Finding Good Work                                  ….begins with wonder!

There is a difference between “finding a job” and engaging in “good work.”   The great British economist, E.F. Schumacher, author of the classic text “Small is Beautiful” wrote a lovely book called “Good Work” about this topic.  According to Schumacher, good work needs to provide three things to the worker: · Good work should provide a decent living (food, clothing, housing etc.). · Good work should enable the worker to use and perfect their native gifts. · Good work should allow the worker the opportunity to serve, collaborate and work with other people to free us from “our inborn egocentricity.”  Finding a job may serve the first need, without addressing the other two.  I encourage you not to sell yourself short.  Consider this short essay by Derrick Jensen “Who Are You?”  And then have a look at some green work categories. To find the work, you may begin with a search of the following databases.  But if you don’t find it here, create your own! A recent article in UMass Magazine claims most of the “Jobs of the Future” haven’t been invented yet! And finally, See this NY Times article for more ideas.  Then search these links: Sustainable Food Jobs Wiser Earth Jobs Social Justice Jobs JuJu Sustainability Jobs Grist Job List John’s Sustainability job list from previous years (I no longer maintain a separate sustainability jobs list because the Sustainable Food Jobs list above is doing a great job.) And for a philosophy on how to live….