It’s common for people to have cold and distanced attitude towards their job. Not engaging themselves fully & only doing the least of what’s required to satisfy the employer, while keeping in mind that the employer is not their friend.

There’s usually truth to that – yes, the employer isn’t your friend, I’m not denying that. But why should that stop you from you loving your job? Infusing your work with love and engagement is simply a better way to live – for YOU! The employer does benefit from this higher engagement of course, but the primary beneficiary is YOU. A life loved through and through is a life well lived.

People can often try to shame you when you embrace your job too much – especially if it’s a job that “doesn’t deserve it”. They can deem it as pathetic to give yourself away to work for an entity that isn’t really your ally. After a while, you could start believing that and put a barrier against your love while at work, not allowing yourself to be engaged because it’s “cucking” and pitiful. But you CAN disregard all that and LOVE nevertheless, because YOU simply want to live that way.

It’s never pathetic to do what you’re doing with love. If anything’s pathetic, it’s cynicism and withholding your love. Don’t be a cynic.

Note: I’m not advocating for excusing poor behaviour of your employer. I’m just saying it’s good to infuse love in the work that’s to do in the moment. I acknowledge that working at some jobs could genuinely be abusive – if so, you should move towards quitting them.