What’s important in your life?

Icsics · 11-02-2018 08:48PM #1

For the first time ever in my career I’ve turned down a promotion. It’s much more important to me that I can come home at a reasonable hour, with my smallies, do the homework etc. & spend time with them. It’s actually quite liberating to be doing so much of what I want & not what others expect of me. So what’s important in your life...?!

gifted · 11-02-2018 08:49PM

Icsics wrote: »

For the first time ever in my career I’ve turned down a promotion. It’s much more important to me that I can come home at a reasonable hour, with my smallies, do the homework etc. & spend time with them. It’s actually quite liberating to be doing so much of what I want & not what others expect of me. So what’s important in your life...?!

Agree with you..it's family....

Solomon Pleasant · 11-02-2018 08:49PM

Living without inhibitions. Too many people live their lives based on their fears, rather than having the courage to do what they really want to.

Pac1Man · 11-02-2018 08:50PM

My GTA Vice City soundtrack.

ToddyDoody · 11-02-2018 08:54PM

Getting one up on the neighbours.

11-02-2018 08:55PM

Family, personal fulfilment, money and happiness. I am nowhere near the stage where I would turn down a promotion but hopefully in the future that may change.

suicide_circus · 11-02-2018 08:57PM

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the lamentations of their women.

Ajsoprano · 11-02-2018 08:58PM

My dna lasting long enough to make more dna. Each generation of dna becoming slightly more successful.
One day we shall find what it’s all about and I want my dna there’s in one of the front seats.

OldMrBrennan83 · 11-02-2018 08:59PM

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WoollyRedHat · 11-02-2018 09:00PM

Cheese and hats.

Schwanz · 11-02-2018 09:00PM

Knowing how lucky I am.

Avatar MIA · 11-02-2018 09:01PM

Oxygen.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 11-02-2018 09:02PM

Icsics wrote: »

For the first time ever in my career I’ve turned down a promotion. It’s much more important to me that I can come home at a reasonable hour, with my smallies, do the homework etc. & spend time with them. It’s actually quite liberating to be doing so much of what I want & not what others expect of me. So what’s important in your life...?!

I did likewise when our children were young and turned down a move further from home. As it turned out, within a few years opportunities arouse at home and I was nicely positioned to avail of several promotions that culminated in my achieving a grade and salary the rejected promotion would never have yielded.
Things often work out for the best.

s4uv3 · 11-02-2018 09:58PM

Tea. Definitely tea.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 11-02-2018 10:01PM

Family (dogs) and career

mojesius · 11-02-2018 10:09PM

Quality time with family. Work is work. Like the OP I'd be wary of further progression for the sake of work life balance.

corner of hells · 11-02-2018 11:35PM

My son's , particularly when they've done something on their mother and their pissin, themselves laughing behind her back.

I too turned down a promotion years ago .Best thing I ever did.

eviltwin · 11-02-2018 11:51PM

My family come first but I'm also part of the family so while I won't do anything that impacts negatively on them - to a point - I'm not a martyr either.

Sugar Free · 11-02-2018 11:57PM

My career. For personal fulfilment, because it will help give any future family an easier start in life and because it allows me to strike a balance between living comfortably now and investing for the future.

12-02-2018 12:04AM

open and honest communication.

& expecting it back in return.
life is too short to tiptoe around what you feel/need/want.
the simple things:)

Junkyard Tom · 12-02-2018 12:18AM

Cats.

Avatar MIA · 12-02-2018 12:22AM

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Cats.

A good hairdressers in fairness - not to be underestimated. Good call.

Junkyard Tom · 12-02-2018 12:25AM

Avatar MIA wrote: »

A good hairdressers in fairness - not to be underestimated. Good call.

I'm sorry, I don't speak Jackeen.

NollagShona · 12-02-2018 12:29AM

Family

Mountainsandh · 12-02-2018 12:31AM

Family, and my own sanity.
My job is meaningful and important, so that too, but I went part-time a few years ago as it was taking its toll on my physical and mental health, and I wasn't doing right by my family and myself.

I have no interest in promotions for money, but I am taking a turn career wise and retraining because an even more meaningful and important opportunity has arisen.

AnneFrank · 12-02-2018 12:34AM

Nothing.

Whispered · 12-02-2018 12:35AM

My family and dogs.
Yummy food.
Alone time.

Not always in that order.

Intothesea · 12-02-2018 08:05AM

I would be concerned for the continuation of my family line into the future, but self-satisfied nihilism tends to make light of the topic. As my everyday labours don't give much hope of sending anything of note to posterity, better instead to prove my superior wit by writing posts like these, egged on by all my friend. :pac:

Not directed at anyone who's not a clumsy troll.

biko · 12-02-2018 08:14AM

Happy wife, happy life

sparrowcar · 12-02-2018 08:18AM

Family (2yo and #2 On the way)
Health (exercise and mental health)
My black Labrador
Financial security (almost there)
Pearl Jam

pickarooney · 12-02-2018 09:21AM

Cruz Hot Supervisor wrote: »

I did likewise when our children were young and turned down a move further from home. As it turned out, within a few years opportunities arouse at home and I was nicely positioned to avail of several promotions that culminated in my achieving a grade and salary the rejected promotion would never have yielded.
Things often work out for the best.

...which was nice.

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