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My father has a patient who started some whistleblowing organization. Despite the fact that I'm primarily focused on CS/CE, and overall am a very sciency/math oriented person, my dad is pressuring me to get a job there.
I just got the call to intern there (after making up quite a bit about my interests in whistle blowing and politics). Now, I don't know how I'm supposed to follow through with this. The work is supposed to be extensive (or at least tedious), in a field I don't particularly enjoy, and I don't get paid.
I know this seems like a really weird question, but should I work there? It will be for a few weeks, and I'm wondering if a short time wouldn't be all that bad, and maybe the experience would be helpful to my later career (I'm an upcoming senior in high school).
I feel it is a little bit of my laziness talking, even if it is for 2-3 weeks. But I also feel I wouldn't be able to perform to the best of my ability through lack of passion and ambition.
tl;dr: I got a job offer that my dad is pressuring me to do, and I don't particularly enjoy the field it is based in.
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personally i would opt for something that pays money because money is pretty useful these days
but having experience at anything always looks better than not having it
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Yes you should work there. The ideal candidates for jobs these days have around 1 year of real world work experience just coming out of college.
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At this age you can take a job that does not pay - you have your family supporting you. Focus on whether it helps open up future career options or not.
Picture yourself in an interview later on: can you feel comfortable/proud of this experience?
Mind you, many corporations tend not to like whistle-blowers, but perhaps the job's specifics make up for that (ie: experience doing XY task).
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It's up to you. It's your life, and you have to make the decisions about how to live your life. You don't owe your parents jack shit, and I hope you're not thinking in those directions and are letting your dad control you.
But you have to decide for yourself if you want to do it or not. Any experience is helpful when looking for a "real" job, but again, "former whistle-blower" may not be the best thing to put on a résumé.
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dl2agon
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I say do it. You never know when it might come in handy someday, plus you are still in high school.
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A job?
A real job?
Take it!
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Do it. You can leave to do the whistle blowing/politics later, they require will rather than skill. It'll be harder to do them in the other order. and It will look good and give you money.
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if you had to choose between doing that and do nothing, i would chose doing that.
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EPT
