Unfortunately more often than not, stories punctuated by the line “I hate my job” have reached my ears. The reality of mankind’s tendency to be lazy and despise hard labor stands in complete opposition to the basic truth of the universe: we must work to survive and thrive. Luckily, in the economic system in place across nearly the entire globe, the jobs we assume not only provide us with a means of self-sufficiency, but a path to better ourselves. Each and every experience in our lives provides an opportunity for growth and advancement, a fact that is usually preached in a cliche “learn from your mistakes” or “get better every day” speech. However, listening to a lecture rarely if ever prompts an immediate realization and rapid change. …show more content…
At a young age, children tend to model the actions of their parents, following them around and incessantly asking questions — with myself being no exception to this rule. I loved washing the Minchow family vehicles with my dad splashing soapy water everywhere and perhaps doing more harm than good, but seizing an opportunity to learn and grow. I would tail my mom and ask if I could help dust the house, then excitedly grabbing a dust cloth and hurriedly wiping down one of the many pieces of furniture. I know that I missed well over half the dust on any given dresser or end table, but I felt important and helpful …show more content…
The co-workers and customers I have interacted with throughout my employed life have made my job bearable, if not fun at times. I have continued to build my ability to communicate with others and build genuine connections that are necessary to succeed in any service job. My job at Memorial Stadium is inherently competitive which has allowed me to make plenty of friends at work as we battle for the position of top seller. I have been afforded many opportunities to advance up in the ranks and continue to learn how to make more money. My job as a concessions seller, along with any position in retail or food service, are some of the most rewarding and social skill promoting jobs one can have. Luckily this category of jobs is the most available to teens, and each one of them, like myself, should snag
Yasemin Besen-Cassino’s essay “Cool Stores, Bad Jobs” highlights why affluent teens get certain jobs. Many of the reasons she wrote about in the essay, I have seen while working at the movie theatre. Hiring managers will try to hire specific kinds of people; people that will fit in with the current employees. While being selective about hiring, the low starting wage offered deterred many, often more experienced, people from accepting the job. Lastly, work is seen as a place to hang out by some of the employees.
In today’s society you either have to work hard to live a good life, or just inherit a lump sum of cash, which is probably never going to happen. So instead a person has to work a usual nine to five just to put food on the table for their families, and in many cases that is not even enough. In the article, “Why We Work” by Andrew Curry, Curry examines the complexities of work and touches on the reasons why many workers feel unsatisfied with their jobs. Barbara Ehrenreich writes an essay called, “Serving in Florida” which is about the overlooked life of being a server and the struggles of working off low minimum wages. Curry’s standpoint on jobs is that workers are not satisfied, the job takes control of their whole life, and workers spend
In the story of “Harvest of Shame, Harvest of Gold” the author Matt Nocton shows us the daily jobs of the workers. The workers daily job was trying to even today’s standards and also my job. Working as a machinist is trying in ways that can test your patience and even lead you to your breaking point. The job required me to glue blocks together weighing about a ton when finished. Also, the job was very trying when I needed to inspect parts and read blueprints with .005 tolerance. Another process trying for me at the start was setting up and running machines. The hardest for me was reading the lines of codes on the screen stating where the machine is cutting. My arrogant bosses think they know everything and not wanting to train me.
People will argue that having a low-paying job and freedom is better than a high-paying job and a 60-hour workweek. However many including myself, don’t share the views of Hal Niedzviecki’s essay’s “Stupid Jobs Are Good to Relax With”. Having a higher paying and longer hours provides much more income and allows for a lot more financial freedom. This freedom can help bring much more happiness into your life compared to the lower paying workweek. Hal Niedzviecki mentions many benefits to the easy jobs with low-paying workweeks in the following statement
Back in the day when I was very little, I remember that my dad used to take care of me. He would never let me run around the house when glass could off break and hurt me. As I kept growing up my father started to give more freedom but also gave me more responsibilities; like he wanted me to do the chores of the house, not all of them but some. I knew they were not mine to do but I still help. When I went off to college and I had to do all by myself, I realize that my father did good on making me do my laundry, chores and etc., when I was young. Besides I knew that I had to do my chores for me to go out with friends. Although I had this kind of responsibilities at a young age I can say that it helped in life. But because some parents overprotective their children and they are not exposing to real life, children might not know how to function in society when their parents die.
THESIS: “Menial labor isn’t beneath anyone. It builds character, gets you in shape, and makes you a successful entrepreneur.”
