Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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never known the difference really. it just seems that people up their own arses like to say they have a career.
do you need a portfolio manager and a bottom of the range tag heuer watch to say you have a career?
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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Its bullshit. A trolly dolly at tesco could work up to management etc
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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id say its just what you call it
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fazza
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I think its what YOU make of it tbh.
the average person would probably see a trolly dolly at tesco as a job, others would see that as a step on the ladder to becoming management.
When I started sales, I did door2door for a while(that was a job) but I knew I wanted to be in sales and used my experience there to get the job/where I am today which I would say is a career(I went to sales exec, to store manager to now owning a franchise)
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thegsi
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People who moan about working and dislike their position call it a 'job'
People who are a little more optimistic and positive about things will say a career.
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Ben G
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people say teaching is a career though and i've never seen a happy/positive teacher. they all moan.
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LeeM
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your career is your path, your job is your position.
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thegsi
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
people say teaching is a career though and i've never seen a happy/positive teacher. they all moan.
That's just stereotypical. I know plenty of teachers that're happy.
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
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I would say a job is something you go to day to day, a career is a position you have worked to achieve and enjoy.
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
your career is your path, your job is your position.
agree - career is your long time goal and ambition for your working life and your job is what you are currently dong to try and achieve that goal or ambition
Very much like a Vision and Mission statement from companys
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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Originally posted by spencer88
I would say a job is something you go to day to day, a career is a position you have worked to achieve and enjoy.
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Colin
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Career - you clock in each day ready to excel yourself and aspire to be better.
Job - you clock in each day prepared to do the minimum just happy to take a wage.
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Ben G
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Originally posted by spencer88
I would say a job is something you go to day to day, a career is a position you have worked to achieve and enjoy.
so a career is only for people who earn a lot of money then?
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LeeM
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Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by spencer88
I would say a job is something you go to day to day, a career is a position you have worked to achieve and enjoy.
so a career is only for people who earn a lot of money then?
not necessarily money.
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smcGSI16V
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
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Originally posted by LeeM
your career is your path, your job is your position.
agree - career is your long time goal and ambition for your working life and your job is what you are currently dong to try and achieve that goal or ambition
Very much like a Vision and Mission statement from companys
Nail, Head.
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
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Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by spencer88
I would say a job is something you go to day to day, a career is a position you have worked to achieve and enjoy.
so a career is only for people who earn a lot of money then?
Where in there does it say anything about money?
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Ben G
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if you've worked hard to get somewhere and enjoy it you usually get a lot more money than when you started.
must just be me who doesn't really enjoy going to work and earning money then, bunch of jobsworths in here.
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Carl
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Pretty much same as said but I'd put it in terms of job satisfaction and enjoyment, you are either working in a job or forgeing a career in a certain area. If retail was your area you might see trolley dolly as a start of a career.
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LeeM
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Originally posted by Ben G
if you've worked hard to get somewhere and enjoy it you usually get a lot more money than when you started.
must just be me who doesn't really enjoy going to work and earning money then, bunch of jobsworths in here.
its the norm yeah. but you could work hard to get a new position that gives a lower workload for a slight pay increase etc but you love it. surprisingly a lot of people put job satisfaction before money. i on the other hand am driven 90% by money 
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spencer88
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Originally posted by Ben G
if you've worked hard to get somewhere and enjoy it you usually get a lot more money than when you started.
must just be me who doesn't really enjoy going to work and earning money then, bunch of jobsworths in here.
I would be happy earning what I earn now with a better company. I see my job as a career.
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James
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Originally posted by LeeM
your career is your path, your job is your position.
This. Although I would say it is possible to have a job without a career.
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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Originally posted by smcGSI16V
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Originally posted by whitter45
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Originally posted by LeeM
your career is your path, your job is your position.
agree - career is your long time goal and ambition for your working life and your job is what you are currently dong to try and achieve that goal or ambition
Very much like a Vision and Mission statement from companys
Nail, Head.
Thirded, although I'd extend job to mean something you're simply doing for income. For example my career is as a mechanical engineer but I've had a job working in a car wash
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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I dont have a job or a career. I discribe mine as an ordeal
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harrisp
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Mine is a job, what I want to do is a career.
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Matt L
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id say a job is something you just go to for the money and not really in the field you want to be in.
carear is a job you enjoy going to in the area you studied/studying in and want to go further within.
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