The Pessimism and the Side-Hustle

Question

Feel free to argue against this premise, but let's assume side-hustles only succeed when enough motivation is bled away from the primary job role otherwise you might have focused on improving yourself, expanding your scope of responsibility. Maybe it's high-and-mighty to assume every successful side-hustle came from 'quiet-quitting' at work, but I ask because I've seen it but don't have much experience to understand.What happened at work?:- Did you have the opportunity to negotiate for improvements: raises, positions, deconstructing bad processes, etc.? (I guess this hints at one kind of obvious exception maybe it was a summer-break/winter-break thing when these types of negotiations simply don't happen because of social norms/holidays)- What objectively caused your pessimism?- What harmed your motivation to contribute?- When did you know that resigning to the fact that your own job performance could no longer improve your situation at work?- What does that feel like?- What heuristics would you recommend to know when you're no longer going to directly improve in your role?- Was there a cost-benefit of contributing your side-hustle to the company or not?

jf22 · Accepted Answer

The premise of a side-hustle is you are doing it on the side, not at work.My side hustle doesn't take away from my work the same way going to the gym in my free time doesn't take away from work.

is_true · Answer

I can't argue because I don't think your assumption is correct.Side hustles give you FREEDOM to explore domains that for your employeer might not provide value.

The Pessimism and the Side-Hustle

The premise of a side-hustle is you are doing it on the side, not at work.
My side hustle doesn't take away from my work the same way going to the gym in my free time doesn't take away from work.

I can't argue because I don't think your assumption is correct.
Side hustles give you FREEDOM to explore domains that for your employeer might not provide value.