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The word “careerist” evokes a negative reaction in most people. Careerists are considered people who put career and money at the forefront, which they are ready to get, overcoming all obstacles. A careerist can neglect laws and moral principles in order to achieve career heights. There is a lot of far-fetchedness in such a philistine idea. Some people show their envy of more successful colleagues in this way.
A careerist is a person who strives to broadly cover activities in any field in order to achieve significant success in it. Money does not always play a primary role for him; position, recognition, popularity, and the desire to occupy a high position often come first.
Characteristic
A career can be interpreted not only as a professional activity, when an employee receives a reward for performing any business duties. In a broad sense, a career is understood as a person’s life path, the niche that he managed to occupy in society.
Considering career building from a business aspect, we can highlight the following traits of a careerist:
- motivation - a subject focused on building a career subordinates his whole life to this;
- Close to motivation is the goal of obtaining material benefits, a higher position, strengthening professional connections;
- the desire to open new horizons, to develop in all areas; careerists need this not only to have an advantage over their colleagues, but also for their own satisfaction;
- such a person believes in his own strength, he realizes that only he is responsible for success and failure;
- A career-oriented person is not afraid to take risks; he is in a state of readiness to part with his current job, because he has no doubt that he will continue his career path without problems.
Victoria Makarskaya
, singer, wife of Anton Makarsky: “Any person needs realization, including women. God awarded us talents precisely so that we could realize them. Resistance to our nature can be punished by God, because we are responsible for everything he has given us. But there is one BUT. There is such a concept - Woman. A woman's main talent is that she is a woman. Professional fulfillment should not come first if it comes at the expense of the family, husband, and children. Any unmarried, childless superstar, successful in her career, with an army of fans, at the end of her life will tell you that she is unhappy in life, that she has set her priorities wrong. A successful banker, if she does not have time to start a family, in her old age, at best, will find herself in the company of some gigolo. And that's wrong. There is nothing in these stories except disappointments and life collapse. The main profession of any woman is wife and mother. When a woman devotes enormous energy to building a career, it always means that she will not have enough time to communicate with her husband as much as both want, devote a lot of time to children, and raise them.
I'm happy with my life. Many people say to me: “How could you give up your career and devote yourself completely to your husband?” I answer: “Can’t you see that Anton and I are happy!” By the way, as soon as I gave everything to my husband, my career took off sharply: I am recording my first solo album with American producers and giving solo live concerts at the International House of Music - the most prestigious venue in Russia. But my husband is more important to me than anything else. Read the Bible, everything is written there: the wife FOR the husband. As soon as a woman takes her God-given second place, letting her husband go first, she becomes number one for her husband, in her family, for those around her. Everything should be in harmony. According to the commandments."
Anton Makarsky
, singer, actor: “I believe that a woman should do what brings her real joy. If her profession brings her joy, for God's sake. If she enjoys cooking borscht for her husband, ironing shirts, and arranging her home, that’s also very good. There is no universal advice, each person is unique. If a woman perfectly combines caring for the home and her work, that’s wonderful. Although I personally have not seen happy eyes on women who are busy only with work. Everything is good in moderation. While a workaholic man can still be understood, such a workload is harmful for a woman. In my case, Vika sings - and this brings her tremendous joy. But this does not mean that she abandoned the house and lives only on the stage. Vika always provided me with reliable support. And when she had health problems (Vika had surgery on her vocal cords and could not sing for some time), she sat at home, devoted herself entirely to her family and was absolutely happy, just like I was next to her. And yet, when we fill out the “gender” column in the questionnaire, we don’t even think that “gender” is half of a person. The Bible says: “The Lord created man. Man and Woman. Created them." When a man and a woman are together, they are one. A complete person. Think about it!”
Julia Beretta
, singer, actress: “It all depends on the person. Women are different. There are women who have colossal energy: they can devote themselves to their husbands, take their children to school, take care of themselves, and build a career. And there are those who cannot even cope with one thing well. So it's all relative."
Elena Ishcheeva
, famous TV presenter, executive director of the Banki.ru news agency: “All of us, women, are very different creatures in our concept. For some, playing men's business brings incredible pleasure, while others consider creating a large and friendly family the main task of their lives. Here you need to guess your essence and follow the path that is most comfortable. After all, a woman achieves amazing results precisely by realizing herself as intended. And, as I emphasized above, each of us has our own :)”
Philip Ilyin-Adaev
, head of the Banki.ru portal, Elena’s husband: “It all depends on what the woman herself wants. If she is closer to borscht and housekeeping, then the man’s task is to provide her with such an opportunity. But if the other half is determined to realize itself in business and career, then it cannot be limited. This won't end well. My wife, Elena Ishcheeva, and I have been married for 15 years. From the first day we met, I understood that professional fulfillment was very important for Lena, so I didn’t even think about limiting her. Within the family we have absolutely equal relationships. If one of us imposed a certain model of behavior on our life partner, the family would have broken up long ago. Lena and I are also lucky in that we have a family business - the Internet site “Banks.ru”, where we are our own bosses. When Lena gets tired of endless filming, meetings and receptions, she locks herself at home with her children and cooks borscht, which she does great. Having recovered physically and psychologically, she returns to business. Everything is very simple. The key to success is to respect the position of your other half.”
Advantages and disadvantages
In a society where careerism is one of the priorities, such people are respected and strive to be like them.
