1. Consider the seven values used for ethically defining jobs: meaningful work, leisure time, money, power, prestige, comfort, and security.
a. Just from what you’ve read about Everman and Cobain, which values do, they share? Where do they diverge?
Everman and Cobain shares value of meaningful work. Both of them show a lot of hard work and determination in whatever they do. Their work seems not to be that essay reason being the difficulties they undergo while trying to build themselves.
b. Are there any values not on the list that could be added to apply to the careers of either Everman or Cobain?
In the career of both individuals, hard work is seen as one value that contributed to their achievement although Cobain misused his goals at the end. Being focused on their work is another value which helped them step the next level.
2. Everman worked to live; Cobain lived to work.
a. What does that mean?
It means that Everman could not live without work since the some work sustains her life and it gives her meaning of tomorrow. While Cobian, his main aim of living is to see himself just working.
b. Do you think it’s true? Explain.
Yes, it is true. Everman recognized that through hard working everything would be possible even after trying for several time failing, she did not give up since she knew challenges were there to make her strong and be able to focus and realize her talents. In the case of Cobian, he did not know the meaning of working that’s why he did not recognize Everman offer, even after being helped with some hung amount of money to develop himself. He did not make use of the chance granted so as to give his own life a meaning.
c. Does this split also divide up the seven values used for ethically defining jobs? If not, why not? If so, what’s the split?
Yes it does. Jobs have very different meaning to different people in the society. In this case both the character has different feeling about the job and they tend to handle it in different ways. Everman looks the job as sustainer, life giver, and future problem solver while Cobian does a job without thinking about tomorrow. This is the reason that makes him take a step of disowning Everman.
3. Everman is a sequencer; he wholeheartedly followed one career path, then a second, and a third. He’s a different kind of sequencer than the more standard version: a man or woman following a single main career path interrupts it to do something else (have a child, start a small company, travel around the world) and then returns to the old job.
a. What’s the difference between these two kinds of sequencing in terms of the value of work and what it can give you?
The difference between this two sequencing is that, in the case of Everman she follows three careers which help her realize her dreams. She struggles with jobs trying to make her life better without counting on challenges but focusing on the future goal. This kind of job will enable her achieve high goals and develop her dreams. On the other hand, Cobian uses only one version of working without thinking of its consequences. He makes his decision without looking at the negative side thus making him go round at the same cycle. This kind of job gives disappointment in future.
b. Would it be useful to have different names for these two types of sequencers, or would that be splitting hairs?
Yes, it would be useful to give different names to the two types of sequencers in order to help other working individual realize the advantages and disadvantages of practicing one of this sequencer.
4. According to Everman, Cellini believed that in order to live a full life, you must develop each of the soul’s three parts: the artist, the warrior, and the philosopher. Assuming this is true; must it necessarily involve one’s work life? Is it possible to define a full life that doesn’t include any reference to your gainful employment (in other words, is it possible to live fully without worrying about what your job is)? What values for work are implied by your response? Yes, it must involve one’s work life in order to remain focus and determined. No, it’s not possible to live without worrying about your job. This will help you overcome challenges that can hinder you from achieving you goal. It also gives confidence to try as much jobs as possible so as to develop your career plus try your luck. By this responds, work should be put into consideration for the sake of our own life and community.
5. Cobain comes to believe that he’s unethically exploiting consumers.
a. In what sense is he unethically exploiting consumers?
b. What does Cobain’s feeling reveal about the values he associates with his work life?
Cobian feels disappointed at the end where he realizes unethical behaviors he committed and plus how he did not give his work a meaning to lead him to his achievement.
c. Was Cobain’s response to his perceived failure justifiable? Explain.
Yes, Cobian failure was brought by lack of vision, lack of work meaning, lack of seeking other advice and seeing that he can do alone.
6. Whose career would you rather have: Everman’s or Cobain’s? Why? What does that tell you about your values?
Everman career because she is focused, determined, and achievable. It shows her good fruits. This educates you how important it is to value the little you have so as to achieve your heart desire and recognize the vital of work in the future life.
7. In the career you’ve chosen for yourself (just pick one, if you haven’t), what would it mean to burn out? What would it mean to fade away?
Burn out is the physical feeling as well as emotional exhaustion, because of stress as of working with populace under complicated or demanding circumstances in my career.
8. Is it better to burn out or fade away? Justify in terms of the values that can be attached to working life.
No, it’s not good because this make one feel disappointed and with no value in life. It shows the person as irresponsible, unsecure, lazy and miserable within the society.
