· Is job satisfaction the most important measure of career success?
o In your paper, you will need to discuss definitions of job satisfaction and career success.
**WEEK 11: SCENARIOS TO TEST YOUR DEFINITIONS AGAINST:
1) A tobacco company employee hates the addictive effects of cigarettes, but he makes a very high salary. According to your definition of job satisfaction, can he be satisfied? Why or why not? Does this make you reconsider the ranking of your criteria for job satisfaction at all?
2) A journalist has to write an article about something she disagrees with. Her editor wants her to be in favor of the issue. Instead of satisfying herself and doing what she believes in, she does what her editor wants. Does this make her successful in her career? Why or why not? Does this make you reconsider your definition of career success at all?
3) John has always loved drawing and wants to be an artist, so has majored in Visual Arts. However, he was offered a job at his dad's law firm and took it. How could he be satisfied with a job he didn't want (think about juggling the importance of the criteria for this definition) and will he ever be successful if he sticks with it? (Does this make you rethink your definition of success at all?
**WEEK 11: SCENARIOS TO TEST YOUR DEFINITIONS AGAINST:
1) A tobacco company employee hates the addictive effects of cigarettes, but he makes a very high salary. According to your definition of job satisfaction, can he be satisfied? Why or why not? Does this make you reconsider the ranking of your criteria for job satisfaction at all?
2) A journalist has to write an article about something she disagrees with. Her editor wants her to be in favor of the issue. Instead of satisfying herself and doing what she believes in, she does what her editor wants. Does this make her successful in her career? Why or why not? Does this make you reconsider your definition of career success at all?
3) John has always loved drawing and wants to be an artist, so has majored in Visual Arts. However, he was offered a job at his dad's law firm and took it. How could he be satisfied with a job he didn't want (think about juggling the importance of the criteria for this definition) and will he ever be successful if he sticks with it? (Does this make you rethink your definition of success at all?
Although job satisfaction is an important factor when considering career success, I feel that is isn't the most important aspect. Of course, if one has love for what they do then the working atmosphere may seem light but what about how one provides for their family? Yes, I can go work for a radio studio and absolutely love my job but at the end of the day if I cannot provide food for my table then how does that measure up to career success? Job satisfaction is a large part of career success when one has just themselves to be responsible over. I can agree that it is very important, but not nearly as important as having a steady income, especially with the current state of affairs dealing with our economic volatility. I don't believe that one facet of having a career can ultimately be the most important measure of success when one has many contributing factors of how they came about having a career in a specific field. Would someone who was pressured to become a doctor by their family, even though they may become a great doctor, love their chosen career when the choice was out of their hands? Now as time progresses they may come to terms with their chosen career and eventually have a fair amount of job satisfaction, but still the choice was not their's to make.
ReplyDeleteOk, so this is what I see as your claim:
ReplyDeleteAlthough job satisfaction is an important factor when considering career success, I feel that is isn't the most important aspect.
And this is what I see as your reason:
I don't believe that one facet of having a career can ultimately be the most important measure of success when one has many contributing factors of how they came about having a career in a specific field.
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Job satisfaction, in my opinion, holds a great deal of importance whenever it comes to making a living in society. However, it seems as though media has misconstrued the idea into believing that having a job that you love to do should take a back seat to a job that pays more. Albeit tempting, people should not let themselves fall victim to that kind of propaganda. Knowing what you want to do in life will take time, but whenever you feel like you know what type of occupation you want to pursue, go for it. I'd honestly rather be happy at work with an okay salary than be at a job I hate with a huge salary...it won't pay off in the end. Knowing this, though, there are some other factors you have to consider. One for instance is salary. Sure, if you have a job you're satisfied with, salary shouldn't be much of a concern, but you can't also take a job where your pay is hardly helping you make ends meet. Another factor is the environment. If your surroundings aren't entirely safe and could threaten your body, maybe that's something you could reconsider. With all these things in mind, it should be known that having a certain amount of comfort in your occupation is vital whenever you decide to make a decent living for yourself, and potentially, your family.
ReplyDeleteYes, job satisfaction is the most important measure of career success because location, interaction and work ethic all play a role in the final measure of success in a specific career. I feel that humans feel that in order to succeed they have to go to school to become a profession that makes them make a lot of money in the long run. For example, many students feel that they need to become a type of doctor because they want to be successful in the future by making a desired high salary. In my opinion, once they are practicing in their field, they are satisfied and that whole point makes up that they are successful because they are finally at that point of fulfillment.
ReplyDeleteNo job satisfaction is not the most important factor in career success because you might hate your job and be very successful, and just the opposite.
ReplyDeleteJob satisfaction can be if your content with the location your at, if you actually enjoy what you do, and your satisfied with your position and the way people treat you.
Career success can be defined by the position you are currently at in your company, how much income you have, and if you can provide for yourself and your family.
If your very successful in your career, but you are not satisfied with your job that means its not that much of a key factor. Same as if you love your job but cannot provide for yourself and your family.
Claim: Being satisfied with your job can help you be happy along the journey of your career.
