How will I define job security? Not in ways most people define it. Not by the company and whether they have a reputation of firing people in bad times. Not by a comfortable government job( this is probably how my grandparents would!)
I am secured in my job if my work and what I contribute to the company cannot be replicated by anyone on this planet. Will my job give me the opportunity to provide that uniqueness? I hope so.
To make my point clearer I will give an example of two jobs which I do on campus. One in which I write for in the paper is unique, I am pretty sure no one can replicate my column. I bring my own unique perspective when I do gadget/ website reviews.. something which I believe is difficult to find. I have ideas to make the science page grow and opinions that will make sense.
On the contrary my other job is that of an assistant to a project manager. Most part of my job can be easily done by someone else. Its not rocket science and I haven't brought about something individualistic to it as I have brought to the other job. The only part which makes the job feel like this is mine, is when I am helping undergraduate students solve their problems. Maybe there I bring something of different value to my work.
Job security depends on an individual's contribution to his work, for most part. It is never defined by companies or economies.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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