This month is “back to basics” month at Get Rich Slowly, and this week we turned our attention to you and your work. Yesterday we explored landing your dream job. On Thursday, ESI Money shared tips for making more while growing your career. (And this coming Monday, I’ll give tips for negotiating your salary.
)In today’s installment of GRS Theater, we’re going to enjoy another educational film designed for high school students in the post-WWII era. This ten-minute video was put out by Coronet Films in 1948. In “You and Your Work”, a young worker learns the value of a positive attitude. Why loathe your life as a shoe salesman when you can learn to love it instead?
High-school student Frank Taylor wants to earn some spending cash, so he takes a job as a shoe salesman. The job is okay at first, but gradually Frank grows tired of it. Plus, the pay sucks: “That wouldn’t buy many of the things I wanted. The shoe business was no good!” After Frank is fired at the shoe store, he goes to his high-school guidance counselor for help.
You and Your Work argues that there’s no such thing as a dull job. What’s important is the worker’s attitude. Frank wants a glamorous, interesting job — like an architect — but his counselor points out that…
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