1. Door-to-door Salesperson. Well, this depends on what you are selling, but unless it’s a true miracle product that everyone want and you are selling it for a bargain price, most people are less than willing to be interrupted from their private lives to be asked if they are interested in your stuff. It can be a good exercise in perseverance though, if you don’t quit in the first month or two.

2. Fast Food Employee.Everybody likes fast food, right? Well, actually no. People who work in a fast food restaurant are seriously underpaid and they can attest that it is hard work. Unless your pal owns such a place and you want to help him out, or you are a teenager, chances are that you wouldn’t normally pick this job. It may be good in the long run though, as you will probably develop healthier eating habits once you move on.

3. Telemarketing. It’s probably not as bad as door-to-door sales, but it is on the same lines. At least you don’t have to be outside, subject to the whims of the weather. Yet, if you have ever called a 1-800 number, frustrated at some product or service, you get an idea of the kind of conversations you expect to have at this job. And the worst part is that often the customers have a valid point in their complaint, making it more difficult to tackle their frustration. It’s a good exercise in developing verbal communication skills though.

4. Security Guard. This is slightly better than the previously mentioned jobs since you are actually providing a noble service to someone, protecting their property from intruders. However, it often involves sitting for hours on end watching some CCTV screen, in case someone is too drunk, desperate or crazy to rob the place you are guarding. And if there is some action, you’ll be risking a lot, definitely more than you are paid for. It may be good if you plan to join the military or something in the future.

5. Cleaning/Sanitation. That’s slightly better than the last job, since it involves some action along with usefulness. Of course, it is very repetitive and often filthy (e.g. if you work in the garbage disposal business). Not the best way to earn a living, as after a while it may become incredibly boring. It may be worthwhile if you learn to appreciate cleanliness through this experience.

Naturally, things could be even worse! Someone could be unemployed, so even if you have one of these jobs, don’t feel bad about it. Besides, it can be a step towards something more fulfilling and interesting.

1. Clerkman: Do you think anyone would be interested in sitting behind a desk and greetiing other people the whole day? Well for most, the answer is no. Another major factor is that clerks usually are offered low salaries thus making it an unappreciated job.
2. Watchguard: Oh yes, this is an other of the jobs that belong to the “hated” category. No one would appreciate sitting in front of doors or buildings along with the sparse salary.
3. Teacher: Many of would be against this, but i have the feeling that teachers “suffer” toomuch during their job. On many occassions they have to shout themselves hoarse in order to keep the students disciplined.
4. Labourer: Being a labourer consists of working out maybe in extreme climates or of heavy work. So no one would enjoy working as a labourer.
5. Politician: In my opinion ( and in others’ too i’m sure ) the job i hate mst is this; being a politician. They mostly consist of people who lie against the people and thus make them and their job hated.

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Civilization is the act of moving forward in terms of ideas and technology. But, civilization on the whole does not progress without certain factors at work. These factors include the geographical layout, agriculture and religion. With these factors combined, civilization progresses and empires flourish.

The geographic location of a civilization is a vital sign as to whether that particular people become an established civilization or not. The first civilizations were located near sources of water. This was because water was essential to their very being. Their location was also chosen to be secure, accessible and a fit location for life to flourish.

Since people moved from being hunters and gatherers to being farmers, it has changed their entire way of life. Established farming caused the expansion of civilizations because not everyone needed to be farmers and they could experiment with other occupations, thus, the idea of division of labor. Farming was the primary reason why the location of established empires were near rivers. The people sought fertile land that could be cultivated and easily irrigated. In other words, the land near rivers was the ideal location.

The religion of the times was also a factor of the civilization. Many people worshipped their leaders as gods and thought of them as immortal. In many places it was the priests who were part of the ruling class. In other cases the leaders of the nation would use the religion to influence the people under their rule. This idea of religion also caused many nations to expand and conquer others to spread their ideas and way of life.

So, it can clearly be seen that the location as well as the way of agriculture along with religion had a major influence in the establishment of major civilizations.

