Activity 2.5

I did activity 2.5 in chapter 2. This activity was about conflicts between career and values and where do you stand when you have to satisfy both. I really like this activity because to me, I think that it was asking me how will I be able to balance my values against what my work will require me to do. This activity meant a lot to me because I have learnt that the position I would like to work in will require me to give up certain of these values such as honesty, humility and respect in order to attain not only my objectives, but also the organizations’ ones.
I have learnt that this job will ask me to be in contradiction with my values, in contradiction with my upbringing and therefore in contradiction with who I am. Some might wonder why I still want to do this job. Well, I still want to do this job because I like power and I think that it will allow me to travel and help people in need in these countries during my days off.
It did affect my career choices because it brought me to the point that I found myself wondering if it was the best thing to do considering the fact that it is suppose to be a lifetime job. It really brought me to the point that I made a list where I put in order my values, goals and career choices. It was very useful.