When It Is Not Of Interest To You
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
November 28, 2018 5:03am CST
This morning , my other staff and I , helped my staff who is so eager to decorate our department for the CandyLand theme, this morning.
I asked him what can I do to help and he instructed me how to make a candylike thing and wrap it like a candy.
I followed his instruction but after I have done 6 of those big candylike things, my head ached.
Please see the picture if they really are candylike already. 
I stopped and my officemate said, when you do something out of compliance or obligation but not out of your interest or passion, you will really get a headache or you become so tired after that.
Thus, this afternoon, I went out with the purchaser and I bought different real lollipops and marshmallows for them to decorate , hanging, on all over the ceiling of our department.
At least, I have done my share of decorations even if I have spent a sum of money. My head didn’t ache anymore.
Have you ever experienced doing a thing which is out of obligation but not your cup of tea or passion? What did you feel after doing it?
I stopped and my officemate said, when you do something out of compliance or obligation but not out of your interest or passion, you will really get a headache or you become so tired after that.
Thus, this afternoon, I went out with the purchaser and I bought different real lollipops and marshmallows for them to decorate , hanging, on all over the ceiling of our department.
At least, I have done my share of decorations even if I have spent a sum of money. My head didn’t ache anymore.
Have you ever experienced doing a thing which is out of obligation but not your cup of tea or passion? What did you feel after doing it?19 people like this
22 responses
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
Problem solved, Ms. LT :) Very smart! Or you could have requested Miss Arbie to help you with the decoration because she's artistic :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD I'm sure you'd be seating pretty if Miss Arbie was one of your staff because she's industrious too aside from being smart and talented.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
@sunrisefan And she will always have a special reward for that during our townhall meetinhs every month.
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@allknowing (132676)
• India
29 Nov 18
I bought every single tree decoration online There were baby santas, gift boxes, hockey sticks, balls, candies, snowflakes, ice balls, streamers, lights.
We even had a game to count the number of the items on the tree
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@allknowing (132676)
• India
29 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD I can direct but not make it myself (lol)
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@rsa101 (38115)
• Philippines
29 Nov 18
A lot of times you really are force to do things that you are not interested in. You just join so that you would not be tagged as not helping with them. What can we do if its a required job then we just have to comply and obey with them. Although in my case I do not have the headache sometimes you just do not feel the work or assignment given to you and the end results are not really that good.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Nov 18
I have proven that the headache wasn't physically related but it's mental. That's because even if i have eaten lunch already and drank a very cold drink, the headache still persisted. So, I have to rub my temples with white flower and too a nap at lunchtime.
Somehow, I felt better after that. So, I decided to use my money and bought real candies as decorations so I won't be stressed making those in the picture.
@ridingbet (66855)
• Philippines
29 Nov 18
i do sometimes but i still give my best. but of course, there is not much love embedded in the thing because it does not interest me if at all
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
29 Nov 18
I agree with you. When you didn't feel the work you are working like turtle but if you like it you didn't even notice the time it flies so fast.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
29 Nov 18
Those real sweets are a good idea. And your decoration does look like candies
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@freelancermariagrace (27264)
• Philippines
29 Nov 18
They look like my favorite pastillas. Good job! Yes, I have experienced that and I felt bad/irritated after doing it. Lol
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@seraseraphina18 (313)
• South Korea
29 Nov 18
Yes.. I experiencing it now. I'm working with my sister's company though office work is not my thing really. But I have oblige to do so for my portfolio.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
30 Nov 18
That's good that you are working at your sister's company. It will be good indeed for your portfolio. Just try to learn how to work well, because you will be interviewed about it when you apply for anothet job.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16698)
• China
28 Nov 18
If I do something I don't like,I would feel that time hangs heavy on my hands.
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@wolfgirl569 (102597)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Nov 18
Glad going out helped you feel better. The sooner you get it done the sooner you can stop thinking about it.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
Hmmm maybe finishing my course would be an example. I think it's not my passion coz my real passion is architecture or fine arts... It's a struggle.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD so he really wanted you to take up Accounting. In my case, it was me who chose the course. So, I cannot blame anyone but myself... I thought it was easy.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Nov 18
True. 
It becomes robotic, that sometimes, you would stop if you have already done it or not.
It becomes robotic, that sometimes, you would stop if you have already done it or not. 