Comments on: Income Security vs. A Bunch of Other Ideas http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/06/income-security-vs-a-bunch-of-other-ideas/ advocacy for the job seeker Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:06:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Kicked In The Teeth? Here’s Some Therapy: WE GOT FIRED! http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/06/income-security-vs-a-bunch-of-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-349391 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Kicked In The Teeth? Here’s Some Therapy: WE GOT FIRED! Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:00:14 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1782#comment-349391 [...] trusted that family company leadership again.  I’ve learned, too many things can change, and job security is a farce.  And, I kind of felt that getting rid of this chip on my shoulder would make me lose [...] [...] trusted that family company leadership again.  I’ve learned, too many things can change, and job security is a farce.  And, I kind of felt that getting rid of this chip on my shoulder would make me lose [...]

]]> By: Mary-Frances Fox, Career EquityTM Advisor http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/06/income-security-vs-a-bunch-of-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-346723 Mary-Frances Fox, Career EquityTM Advisor Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:00:58 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1782#comment-346723 Jason, great question to be asking. Great answers received from people. I coined the term Career Equity(TM) back in 2003 because I care so much that talent really 'get' why doing proactive, strategic, and authentic career management will protect their employability and get them paid their true value to companies. Most people career like a tenant, not building themselves the choice, the control, the freedoms, and the accumulated wealth that an owner enjoys. Career ease, access, meaning and rewards are available to any of us -- for free -- if we systematically run our careers rather than just apply for jobs when needed. It's about really figuring out why your strengths matter to a certain boss, and forming the informal ties that make you the familiar and best person for your next boss to pick. You can cross over to entirely new, different work you never did before, if you play it this way. Interested readers may enjoy my educational site on this. Jason, great question to be asking. Great answers received from people.
I coined the term Career Equity(TM) back in 2003 because I care so much that talent really ‘get’ why doing proactive, strategic, and authentic career management will protect their employability and get them paid their true value to companies. Most people career like a tenant, not building themselves the choice, the control, the freedoms, and the accumulated wealth that an owner enjoys. Career ease, access, meaning and rewards are available to any of us — for free — if we systematically run our careers rather than just apply for jobs when needed. It’s about really figuring out why your strengths matter to a certain boss, and forming the informal ties that make you the familiar and best person for your next boss to pick. You can cross over to entirely new, different work you never did before, if you play it this way. Interested readers may enjoy my educational site on this.

]]> By: Neil G. http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/06/income-security-vs-a-bunch-of-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-346376 Neil G. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:56:56 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1782#comment-346376 Job security limits the scope to having a job and doesn't deal with, for instance, whether that job is covering the financial needs that you have at that time. The self-employed understand this point very well. I think the point is that I don't care where my money is coming from, as long as I can weather challenges that come my way. These challenges can come in the form of instability in your job, but other life events can also throw off the balance of your finances. Job security limits the scope to having a job and doesn’t deal with, for instance, whether that job is covering the financial needs that you have at that time. The self-employed understand this point very well.

I think the point is that I don’t care where my money is coming from, as long as I can weather challenges that come my way. These challenges can come in the form of instability in your job, but other life events can also throw off the balance of your finances.

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