According to Abbott (2013), an occupation is any form of activity that an individual engages in for a consideration. The consideration, in this case, is usually salary or wages. In this respect, people tend to work in different industries. There are those that prefer to work in the services sector, distribution, manufacturing among others. Involvement of people in different areas tends to complement the economy by creating a balance. For instance, when there are people involved with the extraction of raw materials, there ought to be others involved with the manufacturing or processing of these materials. The balance is necessary for ensuring that the economy is driven in the desired direction. The aspect of job opportunities comes as a result
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More insight can be gained by reading through the six case studies available for completing this paper. On my case, I was motivated by the aspect of being able to support my lifestyle. That is taking care of various expenses that arise now and then. There exist similarities and differences on what motivates the other students to get involved with employment. Joyce and Liza have similar reasons to mine. Liza views the job as an avenue to sustaining her life; enabling her to purchase shoes, clothes, and jewelry among other things. Joyce on her part wants to ensure that she sustains herself over the summer without being dependent on anyone. Peter, Mark, and Linda have contrasting reasons. Linda wants to shift from her data entry job so that she can pursue a part-time job that will enable her to incorporate her studies in the schedule. Mark on the other hand, first engaged in his line of employment as he figured out what he fancied doing with his life. Now he has been in that same company for nine years. Peter on the other hand, wanted a more stable job compared to what he had …show more content…
As a society, we have come a long way into ensuring that equality is enhanced at all times. Various aspects associated with discrimination have been eliminated, as a result. Females are now being involved in occupations that were ones referred to as “men’s jobs” (Rendon, 2008). The aspect of empowerment has played a vital role in this realization. This is because the inferiority complex that used to exist is long gone. A good example is how the number of female CEOs in the Fortune 500 companies list is increasing with time. Currently, it stands at 4.8%, which is an improvement compared to how things were a decade ago (Hadad, 2015). It is certain that with time the percentage will be higher. The case studies indicate that the workplaces involved are accommodative for both genders. It is only in one scenario where the manager prefers to employ only White females. That was the case with Joyce, who was working at the Subway restaurant. It is not certain whether that was the restaurant’s policy or just the manager’s preference. Either way, it is a bad move since it might harm the business in one way or another. Most consumers tend to associate themselves with employees for various reasons. This means that lack of diversity might affect the type of consumers that frequent the
More insight can be gained by reading through the six case studies available for completing this paper. On my case, I was motivated by the aspect of being able to support my lifestyle. That is taking care of various expenses that arise now and then. There exist similarities and differences on what motivates the other students to get involved with employment. Joyce and Liza have similar reasons to mine. Liza views the job as an avenue to sustaining her life; enabling her to purchase shoes, clothes, and jewelry among other things. Joyce on her part wants to ensure that she sustains herself over the summer without being dependent on anyone. Peter, Mark, and Linda have contrasting reasons. Linda wants to shift from her data entry job so that she can pursue a part-time job that will enable her to incorporate her studies in the schedule. Mark on the other hand, first engaged in his line of employment as he figured out what he fancied doing with his life. Now he has been in that same company for nine years. Peter on the other hand, wanted a more stable job compared to what he had …show more content…
As a society, we have come a long way into ensuring that equality is enhanced at all times. Various aspects associated with discrimination have been eliminated, as a result. Females are now being involved in occupations that were ones referred to as “men’s jobs” (Rendon, 2008). The aspect of empowerment has played a vital role in this realization. This is because the inferiority complex that used to exist is long gone. A good example is how the number of female CEOs in the Fortune 500 companies list is increasing with time. Currently, it stands at 4.8%, which is an improvement compared to how things were a decade ago (Hadad, 2015). It is certain that with time the percentage will be higher. The case studies indicate that the workplaces involved are accommodative for both genders. It is only in one scenario where the manager prefers to employ only White females. That was the case with Joyce, who was working at the Subway restaurant. It is not certain whether that was the restaurant’s policy or just the manager’s preference. Either way, it is a bad move since it might harm the business in one way or another. Most consumers tend to associate themselves with employees for various reasons. This means that lack of diversity might affect the type of consumers that frequent the