In general,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
when someone asks you \u201cWhat do you do (for work)?\u201d,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
how do you like to answer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With your job title?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The task you like doing the most?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or the problem you help solve, through your work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of these 3 options triggers the same kind of reaction than an adrenaline shot in the chest,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
after a cardiac arrest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It brings people\u2019s curious mind back from the deads,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and jumpstarts interesting talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you do for work?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answer 1 (job title): I\u2019m an interior decorator-designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answer 2 (favorite task): I decorate homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answer 3 (problem you help solve): I help new house owners with making their new space feel like home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answer 1: I\u2019m an accountant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answer 2: I prepare and examine companies\u2019 financial records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answer 3: I help non-profit organizations to secure their funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many workers say they can\u2019t see,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
or find a purpose to their job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It depends where they look at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or what they decide to focus on,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
when they get the chance to talk about their work with someone they meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On their job title?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the main paragraph of their job description,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
where their role and responsibilities are detailed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or on what\u2019s written between the lines?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like anyone who decided to ask you \u201cWhat do you do (for work)?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
instead of another question,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you get to pick what you want your answer to be about;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boring or the interesting\/inspiring part of your work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Like with many magazines articles, the gist of a job is rarely written in plain text. You\u2019ve got to read the description through, to find \u201cwhat it really is about\u201d lying around between the lines. Problem is, when reading, a lot of people never get past the headline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[373],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-work-life"],"yoast_head":"\n