Originally Posted by fixedude
i think nothing alleviates the tedious bore of work like getting paid to do something you love. i guess i am not sure how "honest" work is if it does not truly make an individual happy and/or represent one's personal beliefs and values? otherwise, the work is a compromise (in various respects).
there's a fine symantical line here... i love riding my bike. i don't love going into offices, apartment buildings i could never afford to rent in, etc, to talk to people who probably would rather not see me, then pick up or drop off a package i don't really care about. someone mentioned it before; messengers do not get paid to ride, messengers get paid to pick up and drop off. picking up and dropping off is boring at best, infuriatingly frustrating at worst. if i could get paid just to ride, that would be fantastic. i'm not that fast. as i said before i don't regret a moment of my time as a messenger, but these days i am very much of the opinion «if you can do something else, do it.»