I'm 27 and Not Passionate About My Job 

Let's be honest, he's describing 90% of us.

I don’t care about “finding my passion,” I just need my work to be meaningful. It’s difficult finding a meaningful job that pays well.

Don’t focus on your 9-5. Make the 9-5 as a means (income) to do what you are passionate about.

This guy has discovered the reality of working for someone else. The likelihood of you being passionate about what someone else wants you to do is very low. Plenty of people enjoy their work, and enjoy the people they work with, and enjoy the steady paycheck, but very few are passionate about it to the point that they think of little else.

I know exactly what he's talking about. When you reveal how good you are at your job you always get extra work but no extra kibble.

I think the pandemic has taught people the importance of multiple streams of income unfortunately having a job doesn’t mean security.

dude: "i work as a statistician and the people here are not passionate about what they do" dave: "shocking"

It’s sounds like his hard work is only getting him more labor, instead of recognition and advancement.

Life is about choosing what you want to suffer for, not about what will you choose to make you not suffer

I understand this guy 💯 That’s why my wife and I quit our 9-5s, sold out stuff, and moved into a small A-frame house across country to slow down and live life on our own terms

The caller is getting burned out-nothing else.

Job security does not exist anymore. If you don’t perform like they want you to perform, you could be let go.

Passion is such a nebulous word. It’s been so overused. Even my employer asks us on surveys how “passionate” we are about our work. When I lived to work and looked to my job/career for fulfillment I was MISERABLE. Now I work to live. Am I passionate about what I do? No. Do I like it well enough to do it for what they pay me? Sure! It allows me to enjoy other things in life like my house, my dog, paddle boarding, whatever. Part of it is certainly because I’m finally getting paid well, which I wasn’t at previous jobs. But some of it is because I found things in life that I enjoy and am passionate about that my job allows me to pay for. Sometimes it’s not a new job people need, but a new perspective.

If you're not gonna take risks now that you're 27 then when??? Take risks. Go to a company who's doing meaningful work

I found this at the right time, I’m 27.

Don’t be another depressed 30 or 40 something. Start a side project you’re passionate about.

I'm 26 and I wish I would have heard this years ago...

Find and do what your passionate about. Don’t wait till you have a family then you will be stuck paying bills. Now is the time to take these risks before it gets complicated.

I am 27 and feel the same way about my job. I have come to the realization that most people don't love their job, it is just a way to make ends meet. I may never "love" any job i do so i try my hardest to love the life i have outside of work instead.

Just remember...the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

Work as a statistician in a different industry! It’s a great career and you could work in everything from startups to massive international businesses in pharma, economics, medical research, artificial intelligence, operations, ...

There are pluses and minuses to everything

I know exactly what this guy is talking about. It’s not necessarily about passion. It’s a desire to grow. I was working a steady job for 10 years but the growth rate to get up in the workplace was minimal. You just get tired and burned out and ready for a change.

“Hi dave im 27 years old and-“ “So how old are u?”

I am a software engineer. It doesn't passion me one bit. I work on this because it is well payed. I enjoy it and I'm good at it. But I dedicate as less time as possible, since my passion goes to art (as a hobby, I don't want to starve).

If you don’t love your work, it’s going to be exactly that, work. Finding work that brings you joy is what truly transforms a job into a career that you love!

I USED to love ❤️ my job but since the changes in upper management they have changed so many things that I absolutely HATE it now and all my old coworkers who I’ve been working with the past 20+ years have either retired, quit or let go !! Things have changed so much at my work that I absolutely HATE it !! I can’t do anything until this dam pandemic 😷 is over !!

If there is one plus, it is the fact that you at least get paid well for the type of work that you do. It's much worse when you find yourself in a dead-end job without getting compensated fairly for the work you put in. That is the ultimate stagnation.

I get it, bills need to be paid. But on the other side of the coin, life is too short to be so miserable. I'm in the same boat. Miserable in my career.

I just said this today to my girlfriend. And im 28 years old. Im in the same boat, im a machinist, i make decent money, great 401k. But just not happy about where im at.

