No. I work for a company that automates the home foreclosure process making it more efficient for banks, giving them less time between the decision to foreclose and the actual foreclosure, as well as loss mitigation and legal automation throughout the process. I work in IT and am an infrastructure architect. My job certainly isn't "noble", but I also don't see it as "I'm kicking people out of their houses." I see it as a company with good tech, and a big IT budget and talented staff. I see it as a place where I've made a lot of friends and enjoy my work day. I see it as a place that for the past 6 years has really taken care of me and paid me well, which supports myself and my family. From my perspective, I rarely think about what my company actually does because I'm so disconnected from it. I have nothing but respect for people who choose noble careers thought. Doctors, teachers, social workers, etc. I respect those people, but it's just not me. I don't have the patience or will to do what it takes to become a doctor, and I could handle the pay of teachers or social workers, but that doesn't mean I can't respect the shit out of them. Just not for me. I say no, because honestly, there's not enough noble work to go around. I do what I love, and to me, that's working for a company with cutting edge tech, huge IT budgets, and talented and friendly people I enjoy working with. That's it.
This is probably the most persuasive argument for no that I've heard. Might as well leave the noble work to people who really love it and will do better at it, while I do well with what I love. Hm. Thanks for the perspective.I say no, because honestly, there's not enough noble work to go around.
When you say there isn't enough noble work to go around, do you mean noble work that gives a good paycheck? Because with all the problems we have in the world, I think it's hard to claim that we couldn't all find a way to spend our entire lives making the world a better place. I don't think it's necessary for me to make a list of candidates.
That was going to be my point. We all shit, and someone's gotta shovel that shit up. Pretty sure no one considers that noble, although it's heroic in its own pretty little way. If we want to order take-out or delivery pizza, someone has to make that pizza. If we want to use a supermarket someone has to stock the shelves and someone else has to check us out. They're not noble, but they're jobs that need to be done.there's not enough noble work to go around