First, I want to make clear that I’m not completely against parental guidance; I appreciate their proficiency in judgement. My mother could always help me distinguish the smarter choice out of two that appear equally satisfying. As teenagers, we fantasize about the perfect job, and ignore such concerns as salary, stability and standard of living. Many parents step in at this time to guide us around the obstacles we may encounter in choosing a career. Parents play an important role because they provide the moral support and encouragement when a child is making difficult decisions. My parents’ advice is very important to me, but I don’t want to be limited solely by their expectations.

One topic that keeps coming up in conversations is money. Money isn’t everything. To me, a high salary is more of an incentive rather than a necessity. Money is for spending; if I have more money than I can use for daily living, is there a need for more? Achieving the most expensive and luxurious standard of living shouldn’t be the main reason why anyone would choose a certain occupation. Also, with today’s changing economy, the highest paid jobs may have been the lowest paid jobs (or may not even have existed) 40 years ago. These days, YouTube celebrities can make as much money as engineers twice their age. Michael Buckley, founder of the channel, What the Buck?, quit his former job as an administrative assistant in 2008 and is earning more as an online entertainer. He is rumoured to rake in a six figure income each year from a partnership with YouTube. Undoubtedly, my parents have lots of life experience, but what they’ve encountered is only a small sector of the endless possibilities of the modern world.

Often when a parent’s endeavours are not fulfilled in their lifetime, they want their children to succeed in their thwarted ambition. For example, in the movie High School Musical, Troy Bolton is a star athlete of the basketball team that his father coaches. His dad had his future set in stone and wants him to play college basketball. Troy realizes that he truly loves theatre and wants to pursue a career in acting, but is too afraid to tell his dad about his decision. Many parents, like Troy’s father, dream of living vicariously through their children as if they were the one who scored the winning basket.

Twenty years from now, I want to look back and know that I made the right decision. It wouldn’t be the right decision if I have to trade pleasure for stability. It wouldn’t be the right decision if I have to spend long gruelling hours in an undesirable atmosphere. It wouldn’t be the right decision if my parents are enjoying my job more than I am. Therefore, what I need is their expertise, not their authoritarian domination.

In the movie Dark Days, director Marc Singer decided to document the lives of many homeless people living in vast dark tunnels under New York City. All the homeless had similar experiences with life such as family tragedies, drug addiction, and loss of love, shelter and food but all felt sorrow and regret for the things they had done. “It’s a dump down there,” Singer says, “pitch black, rats running around everywhere, garbage, and smells that make your eyes water. When I first went down there, I was amazed and awed; I had so much respect for everybody and I kept thinking, “Could I have done this or would I have let myself go to pieces?” (indiewire) In the movie the police threatened to make all the tunnel residents within 30 days or face a forcible eviction. “They should leave us down here until they get housing then once they get housing they should ship us out,” said one of the upset residents after the police told them they would get them housing and shelter. “They are going to break up the family…I”ve got three words and it’s not I love you…its leave us alone!” said another angry homeless man. None of them wanted to go to a shelter. They worried about their stuff could get stolen or being infected with drugs and/or unclean drugs. When I heard that information on the video I found it surprising that the homeless would be worried about being infected by something (let alone drugs), but later on in my own interview at a local restaurant with Michael, a homeless man, I found out that he had the same reasoning. He said that “Shelters are unclean and you don’t know who is around you. Most don’t have background checks and the ones I have been to don’t even have a registry. You might be sleeping with a psycho and get killed during the middle of the night.” I then asked what he did instead “Man, here in Austin I tie my hammock above Barton Springs and sleep above the water. It’s peaceful and relaxing. I feel safe with the water flowing underneath you…Man it’s like heaven.”

