Old World | New World | Me
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Work to make a living | Work to make a difference | Nope [1]
Follow explicit instructions | Chart the course | Depends on the role [2]
Juggle work and life | Harmonize work and life | Sounds like: never stop working
Commute into work | Connect to work from anywhere | Sounds like: never stop working
Value amazing perks | Value amazing people | I like people, even unamazing ones
[1] I am not knocking making a difference, but that isn't the organizational imperative of any business. And it is a dangerous delusion to say it is.
[2] I learnt a lot following orders at different times
Ah, this is a useful abstraction I can point others to if they ever accuse me of being too cynical about some of these so-called values. Nothing wrong with promoting them but as a worker you have to be wise enough to read the fine-print and understand what's being signaled implicitly.
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Work to make a living | Work to make a difference | Nope [1]
Follow explicit instructions | Chart the course | Depends on the role [2]
Juggle work and life | Harmonize work and life | Sounds like: never stop working
Commute into work | Connect to work from anywhere | Sounds like: never stop working
Value amazing perks | Value amazing people | I like people, even unamazing ones
I think only someone who has lost their sense of distinction between their work and their life can write these out as ideals. I.e. A startup founder.
[1] I am not knocking making a difference, but that isn't the organizational imperative of any business. And it is a dangerous delusion to say it is.
[2] I learnt a lot following orders at different times
Edits: not sure I'm going to figure this tabulation out