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What are examples of jobs that don't align with your moral/ideological compass?

You probably shouldn't get all your fulfillment in life from a job. You need to find fulfillment in things you control. Giving so much power to something you can't control will cause you lots of pain in your life.

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May I add that, according to Epictetus[1]: Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.

If you agree with this, finding fullfillment in things you control is very hard to achieve.

[1] http://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.html

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