In recent years, many people have pursued multiple careers for different reasons, such as their passion, a desire for sustainability due to current inflation, and the like. These have raised debate as to whether it's an idea or not for an individual to have multiple careers, and so I'll be talking about this in detail as well as stating my take on it.
To start with, I don't think there's any big deal in chasing another career. As we all might have known while growing up, many of us nurture dreams of a certain profession, and these change with time based on our experiences and encounters in life, so as we grow, even though we're working in one career, the passion we've had for the other can play out in shaping our pursuit of that career as well.
Take, for instance, that I've always talked about my love for fashion and cloth making, and while growing up, I even went to vocational school to learn about it, and yet I didn't pursue a career in that aspect in the end but now work as a teacher. But even though I worked as a teacher, I still nurtured this dream and have been saving up to build a fashion house, which means if I actualize that dream, I'll also be pursuing two careers at a time.
Of course, these have economic value, especially in a time like this when the economy is crashing, leading to inflation, a high cost of living, and not forgetting the fact that the minimum wage can't sustain workers any longer, so most people who double their careers would tend to have an edge to survive this period compared to those who don't.
And that's why many are delving into other careers just so they can survive and sustain themselves and their families, and I won't blame them for that because I'd do the same, and being on a hive could as well be seen as another career for me since I also earn here and tend to spend time here.
However, despite how good the idea of having multiple careers is, it has its downsides, and one of them is that it can lead to distraction in both jobs and a lack of concentration that would affect their performance and effectiveness in delivering their job efficiently.
I've seen this play out when I was doubling two careers several years ago when I was working both as a per-time teacher and a sales rep at a gas station, and I know how distracted I can be sometimes from the first job, affecting the second during that time, but due to how underpaid I was, I stuck to both jobs to survive.
Also, these distractions could also not allow us to concentrate on both careers to the point where we can't compete or rise in rank in either choice of career, which also draws back to ineffectiveness and the like.
But regardless of these, like I said earlier, I'm not against having multiple careers. Inasmuch as the government ain't willing to pay a sustainable minimum wage, then workers and civil servants can do all they can to savage the situation to save themselves as well as help their families survive these difficult moments.
So with that being said, I'll obviously also pursue another career. If I had the opportunity and wouldn't think twice about it or the implications it'll cause to my first career or concentration on it, and my reasons for that aren't far-fetched, my current wages can't even sustain me for feeding and transportation alone weekly, not to mention other necessities like rent, bills, and the like.
Thanks so much for your time. I hope you enjoyed the read. Have a great day, and stay blessed.
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