Vancouver:
There were only two jobs available here, that existed
on very different ends of the spectrum. One was what appeared to be an
insurance case manager, which requires a huge variety of skills and responsibility.
The second job is cashier, which seems to require little more than positivity
and flexibility.
Chicago:
Unsurprisingly there were quite a few more positions
available in Chicago. There seemed to be a pretty even split between “contract”
and “permanent” jobs, however a fair majority of the jobs appear to be pretty
menial. For every “Sr. Customer Program Manager”, which requires an estimable
resume and amount of responsibility, there seem to be about five “Seasonal Call Center Representative” or “packaging
technicians” which, again, seem to require little more than flexibility and
positivity.
Madison:
Madison’s offerings are
very similar to those of Chicago’s, except with an even higher ratio of menial:
high skill jobs (with a roughly equivalent split between temporary/contract and
permanent). These consist mainly of things like “truck driver” or “general
labor”
Vincent are the good jobs
or bad jobs?!?!?!?!?!:
That’s a great question,
Me. Looking at these, I’m most strongly reminded of the chapters we read of “Player
Piano”, specifically the sequence in the bar where the “reeks and the wrecks”
talk about the impossibility of finding a job in an increasingly automated
society. These jobs appear to be the jobs that they were seeking: Menial, but
highly necessary and well paying.
It's interesting to see what types of jobs are offered in the various locations. Overall, it appeared that there were more menial jobs. These jobs are obviously not ideal; however, they pay the most. When you mentioned how Madison is looking for high skilled workers in a menial position, I immediately thought of week five's global networking society - how Americans employers were looking for highly skilled immigrants workers for a low wage. It's interesting to see this continue on through modern society and assimilate into the white worker itself. In the end, people need to decide if money or job worth is more important to them.
ReplyDeleteVancouver seemed pretty lacking for me as well, for such a big city I feel it should have had more. That being said I think the similar types of jobs that appear in different cities is interesting. Maybe you could find some job trends in Midwest, West/East Coast, or Southern cities. Or, more likely, the offerings could just be random...
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