Romanticism of the job
This last week we watched the video about minimum wage and the janitorial employees at several prestigious universities. I thought the video was great. It gave insight into the jobs that people "get stuck in". I thought it was interesting how people think that they are stuck in these positions as janitors when really they are doing something that they love. Sure no one or very few grow up with aspirations of becoming a janitor but once they become one they love it. Several of my friends I went to high school with now run their family farms. Sure its not a glorious job, but its what they love. It doesn't pay great and comes with no vacations, yet they love it. One of my good friends graduated with a degree in accounting from UW-Whitewater and he is working at a produce farm. He loves it. He could be making close to six figures a year at some big company but he chooses to do something he loves. I do think that the video we watched did romanticize the job a little bit, but i do believe they and many more people that are "stuck" at a job may indeed actually enjoy them.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38168029/ns/business-careers/t/lowest-paying-jobs-america/#.Uy-vQ_ldUuc
These jobs may be low paying, but many people find them very rewarding.
This is exactly how I viewed he film. People look down on these people that have these jobs and think that they are doing them because they don't have a choice and needed a job so that's why their doing it when in reality they are doing this job because they want to and love the job. I think if more Americans would go into careers that they want to go into because they love the job rather than worried about how much they are going to make views like this wouldn't be happening.
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