ReplyDeleteReason: Success means much more and allows you to be humble with yourself rather than gloating about your salaries received.
Warrant: Being experienced with your job can require street smart or book smart which will determine if you like your job because it is easier. You have to have experience with your job to have a better understanding which will result with enjoyment of your career.
Job satisfaction is an important factor when it comes to career success. Job satisfaction could be your overall attitude and feeling about your job. These factors could contribute to respect, and higher status in the work place.
ReplyDeleteYes job satisfaction is important to your career success. Job satisfaction is what keeps an employee from quiting thier job. Satisfaction means more then somebodies personal wants to make the job eaiser. Satisfaction also means the standard of the jobs saftey was met. The job's pay is satisfactory to where you can live on it without too much finacial aid if any. Career success depends on the satisfaction the employer can provide to the employee and how that employee reacts and adapts to quell the needs not wants that he or she wants in the work place
ReplyDeleteI believe that Job satification is the most important aspect of career success. When It comes to job satification that includes so many things like actually liking your job, the pay, getting along with co-workers, and many more. A good job satisifaction makes for a satisfied worker who would be willing to do more for that job and that willingness may lead to better positions in that career field. I learned that not everyone measures their career success with how much money they make. I met a photographer who doesn't make as much money but feels that he has a very successful career by starting a little business, being his own boss, doing his own thing on his own time. It like a TV star being paid lots of money but still feels like he doesn't like where his career is at or the types of movie roles he is getting. It all depends on what is important to you to decide if you are successful in your career or not and I think job satisfaction is the most important factor in doing so.
ReplyDeleteClaim #1- A tobacco employee hates the addictive effects of cigarettes but loves his pay, does this fit into my definition of Job Satisfaction
ReplyDeleteReason- because my definition of Job Satisfaction is a job that you are happy with including a good job, beneficial pay, reliable benefits, getting along with co-workers and being treated well.
Warrant- My definition confirms part of the requirements that I have for job satisfaction to this tobacco employee
No, obviously this person is not satisfied with their job; they enjoy the money but actually dislike what they are getting paid to do. No, this does not make me reconsider my definition at all.
Claim #2- A journalist has to write something that she disagrees with
Reason- because her editor is forcing her.
Warrant- Definition may or may not fit depending how you look at it.
No, this person is not satisfied with their job; when your job is to publish articles based on YOUR opinions and your boss isn’t giving you the freedom to do that, you probably not being treated with some type of respect over there. It’s going to put you down to do something you are against. No, this does not make me reconsider my definition.
Claim #3- John loves drawing and wants to be an artist, so he majored in visual arts, but he took a job at his dad’s firm
Reason- he probably needed a job, couldn’t find the one he wanted, or maybe because it was his dad’s firm
Warrant- According to my definition, he’s not happy!
John might be successful at the job, he may have a talent for law BUT he will not have job satisfaction because he’s not happy with his job. Law is something he probably hates. Money wise, he may be successful, but money, in my opinion, is not the only standard I describe success by. One of them is enjoying what you do.
John has always loved drawing and wants to be an artist, so has majored in Visual Arts. However, he was offered a job at his dad's law firm and took it. How could he be satisfied with a job he didn't want (think about juggling the importance of the criteria for this definition) and will he ever be successful if he sticks with it? (Does this make you rethink your definition of success at all?
ReplyDeleteClaim: He shouldn't be satisfied with this job at all.
Reason: He only took it because it was his father's occupation, and not because it was something he wanted to do.
Warrant: Pleasing his father came before his passion for drawing.
In John's situation, I do not believe he will be successful at the law firm. John was more interested in art than law. So now that John is working at a law firm, he dreams of being an artist are put on hold. Since this was not his idea of his future career, John may not be a successful. I think this because obviously this does not interest him much, therefore he will not put in a much effort towards his job. And with little effort, he probably will not be as successful..
ReplyDeleteI chose scenario 1 because i came up with that one =P
ReplyDeleteI believe that if you do not like what you make or do you cannot truly have job satisfaction, so even though he has career success he does not have job satisfaction if he hates what the product does to people. This did not change my view on how job satisfaction relates to career success though.
Scenario 1
ReplyDeleteThe tobacco employee does not agree with the product he produces. He is willing to sacrifice his moral for the pay. In this way he is successful but does not possess job satisfaction. This scenario falls under my definition of career success but it does not fall into a criteria of job satisfaction.
Scenario #1
ReplyDeleteAccording to my definition of having career success, the tobacco employee is experiencing career success.
For the simple reason, he is not gaining any satisfaction from his job and has go home to his family knowing that he is selling harmful products to his community. Not having a high morale would probably correlate to low production in terms of his job.
Having an abundance of money does grant you happiness,but perhaps it is the impact we make on the lives of others.
Scenario 1: I think that the tobacco worker is not experiencing career success because he is not satisfied with his job. In my opinion, a person can not experience career success without job satisfaction because i feel that they work hand in hand.
ReplyDeleteJust because of the fact that one has a lot of money does not make him/her satisfied. There is no way that money can change the way he feels.