““EnvyEnvy: An : An OccupationalOccupational

HazardHazard”” By: Simon HooperBy: Simon Hooper

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As told by: Mo Orozco &As told by: Mo Orozco &

Chris ChandlerChris Chandler

A b s t r a c tA b s t r a c t•Professional envy is based on the workings of friends, spouses, and partners

•People in the media field are said to be in the most envious job situation

•Other envious jobs include: investment bankers, stock market jobs, restaurant owners, and entrepreneurs

•Workers admit that they “over exaggerate” when speaking of their job

•Because of so much envy, people are likely to make their job seem better than others

Mind Blowing Statistics!

9/10 office workers admit feeling 9/10 office workers admit feeling jealousy on hearing someone talking jealousy on hearing someone talking about a well paid or apparently about a well paid or apparently glamorous job.glamorous job.

80% of workers admit to have 80% of workers admit to have exaggerated the excitement of their own exaggerated the excitement of their own professions to make their jobs sound professions to make their jobs sound more interesting.more interesting.

81% of workers said they had been 81% of workers said they had been tempted to give up their jobs to pursue a tempted to give up their jobs to pursue a more glamorous career.more glamorous career.

Connection Connection with “The with “The Necklace”Necklace”

Article•Speaks about jobs

•Envy over conditions of the work field

•Are allowed to change your career

Similarities•Envy over money

•Make themselves look better than what they really are

•Try to impress others

•Envied other people’s lifestyles

“The Necklace”

•Madame Loisel born into family of clerks, stays in clerks throughout life

•Envies over looks, and materialistic things

Response as Madame Response as Madame LoiselLoisel

Agree and understand the way that they feel

Most likely be in favor of the article

Agree with how everyone is trying to be better than everyone else

Classify herself as one of the “envious”

Explanation of ResponseExplanation of Response ““She grieved over the shabbiness of She grieved over the shabbiness of

her apartment, the dinginess of the her apartment, the dinginess of the walls, the worn-out appearance of the walls, the worn-out appearance of the chairs, the ugliness of the draperies. All chairs, the ugliness of the draperies. All these things, which another woman of these things, which another woman of her class would not have noticed, her class would not have noticed, gnawed at her and made her gnawed at her and made her furious”(161).furious”(161).

““She danced madly, wildly, drunk with She danced madly, wildly, drunk with pleasure, giving no thought to anything pleasure, giving no thought to anything in the triumph of her beauty…”(164).in the triumph of her beauty…”(164).

Mo Orozco’s Personal Mo Orozco’s Personal ReactionReaction Appalled at the statistics! Appalled at the statistics! Immediately thought of the Immediately thought of the

media (Rivalries)media (Rivalries) Shocking to see how much Shocking to see how much

jealousy there is out in the worldjealousy there is out in the world Admit to have been jealous Admit to have been jealous plentyplenty of times (schools, boys, of times (schools, boys, competitions, etc). competitions, etc).

Realize that jealousy/envy is not Realize that jealousy/envy is not just in the work field- but just in the work field- but everywhereeverywhere

Chris Chandler’s Personal Reaction

• Agree with the article• Think of rich, prissy girls when

envious comes to mind• Sports• Girls• Admit to being envious• Not surprised by percentages

Time to Time to Discuss!Discuss!

Is being envious a Is being envious a bad trait to have? bad trait to have? Why or Why not?Why or Why not?

Is envy natural?Is envy natural?

The EndThe End