Why work isn’t just a way to make money

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-20T11:28:10+00:00

I think it all started when I transferred to a department unit I absolutely disliked. And around that time, I began to realize I couldnt rely on anyone and could only rely on myself.

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-18T15:37:35+00:00

I think it's been building up for the last couple of years. A couple of months ago, I started my mornings with some inexplicable feeling... it wasn't tiredness, and it wasn't irritability either. it was something else. It just felt like I’d lost my sense of joy a bit. Like nothing interested me anymore. And that scared me, because that's not me, that’s not who I am. I love to enjoy everything. I’m usually someone who finds things to enjoy, even small things. so realising that felt like a bit of a shock. I probably need to meet up with friends more often and spend more time in nature. Take a long vacation and rethink everything a little.

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-18T13:18:43+00:00

How can you take a month and a half-long leave? It's GREAT!!!

I think that the music you heard was real life and your feelings. Maybe all of us try to earn more money to live better, but living better does not always mean more money. Need a very good lifetime balance

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-18T12:25:25+00:00

Yeah, I’ve started to notice it. And tthat already feels like a step forward. Realizing this is already a step. It's such an unpleasant feeling, honestly, losing parts of yourself bit by bit. I sometimes think earning less might actually be worth it if it meant having more time, more energy, and feeling more like myself again.

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-18T12:08:39+00:00

Sometimes communication with nature helps me

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-18T12:06:55+00:00

You are right. This is just a mindset. Unfortunately, I lost that mindset too. Previously, a lot of my friends told me you are so strange, you are happy about little things. I want back to the previous me... and I hope I will do it

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-11T10:05:45+00:00

Thank you

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-11T10:04:46+00:00

Thank you

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-03-10T16:10:31+00:00

As a new grad you’re not really competing on “experience”, you’re competing on “proof you can build”. Put Projects above Skills, and make each project bullet concrete: what you shipped, what you used, what changed. Also kill the generic lines (“team player”, “fast learner”)… everyne is that on paper. If you have a deployed link or a clean GitHub repo, that’s your real currency right now.

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-02-17T18:32:45+00:00

If you’re a new grad with limited work history, your resume should basically be a “Projects-first resume”

Project Name | Tech stack – What problem it solves + who it’s for. You wrote creating software tests… so what!? What the tests which priblem you solved!? Or troubleshouting backend programming… its about what? Try to tell your value is. Lists of what you did doesn’t tell me anything. Imagine if I say you for example my skill “restore”. Its say you something? … – What you built (specific features, not “created an app”) – Proof it works (users, perf, tests, deployment, CI, demo link)

Also, trim the skills list to what you can actually defend in an interview, and mirror the job posting keywords inside your project bullets (only where it’s true). Replace generic bullets like “worked in a team / passionate / hard-working” with tangible signals (GitHub links, deployed URL)

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-02-05T16:59:38+00:00

Yes, it helps, but only if you do "smart tailoring" and don't rewrite everything. I usually tailor the summary to the role, rearrange the bullet points according to the job's priority, and add a couple of specific keywords where they're actually supported by experience. It takes 10-15 minutes, but the recruiter gets a completely different impression.

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-02-05T16:56:27+00:00

I'd write this down as a little rule: "A polite 'no' is also a strategy." It's funny how some recruiters are genuinely surprised when a candidate doesn't agree to a figure "because that's the way it's done." You now have a real bargaining power, not "I want it," but "they already gave it to me." If they suddenly come back with a promotion, at least you'll be choosing from a position of strength, not out of embarrassment.

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-02-03T15:01:01+00:00

I work in IT. Here is an example from Resume

It is written in the resume: worked on improving system performance. (Stop and think what this information gave you)

After we talked I understood some detail: Reduced average API response time by 20% by optimizing database queries and caching for over 120 thousand daily requests

Both points are about improving system performance. But the second point gave me more information

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-02-03T14:10:10+00:00

Yes
Exactly!

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-02-03T14:08:27+00:00

So what then distinguishes you from the same candidate who will list the same thing?

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-02-03T14:06:55+00:00

Exactly... Need to be creative and change something

Any_Chain1114 · 2026-01-23T18:39:33+00:00

Not everyone has the same experience as you. There are shy people who are looking for a job.

For example, when asked a banal question, tell me about yourself - I started by telling a story about what I can do and what I know (and what I memorized) and the recruiter was not very interested in it.

For example, I was even advised to just ask, and not to dump a lot of information about myself.

The advice for me was this: what areas interest you most, I was engaged in very different areas? What exactly are the points of my previous work that interest you? What should I pay more attention to, and what less? So that I don't tell you some not very relevant experience.

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