It sounds like he's getting burned out and couldn't find the right way to describe it. We don't need passion to be content in a career, but getting burned out can be miserable

Most relatable thing I ever heard on here

wow im on the same boat, im 27 and i worked for the usps...everyone tells me im stupid for not going back cause it has job security, great benefits and good money. Only two of those are true and this vid really make me appreciate myself more that im worth more than that. I felt the pain in Johns words and it's true.....it gets tiring and old really quick. I need something new.

A Good Quote, Be happy for this moment, this moment is your life.

Same boat as him. I'll be 31 soon. No passion for what I do but trying to transfer has been next to impossible. Waiting as patiently as I can because there are other duties in my job field I like but am not currently doing it.

the best way to destory ur life is follow ur passion and make passion ur job. you quickly start hating ur passion. never follow passion, follow money. then use free time to do whatver u passionate about.

He is not special. 90% of people don’t like where they work. Big deal.

look into being an actuary, lotta exams to study for while you're working but def worth it

THESE GUYS ROCK!

This was a great conversation

Great advice!

Needed this

Same, bud. Hate my job over here and still looking

I'm so glad that I legit love my job right now :). I hope my passion for my job lasts forever!

I just miss my old job, new one pays well but its not fun like the old one. It is driving me nuts.

So typical of federal jobs. The feds can kill passion quicker than any supervisor in the commercial sector. Take that passion, before it fades any more, and develop a commercial product. Be your own inspiration.

It's ok to not be ok. I went to grad school, debt free outside of house, and I like my job, I don't love it. Caller should check out FIRE, we're all the same guy here.

7:38 Get out get out get out get out 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

WFH full time now, and going to office once or twice a week makes me sick now, while befor,e I used to work full time in the office.

I was laid off at his age in 2008 and should have left sooner. The illusion of job security kept me there. Getting laid off turned out to be the kick I needed to start a better career. 😉

I am in a graduate STEM program which requires a stats course and my instructor is a PhD in fitness I think ? And a statistician. He seems happy and passionate about his job teaching us and life from what I can tell 🙂

Is it really a requirement to be passionate about a job, though? You're selling labor for a wage. As long as your buyer is good with your results, you've met your end of the agreement. Not all, or even most, fulfillment comes from work. No one's epitaph reads, "He wished he spent more time at work."

I'm 27 and made this switch in January. Went to a new company doing the same job. 200% better place to work and I'm much happier now. I almost left the industry because of the old company. Make the switch!

Actually surprised to hear that from Dave Ramsey, but he always has great points!

I love engineering. My first internship was with a municipal public utility. It was extremely boring, and felt pointless day in day out. I would advise this guy to move to the private sector, he might get more fulfillment.

everyone gets job burnout after a few years

i needed to hear ‘security is an illusion and a drug’

My husband's great-grandmother said the same thing to my father-in-law who started his own business..."when are you going to get a real job?" He's doing just fine, btw. 🤣

Dave's position is like someone getting ready for the worst situation Like someone who sees a storm and doesn't have an umbrella

Welcome to life. 30+ I'm not passionate about my dead end job, organization is horrible, managment doesn't care, it's a free for all. Yet it currently brings a paycheck. I know how it feels dude. This is life.

I get this man a lot

As a former government employee, I 100% understand where he’s coming from

The way he described not being passionate was great despite being passionate in my job

After traveling abroad. this is me, don't like my salaried job and sometimes just wanna get out of this country and love abroad. 😭

"You're only as secure as the ability yo do a work that people want to pay you for." Dave Ramsey. So true!

This is most people. I don’t hate my job but I don’t love it. Only reason im there is cause it pays the bills and puts food on the table & I’m able to take care of my family. For me it’s not about passion it’s about what’s gonna take care of the family that’s it

I think the solution here is simple. Start doing something you like on the side. If it takes off then do that full time.

Passion is when you're not at work !! Go buy a kx 450 4stroke that's how to live man .

I feel the same. I’m just not satisfied or challenged by my job anymore.

