I If you've ever wanted to kill the joy you have for a hobby, do it for money.
28 0 ReplyBut Wonka never got fired for doing what he loved: murdering bratty children with experimental chemicals and industrial equipment!
19 0 ReplyNo lives were lost on factory grounds, or as a result of having been exposed to active machinery. We have lawyers!
10 0 ReplyHe was the CEO and the entire Board...
8 0 ReplyAnd he no longer owned the company afterward, so it’s kind of like losing his job. Or just spectacularly quitting.
4 0 ReplyOne of my favorite SNL sketches features Al Gore as Willy Wonka’s brother addressing some of those issues.
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Make your passion your job and you won't have passion but you'll have another job.
7 0 Reply"I love programming, I wouldn't mind doing it for rest of my life" mfs when they have to compete with that one dude who has been doing leetcode since age of 4 for a job application.
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So, you're saying that rolling around naked in beans got you fired?
Good to know, thanks for sharing
4 0 ReplyWell, that depends on what your job is.
2 0 ReplySome things aren't a job, they're a calling
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Jokes on you, I play !dailygames@lemmy.zip and Cracking the Cryptic all day
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