When people think of vampires, they think of blood sucking monsters that rule the night. When I think of vampires, I think of the modern office cubicle.
It’s sad to see such a popular career path is actually a nightmare of emails, worklife competition, and mind numbing paperwork that seemingly never stops.
The cogs of corporate America seem to never bind and are always moving, making it a very repetitive experience. Clock in, clock out.
In the youth of today, that seems to be a shared anxiety; to be dragged into that world and never escape. But first you need some piece of paper that says you did four years at an institute, occupying the early years of adulthood, just for a chance at possibly getting a chair in a grey cube, typing away for hours on end. Printing and signing papers that will be lost in a filing cabinet to maybe be seen once every decade.
That is not the life young adults need.
When people are young they need motivation and a drive to do good with their time while they have it. And finding what they want to do is a whole other dissection. But I know that staying cooped up in an office will stunt their personal and professional growth.
Now, starting your own business and managing your employees from an office is one thing, a rare thing at that, but drowning in expectation about when you’ll have a form filed out, or when the next project will be due and ready to present, is another ball park.
I could not imagine subjecting myself to office life of that kind. Most businesses nowadays are striving to go against the grain and nurture a lively and sometimes fun environment.
Which leads to another problem. Why?
When everything is starting to be run with programs, and AI starting to take the place of editors, graphic designers, and data analysers, is there really a need for so many people working to be working at desks?
And one subject has also been grinding my gears. Why do they get paid so much?
I’m not saying that someone’s skill with a computer and keyboard is not worthy of compensation, it is really used to be an essential part of business America. But that’s the key phrase, “Used to be”.
Computer softwares, and honestly the work load, have gotten significantly easier in the past few decades, so I don’t understand why so many people earn a living wage off of something like that. Again, not saying that their experience is worthless, but especially with the rise in AI and other computer assistant softwares, I don’t understand why it can be a full time job.
Although, having the expertise of applying these forms of AI and softwares, is a job I see being a full time gig. But I wouldn’t imagine there being that many positions in a company, considering the work that could be accomplished within an eight hour work day with the previously mentioned assistants, is astronomical.
Instead, I believe this generation should strive for more fulfilling work such as the trades, and other similar jobs. Trades offer a great opportunity for growth and personal fulfillment. You get to see what you’re fixing and/or creating.
If you want some competition in your worklife, try the military. Ranking up is fairly competitive while also being rewarding.
Overall, I believe that since corporate jobs will be streamlined within the next decade, young adults should not be coaxed into applying for these jobs that stunt their professional growth, and make them hate their job. Building resentment is a one way ticket to misery, and should be avoided at all costs.