Is it possible that shelters are the cause of homelessness? In the 1980’s there were several shelters and soup kitchens that improved 200,000 to 300,000 people’s lives a day. Yet, “when the cost of something falls, demand usually rises. That truism holds regardless of whether the costs are monetary, emotional or physical. When the expected cost of crime or adultery falls, more people engage in them. When homelessness becomes less painful, people are less willing to sacrifice their pride, their self-respect, or their cocaine fix to avoid it.” It might sound horrible to say that people chose to become homeless but they are not just submissive victims. “They make choices, like everyone else. The choices open to the homeless are far worse than those open to most Americans, but they are still choices” (103-104, Jencks).

Michael told me that he wasn’t homeless because of family problems or drugs (although he did do them); it was because of his need to travel and explore. He left his home at the age of fifteen and set out to see the world. If he needed money he would stand out on a fairly busy street corner and could make up to $20 an hour. That’s all he really needed for a couple of weeks. He got around by hitchhiking not by trains. He said he has gone around on trains a few times but jumping off damages your back pretty bad and he wouldn’t recommend it. “A normal day for the homeless doesn’t exist. You don’t have any place to be. You don’t have to worry about rent or picking up children from school. You just are and it’s great.” He went on to explain all the places he had seen and the beauty within them. He told me his most tragic moment was when his mother died, and he pleaded the 5th when I asked him how many times he had been arrested. He, just like the people in the tunnels of New York, claimed that time did not exist.

Another homeless man on Barton Springs Road called himself Music and talked freely about how many times the cops arrested him for jumping on trains, peeing in public places, disrupting the peace, trespassing, and well, way too many to name. He told me he wasn’t homeless because all the reasons one might think. He wanted to make a statement. He wanted to be against anything having to do with big corporations and the way society lived. He wanted to stand out and stand out is what he did. He traveled just as much as Michael did and his joy in life was music. He traveled to see concerts even if he was standing outside the gates. It was almost like he was trying to recreate the hippie movement in the 60’s and 70’s but failed by a couple generations.

Is there some sort of psychological disorder that these people have that make them want to stand out against the norm? Is it something inside of them that makes them become this way? In the text book Understanding Psychology it reads, “It is estimated that 25 percent of the homeless are mentally ill, overlapping partially with 33 percent of the homeless estimated to be severely addicted (Nation Coalition of the Homeless, 1999). This seems to be a direct result of deinstitutionalization.” (Kasschau, 508) Although I agree that some might have been in institutions, I find it hard to believe that more than half of the homeless population came out of mental institutes. However, I do believe from my observation (from videos, books and personal interviews) that more than 99 percent of all homeless are addicted to some sort of drug and/or alcohol. Making it impossible to hold steady jobs and keep personal relationships.

Is it possible that the drugs are the reason why a homeless man travels so much and stays away from a steady job, or is it because they are scared to keep relationships with one another?

“In 1989, at the peak of the last business cycle, 1.2 million work-age husbands reported personal income below $2500. Some of these men were physically or mentally disabled. Some had no jobs for other reasons. Whatever the cause of their poverty, most relied on their wife’s income to keep going. An even larger number of married women were probably one man away from homelessness.” (Jencks 77)

If a family breakdown occurs in this situation and one divorces the other it would be hard put your trust into anything, let alone a stranger. If a fire occurs and your children are lost one might think “What is the point of trying to get close to a person after such a tragic incident?”

Whatever the reason for this spreading problem, we have to help these people. We need to show them that it’s O.K. to trust again, O.K. to show their weaknesses, and make them realize that they can still do what they love without getting in trouble with the police every day and without living on the streets. We need to fix shelters so that the homeless can feel more comfortable and once again… feel human. We need to realize that the homeless have emotions as well. We need to promise them something and not abandon it. We need to recognize the homeless.

Childhood dreams may hold the secret of what to do if you lose your job or voluntarily decide to make a change.  Those things you loved to do as a child have the seeds of your vocation, if you but look for them.

Let’s pretend you were the kid who organized the slumber parties, got the girls over and made sure that the little boys weren’t going to know where or when it was going to occur so they wouldn’t do something silly, like climb up in the trees and yell boo all night.  That organizing skill might be the essence of who you are and what you could be to make money.

