How Do People Get Their Jobs?
by I have always wondered how people end up with the jobs they have.
Most I figure decide on a career then go for it, but at what point did they select it and why was it so important to them?
I never gave it much thought when I was young, but I never had much of a role model, I was raised by my mother, she was always working to support my sister, two brother’s and me, usually different jobs so she was never home.
Other people may have had a mother, father, or both that worked a steady job and were able to supply the stability children deserve, giving them someone to look up to while also installing in them a sense of achievement that makes it possible for them to explore their dreams.
Some people get their jobs through an inheritance of sorts, this is where a family member or friend knows of a job or may be working on a job that is hiring and they help you get it, which is a good thing because if it comes from someone you trust and it supports them enough to live a good life it should do the same for you.
There are some really odd jobs people have, like those experts on “Antique road show,” when did they decide they wanted to be experts of the fields they are in? What about Nascar drivers, how do you get a job like that? When did children decide they had the stomach enough to cut people open and become doctors?
There are loads of great jobs out there, people that work in beautiful paradises or people that create marvelous new things, it could just be something that makes you happy doing it.
My only true remorse is that I only have one life, because I would love to try them all…
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Post CommentJames DeVere
On November 27, 2008 at 4:58 am
Very interesting indeed. My career has always, always been accidental – I have been a bartender, a salesman and a rogue. I let evolution take me now, to find a “job” but it always ends up being something I least imagined.
Good stuff. Don’t work too hard and create income while you sleep. You will be fine.
j
C Jordan
On November 27, 2008 at 8:47 am
At present just having a job is enough. Good write.
Glynis Smy
On November 27, 2008 at 11:11 am
Interesting article, made me think.
Debra.
On November 27, 2008 at 11:33 am
Very interesting and I hope you find the one that suits and makes you happy. God bless, Jason. Nice article.
Inna Tysoe
On November 27, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Interesting article. I wound up in my career because of my personal life. I basically had to change careers to make more time for family.
I hope you find what you’re looking for!
Best,
Inna
Joie Schmidt
On November 27, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Yes, it’s interesting to think about how people end up in the career fields they end up in… nice article!
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
Heather Pasternak
On November 27, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Interesting, I’ve never given it much thought myself either. Although, I should probably try to.
K Kristie
On November 28, 2008 at 5:45 am
I felt like my former jobs were like a calling. I’m drawn to the kind of work and when I was on it I loved it. Even writing for Triond feels like it.
Peter Cimino
On November 28, 2008 at 10:23 am
You make some very valid points about something probably most people don’t think about. Well done
poetic enigma
On December 2, 2008 at 12:35 pm
great article, that is something to make you wonder definately. I ended up with my first “job” because of my family, but that is a very good question, makes me wonder too. good points
Karen Gross
On December 7, 2008 at 8:17 pm
It’s a tough choice to make. I had always wanted to be a teacher, so I went through the whole B.Ed. program, worked for about 7 years, and always felt unqualified and totally stressed out. Then I got Parkinson’s and had to give it up, and because of that I discovered writing. I love to write, and now I have time (although not always the ability). My advice for a young person may sound unorthodox, but if you hate what you are doing, then pray, ask wise people for advice, and try to find something you are meant to do, even if it doesn’t pay well.
Katien
On January 16, 2009 at 9:10 am
Thought-provoking. Some people go into a particualr career because it is expected of them, but I think the happiest people are ones who have just discovered something along the way and found that they love it.