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Being a Student and Being an Employee

by Jaime Bradley Writer

A student is a term used for any person who is still learning. It also includes a mid-career adult who is returning to university or taking vocational education. In this poetry analysis essay, some of the common problems are described. Employees are the people who are hired on a regular basis to provide services to companies in exchange for a salary. Steps to be taken for the transition from a student to an employee include awareness and knowledge of their future profession. Let us consider a medical student/doctor and a recruit/soldier pairs’ correlation. As for the similarities, they have regular daily activities and long-term responsibilities. As for the differences, the stakes for a doctor and soldier are much higher since they are responsible for human life. Moreover, unlike recruits and medical students who use their parents to pay their bills, a doctor and soldier have already entered adult life. Thus, there are serious conceptual differences between students and employees.

Firstly, the students should understand that a degree alone would not get them a job. Often a student has the belief that his/her degree leads straight to a job. However, it is not true. Most often, a person experiences a painful wake-up when realizing that a degree is simply a minimum qualification in the majority of fields. It is not a pass to the employment. To get a job a medical student will have to pass a test, and a recruit will have to demonstrate his/her skills and abilities.

Many new students have no idea what each stage of a hiring process means and what to expect. Therefore, their inexperience causes many related mistakes. From this perspective, work experience is a significant advantage. For example, a doctor has many successful operations and, hence, grateful patients. A soldier may have the experience of war in Afghanistan. In this light, a medical student and recruit are the beginners who have no real-time experience.

Let us compare students and employees. Students have a structured curriculum whereas employees have highly structured tasks and the environment. Students have a supportive environment while employees get much less support. Students have a concrete, quick and frequent feedback (grading system). Employees have a less precise and infrequent feedback. Students have few changes during their study while employees experience unexpected and frequent changes. Students have a flexible schedule with frequent time-off, breaks and personal control over time while employees have a structured schedule with limited time-off. For example, let us consider a medical student. They have classes at the university every day. Most often, their parents pay for their study. Their tight schedule includes study, gym, job, etc., which means the time is precious. However, they have a chance to skip any position in this schedule. In contrast, a doctor has a structured schedule where changes are frequent and unexpected in relation to the condition of his/her patients. The same applies to a recruit. They train every day but still it is not a real war.

Finally, what will happen if a student fails the class? In the worst case, they will not graduate. It will not be good; however, it is just a matter of a personal choice and money for the next attempt. What will happen if a doctor or a soldier made a mistake? In case with a doctor, it may cost a patient’s life. In case with a soldier, it may cost his/her life and sometimes the lives of other soldiers. Thus, the stakes are much higher for a doctor and soldier. Moreover, they have families, which they are responsible for.

To summarize, a student is a person whose main activity is learning. An employee is a person who is paid for his/her services, and getting the payment, he/she is expected for high performance and bound by various regulations and rules. There are a lot of common factors between students and employees. However, there are also conceptual differences between them. The main difference is in the risks of both sides. If a student has the right to a second chance, an employee usually has not such an opportunity.


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About Jaime Bradley Junior   Writer

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Joined APSense since, February 26th, 2020, From Miami, United States.

Created on Feb 26th 2020 05:03. Viewed 198 times.

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