A career is consider a real job I think.
Something that is long term, that has benefits, that increases in pay as you get promoted. You need to be able to go up in the ladder.
For example, McDonald's is actually a real job. It may start with low skilled labor, and low pay, but you can go up in the ladder.
That person may have shown a 1,200 dollar paycheck, but you have not referenced if that is for a weeks worth of work, or 2 weeks or maybe even a month.
Monthly, running under 15,000 a year, that is not much. If it is two times a month, 30 thousand is pretty good. If the job has not benefits and no way to get promoted, then it isn't really a career.
So what they are most likely saying is, your friend has a part time job, or temporary job, but not a career.
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I have never heard of a job that pays 1,200 dollars in a week, that does not have any benefits. Unless it is one of those knife selling door to door jobs, temp work, or drug dealing. lol Honestly man, you have to give more info about the job and your friends age and experience/degrees to give people a better idea in order to decide without being bias.
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He sells these. but it's not 'door-to-door' as you put it.
A real job is any job that you get paid to do. I don't care if you work at McDonalds or if you work as a mail-boy in a law firm, both are real jobs. They both give the person real money and they both work for that money, so, therefore it's a real job. I've noticed that when people say, "You need to get a real job" they tend to mean, "you need to find a career".
I think it depends on a variety of things like whether or not it's full time, gives benefits, how much it pays, whether it requires a degree, and the longevity of the job.
But really, as long as you're making enough money and you live within your means, you shouldn't listen to the rude things people say about your career path.
If you earn real money to pay real bills then I'd say it's a real job. If it doesn't pay enough to cover living expenses and things such as healthcare, then a second real job may be needed...however jobs aren't always considered careers which is what your friend's parents really seem to be getting at.
Some people define it as a paycheck, some people define it at one in which you aren't expected to advance very much such as food service, sales associate, etc.
I would define it as the latter-one in which I don't expect to advance. That is for me personally, and not for anyone else.
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What's Your Opinion? Sign Up Now!Really, any job is a "real" job. I think in the context they refer to it means high salary with benefits, a professional job as it were.
Typically jobs looked down upon are not seen as 'real' jobs.
Technically, if you get paid to do it, its a 'real job'.
But what people mean by 'real job' is generally one that:
- you can support yourself
- you can support any family you have currently
- has some long term prospects career wise
- reasonable expectation of supporting family in a 'reasonable' level on this path.
A real job, is a situation where you are happy with what your doing and making enough to make a living. It's when everything is balanced and you feel satisfied and content with the job you have.
Job: A paid position of regular employment.
If you make money doing it regularly, then it's a job.
I'd do a cheap Chris Rock rendition but it's hard through text.
A job is a job and a career is a career. In a job there's too much time, time you don't want. In a career there's not enough time in the day, you start thinking of time you wish you had and what you could accomplish.
So when I'm thinking "real" job I'm thinking hard labor.
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