What makes a career worthwhile? Is it doing something you love? Making a difference? Does a career have to be worthwhile? After all, it is just a job, and shouldn't be the only thing in your life, and doesn't have to be the most important thing. For some people, a job is just a way to make money in order to live. I think this is ok, as long as your job does not make you miserable. After all, there are other ways to get fulfillment out of life. For many people, family does it. Others volunteer in order to make a difference, and that is what satisfies them.
In order for me to be happy at my job, I hope to have a job that makes me happy enough that I will want to delay retirement for as long as possible. I hope to have a direct effect on lives and create a better future.
More specifically: I want to work at a museum, with the guests, giving them a positive experience so that they will continue to appreciate art, history, or whatever the museum's subject is. Ideally, after graduation I will get a job at a large museum in a large city. After a few years I will come back to West Virginia and either get a job at a museum or cultural center, or make my own. My goal is to improve the economy of Wext Virginia without sacrificing the natural beauty that it is still lucky enough to have. I want to help provide business that is sustainable.
I want a career that is more than just a way to put food on the table. What were the factors when you choose your career path, if you have already done so, and what is important to you in a job?
You have great career plans. I have three careers that I want: Musician, teacher and dominatrix. I can probably only do two of those at a time. I agree that personal fulfillment is most important. I also want to make my own community/cultural center. I want to open and African American community center in New Orleans.
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For me to make good money for the most part. I don't want to struggle like my parents and I have. I also believe stability is the key. Is that job going to be around in 10 years? Also flexibility and benefits. I want good benefits and a flexible job where I can be with my family and have time for myself instead of working non stop. I am going into graphic design and hopefully that will work out for me.
I am glad you choose a career working at a museum that would be alot of fun. I also like things like that as well.
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I can certainly empathize with your need for stability, and a well paying job. The greatest job isn't worth it if the lack of money makes the rest of your life miserable. You read about how stars or atheletes who lived in crappy apartments and survived on granola bars and such until they make it big. But I am not willing to do that. I need to be able to save money for the future. As for a small room and crappy food, I'm in college right now and will want better than that when I am on my own.
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