■What is “worthwhile”?
When I work, especially when I’m in the recruiting field, I often come across the word “challenging”. Our company hires IT engineers, and for example, we hire new graduates.
“Please tell us what you find rewarding about being an IT engineer.”
You may receive a question-and-answer session.
“I think there is great joy in the moments when you feel your growth and when you can be of service to society.”
That’s how I answer.
These words come from my experience when I was working as an engineer, and I was glad that I was doing this job because I could feel growth and connection with society during my work. I believe
that “challenging” is not something that is given to you by your company, boss, or seniors, but something that you suddenly feel as you continue working. People have different purposes and goals in life, so what’s rewarding for me may not be the same as what’s rewarding for someone else.
Also, when I have meetings with recruiting companies, I often hear that
young people, especially these days, tend to emphasize “reward” when choosing a job.
On the other hand, you may also hear the term “exploitation for reward” as a negative example. This refers to taking advantage of workers’ “rewarding work” by forcing them to work unreasonably long hours or work at low wages. In short, it’s an arrogant statement that says, “You’re doing something worthwhile, so don’t complain!” However, there is a condition for volunteer staff at global sporting events to pay their own transportation and accommodation expenses. It is still fresh in my memory that I received criticism from the public.
I have never heard of a young person saying that no matter how much they value “reward”, that doesn’t mean they don’t need a salary. It seems safe to say that you
want to choose a company that offers fair working conditions and compensation, as well as a sense of fulfillment.
That’s why work and “reward” are inseparable.
■Are IT engineers athletes??
The more I think about “reward”, the more I worry about whether what I’m telling people who aspire to become IT engineers is accurate. So, we asked the top engineers who
are active in our company, what is the “rewarding job of an IT engineer”? I asked.
Then this answer came back to me.
“Growing and contributing to society is certainly rewarding, but for people who aspire to become IT engineers, I think the most rewarding thing is being able to do work they love.”
When I heard that story, the scales fell from my eyes.
I think it’s rewarding to be able to do what I love as a job.
“In a sense, it may be similar to a professional job like a professional athlete or a professional actor.”
The top engineer mentioned earlier added this.
Baseball players indeed become baseball players because they love baseball. I’ve never seen or heard of a player saying, “I
don’t particularly like baseball, but I have to do some work, so I guess I’ll become a baseball player anyway .” I guess he’s a genius with athletic nerves.
For those who have always loved computers and can spend hours in front of them, the job of an IT engineer may be fun in itself. Just being able to do something you enjoy as a job can lead to motivation and further growth. I think everyone has experienced how time flies when you are concentrating on something you like. I was told by IT engineers that the very fact that they are making money doing it as a job brings them joy.
There’s a long-standing saying that “love is what makes you good at something,” and it’s exactly true.
However, IT engineers are not the only ones like that.
I’m sure there are quite a few people in today’s world who don’t like it that much, but they choose it after thinking about their growth and future.
After all, they say that if you acquire advanced IT skills, you can earn a lot of money, or you can feel secure because you will get a job. Especially HR people at IT companies.
However, I think even people who don’t like it that much at first will find it rewarding as they work and come to like the job of an IT engineer.
After all, to love your job, you need to find it “rewarding,” and to find it “rewarding,” you need to love your work.
Yeah? It’s kind of like “Which came first, the egg or the chicken?” …
But if you think about it that way, you can see why new graduates and people with no experience place a high value on “challenging”.
I’m worried because I don’t know if I’ll like a job I’ve never had before, so I want to assess that.
I see, I feel like I’ve vaguely found the answer.
■IT engineers are cool!!
I’m not sure, but the answer is, “Whether or not you find your work rewarding is up to you.”
I’m sure you can do what you like as a job, and you can also love what you do at work.
However, the reality is that many IT engineers around me feel that their work is rewarding, and I have felt that way myself. We will once again tell you
about the “rewardingness” of each job that members of the company think through employee interviews.
Some of the engineers at CS Communication joined the company because they liked IT from the beginning and wanted to make it their job, while others found fulfillment in their work as IT engineers and came to love their work
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In either case, there is no doubt that people who enjoy their work as IT engineers are more successful.
If such people were asked, “Why do you work as an IT engineer?”, I’m sure they would answer, “Because I love it!!”
It’s so cool!!
We would like to continue to increase the number of cool IT engineers at CS Communication!
