Why do people with high paying jobs look down on others with low paying jobs?
I ask this because I couldn't help to notice when some people are janitors (like me) society basically thinks that we're high school drop outs or don't have any education. When the Truth is I Do have an education. I did finish High School, I did go to college for a while but then I gave up because I couldn't do it and it was too hard. Not to mention I Hated school cause I was terrible cause of my aspergers. So I decided to do Janitorial because I have so much experience with it and also my father does it. So I'll take his business when the time is right. My Point is that I noticed that other I graduated with from High School think that I'm not going anywhere in life cause of What I do. And also sometimes those big shots (lawyers, Doctors, Cops) or any other Degree person always laugh and say "I got a tip for you get a REAL JOB!!" plus I just feel like Im less than a person from everyone cause I try making small talk and they always look down on me. Not to mention I work for less than the minimum wage. I just feel like I'm a failure cause I couldn't be like someone that became a success after graduating from college.... If anyone out there has the best answer please tell me....
Are people who have unskilled low paid jobs looked down upon in the states?
yes, they are plus, they cant pay their bills
Why do people stay in low paying jobs they hate?
Given the extra work that many employees have been shouldering for the past few years, combined with the lack of raises, perhaps the results of a recent Accenture survey shouldn’t be surprising: More than half of employees responding were dissatisfied with their jobs.What is surprising? Even as the economy picks up, just 30 percent of respondents said they plan to look for jobs elsewhere. Instead, 70 percent of women and 69 percent of men said they plan to stay at their current company. (Though I just wrote about another survey conducted by MarketTools that indicates nearly half of all Americans are thinking about leaving their jobs.)Why are employees dissatisfied? Top reasons were:Low pay (47 percent of women, 44 percent of men);Lack of opportunity (36 percent of women, 32 percent of men);No chance for career advancement (33 percent of women, 34 percent of men).Given these factors, why are they staying? 59 percent of women and 57 percent of men say they plan to gain additional experience and seek career advancement in-house, rather than looking elsewhere.“We’re seeing an unanticipated workplace dynamic,” says Adrian Lajtha, chief leadership officer at Accenture. “Today’s professionals are not job hunting, despite expressing dissatisfaction. Instead, they are focused on their skill sets and on seeking the training, the resources and the people that can help them achieve their goals.”How can your company be a leader? Aside from better pay—which you may not yet be in a position to provide—the top things employees are seeking at their current workplace were:New, challenging assignments (44 percent of women, 48 percent of men);Flexible work arrangements (39 percent of women, 34 percent of men); andLeadership positions within their companies (22 percent of women, 28 percent of men).Lajtha suggest companies should support employees by listening to their needs and“providing them with innovative training, leadership development and clearly-defined career paths.”Hearing that employees are dissatisfied can get a small business owner’s ire up. But there’s definitely a silver lining here. “There’s still a sense of commitment to take action with their current employer,” notes La Mae Allen deJongh, the author of the study and Accenture’s managing director for human capital and diversity. “We interpret that as an opportunity.”ThanksVS
Would you rather have a low paying job that you love or have a high paying job that you hate?
First let's throw some light on what "love" and "hate" mean in this context."Hate" means that you absolutely can't stand your job. In scientific terms this means you are under stress during your work hours. Any physician will tell you that stress is bad for you. Heart disease, diabetes and depression just some of the bad things that happen as a result of prolonged stress.Apart from stress, doing a job you hate is a sign of failure. As we grow from kids to teenagers to adults we gain more control over our lives; more power. So logically, we should be much more happier as adults compared to our childhood. But if your adult life is full of unhappiness, which includes doing something you don't enjoy for 40-60 hours a week, this means you have failed to put your life in order. Getting "Monday blues" is a strong sign that you don't like your job."Love" means that you enjoy doing your job. More specifically, this means that your job uses those skills you are gifted with. You have found a perfect skill-task match. You go home each night feeling satisfied and leave home every morning eagerly anticipating what your job might have to offer that day.Far too many critics say that people who look for a job they love are just being lazy, or just want entertainment at work. Sorry, but they are wrong. A job you love is just a job that perfectly matches your natural skills with the job requirements, and fun is just a byproduct of that.Its important to remember that we talk about jobs we hate and jobs we love, but there are people out there who have no jobs. There are people who keep applying for years without any success. It's important to be thankful for what you have.So, make sure you get to know yourself early on in life so you make the right choices to get that dream job you love. Unfortunately, if you do end up with a job you hate, spend all your free time making yourself capable for that job you love.
Why do people in the military gets pay so low ?
