I feel this so much. Thank you for putting words to this! I briefly worked at a consultancy and until the end I didn't really understand what we were doing or rather in which way we we're actually providing value. I am currently working in a kitchen and while I don't want to romanticize blue collar work, I really appreciate how straightforward the work is.
I've also done blue-collar work (as a waiter, working in a forest, etc.) and appreciated the simplicity. At the same time, it fucking sucks and you ruin your body over time. Not to speak of the customers I had to deal with as a waiter, just degrading.
Another excellent piece. I'm curious about you working inside the belly of the whale and reporting from within and how that feels on a daily basis. Are you sometimes anxious your colleagues will discover your Substack? Would HR have a fit?
Nah cause I obviously don't use my real name on Substack. Also, I've already quit my current job (will stay until May) and am now searching for a new just slightly-less-bullshit one.
I feel this so much. Thank you for putting words to this! I briefly worked at a consultancy and until the end I didn't really understand what we were doing or rather in which way we we're actually providing value. I am currently working in a kitchen and while I don't want to romanticize blue collar work, I really appreciate how straightforward the work is.
I've also done blue-collar work (as a waiter, working in a forest, etc.) and appreciated the simplicity. At the same time, it fucking sucks and you ruin your body over time. Not to speak of the customers I had to deal with as a waiter, just degrading.
Another excellent piece. I'm curious about you working inside the belly of the whale and reporting from within and how that feels on a daily basis. Are you sometimes anxious your colleagues will discover your Substack? Would HR have a fit?
Nah cause I obviously don't use my real name on Substack. Also, I've already quit my current job (will stay until May) and am now searching for a new just slightly-less-bullshit one.
I wish you luck with the search and with the goal of decreasing BS in your life.
thanks man, it's hard but I have no choice