Is it a good idea for students to have a part-time job? âThere are things in life you canât understand until youâre thrown into societyâs labor force. That being said, usually, a graduate from college is acquainted with work after his/her studiesâ at around 22 years of age. We are nurtured in a little bubble that encompasses our family life, educational life, and social life that we develop during our time at school. We know nothing about the havoc entailing the âreal worldâ, for we are too restricted. No matter how much we read about the world, what goes on in different societies, the impediments facing mankind, we remain subdued under an illusion, thinking the world would grant us effortless pleasures ahead. âWhen I was still a naĂŻve teenager (and I say that not scornfully, but truly how one is while facing the coming of age period of time), I always wished that I would be able to have a part-time job and explore the nature of going to work, handling hard physical labor, serving people, meeting people, and earning an actual living. However, growing up in an Arab society as mine, this was a complete and utter no. âYou want to serve people my dear?â was always my dadâs absolute response, followed by an escalation of giggles. I never understood what he meant. All I wanted to do was become more individualistic, more self-dependent and try to view the world from different perspectives. My quest was of course eliminated quickly, and I slowly adopted that way of thinking too, because at that age, you donât know much. Your parents know everything. âToday, I look back and think I was not naĂŻve at the slightest, but had a thirst for life, a need for inquisition. It is a pity that society here bemoans the individualism that part time jobs generate. The day I graduated from college, I was not excited at all for going into the real world. I was very very apprehensive. It was probably a reaction that spurred from fear. We fear things we donât know about. I had reached the age of 21 and was completely unacquainted with the real world that I was willing to do anything but delve into that avenue of life which involved pulling up your sleeves (figuratively speaking of course) and getting down to the dirty work. Nobody around me was content with his or her job and it was too much of a shock representing one of the many social discontents with life. âPart-time jobs, in my opinion, are extremely important and must essentially be integrated into young adultsâ lives. It is vital that while growing up, one is exposed to the actual mechanisms that drive the economy. We need to make money to earn a living. Even if you are well off, or experience an easy living where it is not imperative that you get down to hard labor, it is still a greatly important deal that you experience what happens in the labor force. Secondly, merging with people from all walks of life whilst at work widens oneâs scope to tear them out of the little bubble that has been keeping them afloat for all these years. We are not homogenous by nature, but we are diverse. It is vital that we not only know about this, but also actually live it, live with the people too. The last but not least reason I will provide, is that young adults need to enrich the sense of needing to be self-made. It is not enough to be born with a gold spoon in oneâs mouth and realize that working will not add a difference to your life. Rather, it is a great and substantial deal that we live a life with a purpose. Making money is not just about making money. It entails a sense of fulfillment and definitely boosts the ego.
