Straightforward Career and Job Advice

Is that why plans don't die around me I didn't want to say it and be wrong something hit me the other day pointing at adam

There's gotta be some kind of reasoning that I'm blameless.\nI don't think so I can just go around sending even when I was showing trying to show justice and you know how guilty I felt, but I knew that I was blaming us, but still, I would never do nothing too bad at 1 hurt.Nobody else anyways

I need God to come tell me what he want me to do

I dont want to kill but we got to protect the kids

amen

Woah as a fresh grad, never view work as dignity

God is my Employer

I am a cosmetology instructor and teach at a cosmetology school. My main job is teaching haircuts, perms and theiry it can be very challenging at times

Such a beautiful message, thank you❤

What if the work entails promotion of something unholy like advertisements, marketing, mass consumption, or branding of products that doesn't honour the teachings of the church on marriage, sex, etc? Is there still dignity in that labour?

You have a lot of work to do

For leisure are you crazy

Are you okay

So engaging from beginning to end.

your work can be offered to God as worship

getting paid is the meaning of your work. I love that perspective!

Father Mike you just solved a problem I’ve wrestled with for 20 years or more

Sorry I don't agree with video, we would not have any doctors and artist ant other complicated careers if we just work. I would suggest to work and study. If you want to change your life you need to change qualification, career (it is old wisdom).

The gardeners, the fishermen and the carpenters. God gives people these vocations. God gives everyone their vocations. Jesus is the host, the flesh and blood, the son of God, the prince of peace, and the prophet from far away planet that was here instead 2,000+ years ago. we should all look in the mirror and find Jesus deep inside, layer thru layer, down to the very core, the heart of our very being, the soul must be recognized and boom! Heal the onion. Heal your layers, Onions!

I'm 2nd year accounting student. I have a law major called business law, our atty prof wants us to memorize back to back summary for quiz, then study half of the syllabus, almost 10 case studies all for the recitation on Saturday. I know I can't do it, iI still have other majors. Every Sunday I'm so tired to wake up that I missed the morning mass that's why I wasn't able to attend mass. I spend less time with my family because I prioritize study. Idk what to do, I still haven't memorized all and studied all, I'm so doomed... Now I'm worried for my future, I'm afraid,, I wanna hold on to God but I'm scared.. I lost my faith,, will anyone give some peace of advise?

Catholic social teaching says we should not support exploitative enterprises so I get OCD about working for the right company, etc.

Thank you for this, Father! The world pushes on us that you should do (and is the only thing, they say, to make work worth it) what you would do for free. I see now, how that mentality encourages one to have an identity in what they do. The enemy is crafty, indeed. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

I say dum things too, or random things that come to mind

why does ecclesiastes say its all meaningless ? Ecclesiastes 2:11, from the New International Version, states: "Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun."

this is helpful, work is dignified because we do it, even if it's menial... refreshing insights.

Wow I really needed this thank you father Michael

Watching this in my 40s and I'm still confused what career I'm supposed to have.

"I say dumb things sometimes." Fr Mike I love you

☺️ Amazing! I love having a career! Do you have any more Christian advice for young professionals?

I needed to hear this today.

Really appreciate this perspective. It has narrowed some things down for me and bought some clarity to my thoughts and decisions going forward. Thank you! 🙏🏾

This guy is like Catholic Mike Winger

Thank you

If your job is causing you deep sadness, should you try to leave it? Or should you stay and offer it up as part of your cross?

God, show me your directions and plans for me. Amen.

Try working in a data and/or content production center where hours are long (100+), pay is dismal, managers are awful, promotion non-existent, and burnout rate HIGH. Oh and guess what, the more/better you do ["for the glory of Gd"], the more work you get. Nothing fixed my job other than quitting and finding another. Sorry no amount of devoting labor to the Lord fixed that!

John 3:16 ❤️👍✝️🙏

I just prayed about my feelings toward my work just before your video popped into my feed. Praise the Lord!

I always thought that you have to find a work that fulfills you, that' s going to give your life a meaning.

This, Fr. Mike, summarizes what I needed to hear. Thank you for reminding us that whatever work we do, it can be our worship to God. And yes, it's Monday so I'll get to work later 😂

i have never thought about it this way.... work has meaning because we (humans) are doing it... so the work doesn't have meaning on its own, but because humans are doing it, it has... or at least it has dignity... This makes me think of this: "I wasn't created to mold into a specific job position, but different job positions were made for each human to express their inner God-given tendency to work in their unique way." I wasn't made for work, work was made for me. That's interesting. . .

Hello Father Mike. I Just Want To Say, That This Message Has Really Helped Me. And I Just Want To Say, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS MESSAGE.

Genuine question: what if someone is doing a job that is clearly sinful, like prostitution or drug dealing? Does that work have any dignity? Or is it not counted as work?