Joseph writes:
My personal philosophy regarding my professional life reflects what kind of person I have changed into after making a huge decision in my life. I turned away from being the typical crazy partying college guy and decided to get serious about life. I now believe that in any vocation I am in, it is not only necessary but a privilege to do the job as if unto God. And with that philosophy entails attacking a job with such appreciation and vigor that separates me from the rest of my coworkers. I not only strive to be the best, but I do everything by the book. I don’t cut corners and I go the extra mile.
I think this philosophy is interdisciplinary because I use all of my abilities, both right brain and left brain abilities and use them to interact with everyone I meet, both logic and intuition, sequential and random patterns, and whatever knowledge i have learned from all of my classes to talk to guests, to interact with them, and to give them the best time possible at a restaurant. And as soon as I can, I am going to use those abilities when I get an actual career that I would be happy with.
A few different happenstances have altered my career goals greatly. I had plans of working at NASA, with some family members who already worked there, but now that Obama, who promised not to shut down NASA so he could win the Florida vote, is shutting down NASA, I have had to make some different plans. I am now trying to find any job out there, and I am trying to rely on some friends who have good careers also. I know something good is out there for me, I just have to be patient enough for it.
I think this philosophy is interdisciplinary because I use all of my abilities, both right brain and left brain abilities and use them to interact with everyone I meet, both logic and intuition, sequential and random patterns, and whatever knowledge i have learned from all of my classes to talk to guests, to interact with them, and to give them the best time possible at a restaurant. And as soon as I can, I am going to use those abilities when I get an actual career that I would be happy with.
A few different happenstances have altered my career goals greatly. I had plans of working at NASA, with some family members who already worked there, but now that Obama, who promised not to shut down NASA so he could win the Florida vote, is shutting down NASA, I have had to make some different plans. I am now trying to find any job out there, and I am trying to rely on some friends who have good careers also. I know something good is out there for me, I just have to be patient enough for it.
Ada writes:
Hmm, I'm not sure I ever really thought about having a philosophy concerning my professional life. I guess the main rules I try to live by are that I should be doing something I love and that I shouldn't compromise my ethics for work. The first one means I've mostly sought out jobs related to art or computers (though, ironically, I have no interest in digital media). The second one means that I've butted heads with a few of my managers/employers, particularly when they wanted me to knowingly lie to customers. This is the main reason I don't like sales-oriented jobs. I've always been very good at them, but I'm also not willing to lie in order to sell something, which makes a lot of employers unhappy. I'm not sure I really see anything particularly interdisciplinary about my philosophy, as it could really be applied to any job in any field, or any discipline or combination thereof.
I don't think my ultimate career goals have changed very much (my ultimate goal being to run my own business, which I've wanted to do pretty much as long as I can remember), though maybe certain "sub-goals" or aspects of my goals have changed over the years. For example, when I was younger I wanted to own a comic book store (I know, I'm a HUGE dork), whereas now I guess I want to focus more on selling my own artwork rather than other people's. And I always thought I'd spend a few years after college working full-time as a programmer before trying to start my business, but now, after several years of college, I'm anxious to just get my business started and make my dream come true.
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Discuss your personal philosophy concerning your professional life.
How is or isn't this philosophy interdisciplinary?
How have your career goals altered?
Discuss your personal philosophy concerning your professional life.
ReplyDeleteMy personal philosophy concerning my professional life is to do the best I can for every person I come in contact with. People want to be acknowledged and treated with respect and dignity. I believe it is of the utmost importance to treat people that way. I also think it is very important to put 100% of myself into my job – whether it’s an administrative assistant position, an accounts payable position, or hopefully in the future a counseling position. Giving my best leaves a sense of satisfaction that cannot be understated. Like Ada, I do not want to lie to people to get what I want from them. I want to be honest and forthcoming with people. Sometimes I get hurt but it is worth the risk.
How is or isn't this philosophy interdisciplinary?
I think this philosophy is very interdisciplinary because it takes all of my brain, like Joseph said, to treat people with the respect and courtesy they deserve. In addition, my interdisciplinarity shines through in my understanding of people’s situations and the compassion I feel for them.
How have your career goals altered?
My career goals have drastically altered! As I was a nursing student and now I am hoping to earn a graduate degree in social work, I have changed my path to a very large degree. While I am planning to still be in the healthcare field, I believe social work allows for a more interdisciplinary approach to helping people get what they need out of their healthcare and their personal lives.
