Work

Is it healthy to be emotionally attached to your job?

For

Passion drives excellence and motivation.

Against

It makes you vulnerable to stress and disappointment.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • A job you genuinely like is worth a lot.
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  • Finding a place you like and management you enjoy is a big deal.
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Against

  • work is my number one source of stress, and I’m way too emotionally attached/invested.
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  • I was sacrificing so much of myself and my family that it wasn't worth it.
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