I was listening to NPR as the BBC reported on the high unemployment among young people in Paraguay. I have heard similar reports about unemployment among the young in largely Muslim countries, in South American countries, and on the continent of Africa. Unrest, uncertainty, and anger seem to be close neighbors to unemployment.
I got to wondering: if you cannot start a career, could you find a [ethical] way to make a living?
The I began wondering: what is a career?
One answer: working at a job or series of jobs in the same field for the same company.
Another: working in a series of jobs with the same theme (IT, graphic design, sales, etc.)
Still another: doing meaningful work, whatever it is.
I'm not sure I know what a career is, and when I ask people, few can give me an answer, but lots of young folks say they want a career.
What is a career? Can people still have a career, if they ever could? What do you understand a career to be? Leave a comment and let us know.
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