Working *just* for money.

[Aditii Mehta]

I think it's important to have passion and interest in your profession but at the same time most of the people find it difficult to even earn the bare minimum to fill their empty stomach. For them, paycheck is the only motivation. Not everyone has the privilege or resources to work for their dreams

[Nate Mosson]

I completely agree! These kind of points of view are heavily influenced by someone’s privilege in life.

I also think it depends on the kind of job someone has. If someone works for something they believe in with their whole heart, I believe they are working for more than money. But honestly, money is always the number one reason why people work, rich or poor both.

[WildThings]

I completely agree with you. People often don't realise or appreciate the privilege they have. It is absolutely okay to not have a passion for the job and work only for money. Not everyone can afford to go out looking for different things to try in life, figure out their passion and not earn. It is okay to be content with providing a decent life to your parents/partner/children while working for a job you aren't passionate about.

[Julie Marie Basil]

I agree that the author is speaking from a place of privilege. It is great when someone is able to do something they love as a way to earn money, but there is no shame in working for a paycheck and nothing more. I think it is particularly important to have other pursuits that you enjoy if you are working for a paycheck at a job that you don't particularly enjoy so that you can stay sane.

[RJ Reviews]

Agreed! It absolutely is a privilege to get a career or job of one's choice. But most work for money - to survive, to provide for. They don't have the luxury of choosing a job of their liking.
The smartest thing is to work for money and use that money to indulge in a hobby.

[PanwarP]

We should strive for far more than just financial gain. We should strive for a better standard of living for our family, more opportunities in life, and financial stability. If we're wise, we'll also seek to create residual income because that's the path to financial independence.

[Samina Moiyadi]

I agree. It is easy for a privileged person to say that one should not work for money. For most of us, passion gives just some pocket money.

[Amy Luman]

I agree. While it is nice to be able to work for something other than money, it’s also not always possible. It’s a good thing to enjoy what you do, but if it wasn’t for the paycheck there are very few people who would actually show up (even fewer than now.)

[Schyk Marcus]

It is obvious that he is speaking from being privileged. I can understand his point of view tho. People rarely work because they love what they do. To an extent, he is correct but his bluntness can be mistaken for rudeness.

[Rishaunda Lynnette Britton]

I found the author's view interestingly helpful. Generally, a passion-driven hob should produce more results and more innovations. Unfortunately, it's not everyone who has the opportunity to work the jobs that are also their passions. May be, we can put some measures in place to bring this about.

[Bettny Andrade]

In life there will always be a perfect balance. There are people who do nothing and earn millions and also people who work hard in exchange for a salary that is not enough for them.

Both extremes of the case and the middle points are respectable in any field, because everyone experiences different realities.

As a very common saying in my country: "only one knows the leaks in his house" and "everyone covers themselves as far as the blanket can reach."

[Abi_rami]

I think that some people don't have the privilege to follow their passion. They have to work really hard to get money. But at the same time, there are people with this privilege who join a job just for money with no passion. When you think about the people from this privileged category, they have the choice to follow their passion. So that for them work wouldn't be tiring instead a great experience.

[Medina Fedrick]

I agree with you, doing our jobs with passion is very vital because it promotes efficiency and productivity, but not everyone is privileged to find jobs of their passion. So, most work for the money, but in the process of working for money, I believe that one can also develop passion for the job.

[Buikem Kasia]

Different things motivate different people. It isn't okay to frown at those that work for money because they need it. It is a necessity to have money in the world today.

[Terrine Wild]

People work for money to take care of their families. It is actually possible and it is a thing. There's more suffering in the world than we realise.