dont want to say on here

@quickranger-40 Dy know what that is
hazelpanda-96 OP

I think I assumed some stuff :armscrossed:

hazelpanda-96 OP

Please explain, it would be better

@hazelpanda-96 I think I assumed some stuff
quickranger-40

Lowk it’s a lot to explain but if you google “what is a family office” the description is perfect

@sharpdolphin-67 they pay me decent dont want to say on here
hazelpanda-96 OP

I meant the work you do is bare minimum then. By this post I meant to ask what makes you push yourself to work more and go above and beyond. You can earn by doing bare minimum too

@hazelpanda-96 🤑
happyivory-53

u answered it youself

@quickranger-40 Lowk it’s a lot to explain but if you google “what is a family office” the description is perfect
hazelpanda-96 OP

Woah, interesting work. We are in similar spaces.

@hazelpanda-96 Woah, interesting work. We are in similar spaces.
quickranger-40

Ayyy🤝🤝

hazelpanda-96 OP

:girlheart:

hazelpanda-96 OP

U just work, enough?

@hazelpanda-96 I meant the work you do is bare minimum then. By this post I meant to ask what makes you push yours…
sharpdolphin-67

my job is very chill it can be fast past working but everything goes quickly by the minute

sharpdolphin-67

for 10 whole hours a day with 4 days of work

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