My Career Transition Entitlement Program Circa 2027

I feel a profound sense of urgency that we must get all of America properly situated doing their right work.  I don't mean this just on the economic level or on the personal finance level because it will be devastating if Americans aren't working. 

I mean it on a save-the-planet level.

You've got Al Gore talking with the world experts and concluding, we've got to reduce carbon emissions and stop using up so much fossil fuel.   You've got biologists crying as they video tape the last few members of extincting species.  We have shit-bag parents beating their children into yet another generation of alcoholism, crime and unhappiness.  We have uglier, grayer cities blighting the beautiful landscape.  We have mental midgets getting away with inflicting horrible social policies on the rest of us.

Geez.  It's gross out there. 

And yet... according to Paul Hawkin in Blessed Unrest there is a silent epidemic of health permeating our culture world wide.  Like a healthy bacteria rising up to save the day.  Small signs of healing all over the globe from rag-tag groups fighting big oil  to incarcerated persons learning Buddhist Meditation.    

The world is turning as much in a positive direction, as it is turning in a bad one. 

The good guys need all hands on deck, working hard, making a hopeful contribution. 

One of the best ways to turn this planet around is to get people doing what they should be doing.  If I was La Dona Economic Adviser Ministere to some hoighty-toighty arm of the international government, I would be creating a job placement bureau. But not an average bad one.

I'd want one that really nails people's skill, passion and talent. 

If you want to be a TV reporter, but you never finished college, and don't have a solid work history to your name.... So what, be a reporter. 

So what, if you never studied medicine, your in your late 50's.  Who cares?  You can be a medical provider if that's what you'd really want to do. We can make it happen.  Someone needs some medical attention of some kind somewhere.  You can do that.

Why do we make the barriers into a career so hard?  Then once ensconced into a profession, it's like cement forcing you to stay. 

We need much more flexibility to more over into other work, and support doing that fragile transition.

I say all Americans deserve a Free Change of Career Support Package at least a few times in a life time.  If we're going to be living until 80 or 90 routinely,  we can use a career transition protocol that allows the naturally curious and dynamic human to move around and continue contributing fresh, zealous labor for the betterment of everyone.

Whew.   Take a note Secretary Administere.  We've got a world to change. 

Fast. 

Dying species need us. 

Comments

[Rick]

I think it is terrible when society attempts to tell a person when they are and no longer productive. Each person should have that freedom to strive to full fill their dreams and aspirations. Agre should not matter regardless of age or maritial/social status. Everyone is a baloon of potential.