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Monday, 29 July 2019

Crap jobs




The other day found us tootling along Derbyshire roads with the top down on a lovely sunny day. Lovely for us but not necessarily for those who had to work outside in the heat and the full glare of the sun.

We passed one of those temporary traffic control systems where two guys have to hold up STOP GO boards. Both wore full hi-vis overalls so it must have been a sweltering job. If that had been my job I’d have put a great deal of effort into moving on. In fact I’d have put a great deal of effort into avoiding such a job in the first place.

It’s an element of career ambition. Maybe it isn’t easy to say how important it is generally but from my perspective it is very important. The notion of a fulfilling career is probably a fantasy for most of us - avoiding the crap jobs will generally do.

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