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WCDT strips 4146-4150 (2nd to 6th December 2019)

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jesslc:
Well it looks like we're up for another discussion about whether or not Marten's coasting along is a issue or not...  :meh: :meh: :meh:

Am I the only one who likes that Marten is happy not pursuing his dream job? A reality of a lot of people's lives is that they work in a job that isn't their passion/dream job to pay the bills. But in fiction it's always about "pursuing your dream job" and non dream jobs are "holding you back" or always completely awful, instead of a perfectly decent way to get your bills paid.

A job you like well enough, with colleagues you get along with, with work that stays at work (leaving your evenings and weekends free for hobbies or friends) - this is seriously undervalued in my opinion.

With that all said, I was once in a relationship with significantly mismatched levels of ambition and yeah if we hadn't broken up for other reasons, I feel like it would probably have become a problem at some point... I hope Claire and Marten can work this out and I hope Marten calls out her approach as manipulative. It could have been a completely hypothetical question but the way she immediately jumps to "let's look up courses" shows that it wasn't actually hypothetical. If Claire has been feeling bothered by Marten's lack of ambition, then there are more mature (and construtive) ways to bring it up.

bhtooefr:
TBH, I've been waiting for this storyline literally since they started dating - the mismatched ambition levels were there from the very start.

Tova:
I'm not holding my breath, TBH. We've repeatedly seen hints of this storyline surface, only for Jeph to return to his favourite character(s) du jour.

Ghanima Atreides:

--- Quote from: jesslc on 03 Dec 2019, 01:22 ---
Am I the only one who likes that Marten is happy not pursuing his dream job? A reality of a lot of people's lives is that they work in a job that isn't their passion/dream job to pay the bills. But in fiction it's always about "pursuing your dream job" and non dream jobs are "holding you back" or always completely awful, instead of a perfectly decent way to get your bills paid.

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In addition to that, what fiction/some people often disregard is the fact that some folks simply don't HAVE a "dream job". I am one of them. I've been asked the same question Claire asked Marten since high school, and the best answer I can give is still "Umm...something I don't hate...and pays the bills? I guess?" I have various interests that could relate to different jobs but nothing that stands out as "Yes, THIS is what I want to do above all else!" And it's not for lack of thought, because of course I've thought about it plenty, this Dream Job just...doesn't exist as such. Whenever I tell people that they tend look at me funny, and yes, like Claire, some have tried to take it upon themselves to find the answer that has eluded me for so long.

Not saying Marten is necessarily the same, perhaps he really does just need to find his way, although Claire didn't stop to discuss it and instead immediately went into "OK let's fix this because you obviously have a problem" mode. I know it's been asked before, but...does he? He makes money, he seems content...it's more than many people can say.

cybersmurf:

--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 03 Dec 2019, 01:27 ---TBH, I've been waiting for this storyline literally since they started dating - the mismatched ambition levels were there from the very start.

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Admittedly, IMHO Claire's ambition sometimes might border zeal...
I do realise she does mean well, but some people advance through their lives a tad more... gently? Coupled with Marten basically just swimming along the stream idly, there's a lot of possible friction. Friction that might get Marten going, and slow Claire down.

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