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Choosing A Career

10. Work Satisfactions - Pt 2

Rewards from Work Look at this list of "rewards" that people might get from work, and see whether you think that money is still number one:

WORK:

lets me use my special abilities, skills and knowledge
makes me feel that I'm doing something useful
keeps me busy and helps fill in time
lets me be creative
involves doing a variety of tasks
allows me to meet a lot of people
lets me experience new things and learn more
lets me see something for my efforts
allows me to be responsible
gives me power/influence over others
provides opportunities to make friends
lets me help people
provides money
allows me to be with others
provides physical activity for me
allows me to contribute to the community
lets me control my own time
allows me to satisfy my other needs
offers me chances for improvement and/or promotion
allows me to be known and liked by many people

Are there any other rewards that work might offer?

If you can think of any add them to the list and then pick out and number in ORDER of IMPORTANCE, your TOP FIVE reasons why you would like to work.

Keep these reasons in mind when looking at job/s you'd like to do -
will those jobs provide you with those rewards?

For each statement listed above, can you name at least one job which would offer that as its main reward?

If you were not ''working", which of these rewards would you not receive if you were:

studying (at school, college,uni, etc.)
looking after a family home
living off lottery winnings
travelling
unemployed
making handicrafts for sale

Are any of these in your Top Five? Does this make any difference to your thoughts on your future? What "rewards" can you get from not working?

How would the rewards from permanent part-time, casual or shared work, differ from the rewards from full-time work?

For example, you would have more control over your own time with part time or casual work, at the expense of money.

Try to list at least five more differences.

Do you know what satisfactions you want from work?

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