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amandaunec



Joined: 12 Dec 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:47 am    Post subject: future job Reply with quote

Well, First, I would like to improve my professional skill in an overseas university. I guess I like teaching at university because I love the freedom and pace it gives me. I have control of myself: what I�m going to teach in class, how I�m going to teach, what to emphasize and what to skip. It�s wonderful to have two vacations a year. And I like teaching for the job security it gives me. In China it�s almost impossible for a college teacher to lose his job. But teaching is not a very challenging job. It can be boring. So on the whole, I like teaching, but I am not as excited about it as I used to be.
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RedRose



Joined: 21 May 2004
Posts: 2735
Location: GuangZhou, China

PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am a teacher, and I used to be a physician, by contrast, I love the teaching job more. as amandaunec said, the two vacations and plenty of leisure time are so delicious!

I never think that teaching is boring. when I was a Doctore, everyday, I had to face those patients who were suffering; twisted, or pale-faced...and the ward was kinda smelly. further, I had to work overtime very often! even when people were sleeping!! frankly, I got very bony during those years, plenty of work demaged my health. of course, I was still happy with that job as a Physician.

However, after I became a medicine teacher, I got excited about my new job!! everyday I face all the young students(about 18~22 years old), and most of them are hardworking and diligent; I always encourage them to discuss any questions about our subject. they are so cute and funny......there are so many reasons that I enjoy my job so much!!

Many people work for money, me too, but not the whole, I also work for happiness. and if you are doing a job which happens to be your favorite, then, absolutely, you are a lucky person.
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saki0319



Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always think about my future job. I want to find a job that I can enjoy it. Because if I find a job which I don't like,I won't be able to continue it Sad
I want to find a fulfilling work Smile
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Bob S.



Joined: 29 Apr 2004
Posts: 1767
Location: So. Cal

PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:22 pm    Post subject: Re: future job Reply with quote

amandaunec wrote:
...But teaching is not a very challenging job. It can be boring. So on the whole, I like teaching, but I am not as excited about it as I used to be.

Your feeling is not uncommon. Many teachers start to feel "burn out" after a few years. If they push themselves even after they have burned out, they degrade into bad teachers.

If you feel you are starting to burn out, you may want to see if you can save enough money to take a sabbatical. Spend a year doing something else that is interesting to you and related to what you teach. Then you can return to your students full of energy and new ideas you will want to teach them.

saki0319 wrote:
I want to find a job that I can enjoy it. Because if I find a job which I don't like,I won't be able to continue it

That's fine. You don't have to continue it. It is normal for us to go through rotten or sucky jobs before we find a career or employer we really enjoy. Rose did it, I've done it. A bad job is not a mistake, it is experience that will help you appreciate a good job later. Very Happy
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ltp-008



Joined: 09 Apr 2006
Posts: 258

PostPosted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Choosing a perfect job is very important for our lives,but the question is whether the perfect job can be find,or if you find the so-called perfect job,can the perfect job be considered "perfect'forever?

When you need a job for living,any job which can support yourself is OK,but when you don't have the problem for living,you always want to find a better job which is better fit for you.

In recent survey in the States,51 percent of Americans are satisfied with their jobs,other 49 percent of Americans don't like their jobs,but they have to work in their cureent jobs,why?because they need to support their living.

We need a job to earn money,so we 'd better do our best to find a suitable job for ourselves,if we don't find an ideal job,we also need a job for living,not everyone can find an ideal job during their lifetime,so they need to find the balance between work and entertainments,if one person doen't like his or her job,even more she or he doesn't have some good hobbits,this person would have a dull life,it is very terrible.

When we were children,we liked to play games,some children had liked to play one kind of game for a long time,but most children wouldn't like to play one kind of game for long time,they often changed the games which they played,if we compare the games which we palyed during our childhood with the jobs which we would work during our adulthood,the jobs is some kinds of games,if you like the job which you are playing,you are a very luck person,if you don't like the job which you are playing,you always want to change the job to a more suitable job which you like to play.During our lifetime,we may change our jobs many times.During some period of time,you may consider this job is good for ,but through some time,you may not consider this job is fit for you,so most important thing is that you alway can find a suitable job for yourself,sometimes this is not a very easy thing to do.
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molly1102



Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:08 pm    Post subject: Hello!!!! Reply with quote

I want to be an interpreter in the future Surprised Because, I want to contribute to world peace. Recently, there are many terror or case of murder all over the world. If I become an interpreter, I can involve talk between japanese president and other country president. If there are no interpreter, they can't do conversation. So, if I become an interpreter, I can contribute to world peace. Also, I want to communicate with foreign people. How do you think????
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yan0515



Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 37

PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have decided to be a elementary school teacher since I can remember ,but lately My opinion is gradually changed Smile Now , I am interested in children all over the word Very Happy
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