It was the opposite for me, loved my job but no money. 🤔

Love what I do but hate the toxic work culture; maybe because it’s a 100% commission based income people act like hungry wolves at all times. Human are disgusting when it come to survival & money.

There’s gotta be something you can become interested in within your field! I’m going into tech and there are many work related things to be interested in as well as more boring aspects. This is most peoples’ lives and their careers. Even those that *are* passionate about their jobs- they still have aspects of it that are boring and/or strenuous!

5:02 have heard this story before. In his quit your job video.

I’m 24 and I’m just so depressed the job is sooo boring and I’m very uninterested in it and unmotivated. Sadly the only thing I love doing is playing video games yes I know it’s not a real job however I can see myself streaming playing video games for money. Any other job I would just be depressed in it I can’t work in a office setting it’s just too much politics and office rules feels like a animal in a cage. Ugh it’s just very frustrating 😞

Doesn't matter if you are passionate at what you do, there will always be frustrations when you turn that passion into your job. You will always think the grass will be greener, so you will need to think long and hard before pursuing another career. Always have a plan in place before making sudden moves

A job is just a job- nobody says you have to love what you do or passionate about it. Your life is not defined by your job.

Literally me lol job with the state and don’t love what I do for work

I am in the same place and I feel stuck but the difference is that I don’t job security and work in private sector and am 32.

You’re only as employable as someone is willing to pay you money to do something. Very wise words.

Sooo many jobs in stats work for sports teams, marketing, healthcare. In sports your one of the most important office people there

We should all wake up everyday...Excited!! I know that's hard to discover but its all up inside you....when you see you can choose to be happy and go with the flow....your life is exciting 💜💜💜💜

Dr. John is looking jacked 💪🏼

2:52 I feel that way, not necessarily daily, but pretty regularly. It concerns me a little bit.

I like to go window shopping for a new job every now and then. I’ve never taken a new position yet because the grass isn’t always greener.

lol Dave doesn’t understand how the feds work. I relate to this guy and understand where he is coming from

I’m 19 and have no passion for any particular thing, not fun being in college studying Business administration

I would recommend this caller to become a Statistics Professor/Instructor. Good pay (Once become full time), able to work with staff who teach the same subject, and get to teach an important skill set to young adults.

5:02 Wow. My dad didn't grow up in the depression, but he did grow up for poor. And this explains why he worked jobs he often didn't like. He did it for the family & he discourages me from starting my own business for a reason. 6:54 Also, if my business does fail I could PROBABLY go back to my in demand field. Thanks for the insights!

Being passionate does not pay.for the kids' daycare.

Sometimes working a passion you like becomes work and it can become stressful like I like photography but I wouldn’t want to do photography as a job there is too much structure.

Reminds me of a Drew Carey episode. Oh you don't like your job? There's a group for that. It's called Everybody. We meet at the bar.

It's not a question of passion - it's ambition. He's ambitious and wants the benefits that comes with that ambition, but not the risk. You can't have both.

At the end of the day work is work. It's important to be a contributing member of society. Not everyone has the luxury of being able to fully love what they do for a living.

He's fallen for the lie that a lot of people have fallen for, that if you get a good education and work hard you can get a dream job. He's not living the Rockstar life and is disappointed that it he isn't excited about waking up in the morning to go to work. Welcome to being an adult.

I’m one of the lucky ones who actually love their jobs and get paid 🤑

Lose passion or lose the house. You pick. Anything that becomes work... you WILL lose some passion for it. You can love cooking until you become a chef and now you never wanna look at a stove again. It’s life buddy. You have a career that pays the bills... next caller!

try underwriting positions or start actuary, might like those jobs better, also related to statistics

This sounds like my job environment and I work inside the post office. (plant)

One of the underrated benefits of the modern 1st-world is that we get to choose how we will suffer at work. The social, political and technological climates do not force me to stay in a trade or location, like in many times before. The caller is mature enough to get re-focused before his resume locks him in

Im not passionate about work in general but i got bills and debt to pay sooooo.....financial freedom is a bumpy road