Deadly wage slave thoughts and how to overcome them
I’ll just put the bitter truth upfront: As salarymen, I’d go as far as to say that having a stable salary makes it incredibly easy for one to slip into a state of complacency.
Now, don’t get me wrong and start raging. I’m not saying salarymen are lazy. Nor is this article about why ‘thinking like an employee’ is bad.
One of them is becoming less driven, less enterprising , and less relentless because you have outsourced your survival to your corporate overlords – I speak from experience.
The real game changer for me? Challenging my preconceived notions on what was an ‘employee’ was, and seeing myself as a business instead.
But here’s a question: Do you concern yourself with whether or not your favourite Nasi Padang store raises their ridiculously low prices?
And here lies the lesson – no one has naturally more motivation than you in getting better remuneration. You should be the most influential force driving this, not your boss, not your colleague, your grandpa , etc.
