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My cousin Emily
My cousin Emily is a typical 20something. She went to college directly after high school, graduated with a dual major (US Govt and International Relations)and then ventured off to grad school and got a Masters in PoliSci. She is currently working a temp secretary job in New Jersey. One of the 10 places she has lived in the past 10 years. She and I talk on the phone all the time and it pains me to hear the frustration in her voice about not being able to find a decent job that she'll A) love and B) get paid a decent wage. I mean, I can't say I blame her, she has a Masters Degree, not an easy thing to do, she should get some job with some kind of prestige attached to it. Me, being thirtysomething, finds all of this interesting. Job hunting wasn't this difficult for me. At least not from what I can remember. I applied for a job, got interviewed and within a few days, a call to say the job was mine. I've had several and they have all worked like that. Why is it that things have changed so much in only 10 or so years? Is it because technology has made it easier to find qualified people from across the country rather than locally? Maybe it's because the education system has changed? Maybe because employers want someone who will work 50 hours per week for 25 hours of pay and most people with educations don't want that? I don't know what it is but I can tell you it scares me a little. I have 2 younger children and I fear for what they may have to face when they get to be twentysomethings. Or maybe I should look at this optimistically. Maybe by the time they get there, technology would make it so that they won't even need to battle morning traffic to get to an office. Maybe our country will have more jobs to offer young people instead of like today, companies hiring outside the U.S. for cheaper labor. I feel for my cousin. She's in a tough spot. I'm sure she doesn't know if she should settle for something she really doesn't enjoy or just hold out for her dream job. Which brings me to something else- Is there such a thing as a "dream job"? Are there people in the world doing things that they LOVE 100% of the time? Personally, I believe there is such a thing however, I also believe that there are some jobs that no one really wants to do but in order for this world to function, someone has to do. I really appreciate these people in the world. I have some advice for my cousin, and I'm sure she doesn't want to hear it but here it goes. Abandon your Masters, we have too many politicians/lawyers/international relations people in the world. Become a plumber- you'll make a fortune. Who knows, you may even love it. |
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