At 09:12 AM 2/9/01 -0600, Jay Warner wrote:
>>3. job satisfaction
>
>that's your responsibility, not the company''s.
i agree with all the other points that jay made but, i disagree to some
extetn with this latter one ...
how well you are satisfied with your "job" is a mix between the
1. match between your skills and what the job demands
2. the truthfulness of the employer at carefully delineating what your job
really will be
3. how much effort YOU make
4. what primary and secondary resources the employer provides FOR your work
4 is important ... and if lacking to a substantial degree (which you may
not be able to ascertain UNtil you are on the job)
for example ... not related to stat specifically ... but, what if you get a
faculty appointment where, part of that job will be to teach a large intro
section of stat ... and, the promise is made to you that there will be
resources for you to carry out that responsibility ... such as a good
classroom with good tech for demos, etc. ... teaching assistant(s) to
handle the volume of office hours, etc. ...
and, while these happen for the first semester or two ... slow and surely
they start dwindling away ... can we really expect you to be really
satisfied? i doubt it and, it is not all your responsibility to make it so
either
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