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Posted on 12/04/2013 8:45:47 AM PST by jazusamo
The lessons learned in youth jobs can pay off later
I vividly remember as a teenager obtaining my first job with a regular paycheck as a high school biology-laboratory assistant.
It’s hard to describe how excited I was to be receiving a salary and contributing to the upkeep of my family’s household, but the biggest thrill was doing something important while at the same time acquiring many skills that would prove useful in the future.
Through the kindness and interest of my high school science teachers, I gained great familiarity with many scientific techniques that enabled me to acquire a job in the science laboratory at a well-known university while I was still a high school student.
I was competing with college students for this job, but I had an advantage of experience, which worked in my favor.
I held a long list of different types of jobs as I was growing up. I think each of them provided valuable skills that I might not otherwise have acquired. When I worked as a mailroom clerk, I learned the importance of accuracy and speed, as well as organization.
One minor error upstream could have many negative ramifications downstream; meaning, no job is too small and no detail too minor not to require the utmost in attention and devotion.
The job market in America is quite challenging today, and it is well known that in most states, an individual can collect as much if not more from food stamps, housing subsidies and health care subsidies than he can by working a minimum-wage job. If one is only interested in being sustained, accepting many forms of public aid makes a great deal of sense.
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Doctor Ben ALWAYS says and writes the very best of what is useful advice.
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This kind of thinking is dangerous. Obama must crush it and make sure everyone is dependent and subservient.
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I’m sure that’s exactly 0bama’s view.
If being black was a condition for Being Like Doctor Carson, well...
I’d be okay with that.
Thank you so much, jazusamo!
Thank you again for the ping. I don’t know when starting at the bottom became unpopular.
He’s absolutely right. I had 15-17 part time or short term jobs for nearly 10 years before finding the longterm one. Even there, I had many jobs within the company, not always up but lateral moves as well. Ever single one of those added to my overall learning and experience. Every single one. While I did not always use help wanted ads, I did watch where a new business was opening and filled out applications on the spot. If not good enough or experienced enough for the open spot, I would inquire abut lesser options.
From the wayback machine: a new hotel/restaurant opened near where I lived at the time. Applied for a waitress job. I didn’t have any experience waitressing but asked about being a busgirl instead...and got the job. I had some previous experience as a dishwasher...and if someone didn’t show up, I could do that at the end of my shift. Nothing was beneath those willing to work....me and my roomates had rent to pay.
...no job is too small and no detail too minor not to require the utmost in attention and devotion.
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Many of us were raised to believe this, but I fear there are few young people today who have learned this.
Thanks for the flag.
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