One Job a Week

I read an interesting article in the New York Times on Thursday (11/19). (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/fashion/29Work.html?em&ex=1196485200&en=081baa1e47c86e90&ei=5087%0A)
Meet 25 year-old Sean Aiken, a college graduate with a degree in business administration, and not a clue about what to do with his life. He came up with the novel idea of taking one job a week for a whole year. He is currently writing a blog (oneweekjob.com) about his work/life experiences. Aiken began by asking friends and family for a job and then readers of his website started offering him jobs. He sleeps on couches all over the country. This week Aiken is working as a photographer’s assistant in New York, scouting location sites for a photographer. Aiken is sponsored by Nicejob.ca to the tune of $1,000 per month and donates his weekly salary to Make Poverty History / ONE Campaign. So far Aiken has raised $14,281.

Aiken wanted a job he could be passionate about. He did not want to end up like his father working as an accountant for 30-years for the same company. Aiken’s parents told him he could do anything he wanted with his life and he believed them. The article drew a parallel between his generation (Gen. Y) who wanted to do it all, and his father’s generation who took one job and stuck with it for as long as possible or until he was let go or retired.