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Other Professionals: Does your political / materialist knowledge help you in your careers? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 months ago by BarrelsBallot@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
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I just recently quit my long term job and accepted two unique opportunities that will allow me to live a very flexible lifestyle.

Upon telling some friends of mine I received quite interested reactions and was asked for assistance in their own job hunt.

What I think helps me most beyond the material is having had a paradigm shift that's allowed me to no longer idolize employers/employment and instead see if for what it is: A competition where I must sell my time at both an attractive rate and with desired qualities.

This has lead me to both make myself more competitive (attractive) and seek out jobs in less competitive markets via poor location, advertising, or reputation.

Now I'm wondering if this advantage due in part to my political education both of my self and from you all is imagined or if any of you experience this as well (in the day to day or job acquisition).

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[–] Arlaerion@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 months ago

As a teacher the materialist part does help. The political part hinders as i'd risk my job if i spoke out against our constitution, our government, the police, ...

Materialist thinking is neccesary for the learning process. In the literarure it's just worded in complex ways... intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, learning by doing (praxis), using contradictions (mistakes, conflicts, or really just contradictions in arguments) as things to learn from...