It was a funny moment. I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and I came across an insurance-related post from a friend. It was an photo of them, smiling and posing with a gigantic cheque they had evidently just received from their insurer.
What made me chuckle was the comment another friend had written on the photo – “Thank mother and father, thank God, no one cares la”.
It’s annoying and I laughed out loud.
They’ve obviously put in the hard work and dedication required to make it in the insurance business. But it’s still hard to see them post about their success and know that I’m not keeping up.
I recently had a conversation with one of my insurance friends about their Facebook posts. They told me that they post about their success because they want to make sure that their friends and family know how hard they’re working. They also said that it helps motivate them to keep going.
I can understand that. We all like to be reminded of our accomplishments, and it’s nice to have that recognition from our peers.
But at the same time, I’m sure there are other ways to motivate yourself without publicly bragging about your success.
I also think that it’s important to be mindful of how your posts might make other people feel. We all have different levels of success, and it’s not fair to make people feel bad about their own accomplishments.
So, while I understand why my insurance friends post about their success on Facebook, I still find it annoying. I wish they would find another way to motivate themselves, and be more mindful of how their posts might make others feel.
It’s great that they’re doing so well, but there’s no need to rub it in.