Though, the money could be a bit better, but I never thought that the military pay is inadequate (not for U.S. Military anyway. Try comparing that to military in other countries). Most people are only looking at the Gross Income without considering the expenses and other benefits. Most enlisted military personnel joined the military between the age of 18-20 with only a H.S. education. In the military, besides the Base Pay, Incentive Pays, and/or bonuses, they also get free training (which would cost a lot of money in the civilian sector), housing, food, medical treatment for the member and their family, paid-30 leave days/year (and "liberty") & holidays (to most people), discounts on many things etc... And for your information, most of the military will never see combat action in their entire careers. Do you, seriously, think that the government can afford to pay each military member like the professional entertainers, which can draw millions of dollars from the audience? May be the government should show wars, unedited-version, and charge as a pay-per-view.
What do you think of a father who quits his job for a lower paying job?
There is, after all, more to life than money.In my lawyering days, I saw fathers genuinely cripple their earning potential and leave good employment just to spite an ex-wife. They had children who would suffer from the lack of income but believed that the wife was wasting the money and it wasn’t benefiting the children at all. So, rather than give their income to the wife and children, they quit their jobs.People are capable of such bitter and nasty things.I left the law to pursue a new career in teaching. My income was cut in half, but the stress of the law just faded away.My family now lives in a small village on the North Shore of Oahu and my kids walk to school. We can still afford tuition for our children to attend college. Although the pay is lower, the benefits make up much of what was lost in straight pay. For example, a good but not excellent HMO plan for my wife and children was costing me about $3,000 a month when I took my teaching position that provides a comparable medical plan for less than a small fraction of that $3,000. I also no longer pay my own FICA taxes.I used to have eight cars and a $500+ monthly cell phone bill. But now, life is simpler. We have two cars that are barely drivable, but can still get us around the island. We no longer eat as many fancy dinners and I take my own lunch to work. Admittedly, our vacations are not what they used to be, but we do after all live in Hawaii.I rent my house. In California that was tantamount to admitting failure in the economic race. Now I have a much different perspective—I easily invest more every month now than I was paying in principal on my California mortgage and no longer fear a drop in the housing market. Nor do I have to deal with maintenance—which is a real plus in Hawaii, where salt air and constant rain take their toll.The long and short of it was that our quality of life in Hawaii vastly exceeds the quality of our life in Southern California despite the lower income.I would be much more concerned about fathers who are so busy chasing dollars and professional achievements that they forget about spending time with family.
Why do people in low-wage jobs have children? Why not wait until they make a decent income so they can raise their kids in a better environment?
The answer is perspective.For some people, being able to put clothes on your child's back and feed that child and have that child go to school everyday is good parenting. For others, living on a neighborhood where your child is going to the best school and only eats organic everything and takes music lessons and is involved in tutoring and sports is good parenting. What your definition of "a good environment" is not the same as another persons good environment and may make both parents as children equally happy. Wanting your version of "a good environment" for someone else and someone else's children is an egocentric way of looking at life, even if you don't notice. They may be perfectly happy. In fact, they may truly believe they are providing a good environment and have no idea why you would ask such a question.
I am feeling very low. All of my friends have a better job and higher pay package than me. Its too intimidating. What should I do to encourage myself?
This might be not easy to listen (read) but bear in mind my role here is to provide my opinion or insight on what I believe can help you. I'm not supposed to tell you what you want to hear, but what you need to hear.Mind you, I'll be respectful, no trash, but no BS anyway.You need to make a reset. Really. Reset your way of thinking and by consequence your way of living.The world isn't about you, the world isn't about how much you have more than others. The world is about knowing where we're heading, why we're heading there and what do we aim to build, create and share. And in all this, there is no mention to money, jobs, grades, studies or companies.It's all about people. Money? cars? property? job titles? they's a bi-product. If you're ruled by them, and they're your sole motivation, you'll never fill fulfilled.You should never benchmark with anyone. This life isn't about competition. Don't compete with anyone. You shouldn't compete, but complete.The competition you can do is against the best version of yourself. Everyday, ask yourself "Am i the best version I could possible be?", ""could I have done a better job? could I have helped more?"You could get eventually the same pay or higher of your peers, than what? would be a better person? than you'd go for a higher salary, a bigger car, a bigger house, a bigger company and so on and so on and this would become a never ending story.Want to compare your standards? go to an hospital, see ill people, see people who had accidents, see people who lost beloved ones. Go out to the street, talk to homeless people, listen their stories.This isn't suppose to lower your ambitions or put you down. Its the other way around. This is to motivate you, to make you aware how life can swing on a second and how all you give so much value today, can go away in a blink of an eye. What do you have left? yourself. So change your perspectives. Ask yourself "who am I", "what do I want", "what is my purpose", "what am I grateful for".Change your habits, way of thinking. Ask yourself what drives you in life.Read, read a lot, change habits, step by step. Find your north.