EOC Week 2- Sweet Charity

            The movie Sweet Charity is a great example of being stuck at a job that you do not like. The star of the movie, Charity Hope Valentine was an older woman stuck in a job that involved dancing for lonely men. She wanted to get out of the job but did not have skills to do anything else. “Each mistake teaches you something new about yourself. There is no failure, remember, except in no longer trying. It is the courage to continue that counts.” (Chris Bradford, the Way of the Sword)

Charity did a few things right and a few things wrong in her attempt to get out of her horrible job. The first thing she did right was to try. None of the other girls even tried to leave the bad job but they all wanted to. Charity tried her best to dress well and present herself as professional. I think she did a pretty good job for not knowing anything besides dancing. “It's like breathing—once you quit, your flame dies letting total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. You can't do that. You must continue taking in even the shallowest of breaths, continue putting forth even the smallest of efforts to sustain your dreams. Don't ever, ever, ever give up.” (Richelle E. Goodrich) Charity could have tried to research a little more to know exactly what to expect when trying to get another job. She should have asked more questions about training for jobs instead of just crying and begging for a job. She also should have never given into the joke at the end. “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”  (Eleanor Roosevelt)

Best and Worst Jobs- Week 1 EOC

The best and worst job for me would have to be the same job. I have only had one job in my life. I started my first job for a woman’s clothing store called Ann Taylor about a year ago. My experience with this company has been pretty good, but with a few rough patches. I have worked with this company for almost a year now and still have not found a reason to leave. In my opinion, the company treats their valued employees very well. “Even the phrase, hospitality, refers to the friendly treatment of one's guests, and this human touch must be provided by the organization's staff members.” (Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 6)     

The worst part of this job would have to be dealing with my old manager. She loved to be the one in charge and you could definitely tell. “Regardless of the industry segment in which they work, most employees have the same basic wants and needs. They share the same basic concerns about how they are treated by their employers, which impacts their work performance and length of employment.” (Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 7) Many managers do not realize problems human resources are facing because they have never had to deal with their problems. “Top-level managers tend to have longer-term, big-picture responsibilities, managers have more specific departmental-related duties, and supervisors serve as linking pins to connect upper levels of management with entry-level staff members in day-to-day operations.” (Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 9)

Every job is bound to have its ups and downs. Every person will face a time when they have to decide to stick with a job or leave. Some bad jobs may be worth it because it may benefit you more. That is something that falls in the hands of the person doing the job.