Should You Be Worried About Your Job if You're in the Julian Business?

If you have already taken the test and passed, congratulations!

If you have not, you should! No, don’t get me wrong, you shouldn't be upset if you don't pass, but be aware that you can’t rely on your experience to improve. So, if you're considering becoming a Julian, be prepared to do well and find your passion. In a year or two, you can change careers and focus on something else for a while.

Being a Julian is one of the most demanding things you can do for yourself. There are a lot of things that need to get done that you don't want to do. You need to make sure that you set your priorities right. It’s okay to think about taking a job at the Julian Foundation instead of becoming a developer at GDC. If you’re already a developer, you’re ready to go from there.

The problem with Julian is that it’s not a “normal” job.

There are a lot of things you can’t do that you don’t want to do. And if you’re still a developer, you won’t get any of the benefits of the foundation except the ability to keep some of the profits.

The worst thing about a “normal” job is you can’t use all of your talents to make more money. It’s a job where you have to get up at 5 AM and try to get through the day without getting fired. You’re not going to get better by working for the Julian Foundation,

so don't expect to get more money doing what you do now.

The best thing about a “normal” job is that you will make a lot of money. It’s a lot of money because it’s really hard to make more money in this economy, so you’ll make more money for the first few years than you would ever imagine.

If you think your job is over, you might be surprised, but I do think that your job is over. I’ve heard people say that when you're in the Julian business, you have to be careful about what you say. But it’s one more thing about your personality and mindset. You have to be careful what you say because if you say some shit and don’t like it, your performance will go down and your career will go down.

I’ll go back to the other quote from my post a minute.

I know that I’m only giving you a small portion of the truth, but I’m trying to make this point that you can’t say everything you want to be true. You can’t say everything you think is true either. There are things that you’re not going to be able to say about yourself, and that’s fine.

As you might expect, that makes me nervous. I don't think you deserve to be in the Julian business, but you need to understand that there are things you can say about yourself that you can’t say about others. There are things that you can’t say about people you don’t like. I know that it’s not that you don't like people, but that’s okay.

You can’t say that about your coworkers.

You can’t say that you’re not good at your job. You can’t talk about your boss’s personal life. That stuff is not appropriate for the workplace. It's better to think about what you don’t want to say about people. What you want to say about yourself is fine. But you’re not in the company for a job interview.

If people are in the process of getting their own personal job, then it's a good thing you don't know how to handle people. You can't tell them that this isn't okay, but you can. You can't say that they’re not good at their job — or at least not as good as you. It’s okay to say that. You can say that you’re good at your job, but it’s not okay.