My personal philosophy in respect to my professional life is to make sure that everything I do I am always proud to put my name on. I strive to do everything to the best of my ability and to always finish whatever project I am doing. I also make sure that whatever it is I am doing that I am happy with doing it. I don't want to be in a job when I get older that I hate but have to have in order to have income. I want to be in a job that I love going to every day. Also, no matter what job I have, I will be working for the customer or consumer. My only job is to make sure they are satisfied.
ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure how interdisciplity this philosophy is becuase it is kind of generic. But I feel that it should apply to everyone who is in the professional world.
My Career goals have altered quite a bit since I came to UCF. I started out majoring in Forensic Science. I then had to oppertunity to talk with an actual Forensic Scientist and she told me not to limit my major, that the field was very competitive and that I should have a major that allows me to fall back on something else incase there are no job openings. So because of this I changed my major to Chemistry. I started to really enjoy the chemistry classes that I was taking so then I decided I wanted to do something that was more chemistry oriented. That is when I decied on Pharmacy. Since I was already getting a math minor with my chemistry degree, switching to IDS was a simple choice because my minor was finished, my chemistry was finished, and all I needed to take was the prereqs for pharmacy school and they all fit under the biology category! So I have changed my goals around a lot the last 4 years but now I know that I am doing exactly what I want to be doing with my life and that I will really enjoy going to work everyday!
I agree with you Ada about sales oriented jobs. I had a telephone survey job in the past where I would survey people to see if they were eligible and if they were I would give their name to the telemarketers who would call them and try to sell them a water treatment system. I absolutely hated this job because I knew that if I would get this phone call at home I would hang up. I always felt like I was taking advantage of people just to get them to buy something. Needless to say I only worked there for a week.
ReplyDeleteI also tried a telemarketing job, but I only stayed for the one shift. I just didn't like it at all.
ReplyDeleteIt's quite funny how almost everyone I have talked to, including friends and those who I just started a conversation with, has changed their idea about their course of education after the first semester or two of upper level classes. That happened to me as well, going from Mechanical Engineering to ultimately Interdisciplinary Studies.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a path you have taken! I love what you said about striving for being proud of what you put your name on - that is very important to me too.
I don't think I have meet one person who actually enjoyed telemarketing jobs! And yes Sarah, it has been quite a path but I think it will have been well worth it as soon I get into pharmacy school!
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ReplyDeleteWhat you said about the forensic scientist you spoke to was pretty interesting. I always thought that a higher degree of specialization in your education was preferable, but I never thought about it the other way. I guess in that sense being interdisciplinary might be helpful, so you're not limited if you're not able to get into your desired field for whatever reason...
When I first started out in college, I was very keen on going out and keeping up with the social aspect of my life. I had money in the bank from a high school job and gen-ed. classes were a piece of cake. I could go out 6 days a week and still have time to fit in homework and classes. However, as I got older and started to advance both education and career-wise, I realized I needed to make a change in the way I was living my life. I slowly learned to say no to partying and hit the books during my free time, which allowed me to open up my work schedule and thus get better shifts and make more money. When I realized that my grades were more stable, and so was my life, I found that this new mature approach to budgeting my time was actually really beneficial. From that point forward, my new philosophy was work hard now and play hard later, which can apply to every aspect including school and even personal relationships. As long as you give it your all for the time being, you will eventually be able to reap the benefits later on.
ReplyDeleteI believe this philosophy is somewhat interdisciplinary because it can be applied to other aspects in life, not just my professional life. My philosophy can be used in terms of school and like I said before, even throughout personal relationships. Although I do not necessarily combine many outlooks to achieve the final product, I am able to utilize this advice throughout my life.
My career goals have become much more realistic as I got older and had real problems to face as well as a real job to keep up with. As the money I had from my high school job began to deplete and it was up to me to start to support myself throughout my college career, I needed to crack down and get serious. Staying out late and constantly spending money was no longer an option and in order for me to succeed I needed to comprehend this as well as act on it. Another goal that has changed is my college goal. Years ago all I wanted to do was survive UCF, now I have a goal of getting into a graduate program which is a huge leap from just graduating college.
Ashley,
ReplyDeleteI love what you said about working hard now and reaping the rewards later...I wish I had figured that out when I was your age! lol...
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Ha, I feel very lucky to have figured out what I need to do and when I need to do it by in order to get to where I want to eventually be. I think a lot of it had to do with having parents that were supportive however adamant that if I wanted to have fun I had better keep my butt in school and pay for it myself.