PHI feedback5

Writer1

Well of course salary is important when seeking a career. It is only natural that you would want to make what you feel you deserve. Not getting offered said amount will absolutely lead to issues. But there are other aspects to a career that are equally, if not more important, than salary. I need a job that has good benefits. I need a job that provides healthcare, so I can know that my family is taken care of. If they need medical or dental work, my insurance through work will help make those medical needs actually a reality. It is also important to have a job where my management is understandable and flexible. I don't expect them to let me leave work all the time or to let me miss work whenever I want to. No I want management that will work with me when I need their help. If I need to leave because one of my babies is sick, I need to know that my work will understand and care enough to help me out in such times. Another item I would like to mention, the work environment. I wont work in an unhealthy working environment. How can I be at my best if I work in a toxic work environment. I probably cant perform to the best of my duties in theses types of conditions. I want to come to work everyday and actually enjoy  myself while being there.

Writer2

I agree with the textbook statement that one should be cautious about choosing a career solely on the basis of salary.  Salary is important but is most definitely not the only thing to consider while searching for potential occupations.  For me, salary is half of the deciding factor as to whether I take a job or not.  I am not in search of treasure or a Hollywood lifestyle, but I would want a job that can provide a comfortable lifestyle where we have the basic necessities of life (Food, clothing, shelter, and medical care) and do not have to worry from one day to the next as to whether we are going to have it or not.  A job that would help provide that security for my family is important.

Salary would obviously be one half of my decision to take a job but the other half would be its potential fulfillment in my life.  I need to believe in what I am doing at work and that it serves a greater purpose than just a job that brings income.  That is a big reason why I joined the Navy immediately after I graduated from high school.  I love our country and the freedoms that we enjoy.  The fact that our children can go to school everyday and learn, play sports on the weekends, and we as parents can enjoy that time with our family are freedoms that we should not take for granted.  There are young children overseas that walk around with real weapons and parents that hope that they get to see their kids another day in war torn countries.  I am proud to help defend our boarders and keep that away so that we can enjoy the great nation that we have.  I can think of no more of a rewarding job and life than that.  There is no amount of money/salary that could provide the fulfillment in life that my job provides.  Money most certainly is not everything and will not lead us to a better well being just as we learned in a previous module. 

I Hope that everyone is having a great week so far.  All the best!