Positive traits
- financial stability - even if for some period there is no solid income, a careerist always knows how to increase it;
- authority - such people are respected, their opinions are listened to, since they are knowledgeable in many areas of knowledge;
- careerists do not suffer from low self-esteem, they know what they are capable of;
- they know how to work in any team;
- Careerists have plenty of opportunities to make their dreams come true; thanks to their character traits and accumulated resources, this is not difficult to do.
Negative qualities
Not everything goes so perfectly in the lives of people whose fundamental goal is a career.
- if a person has a quick temper, then he reacts painfully to any dissatisfaction of his colleagues; It is extremely difficult for him to build good relationships in the team;
- overwork can lead to burnout or even physical ailments, which can take you out of your work rut for a long time;
- devoting time to building a career, such people are deprived of the opportunity to engage in other interesting activities outside of working hours;
- One of the main disadvantages is an unsettled personal life; the relatives of careerists who still managed to start a family suffer from a lack of their attention.
Portrait of a modern careerist
First of all, she is a very smart and educated woman. In the last decade, the volume of information has increased significantly every year and a half. If a woman does not develop and does not gain new knowledge, she involuntarily gets stuck in the past, and this can lead to the negative development of further situations in her life.
Modern career women constantly attend various courses, schools, trainings, read smart books, watch interesting films, etc. And, of course, they carefully monitor their appearance and pay special attention to their health.
Career woman
The opinion has been established that careerists are men, but now women careerists are found everywhere. They devote themselves entirely to their professional activities and often rise to the top of the career ladder. Most of these women consciously made their choice, abandoning family life; some decided to pursue a career, having experienced many failures in their personal lives. There are practically no people who are equally successful in their career and family life.
Career women should remember that they should not show their feminine essence in work. Their business partners will not forgive them for their weaknesses, sympathy for competitors, and femininity.
Relatives and other close circle
A careerist man is the pride of the family, the joy of friends and the master. It is customary to groom, undead and pamper him. It is common to admire him, he is cited as an example to young people, and old people say “he’s just like me.” His progress is monitored more closely than the weather forecast. And any family or friendly gatherings sooner or later turn to discussing his extraordinary personality and brilliant career.
The careerist woman is a strange freak, something between little Tsakhes and Gwynplaine, and it’s generally unclear where she was born like that. In words they are also proud of her, but among themselves all the relatives have long decided that she is an unhappy woman, deprived of something (here everyone sighs meaningfully) the most important thing. Femininity! (here everyone sighs again).
The fact that a career woman has a husband and children does not in the least justify her “ugliness.” Because they are “poor things” and she “abandoned her family, the children were not fed cutlets, the corners were not washed.” A career woman is always forced to make a little excuse for her career successes and constantly prove that she still has time and cutlets... well, not as often as I would like, but last year... Then everyone sighs again and begins to discuss the extraordinary personality of some common friend male.
How to become successful? Commandments of a career woman
But the weaker sex is not so weak as to succumb to such provocations. And it’s no secret that today not every man can boast of career achievements similar to those that many women achieve. “She’s a career woman, she’d be better off raising children,” less successful male employees snort at a woman rapidly climbing the career ladder, thereby betraying their feelings of envy and damaged pride.
To each their own, and if you are determined to “grow” professionally, my advice is for you. So, let's figure out what are the features of building a successful career for a woman?
First, women are not always taken seriously
, and you need to be prepared for this from the beginning. As sad as it may be, when choosing between candidates for a vacant position, with an equal level of knowledge and professionalism, 60% of employers will prefer a man. The explanations for this are quite banal and very controversial: the man will not go on maternity leave, if the child falls ill, his wife will remain with him, the male team is more united and productive, etc. You can argue with these statements for a very long time, but this does not lead to the situation alas, it will not change. Therefore, let’s be realistic: in order to successfully build a career, a woman needs, at a minimum, to be an order of magnitude higher than her male competitor in terms of professional knowledge, skills and competence.
Secondly, a woman simply must look good
. The image of a career woman - a “blue stocking” has long since sunk into oblivion; today it is more an image of a loser than a businesswoman. If you want to successfully advance your career, desire, experience and knowledge alone are not enough: be sure to create your own image - a successful and beautiful woman, ready to build her career.
Thirdly, a woman simply must use her charm
, after all, as Albert Camus once said, “charm is a way to get “yes” without asking the question,” and who, tell me, if not a woman, can use such a “trump card”?
The fourth “iron” rule of a career woman says: your personal life has the right to exist only outside of work.
. Forget about affairs and office romances. The effect of “career through bed” for a woman is very doubtful and short-lived, and your business reputation will be damaged for a long time and seriously. So is the game worth the candle?
Brevity is the soul of wit
, remember? So this is the fifth rule. No gossip or discussions in the workplace! All conversations are exclusively to the point and useful for business. Only in this case will you be listened to and heard as a specialist, and not perceived as an ordinary talker.
Remember, your personal problems are not a topic for general discussion at work. It is not at all necessary for Ivan Ivanovich to know that your husband is an “ungrateful goat,” your mother-in-law is “an ulcer,” your child is completely uncontrollable, and Aunt Masha from the third floor called you a bitch. Most employers want to see optimistic employees in their ranks. Don't forget about it! Don't whine, don't complain! Be friendly and cheerful - and luck will not pass you by!
Each of us is the builder of our own lives, and our careers, dear women, are in our hands!
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