Whether or not having as many jobs as possible enlightens what people want to do for living raises controversy. While some argue that working experience in a variety of fields stimulated people realized what they truly want to do, I strongly disagree due to two reasons: Contemporary busy lives of people and shallow knowledge of one sphere.
In contemporary life, people have no room to try several different jobs. Substantial companies compete each other in order to survive in market. Although companies producing stable profits, they are exposed by the threats of emerging companies and countries. Due to recent economical recession, a massive lay off conducted in several companies. For preventing risks of losing human resources, companies hire employee who meet companies high requirement. Even students in high school and university focus on polishing up their skills in a pragmatic way. Not only the students, but also the employee in companies try to learn more so as to improve their task skills. If people hops up from one job to another job, they will be the first target to be got rid of from companies.
Moreover, the often job changes resulted lack of expertise in one field. Let me take my uncle of mine for example. He wanted to experience many different jobs before choosing his career. Therefore, he did internships in many businesses. In addition, he built experience in as many businesses as possible. For example, he worked in various parts ranging from the marketing department at a department store to the sales one at an auto company. Lastly, he ended up getting a job at an ad agency. Sadly, he was older but less experience than other workers. Naturally, his lack of expertise in one thing became an obstacle to being promoted.
To sum up, I believe that changing career often does not encourage people to pursue their life goals due to two reasons mentioned above. |