White-collar worker

Many young people desire to become white-collar workers in today’s world. It can be seen that office work is much more preferable than physical work. One reason for this is because white-collar jobs are thought to be more profitable simply in terms of money. Today, youngsters are taught that the key to a successful and full-fledged life is a college degree. Kids in high schools are urged to apply to colleges by any means. Even though many people disdain blue-collar jobs, a huge number of those jobs are important to society; such as, electrical and building construction work. It is a common belief that white-collar workers are more pleased with their jobs, earn better salaries and are more demanded in work industry compared to blue-collar workers.…

Some people consider white-collar workers smarter than blue-collar workers. Blue-collar work requires intelligence, too. Blue-collar workers have experience just like white-collar workers. Blue-collar workers get it by time not by education. However, they get less esteem. Blue-collar work requires physical work. Society respects white-collar workers more than blue-collar workers. White-collar workers also work hard and they get a very good payment. Their work needs…

The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream an article published in 2006 by a widely known author her name is Barbara Ehrenreich. The author if this article Barbara Ehrenreich is an investigating journalist who some of her journals were so impressive they made appearances in great articles like the New York Times. Barbara Ehrenreich is very interested in the working class that’s why the economic downturn of 2001 motivated the author to write this article. She wrote this article because she felt…

education. I, Being a college student, felt that these writings were actually somewhat interesting because they reasonably related to where I am in life, and I 'm sure that was the authors goals whilst picking out pieces of literature. For example, if this were a book about religion, the sample writings in it would, in all likeliness, have a religious theme. In The (Futile) Pursuit of the America, Barbara Ehrenreich discusses the recent hardships faced by white-collar workers with college…

your future career? In today’s society with the economic status being in a recession, companies will not hire someone who is not beneficial for their corporation. The companies base their hiring criteria on people’s background education and work experience. Yet, there are people whom have never set foot in a college and are doing better than people who have their master’s degree. There are views from both sides that contains valid arguments. In the article “College is a Waste of Time and…

participants that receive the positive psychology protocol will experience a decrease in negative emotions, while boasting a notable increase in positive emotions, enhancing the gamut of experiences encountered. Participants All participants will take part in a randomized controlled trial, Branch A: Participants will be selected from a Medical University Diabetes Clinic, 200 participants diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, participants are at different levels of diagnosis, and management of…

college, and you have to get a degree to get a good job. While I agree that having a college degree can help you to get a job in the corporate world, it’s not the only way to make money and be successful. I believe that if you have a idea and think that it is successful, then you shouldn’t listen to what your parents or anyone is telling you. The story “The (futile) Pursuit of the American dream” explains that even if you do everything “right” you can still end up without a job or unsuccessful.…

From the day we start school, it is drilled into our brain that college is the only way to have a good future, but that may not be the case at all. Just ask Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg. Although it helps to have a revolutionary idea like these men, it is not necessary. Ordinary people can also achieve success without a college degree. At least, that’s what Charles Murray in his article “Are Too Many People Going to College?”, Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill in their article…

Stein, 131). When watching the film the father seems to believe he runs the household due to his attitude towards the other members of the family. This may relate to the idea of patriarchy which means rule of the father (Ferris & Stein, 271). However later on in the film we start to watch him develop into a more caring character and starts to die down on the amount of power he believes he has. The finical struggles are shown well through the father due to the amount of effort to get a deal on a…

and library. This can be a good thing and a bad thing. It can be a good thing because you can teach without many distractions (other than the students). It can be a bad thing because you are not able to receive additional help if need in the classroom unless you call for an extra hand. Another example of a sociological factor that relates to being a teacher is white collar work. A white collar worker is someone who is college educated and who receives a salary rather than getting paid hourly.…