Advice Column
problems about jobs and occupations
Read the problems below and discuss possible solutions.
Dear Anita, life? What can I do to help me decide
what subjects to study and what kind of
I’m 18 years old and I’ve always job I want in the future?
wanted to be a police officer. But my
father is a lawyer and he strongly Elizabeth
suggests that I also become a lawyer. He
says that being a police officer is
dangerous and that the salary as a lawyer Dear Anita,
is much better. He says that I am free to
choose any job that I want, but I know I’m 50 years old and I have been a
that he will be very unhappy if I become a farmer for 32 years. I enjoy my job and
police officer. What should I do? the life that goes with it – I like getting up
early and working hard and going to bed
Anne early. And I enjoy working outside and
watching things grow.
My problem is that I want to be an
Dear Anita, artist or maybe an actor. Do you think I
should sell the farm and try something
I just graduated from high school and I new? Both my children are grown up
should be very happy, but I’m not. All of now, but my wife might not be very
my friends know what kinds of jobs they happy about the change.
want. Some of my friends are going to
study to become doctors, some are going John
to become engineers, some are going to
become business people. My best friend
Sarah is even going to become an
astronaut! My problem is this: I have no
idea what kind of job I want and no idea
what I should study. How can I know
what to do with the rest of my
Compare your solutions with different classmates. Do you agree or disagree with
their ideas?
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