[Job-Discussions] Making that Career Choice

Wed Sep 28 01:11:52 UTC 2022

I like what Julie said about what you love becoming a job. Doing what you love can also be a trap. Americans often can’t set limits on their jobs, or their jobs won’t let them. 

Stepping completely out of that argument, some people don’t want a career. They want a job that is moderately interesting, pays well, and stops at the end of the workday, leaving time for family or other important activities. 

What do all of you think about that? 

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> On Sep 27, 2022, at 5:27 PM, Sandra Gayer via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Julie,
> I had a yelled at on the phone job for several years, especially
> during the lockdowns, I wouldn't recommend it, if people are thinking
> about dreams as opposed to practicalities at the time. I know what I
> really want now but it took until my 30s to work it out. I'd say
> trying out different things is good advice, I have. Sometimes you work
> out what you'd like to do by doing what you wouldn't like to do.
> Shadowing, where possible, is good because you can observe what a job
> is like before thoroughly committing. There are various "day in the
> life" videos of certain professions on YouTube. I think college
> students would do well to listen to resources like these as well.
> 
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
> 
>> On 9/27/22, Julie McGinnity via Job-Discussions
>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> This is a great discussion. I don't think the answer is a simple
>> black-and-white formula. In life there's always a balance. When I was
>> looking for jobs, I had three separate columns: awesome amazing dream
>> jobs, jobs that weren't exactly what I wanted but would fit with my
>> experience  and qualifications, and jobs I refused to take. But this
>> was when I was unemployed and looking for work. The columns might look
>> different for those who already have jobs or aren't in a hurry to find
>> work for whatever reason.
>> 
>> One more comment on the quotation: sometimes when you work doing
>> something you love, it turns what you love into work. I had this
>> experience in the music field, and I'm still recovering from it. So
>> again, it's a little complicated. I strongly believe we need to get
>> college students and even high school students thinking carefully
>> about what a variety of careers would be like. It's one thing to study
>> music for example, but working in the field looks much different. This
>> goes for sighted students as well, but it's extra important for us as
>> blind people since less jobs are accessible to us. If our dreams fall
>> through, we can't just work at Starbucks until we figure it out. So we
>> need to be aware of the many career paths that might be available and
>> be able to name a few things we might be interested in. I believe that
>> blind people should try to be as well-rounded as possible simply
>> because the opportunities are less for us. But that doesn't mean we
>> should do something that will tear us apart or we have absolutely no
>> interest or talent in. I'm a little sensitive, so I ruled out jobs
>> where I would get yelled at on the phone on the daily.
>> 
>> Hope that helps,
>> 
>> Julie
>> 
>> 
>>> On 9/27/22, Ericka via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Steve Jobs has good advice. I’d say take jobs as steppingstones to learn
>>> more of who you are and what you can do. Very good question and very good
>>> quote. Advice I wish I had heard 30 some years ago
>>> 
>>> Ericka Nelson
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 27, 2022, at 11:52 AM, Kris Colcock via Job-Discussions
>>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> How do you choose a career path? As blind individuals, many times a
>>>> career path is suggested and sometimes chosen based on what people
>>>> believe you can do instead of your own abilities. Steve Jobs says that
>>>> we can get “trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other
>>>> people’s thinking.” He warns that if we aren’t careful, we can “let
>>>> the noise of others’ opinions drown out [our] own inner voice.”
>>>> Here is his advice about careers:
>>>> “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only
>>>> way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And
>>>> the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t
>>>> found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the
>>>> heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship,
>>>> it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So, keep looking
>>>> until you find it. Don’t settle.”
>>>> The easiest path in this life seems to be the one that we take by
>>>> default, the one that at times feels pre-chosen for us, either by
>>>> society or someone else in our lives. It seems to be a path of
>>>> mediocrity that somebody else somehow led us to believe should work
>>>> for us too.
>>>> I had to realize this for myself, and if you haven’t realized it yet…
>>>> there is no better day than today.
>>>> Take control over what you do have control over. Make the most of
>>>> every opportunity.
>>>> And most importantly, follow your gut, your heart, and your intuition
>>>> in your decision-making. Just like mine brought me to
>>>> entrepreneurship, yours will lead you to where you need to be too."
>>>> 
>>>> What does this passage mean to you? Do you wait for that perfect job
>>>> or do you take work that can be used as stepping stones?
>>>> 
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>> MM Vocal Performance, 2015; American University Washington College of
>> Law, JD Candidate 2023
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