Comments on: Nothing Wrong with Earning an Honest Living

By: Sunday Snippet: Martin Luther King Jr. « Beyond the Rhetoric

Sunday Snippet: Martin Luther King Jr. « Beyond the Rhetoric — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:02:07 +0000

[...] should you take it? I’d argue no. I’d be happier with myself if I made a humble but honest living rather than involve myself in something that contradicts my personal value [...]

By: Do You Worry About Being Unemployable? « Beyond the Rhetoric

Do You Worry About Being Unemployable? « Beyond the Rhetoric — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:02:15 +0000

[...] your opinion, is this still an honest living, like how a regular job [...]

By: Dean Saliiba

Dean Saliiba — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:52:43 +0000

I have had jobs like cleaner and road sweeper before. As far as I am concerned they were just jobs that happened to pay rather well.

My friends would give me a hard time though. “Dean why are you cleaning dog crap off the street? you’re better than that!”

By: betshopboy

betshopboy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:42:48 +0000

When you lose your job and have bills to pay and mouths to feed, personal pride and job prestige are the last of your worries.

There is a Stanford PhD holder in Singapore who lost his job in the recession and became a cab driver.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_418626.html

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:25:28 +0000

The lateral promotion that I took carries no more pay, I have more responsibilities and I have to travel from school to school to the district office. I didn’t take it for the prestige, instead I took it for the challenge and the visibility that it gives me for career advancement.

When you take a new position in a company or with another company you need a career path. Planning is important in all endeavors, but it is especially important if you plan with the big picture in mind.

My big picture includes, learning how the district works above the school level. Learning new programs, showing those at the district the leadership and technical skills that I have so that I can advance into a higher paying job.