Does Stoicism encourage passivity in career decisions?
Stoicism teaches that we should focus only on what we can control, but I've found that applying this to my career decisions often feels like an excuse for passivity. Last year, I stayed in a job I disliked because I told myself the market was out of my hands—yet I never actually tried negotiating or applying elsewhere. Isn't there a risk that we use Stoic principles to avoid taking responsibility for the choices we do have?