Careerism
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Careerism is the propensity to pursue
Cultural environment
Schein[3] identifies three important aspects of cultural environments and careerism:
- how culture influences the concept of careerism
- how culture influences the importance of a career relative to personal and family matters
- how culture influences the bases of marginal careers
The term "career" was once[when?] used for the purposes of status. Career was thought of[by whom?] as a long-term job opportunity, that many, in fact would hold until retirement. In the United States especially after World War II, those who were lucky enough[citation needed] to find a career would stay with the same organization for decades. A career was seen as an upper middle class, professional service, identified as the work of a doctor, lawyer, investor, banker or teacher. "Occupations" were seen as lower-class human services jobs, such as those of a taxi driver, clerk, secretary, or waste manager. These "jobs" were not held in the high regard that "careers" were.[citation needed]
In the 2000s, the average American does not stay with the same company, business or organization until retirement.[citation needed]
In regard to
Cultures exert pressure and determine what career motives are acceptable and how their success is measured. Vyacheslav Molotov noted the role of careerism in the Soviet government in the 1930s: "Сыграл свою роль наш партийный карьеризм" [Party-oriented careerism played out its own role].[4]
Extreme careerists measure success by acknowledgements through praise and material possessions, whether it be a new office, a raise or a congratulations in front of an individual's colleagues: notice is success. In the U.S. there is an extreme drive of personal success[citation needed] and those who are ambitious are the ones who gain the power in an organization.[citation needed]
See also
- Academic careerism
- Neglect
- Negligence
- Professional societies
- Professional conduct
- Professional abuse
- Public choice theory
- Rent-seeking
- Term limit
Sources and references
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- Edgar H. Schein (1984) "Culture as an Environmental Context for Careers", Journal of Occupational Behaviour 5(1), A Special Issue on Environment and Career, pp. 71–81
- Daniel C. Feldman, Barton A. Weitz (1991) "From the invisible hand to the gladhand: Understanding a careerist orientation to work", Human Resource Management 30(2):237–257.
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