Work is a means to an end, but doesn't stop you from looking for something that you think you'd enjoy. Also, the 9 to 5 isn't as bad as you think... I've done jobs that needed all sorts of strange shifts, and even ran my own company from home (which is without doubt the hardest thing anyone can do if you're not able to switch off easily).
Rules for finding the perfect job:
1. Take no notice of advice, especially from family. You're not them, and advice is best passed on and not used.
2. Sometimes taking a leap of faith is a good thing. It keeps you alive and awake, and it's uncanny how well things turn out.
3. Money isn't the be-all-and-end-all. Sure, it helps ease the bumps, but nothing beats the feeling of getting home from work knowing you loved every minute of it.
4. Never take your job for granted. You'll see what I mean the first moment you walk into the dole office to sign on for the first time.
5. It's not what you know, but who you know.
(If you read points 2 to 5, then you didn't read point 1 properly)
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