Why are we so obsessed with having a career? Why can't we just have a job instead?

Seems to me everyone is so obsessed with a career. I don't see what's so great about working 24/7 and constantly trying to move up the corporate ladder so to speak. I'm just not caught up in the whole having nice things and having lots of money American dream. I just want to be able to pay my bills each month, that's all i care about. BTW I work for a sort of IT consulting firm, so I have been in the corporate workforce so I know all about it. All I see is the people above me working more and more hours, almost contantly working all the time. So it's like, move up and make more money at the cost of your personal life and freedom. That doesn't make any sense to me, maybe I'm just dumb. I'd be perfectly content staying at one level my whole life, work 40 hours, and make enough money to pay my bills. Is that even possible in today's world (in a real job not a job like mcdonald's, before anyone tries to be clever)?Why are we so obsessed with having a career? Why can't we just have a job instead?
Any position where you can make enough to survive, and have vacation time and medical benefits, should be fine. However, I've worked as a temp (with very flexible hours) during years when my children were young, and when my husband was ill. I've also worked delivering as a private contractor during times where I had other business to attend to (also very flexible--I could go home if I needed to).



The 24/7 careers you speak of are the ones I speak against--for parents of young children--particularly when both parents are working all those hours. The children know their sitters and daycare workers better than their own family. Even when the children are older, they need someone at home more than just to sleep. I feel that the teen disrespect/drug/alchohol/gang, etc. thing is due to hardly having anyone at home--and no one home at friends homes either--just lack of supervision everywhere.Why are we so obsessed with having a career? Why can't we just have a job instead?
Jeez i don,t even want a job nevermind a careerWhy are we so obsessed with having a career? Why can't we just have a job instead?
You lack motivation and direction, here's my first tip... You work for a sort of IT consulting firm and I bet your not a day past 24 years old.

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