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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I each make about 250k in tech and law. In no world what we do “meaningful” or “making a difference.”  Unless you are a health professional or researcher, I can almost guarantee you aren’t either.[/quote]

Eh, I would not agree.  All paid work has value in and of itself just because you are being paid.  Earning a paycheck and using it to provide for your family has value and meaning right there.  Using your paycheck to purchase goods and keep others in business has value and meaning.  Paying taxes on your salary has value.  Even if your company or organization is not curing cancer it is presumably making some good or providing some service to society and churning the economy.  If your employer is successful then it can presumably employ lots of folks, down to the janitors who clean your office suite, and those employees can then in turn provide for their families.  It all does add up to "making a difference".  And even if the subject matter of your work is not like fodder for dinner-party conversation, a worker might still find it intellectually stimulating or challenging to them.

(And I say this as someone who, when her oldest was 15 months, realized she wanted to spend a lot more time with her kid than her work was then allowing.  But I did enjoy my non-healthcare related career and find it fulfilling and meaningful, so I went the route of finding a less demanding and flexible job...which I totally understand is not always possible.  That was the right move for me.)    [/quote]

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