All those luxuries from working as customer care in a call centre? where do I sign up?
Well who will add the minutes to all those people with cell phones if it wasn’t for people like you? I wouldn,t discredit your position. You say you love your work but u don,t feel like you contribute to society, well I think you require job fullfillment. I don,t know how old u are but I wouldn,t let it bother you like that. I,m sure it,s not a life long career for you.
Suppose you went on to work in the auto industry, would you feel more fulfilled knowing you contribute to transportation for people or upset that your part of polluting the environment?[/b]
You can pretty much get a job as a Customer Service Representative (CSR) anywhere. Look for staffing agencies (also called temping agencies). The pay is usually great, but you have to have the right mindset really.
Yes, I do feel that my job is a little pointless, however I also think its awesome because all I ever really do is draw comics and talk on the phone. But even if I did leave and get a job doing something else, even if I world just as hard and long as some other guy doing the same job in another country, somehow my American Dollar is worth significantly more than his? The fact is, Im benefiting from his low wage. I getting more because he is getting less. The world is a piece of toast, and wealth is a limited amount of butter. Its just not getting spread evenly. You cant apparate more butter, you can only change the way its spread.
I really like your last sentence, too because its a strong point on another great topic. Maybe you can make more wealth? But its at the cost of something else? (E.I. polluting the earth, burning unrenewable resources)
However if you look at how many anti-depresion-pills are sold in the USA, you can say that all that 'wealth' doesn't make you happy. There is no real goal in having an expensive car just for the sake of looking more rich then the person that lives next to you.
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This is the truth that everyone learned growing up and yet no one really seems to take heed. We keep fighting to get more and more, telling ourselves it will make us happy, yet we already know it wont. Don’t people realize that everyone is in this race to get more stuff like were trying to prove something but our wealth. Just because everyone tries harder doesn’t mean that we’re better off overall. Things just get more expensive to accommodate it. In the end were still talking to our counslors because were depressed, but "dont worry, we got a pill for that too."
Haha, it's funny seeing the person who get's all the luxuries rant, as opposed to the person who gets the raw end of the stick.[/b]
Thanks for bringing this point up. Because isnt it true that America is on a moral and emotional decline? And would it be incorrect to associate that with the accumlation of wants we have developed. Especially back before television, or at the least the early stages of it. At least then families could stand to be near each other. Eating at the dinner table is a huge thing. Up until recently families at least had that one time during the day to meet up and discuss their day and concerns and such. It seems for most families now its a do-your-own-thing day every night. So these people with the "raw end of the stick" dont really complain too much. Because even in their bad situations and discomfort they still feel happy for what little they have.
As for me, I am ... a semi-skilled Motion Graphic developer with no job, not because I can't get one, but because my mother believes that a Job would not be in my best interest right now.
That's the biggest pet peeve of mine, the fact that there's this woman (my mom) who tells me what I need to do and when to do it. Sure when I was 8 it was fine, I was far from able to make my own decisions, but now I'm trying to move on, get something done, make money but god... And the worst part is her reasoning, "oh you're not responsible enough yet"... I ask her why, "because you're 15".
As you can probably tell, this gets on my nerves more than anything else. But, SIGH, It's only another 3 years then I can move to England or possibly canada or maybe kill myself, I don't know.
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I understand your situation completely. Im nineteen, and was saying that too a few years back. But, then I got a taste of what it means to be independant, and it knocked my feet out from under me. I understand your desire to work, and I entirely support that. I got my first job as soon as I turned 17 and it made me a little more aware of what responsiblily is.
It's okay to disagree with what your mother tells you, but at least respect her guidance. Shes not always right because no one is, but "there is wisedom in a multitude of counselors." It seems that Im always at my parents throughts, yet I seem to forget, that parents are most likely going to be the only people in your life that have your best interest in mind, as Im sure you will too when you have a child.
These are all great comments, and it's really great to discuss this. Thanks!
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