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This being said, after the skating we headed back for a greedy evening of melted cheese and grill, the raclette - this is for sure one of the more important contributions the swiss have ever made. I discovered that you can actually get the little hotplates that cook the cheese with a teflon coating - this kept me in awe for most of the evening as I regretably reminisced all of the hours spent scrapping burnt cheese. I will definitely be buying a new grill before I head home.
I read Maz's post on finding spark etc etc. I can't wait to finish this job I am in now and head home to start something new. When I started out, I really enjoyed this job - I enjoyed what it allowed me to learn and I was happy with the contribution it allowed me to make. After a year I had learnt everything that I could from this role and changes in the structure of the organisation meant that I was no longer having fun.
At the end of the day, I think if you can find a job that you can tolerate, earn some cash to finance the other 2/3's of your life, the travel & family & homelife etc, aim to learn something you didn't know before and when you can no longer tolerate it, find something new. If it was fun, it wouldn't be called work. If you find the right mix, tolerance actually gives way to acceptance and possibly a job you grow to really enjoy, but it is still work. It is still 8 - 12 hours a day that you give to the man in exchange for a better life outside of those hours. I think AIESEC creates this idea that we are all too good for the job we have. I bet there are thousands of unemployed hopefulls who would love the chance to tolerate our jobs.
Beating a dead horse ain't going to bring the pony back to life, find a new ride.
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Brett, I dont think AIESEC makes you feel that you are too good for the job, it just opens your eyes and shows you that work can be fun, can be motivating, can be fulfilling......
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I met a few people that love their job and these people inspired me so much! Of course, its still work and for me work means productivity, tough schedules and strict deadlines, but at the end of the day you gain a degree of satsifaction....
For ex: my brother is an opera singer...its not as easy as it sounds.. he studies every single day, he has to sleep early.. take care of his voice.. not go out in the night and all this... but the passion is there.... he loves what he does....
Ok, I cant be an opera singer.. and maybe my brother is lucky coz he gets money from something he loves, but I am sure we can apply this in the sector where we work in... everyone has that little something..little enjoyable task...
We will work for most of our lives.. and I would never want to do something I hate.. or that I dont like... its simply doesnt get the best out of me...
anyways back to work
everyone is thinking about this lately... its interesting to read other people's perspectives...
Peace :)
Maria, at 10:39 AM
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I think it's interesting that you took, "work can be fun, can be motivating, can be fulfilling...... "
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from AIESEC.
I never really considered AIESEC (or any non-profit for that matter) to be work. Doing something for love or passion, and not receiving a monetary reward is a whole different kettle of fish to me. Interesting.
And perhaps my viewpoint is skewwed from the environment I have been in for the last 18 months, where everybody is here for the cash...
It would be nice to find that place to work somewhere between where I am now, and my days in AIESEC....Apart from building your own startup, does this place exist? And could somebody send me an invite please!? Bretto, at 10:51 AM
