What It Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco
During a team review last year, I remember mentioning that I wasn&#x27;t &quot;excited&quot; by work per se, but that I didn&#x27;t expect nor desire excitement from work. For me, books, traveling, and music are exciting, and I get a sense of value and self-worth from the relationships I build with other people. But I work in a big tech firm. A coworker of mine actually questioned whether I was in the right field, saying that a lot of the successful people in our industry are excited by work. I can&#x27;t remember his exact wording.<p>Maybe I&#x27;d be able to work harder if I wrapped my self-worth up in my work, but I saw what that kind of attitude did to my father. He would come home drained and tired, and wouldn&#x27;t be available during the week to do something like watch a TV show together.  On the other hand, my mother had a fulfilling job, but she didn&#x27;t have the same kind of emotional stake in it. She turned down a promotion because while it would have advanced her career, it wouldn&#x27;t have served her interests as an individual.<p>&quot;I understand it’s very unhealthy, but I base my self-worth off the success of my job.&quot; That&#x27;s the quote at the bottom of the article. There&#x27;s a gulf between knowing something is unhealthy and building a healthy life for yourself, something I wish more people would respect.