Think about what you liked about the activity.  Perhaps it was the people contact.  Maybe it was getting the invitations out while someone else actually organized the event. Perhaps you greeted the girls and made sure that the refreshments were to their liking.  You might have coordinated the event with the parents and the community so that everyone approved and knew respective times and schedules.

So if you liked all of those activities perhaps you are an event coordinator since that career involves bringing all aspects of an event together to make it happen.  If you liked organizing and preparing the food, maybe you would enjoy being a caterer.  Enjoyment specifically in working with the community and getting out information about the event by way of fliers and printed material is related to a communications specialist and that childhood interest might indicate that’s the best occupation for you.

So what you will become in your transition from school to preparing for work or from education to career, or changing jobs, will come from reflecting upon those early experiences where you began to form your opinions, interests and attitudes towards work.  That’s the foundation from which you can explore your spiritual nature and what it was that motivated you then that can motivate you now.

So as you begin to make your journey of change, begin by going back to those early childhood times in your mind.  Sit back quietly and think about what made you happy about those experiences.  What parts of them did you like and which ones annoyed you?   Consider how what you did impacted others and how that made you feel.  Now you have a way to find yourself again and begin forming a new path.

Perhaps the poet in you has been restless, and now is the time for you to write.  So do.  Don’t deny what you are, for that old adage about doing what you love and the money will come is true if indeed it is what you love and you work towards excellence in whatever you do that you love.  It is the combination of that hard work and that love of it that brings the success you want.  Without the love, the motivation for excellence is less than it could be so your achievement will be less.  Your dreams of childhood might come true, and you could be happier than you’ve ever been, even after experiencing the loss of a previous career.  Listen then to the small still voice in quiet times about all those things you once enjoyed because you will hear in the very silence of your thoughts the answer to your direction, especially if you have done that reflection on childhood dreams and joys.

If we think back to our earliest experiences with hobbies and with tasks, we can all remember those things that gave us joy.  There was something we all seemed to be commanded to do.  Some of us watched the birds and nature, collected poetry and pictures about animals and spent lots of time with pets.  Some of us liked to stay in our rooms and fill pages and pages with drawings of anything and everything our minds could conceive.  Still others were out helping people in the neighborhood with special things that needed to be done and were always looking for ways to serve others.  This was an early foundation for discovering what might fit not just our material natures but our spiritual ones as well.

God gave us nudges early, but many of us didn’t pay attention to them.  Instead we listen to what other people said when we talked about our dreams, our ambitions and our inner thoughts and feelings.  Rather than listening to these, parents, teachers, friends and advisors thought about the practical and perhaps from a point of view quite different from ours because they had different messages as children, different interests and their own unique skills.  It wasn’t that they wanted to impose their wishes on upon us; they just had their own inner drumming for their marching and therefore couldn’t hear ours.

We have built in us that small voice we talk about as adults, but that voice didn’t just begin when we grew up.  It began to speak to us as children, in framing our joys and our discoveries about ourselves.  But many of us were channeled into unfamiliar, alien and unwanted places in order to fulfill the dreams of others seemed to think should be ours, never knowing who we are for the reasons just discussed.

So let’s remember those early childhood days, when we found joy in activities that virtually commanded our attention, that drove our actions from day to day, that compelled us to move in one direction or another and remember those things as we begin to reexamine our lives and our careers.

God spoke to us as children as He speaks to us now.  He gave us opportunities to discover who we were and what we liked.  We moved naturally into things we enjoyed and in where we excelled.  We moved away when others told us that we should or when we felt compelled to do so because of some special material need of the time.  Much of that came from our fears, the struggle between our truest natures and the commandment of the world to realize only our material ambitions.  It is, however, in listening to that inner voice that proscribes our true calling that we find fulfillment and happiness at work. 

Whether you are started on a career, re-careering, lost your job because of layoff or disability or just want to make a change, listen to that inner voice and remember the joys and interests of your childhood, because that will lead to where you really belong and the place and vocation that will bring your ultimate joy.