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Do you have a career?
Would you consider yourself having a career or a job?
Do you feel like there is a difference?
Re: Do you have a career?
I have neither, currently. Before Evie, though, I didn't have a career... I just worked so we could pay bills. I'm taking advantage of this time being home with her so I can figure out what I want to do when I "grow up". I eventually want to go back to work but I want it be something that I can enjoy and grow into... and not just another job that I dread going to.
I really think there's a difference between a job and a career... I know some people view it as the same thing. I feel like a career is work you enjoy doing, so much so that you don't even consider it working. And a job is a job... and just that.
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Yep, I have a career.
And yes, there is a difference.
By going to law school I launched into my career- there's only one field that pays enough for me to pay back my loans, so I'm here for the next 30+ years.
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Currently I have neither!
When I was working, it was just a job...definitely not a career. (I was an executive assistant).
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Would you consider yourself having a career or a job? I consider it a Job
Do you feel like there is a difference? Most def, I feel careers are for things you love doing, room to grow and be at for a long time
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I would say that now that I'm at the company I'm at: Yes, I have a career.
At my last company, it was definitely just a job. It was a small company and there was absolutely no possibility of growth. The accounting department was really small and in the 5 years I worked there, they only added 1 new position. I also reported directly to the CFO, so there was no where "up" to move.
At this company, there is a ton of growth opportunities. Also, since we are being IPO'd, they are adding positions left & right and in the 1+ year I have been there, I've already been moved into a senior position/title. My boss (a director) also knows that people don't like to stay in the same position forever and so he is always trying to give me more responsibilities once I master the other ones.
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"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." -- Dale Carnegie
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." --Thomas A. Edison
I think technically I have a career. But when you hate it as much as I do right now, it certainly makes it feel more like a just a job. Right now it's only function is to pay the bills. that's it.
I have a career. I think so anyway.
I went to school for something specific and worked my way up in that field. Now I'm expanding on what I already know to further myself in the field.
I consider that a career.
I would definitely I'm on the path towards having my career. I've been working as a paralegal for the last 7 years, and this is what I want to do short of being an attorney, and I'm in the process of achieving that goal, so yes, I consider this my career.
The difference? I see a job as an occupation one has that isn't where they ideally want to be. More of a permanent fix rather than a lifetime achievement. If that makes sense.
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