As an adolescent, a child’s first role model is their parents. Most children watch their parents do something and then try to replicate it. Imitating is one of the first instinctual actions for most humans. An example of this can be seen in my life. I remember watching my dad separating his food into different corners of his plate. When I asked what he was doing, he told me that he didn’t like his food to touch. This simple action of him not wanting his food to touch each other has made me feel the same about the food on my plate. Even now, I don’t like it when my peas touch my mashed
Work gives life a meaning. Whether working in an office or at a supermarket in your local neighborhood, it is one’s dream to find a well-paying job to please their necessities. The workplace can either turn out to be the most enjoyable or the most monotonous. This ultimately depends on the workers’ attitude towards their jobs. In Ray Miller’s short story “Work,” the protagonist, Davis, is very unenthusiastic towards his job. He works in a frustrating office environment. Conversely, Sammy, from John Updike’s short story “A&P,” works at a local supermarket named A&P where he is required to ring up groceries for all the customers. His job is rather disappointing until he meets three odd women dressed in bathing suits. The teenage cashiers are
Any people can become an activist. I always hear adults saying “You’re too young to be an activist” and all that other dumb stuff they say. Imagine if you’re best friend was shot at a school shooting. Would you not protest over your best friend being shot? This shows that you care for someone and want to CHANGE gun control or whatever happened that you are protesting. Protesting is when you don’t agree with what someone has done and you rally on the streets trying to change a law about what happened. Some sites that showed people about activist and people who were activists was How To Become An Activist (wikihow) and Malala(Time for Kids) .
Have you ever been shot in the head ? Have you ever had to go to court just to change something? Have you ever had to just live it out until it stops? Malala Yousafzai , Alex Lin and Alex Libby are all very strong teen activist. Teen activists are people that go through something hard and they want to make a change in the world . You have to go thought what the teen activist is trying to change to be a teen activist. Teen activist never give up. Teen activist face hardships and troubles.Also, Teen activist stand up for what they believe in .
It can be hard for teens to find a job for the summer. It can be even harder to find a job that one can only work a few weeks here and there throughout the year. According to Tracy Morgan, an additional benefit of working during the summer is “it offers a much wider perspective on life, and mixing with people they might not normally have the opportunity to meet is a great eye-opener to the world around them.”(Morgan 4) Summer jobs help teach important life skills, such as having to deal with issues or problems that take place. These summer jobs can give teens valuable work experience, which looks great on a resume. They can also help teens network, and could provide useful contacts to possible work in the future. Furthermore, going to work regularly offers teens the chance to develop their time-management skills, and with that, comes a sense of responsibility. A summer job is great for the teen’s self-esteem. They can feel empowered and experience a sense of achievement. Working in the summer months also provides greater independence, allowing teens to quietly pull away from the parental-guarded environment, which will help pave the way to adulthood. A summer job could also help the teen learn to manage their money and could help explore potential career pathways for the
Seeing my now 4 and 2 year old half-brothers grow up in an increasingly technological world has made me realize imminent, and sometimes surprising changes since when I was a child. The most obvious being their ability to use technology. When the oldest of my half-brothers, Jameson, was two years and younger, he readily enjoyed watching children’s shows on television. However, after he discovered the iPad, his attention no longer was taken by the big screen, but by the small screen in his hands. Whenever he isn’t at school, Jameson uses our Dad’s iPhone to watch videos on YouTube every minute he is at home. The moment he gets up, when he’s getting ready for school, as we are eating dinner, even right before our dad tells him it’s time to go to bed, this kid always is looking at or listening to the cloudy pictures streaming upon a finger-smudged touchscreen. Its as if he tooks the “eye”-sound in iPhone too seriously--for one eye is always glued to the device. When children are able to interact with the internet, not only does their attention uncontrollably gravitate towards a screen, but their “taste” in entertainment--especially videos--develops as well. At first, a child may begin watching her or his favorite television
Growing up I accomplished so many goals throughout my time of being alive. Usually what I did for a living would have it’s ups and downs towards being safe and dangerous. This would come towards the certain point in my life where I set multiple records for altitude and for when I traveled to different places at times. Of course there are different groups and people out there who have made goals and achieved just like I have, but let’s look at a certain individual or group that has made and achieved goals that are completely different from mine but may seem to still be the same in ways. Let’s look at Esports for example it’s a form of competition that is facilitated by electronic systems, it takes the form of multiple organized competitions
Growing up there was several challenges. My biggest challenge would have to be trying to find honest and true friends. People change from time to time but, a real friend will always stick with you. I was caught into a web and did not know how to get out of it because the people I thought were my friends, always brought me down and they found it funny to tamper with my emotions. It was very hard to find a genuine friend that I could rely on and stick with me when I needed it the most. Throughout, the years I switched through multiple friend groups because I realized some were only friends for the wrong reason. Those reasons usually meant that they just wanted to take advantage of me. As I got older and older I realized that I did not actually
I learned at an early age that chores a necessary and being a part of the household meant that you had to pitch and do your part; this is no different than being part of a study group for a school project or designing a group presentation for a marketing firm. Teaching proficient work ethic at a young age can give children the skills necessary to excel in school and during their career as an adult. My father made sure that I knew the importance of getting your work done and getting it done right. During the summer my father would sometimes take me to work with him so I could pick up trash and scrap wood or aluminum. Once we were finished we would go over to the local recycling center and my father would sell all of the aluminum that we had collected. He would give me the money and make sure to tell me what a great job I had done and that he was so proud of me; those words meant more to me than any amount of money. In Jane Smileys (2009) essay, The Case against Chores, she states, “To me, what this teaches the child is the lesson of alienated labor; not to love the work but to get it over with; not to feel pride in one’s contribution but to feel resentment at the waste of one’s time.” (p. 274) Children learn from our attitudes; if our attitude towards work is