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Chapter 2
Thinking About Work
Lesson 2.1
What Is Work All About?
What Is Work All About?
Discover
Why people work
How work affects people’s lives
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Why It’s Important
Choosing work that is right for
you will be easier to do if you
understand why people work
and how work can affect your
life.
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Key Terms
job
occupation
career
full-time
lifestyle
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What Is Work?
Work is what people do to earn
money.
Money is not the whole story
though.
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Why Work?
People work…
to make a
contribution
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to help
others
to use skills
and talents
to meet
other
people
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Why Work?
Some people work so that they
won’t be bored.
Others think of work as a way to
challenge their minds.
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Why Work?
Works makes many people feel
good about themselves.
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What Is Work All About?
Jobs, Occupations, and
Careers
Work includes jobs, occupations,
and careers.
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Jobs, Occupations, and
Careers
A job is work that people do for
pay.
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Jobs, Occupations, and
Careers
An occupation is a set of related
skills and experiences.
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Jobs, Occupations, and
Careers
If you are trained and experienced
as an engineer, your occupation is
engineer, even if you do not hold
an engineer job.
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Jobs, Occupations, and
Careers
A career is a work history of one
or more jobs in the same or
related fields of interest.
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Jobs, Occupations, and
Careers
Each job in a career builds on
interest, knowledge, training, and
experience from the other jobs.
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Your Work and Your Life
If you work full-time, you’ll be on
the job at least 40 hours a week.
That’s the time you’ll definitely
want to spend doing things you
enjoy.
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Choosing a Way of Life
The work you do affects your
lifestyle.
Your lifestyle is the way you use
your time, energy, and other
resources.
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Try This Activity
What Kind of Lifestyle
Do You Want?
It is important to understand the impact
of career choice on personal lifestyle.
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Try This Activity
What Kind of Lifestyle
Do You Want?
Lifestyle Budget Prepare a personal
lifestyle budget reflecting your lifestyle
desires.
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Try This Activity
What Kind of Lifestyle
Do You Want?
Think About Salaries Now that you have
estimated how much it will cost to live the
lifestyle you plan, use print and online
resources to determine the monthly
salaries of ten careers in which you are
interested.
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Try This Activity
What Kind of Lifestyle
Do You Want?
Remain Flexible As you plan for
your future, remember that
adaptability and flexibility are vitally
important.
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Attitude Counts
Recipe for Success
In the recipe for success, in both career
and life, attitude is an essential ingredient.
You can start cultivating a positive attitude
today.
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Critical Thinking Review
Critical Thinking
Q What are some important reasons for
working?
A Reasons for working include earning money,
making a contribution, helping others, using
skills and talents, meeting other people, or
achieving personal satisfaction.
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Critical Thinking Review
Critical Thinking
Q How might the kind of work you choose
affect your lifestyle?
A Your income can determine the kind of lifestyle
you have. Work responsibilities can affect how
much time you have to spend with friends and
family and to pursue other interests.
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End of Chapter 2
Thinking About Work
Lesson 2.1
What Is Work All About?