If you hate what you do, stop doing it

Liisa Reimann
Sep 1, 2018 · 4 min read

Don’t listen to the inner voice that says you can’t. You absolutely CAN.

I despised my last job for its mind-numbing tediousness. I also had zero respect for (or interest in) the product my company churned out. But I also fiercely loved the job because it paid well, I worked remotely, nobody micromanaged me, and I could arrange my time around the things in my life that I did get excited about.

20-25% of working Americans now telework at some level.* Most of my friends do not. “I’d go crazy talking just to myself all day” they say…

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