No that’s probably smart. Especially where I work. I’m in a union. No one in the union voluntarily quits except to retire or on very rare exception. Yet in about 3 years I’ve seen roughly 8-10 supervisors come and go.
If your content with what you make and don’t need to climb the ladder because your content then I say keep your lifestyle low stress. What’s wrong with that?
I’ve been a supervisor myself in other places. Never again. It’s always a snake pit of narcissistic types willing to backstab their way to the top.
Or to put it more succinctly.
You are a chickenshit employee that lacks ambition, and wants to know how you should feel about that.
Well kiddo, it may seem safe and less stressful now. But it could be a week, month, year - but that axe is going to eventually fall and you're the first on the chopping block.
Then all those times of "less stress" are going to be cranked to 101 as all your future interviews ask why you didn't move when better opportunities were available, and if you're lazy rather than "lacking ambition". Plus all those bills stacking up make you start to spiral...
Nothing wrong with being content at a job. But always be aiming for better. When you are not, is when you know you're wrong or a coward.
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In principle I agree with you, but until employees are treated with respect and dignity no matter their roles, which includes a decent salary, you just risk swapping the stress of work for the stress of poverty.
That being said these days it's not working hard that gets you promotions it's being sneaky, underhanded and unscrupulous that get's you ahead... that or your dad owning the company.
I know a lady who has mostly been the type to rise up the ranks. She would then burn out and quit, or there might be a wave of lay offs among those higher up, etc., and she would be out of work for several months until she could get another job. If she kept a lower key job, there wouldn't be as much burn out, and I think probably more job security. But anyway, for her that is what she liked to do.
I was not a big career oriented guy. I did my job well and I think I was always a good employee but I was never a suck up and I always kept bounaries between my personal and professional lives. I never defined myself by what I did for a living.
Valid but don't do it at the expense of your future.
Jobs do get cut, if you're going the low stress route, try to find a way to either cement your skillset that will make you attractive to a potential future employer, or diversify it.
Low stress lifestyle never lasts forever, and if you're doing it without a parachute, you're gonna pay for it with an extremely high stress lifestyle later on at some point or another.
Careful bro.
You and me both. I’d rather be joyful and happy with way lower pay than making 6 figures and miserable.
Absolutely. If you have what you need, there's a lot to be said for not pushing yourself ever higher and working ever harder.
Totally ok. I am low tier manager and don't wanna level up because don't wanna very stressfull job and being 24/7 available on phone and laptop
You're limiting your income but you do you
Totally valid
Thats the choice
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