Utilizing the humanities perspective in my career and future business' endeavours encourages me
to be a better employee and coworker now, as well as a better business owner and employer
later. Trying to understand people on a human level, as equals, and carrying humanity for others
in my work ethic makes me more approachable and will make others more comfortable with me.
Being an approachable employer is important and having employees that feel heard and
understood is key. I work for AAA Northeast, a subsidiary of one of the biggest and well-known
organizations around, and they pride themselves on putting their employees first, it is even a part
of our in-house safety acronym, EMS (Employee Safety, Member Safety, Service. This plays a key
role in what makes AAA thrive, and that idea applies to any business', trying to understand people
on a more human level and getting to know them as more than just a face but as an individual,
makes you a better employee or employer. I think using the perspectives of humanities in my
future professional career can have a positive impact because it brings all cultures and people
together. It teaches us about history from all over the world at all different points in time and
gives people exposure to different things. It also helps enhance our critical thinking by teaching us
how to ask the right questions and express our opinion in different ways and gives us confidence
in our words and perspective. I think it helps us better realize not only who we are but who other
people are, and makes us appreciate and accept our differences.
Just as Steve Jobs was able to use his skills acquired by working with humanities to positively
impact his professional career, the same can be done for individuals who have similar experiences.
For instance, an individual can obtain the skill to translate their work so that someone who does
not have as much experience can understand the subject matter as well. Another example would
be the ability to ensure that customers have positive experiences with products, or even how to
create an emotional reaction with customers through advertisements. Furthermore,
communication with colleagues, managers, and customers can be enhanced through the practice
of recognizing which audience one needs to address and how to effectively change their style of
communication to create a better workplace environment (Steineger, 2017).
The perspective of the humanities has a positive impact on all career paths. The perspective of the
humanities helps us on a more personal level than many other things do. Humanities helps teach
us the ability to understand things by looking closer, rather than just taking things as they are. I
think this will help me in any career path I go down, by giving me the knowledge to better
understand people and situations. Honestly, I believe humanities helps to just give us a better
outlook on the world, through understanding and analysing. The humanities are very important in
really any career path. Understanding people and arts can help you dig deep and have a stronger
career in my opinion. For me, I have studying sports management where I will be working with
people and athletes. With skills and understanding that I have picked up from learning the
humanities, I will be able to think outside the box and do things differently hopefully presenting
something new that people have not already seen. With the sports industry being so competitive,
being more well-rounded and having the ability to look at things from different perspectives with
be very beneficial.
References:
Steineger, E. (2017). Applied humanities. Soomo Learning. https://www.webtexts.com
