Eight arguments against trying the Working Knowledge Initiative and one reason for.

1) The premises of WKI are unreliable, untested (by me), and might discount my view of reality. Its something new— I’d prefer the tried and true. There’s nothing really wrong, anyway. Things will get better. I’ll wait to find work.

2) If my view of workplace reality is questioned, other certainties might also become uncertain. While it is frightening, financial discomfort is better than shaking up how I see the world. Things will return to the way they were. I will find a suitable job in time.

3) While I am unemployed/underemployed, there are many like me. This satisfies both my independence and my similarity to others. Its comforting to know that others are suffering too— but without knowing too much.

4) I’m doing everything I’ve been told to do: I’ve rewritten my resume many times; I’ve sent hundreds of resumes and letters to potential jobs I’ve found on-line; I’m on Linked-In (FaceBook is a bit much!); and I’m thinking of doing some volunteer work. What more can I do?

5)The WKI requires that I inventory what I know. This might throw what I think I know into question.

6) Even if I’m certain that I know what I know, why should I trust it with someone else? Even if I’m not using it— even ever— why should they have it?

7) If I were to team up with others, how would I make sure that they wouldn’t get the better of me? Perhaps it would be better to wait to find a suitable job offering.

I’m too old and tired to try something different. There’s too much to learn. Too much to unlearn.

And one argument for:
1) Even if my view of economic reality shifts a bit, even if I have to question what I know to affirm the value of what I know, even if I have to collaborate with others to achieve an important goal, even if I have to consider that learning is continuous and lifelong—- the goals of achieving financial stability, productive interaction with others, and renewed self-esteem are worth a try. It might be fun.

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