Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: From Job Snobbery to A Kinder Gentler Philosophy of Success

  1. #1
    Moderator Optimist's Avatar
    Joined
    Feb 2004
    Location
    House of Aion
    Posts
    8,074
    Thanks
    7,881
    Thanked 5,705 Times in 2,127 Posts
    My Mood
    In Love

    Default From Job Snobbery to A Kinder Gentler Philosophy of Success

    A snob is anybody who takes a small part of you and uses that to come to a complete vision of who you are. The dominant kind of snobbery is job snobbery. You encounter it within minute at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st Century 'what do you do'. And according to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses....Most people make a strict correlation between how much time, and if you like, love, respect they are willing to accord us, that will be strictly defined by our position in the social hierarchy. And that's a lot of the reason why we care so much about our careers and indeed start caring about material goods...I don't think we are particularly materialistic. I think we live in a society which has simply pegged certain emotional rewards to the acquisition of material goods." - Alain de Botton
    Wanna see more? http://www.ted.com/talks/alain_de_bo...f_success.html

    http://www.ted.com/talks/alain_de_bo...f_success.html
    “What a caterpillar calls the end of the world we call a butterfly.” - ECKHART TOLLE

  2. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Optimist For This Useful Post:


  3. #2
    God/dess Flickdreams's Avatar
    Joined
    Aug 2009
    Location
    Look behind you....
    Posts
    3,406
    Thanks
    5,155
    Thanked 4,132 Times in 1,638 Posts

    Default Re: From Job Snobbery to A Kinder Gentler Philosophy of Success

    good link
    Tiny tweaks----->BIG CHANGES

    Quote Originally Posted by Kirakonstantin View Post
    More fear-mongering? Really? Yes, this is not the 1990's anymore. Yes, things are changing. Either dance or don't. Freaking out and sowing fear isn't going to help anyone.




  4. The Following User Says Thank You to Flickdreams For This Useful Post:


  5. #3
    Moderator Optimist's Avatar
    Joined
    Feb 2004
    Location
    House of Aion
    Posts
    8,074
    Thanks
    7,881
    Thanked 5,705 Times in 2,127 Posts
    My Mood
    In Love

    Default Re: From Job Snobbery to A Kinder Gentler Philosophy of Success

    YW! He is hilarious! And I loved his insights. It's just odd to me that people would judge so harshly based on your job. As long as you are fulfilling yourself and supporting yourself, that's what counts, to me. It seems that these people want to be enmeshed and live from some reflected glory or some narcissistic pairing that makes them look like a 'star couple' or 'power couple'. That's not about love really.
    “What a caterpillar calls the end of the world we call a butterfly.” - ECKHART TOLLE

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to Optimist For This Useful Post:


  7. #4
    God/dess whirlerz's Avatar
    Joined
    May 2004
    Location
    Midwest
    Posts
    27,134
    Thanks
    55,898
    Thanked 26,027 Times in 13,270 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1
    My Mood
    Aggressive

    Default Re: From Job Snobbery to A Kinder Gentler Philosophy of Success

    I run across this all the time, unfortunately! Go job searching, & you'll likely interview w/way too many self righteious a*holes..very judgmental as well

Similar Threads

  1. Sex Work Snobbery
    By MissEgo in forum Camming Connection
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 10-26-2011, 06:31 AM
  2. Your money making philosophy
    By mollyzmoon in forum Hustle Hut
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: 12-19-2007, 09:46 AM
  3. Philosophy Mineral Makeup
    By Fan_Dancer in forum Body Business
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 06-25-2006, 07:29 PM
  4. Philosophy Products
    By TarynJolie in forum Body Business
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 12-12-2005, 09:59 PM
  5. Philosophy Skin care?
    By whirlerz in forum Body Business
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 04-27-2005, 10:23 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •