Pitched by the Working World
by Lessons learned of jobs and positions and what is too good to be true.
Well, if you’ve been following my job hunting journey, I currently am unemployed again. Once again, I found the jobs to not be what had been “pitched” to me. I was told by a wise man that if a job hires you quickly, that means that you can be replaced quickly. It was a simple statement, yet it truly opened my eyes.
I grew up very sheltered, I am realizing more and more when I go out into the world and learn more about different job positions and the people who stay in them. While I am trying to get the stigma of just having an office job when I have plenty of education out of my mind, I am realizing that once again my character is staying solid. I will not compromise my values and morals for money. I will not try to sell a car warranty to a person to get as much money as I can just to make an extra buck for myself. I know people struggle and work hard for their money.
I know in my heart, I do not want to be another one of the people in this world who knowingly sells and dupes a trusting person a product for more money than that product needs to be sold for. Even in the training for this job, one of the trainees explained how he was sold a terrible product and, yet, another trainee laughed and said he loved customers like him – the ones he could fool. Everyone seemed to laugh at that, except me. That’s when the job started to take on a different shade for me and I got a bad taste in my mouth regarding it. I felt like these people would literally congratulate each other for getting as much out of an unsuspecting customer as they could. It made my stomach turn.
The second part time job that I was trying also “pitched” me an earning scenario that did not apply to my present job position. They showed me the earning potential of a licensed loan officer and not a Jr. Analyst position. Once again, I was misled. I did not realize this until I actually started speaking with another Jr. Analyst who I had befriended. He was kind and very helpful, but he told me the truth of the situation. I just felt trampled on, again. I ended up coming home last night at 7pm with a terrible headache and falling into bed, feeling desperate and disheartened by the world.
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Post CommentAnne Lyken-Garner
On December 6, 2007 at 6:56 am
I wish you all the best with your job hunting. My sister was in the same position a few months ago. She was beginning to feel desperately low and unhappy while applying for jobs and getting nowhere.
Finally I convinced her to take a job she thought was way below her. My instincts (as an older sister) told me that all she needed was a boost of confidence. I assured her that any honest job, no matter what is was, is a worthwhile undertaking if you do it to the best of your ability.
She decided to try out my theory and made some wonderful friends, she made some money (and even some extra cash working overtime). She was able to save a bit,enjoy the social contact of her work mates (which she was missing) and feel good about herself once more, even while doing the job she would never have taken without a bit of pressure from me.
She later found her dream job, but in the process, she learned a valuable lesson; Good things rarely come when you’re saving yourself for them.
She later told me that the confidence boost she’d received merely from just working and earning, shone through in her interview for the job she now has. The panel was able to see her confidence and assurance in herself, thus hired her for the job.
Maybe it will take some time for you to find your dream job, and maybe once you’ve worked at it for a couple of years you’ll realise that it’s not so great after all. But in the mean time, a mere office job could be the forum by which you could gain the experience needed for your perfect job when you find it.
Your future career starts now, perhaps with something totally unrelated to what it is you really want to do.
shaun ashcroft
On December 6, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Presumably all jobs that are done need to be done. Therefore there can be no such thing as a bad job or a loser job( not even thinking of crime though!).
Few of us would chose to be a cleaner of toilets but do not we all love a clean toilet so why shopuld it make that job untenable for us. If there person tries to do a good job, works hard and tries to make a difference, they are great people and deserve praise.
The jobs you may be describing are legitimate and legal but are designed to prey on the weakness and fears that is part of the human condition. To do your absolute best in these jobs, you need to understand and be able to manipulate these frailties to get what you want-money.
However, you cannot ignore the human condition. It plays a part in every thing we do. But the human condition also contains love, good, justice and love of your fellow man.
Not all sales jobs are bad. People do need to buy things. If you stick to selling things that people do need than all your job involves is demonstrating why the product you are selling is better than any other product for the person that is buying it. And if you genuinely believe in the product you have to offer, it is an easy job and rewarding.
Thank you for sharing your experiences but do not be discouraged. If youn remin true to yourself and what you want to give, any job can be a dream job, if only for a time.
Regards
Shaun
Lucy Lockett
On December 6, 2007 at 3:01 pm
I agree with Shaun and Anne, please don’t lose heart.
IcyCucky
On December 11, 2007 at 8:42 pm
I admire your courage and determination. You have such a beautiful and caring soul.