r/FluentInFinance 7d ago

You Disagree? Discussion/ Debate

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u/Throwawhaey 6d ago

Somehow working hard came to mean only working hard at your current job, and not working hard at advancing your career. You can dig ditches for 14 hours a day all you want, but if you never try for a supervisor position or start your own ditch digging company, you'll still just be a ditch digger, and there's a necessary earnings cap on positions like that. But the hard worker who tries to be more *can* advance and gain recognition from their hard work.

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u/SecretRecipe 6d ago

Yep, working hard at a dead end job just gets you more dead end job. Couldn't agree more.