Chapter One You and Work 1.1 Why Work Matters 1.2 Today’s Workplace 1

Section 1.1 Why Work Matters  Do Workbook. P. 1  Work Is Any ______ Activity  Examples  Raking leaves  Delivering Newspapers  Take care of children  _____________________  People Work for Four Reasons 1. To earn ______________  Must earn $ to pay for needs and wants  Needs – food, housing, transportation, medical care, education  Wants – car, dvd player, MP3 player etc…(all luxuries or fun things) 2. To be around ___________________  You meet people that share interests  Make new friends  Learn about others feelings and ideas  Have experiences you couldn’t have by yourself 3. Work to ______________ others  Over 150 million jobs in US  Each job helps somebody in a way 4. Work to feel _____ about themselves  feel proud when learning new things  Feel important & ________ when counted on  Helps you to take pride in what you do and who you are  Gives you confidence  Confidence = satisfaction & ____________________ Assignment: Workbook p

Section 1.1 Why Work Matters 3  Work Includes Jobs, Occupations, and Careers  Jobs Are Paid Work  Jobs have many ______________  Tasks are activities you have been assigned  Occupations Are Activities  The type of job you do for a living  Can change jobs & still have same ______________________  Careers Are Related Jobs  All the related jobs you have in your life  You will have many __________ jobs, but you will become good at one and want to stick with it. This is your career  Work Will Be a Large Part of Your ____________________  This is the way other people know you  Work Gives You _____________  This means being proud of yourself & what you do  Means respecting your own _________  Respect yourself & others will respect you, too  Your Lifestyle Is How You Spend Your Time, Energy, & ________  Your lifestyle reflects what is important to you  Your Lifestyle Has Six Parts 1. Family  Can be all types and _____________  Can be born into or created  Many important questions to ask yourself about what lifestyle you __________________________

Section 1.1 Why Work Matters 4 2. Friends Are Part of Lifestyle  Are _________________  Need good friends to talk to, do things with & encourage you 3. Leisure  Also called _______ ______  Need for rest  It is important to have a hobby or something you enjoy doing  Examples – travel, reading, etc… _________________ 4. Health  Means eating a healthful diet, exercising, & staying away from ______________________ 5. Spirituality  This is the search for meaning or ________________ to life  Can be religion  Can be meditation or quiet time 6. Work  as an adult, you will spend _______ of your time  Full time equals ____hours per day, _______ hours per week  Average worker gets two weeks vacation  Will probably work _____weeks a year

Section 1.1 Why Work Matters 5  Your Lifestyle is based on personal ______________  For most people, different parts of lifestyle are more _____________ than others  Personal Choices are decisions about the way you want to ___________  Think ahead five or ten years. Picture yourself happy. What does your lifestyle look like?  ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________  Everyone Has a Different Lifestyle Pattern  Everyone _________ different things  Lifestyle Pattern shows importance of each part of your lifestyle  Example of Lifestyle Pattern Antonio Lifestyle Family Friends Leisure Health Spirituality Work Assignment - Workbook p. 5-6

Section 1.1 Why Work Matters 6  Your Work Affects Your Lifestyle  Work Affects Your _______  Many plan their lives around ____________________  Might have to plan these examples:  When you leave for work  Commute time  __________________  Entertainment-where & when  Where you live Work Affects Your Money  work determines how much $ earned  You have to pay ____ & save  If you earn enough, can buy luxuries (big house, vacation)  Plan Your Work to Fit Your Lifestyle  Work can control ________  Example: Can’t go to movies because have to work  Pick a _________ that will let you have lifestyle you want  Daydreaming is the first step in planning your future! Assignment: Sec. 1.1 questions, p. 14, #1-3

Section 1. 2 Today’s Workplace 7  The World of Work Is Changing  The Service Industry Is ________  Goods jobs are getting harder to find  Examples are Carpentry,Manufacturing, mining, etc…  Services are _______________  Service Industry provides activities for fee  Examples are waiter, police officer, doctors, etc…  Teamwork Is becoming More Important  What is a team? ____________________________________________  Team members share skills and ideas _______________  Employers want people who :  Do fair share of work  Communicate well & share ideas  Positive _____________  Treat others they way they want to be treated  The Workforce Is Becoming More Diverse  Workforce - ___________________________________________  Becoming more ethnically diverse  At work you will meet people who speak & act differently from you  Need to respect all ____________

Section 1. 2 Today’s Workplace 8  Workers Need New Skills to __________________  Employers look for:  Do many tasks _________  Workers who already have excellent, solid skills  Workers Need to Be _______  Need to be able to change with the world  Workers Need Technology Skills  Part of every job  Most common technology is ________________  Equal Opportunity Means Fair Treatment for ____________  Workers chosen for skills not how look or who they are  Equal opportunity opposite of __________________  Equal Opportunity Is the Law  Does not matter what gender, religion, ________________  Cannot be turned down for disability as long as can do job  Women and Men Have Equal Opportunities  There is ___ longer “men’s work” and “women’s work”  1950’s only 1/3 women worked outside of home, now over _____ Assignment: Workbook p. 7-8

Section 1. 2 Today’s Workplace 9  People With Disabilities Have Equal ___________  Disability is a long-lasting impairment that limits a major life ______________  Disabilities Can Affect the Body and Mind  Example of body is limit on vision, hearing, __________  Example of mind is learning, behavior  ______% of Americans have a disability  Employers Must Provide ______________ to Workers  Must have most of skills to do job to get ______________  Simple accommodations mostly  Examples: adjusted desk, wheelchair ramp, no perfumes, etc….  Employers Must Provide Accommodations to Job Applicants  Examples: Enlarged print type for limited _______________ Assignment: Sec. 1.2, p. 22, #1 – 3, In book, In workbook – p. 2,