Quite a few Blog posts ago, I wrote one titled, 'Wearing Many Hats'. In this post, I described the many different jobs that grocery employees take on and how yet, they still only get paid for one job.
Well, this particular post came to mind as I was reading an article on my Linkedin page. The article stressed as to how the job market has changed and what corporations are now looking for in the workforce that they now hire.
In the article, the author stresses that flexibility and the ability of being able to do more than one job are the key points to acquiring many jobs in the corporate workplace as is the ability to be able to, 'think outside the box'. The article was interesting and brought forth the key factors one needs to take into consideration, when venturing out into this job market.
But what was more interesting was the fact that we, in the common workplace, have been already doing this for quite a few years now. And how amusing, I found it to be, that Corporate America is just now beginning.
These people, that I work with are very use to this type of job performance. They may work 1,2 or 3 departments; all within the same shift. The amount of knowledge and skills that they possess, from doing these jobs, is acquired on the job.
There is a lot more to these jobs than having physical abilities, one also has to have the mental capabilities to understand and perform all of the different programs associated with the business. And thinking 'outside the box'? That's a must, all of the time. It kind of goes hand in hand with creativity and having the ability to apply common sense on a routine basis.
And if you are going to talk about flexibility, well the hours are irregular and these people can jump from one position to another in just a matter of seconds.
There are a few positions, performed in a grocery store, that are well paid jobs out in the professional workforce. Consider the person who works the Customer Service desk; from the legal responsibility of Money Grams, to the knowledge of all the various programs and procedures. Then there is the talent of a cake decorator, florist and the knowledge of the perishable departments; these abilities come from years of experience.
So when you look at it like this, I guess you might say that we have a lot in common with the corporate workforce.
Our positions are different, as is the pay scale, and the type of education may not be mandatory as it is in the professional sector. And let's admit it, they dress better than we do.
But in the long run, it is the workforce itself that has the similarities; flexibility, being able to do more than one job and 'thinking outside the box'.
And what is really funny? There are people out there getting paid to speak on these very issues.
Mmm, now this might be a job opportunity!
Talk at ya later!
Well, this particular post came to mind as I was reading an article on my Linkedin page. The article stressed as to how the job market has changed and what corporations are now looking for in the workforce that they now hire.
In the article, the author stresses that flexibility and the ability of being able to do more than one job are the key points to acquiring many jobs in the corporate workplace as is the ability to be able to, 'think outside the box'. The article was interesting and brought forth the key factors one needs to take into consideration, when venturing out into this job market.
But what was more interesting was the fact that we, in the common workplace, have been already doing this for quite a few years now. And how amusing, I found it to be, that Corporate America is just now beginning.
These people, that I work with are very use to this type of job performance. They may work 1,2 or 3 departments; all within the same shift. The amount of knowledge and skills that they possess, from doing these jobs, is acquired on the job.
There is a lot more to these jobs than having physical abilities, one also has to have the mental capabilities to understand and perform all of the different programs associated with the business. And thinking 'outside the box'? That's a must, all of the time. It kind of goes hand in hand with creativity and having the ability to apply common sense on a routine basis.
And if you are going to talk about flexibility, well the hours are irregular and these people can jump from one position to another in just a matter of seconds.
There are a few positions, performed in a grocery store, that are well paid jobs out in the professional workforce. Consider the person who works the Customer Service desk; from the legal responsibility of Money Grams, to the knowledge of all the various programs and procedures. Then there is the talent of a cake decorator, florist and the knowledge of the perishable departments; these abilities come from years of experience.
So when you look at it like this, I guess you might say that we have a lot in common with the corporate workforce.
Our positions are different, as is the pay scale, and the type of education may not be mandatory as it is in the professional sector. And let's admit it, they dress better than we do.
But in the long run, it is the workforce itself that has the similarities; flexibility, being able to do more than one job and 'thinking outside the box'.
And what is really funny? There are people out there getting paid to speak on these very issues.
Mmm, now this might be a job opportunity!
Talk at ya later!
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