WobblyMochi
WobblyMochi

If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life.

Do you believe in the above saying. Is it even relevant in the Indian software industry? If yes, please describe what you do.

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DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

No, absolutely not

Not just in terms of software, but the moment you turn your passion into work, you'll hate it, not to mention, you won't have a passion to turn to as a stress relief

I'm my opinion, enjoy what you do or like it enough that you're able to earn money for it and carry out your passions on the side

JazzyWalrus
JazzyWalrus

Not true. Majority of us don't have the privilege to what we love. I like to write code but coding is not my passion. I'm in it for the money. If I had to do something that I truly love I'd probably do volunteer work wrt to social issues, which wort help me in putting food on the table anyway. The follow your passion works only in Movies/Videos. Reality is different for everyone

GoofyDonut
GoofyDonut

This is not relevant in any industry and it is an absolute scam of a statement. Because as soon as you make your passion a profession you have to figure out ways to monetize it and grow it. You will be forced to do things which fall under the domain of whatever you're passionate about, but it may not necessarily be what you really want to do all the time. In the end you're stuck in a situation where you love the field but not your work, but can't really leave because you don't have another monetizable skill set.

JumpyJellybean
JumpyJellybean

I remember this line from a Korean drama - Keep what you love the most as your hobby and what you love the second best as your profession.

I find it more believable.

CosmicPotato
CosmicPotato

Even love marriages crash and burn mate. It is all about balance at the end of the day. You can do what you love, but you will need to find time to rest and explore other things outside of it.

DancingBanana
DancingBanana
Amazon17mo

No, absolutely no. Totally bullshit. Doesn't work like this.

I loved programing, I hate working.

SillyJellybean
SillyJellybean

It's true for me. I have always done things out of interest and not chasing money. I didn't earn as much as my peers but that was not a problem anyways.

One doesn't need a big salary to have a humble existence. Much more freedom to travel, meet people and do interesting and offbeat things.

I tried jobs but couldn't stick around much anywhere. Now I'm bootstrapping my own startup, and live life by my terms. Couldn't have asked for anything better tbh.

WobblyPancake
WobblyPancake
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