Amphytrite
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Reply 11 of 29 (Originally posted on: 03-02-10 08:35:25 PM)
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It's definitely possible to break into those careers, but you have to keep yourself from getting complacent in the job you end up finding, especially if you're getting paid well (chimp seems to be dealing with this). One of my friends landed a job making 44k a year right out of college doing bullshit administrative assistant work for a complete bitch in a basement of an office building with no windows, and it took her a really long time to quit because she was making so much dumb that she felt dumb quitting.
I notice this a lot. Even for me, after graduating college I had such a difficult time finding a job that I felt stupid quitting my minimum wage job as a housekeeper at a nursing home...because it was a job and it was a fair amount of money/benefits, but it made me miserable. A lot of my friends have pretty cushy jobs with large paychecks as accountants, state aids or law clerks, but they're all kind of miserable--they work long hours and their coworkers are jerks and they're beginning to despise what they do.
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So I guess a good topic would be something like, "how long is too long at a job you hate / that isn't what you want." Or more broadly, "How to achieve long term goals." where you could discuss this stuff. I have a friend who wants to get into urban planning, a very saturated field where you really need to do a lot of unpaid work before you can get a real job, and he's basically working his ass off at a restaurant for a year and saving up money so he can afford to work for free for a while.
Long term goals sounds like a good topic. The only problem with "how long is too long at a job you don't enjoy" is that I want to try to avoid making any topics too specific so that anyone can come and discuss their particular problems and seek solutions. But it's definitely something to bring up at least during the jobs meeting, because having a good job that you don't really want or like is something a lot of people seem to struggle with.
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Paying off student loans is also a huge deal for people our age and it kinda deserves its own class probably.
Again, the only problem is the specifics. I really like the idea of being able to talk about student loans and the options of paying them off, possibly taking on more, etc. But I don't want to cut anyone off just because they don't have student loans and wouldn't feel welcome (these people do exist, & I am incredibly lucky to be one of them), but if there's any interest in discussing it (something I'll bring up in the money/budgeting/taxes meeting) then I'll definitely try to fit it in.
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Social networking sites have become a placebo for several people in lieu of real interaction because of the time strain that modern life gives us. Assuming we work and sleep for 8 hours a day, that gives us 8 hours a day to work in EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE FIND IMPORTANT IN LIFE: relationships, cooking a healthy meal, exercise, social activities, sex, family, pets, children, movies, music, hobbies, being up to date on what is going on in the world, etc... And let's face it - most of us are going at it alone.
...While we might not have time to head down to the local pub and toss a few back with the bros, it is really easy to tweet while taking a shit and post a quick "lol" on someone's Facebook status. After a few months of doing this, it can easily feel awkward drinking a beer with someone that you consider a friend.
Well, the thing about this is that everyone stuffs the leftovers into that 8 hours, not just 20somethings. I do agree with your point that younger people might not be able to manage their time effectively enough to really make things work the way older people sometimes can. I think, though, that the problem with social media in place of physical interaction for Generation Y is the fact that we grew up with it. This is basically what we've often done, IM instead of mail, webcam instead of meeting for dinner, and texting instead of talking. Since we were raised on the technological explosion, we're far more likely to turn to it instead of the less accessible things like getting in the car, driving 10 minutes and meeting up for drinks or going for coffee. I think older generations have had an easier time continuing physical interaction because of the lack of severe reliance on social media and advanced technology.
But yeah, social media will be discussed at length at some point. & time management can probably be a good discussion topic on its own, especially since young people are juggling a lot more now than they were 20 or even 10 years ago.
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