Page 3-THE NEWS-September, 1986
Jewish Social Services
Thoughts From Adrienime
By Adrienne Rosenberg
JSS Director
There are three usual ques
tions people ask each other
upon first meeting: 1) What is
your name? 2)Where do you
live? and 3) What do you do?
This latter question, of course,
means “what is your occupa
tion?” The answer carries with
it status, a sense of identity,
and the approximate amount
of money a person earns. We
Jews have placed ranking,
pride and importance on so-
meones’s occupation (“My son
or daughter, the doctor or
lawyer, etc.”).
For most people, one’s
career or job is a great part of
their identity. Males, par
ticularly, in our society have a
history of the importance of
their role in the work force.
Now with more women
employed, this is fast becom
ing a shared role for both
sexes. In fact, we often see ar
ticles or television programs
where homemakers complain
they are not accorded much
status in our society because
they lack earning power.
Therefore, imagine the feelings
of someone who has been laid
off from his/her job, is unable
to find work, or is dissatisfied
with his/her job, especially if
this continues for some time.
Not only are there the finan
cial concerns, but one's identi
ty and status are affected.
One’s self-worth is often at
state, especially if one has
achieved in the past a position
that made one feel successful.
It is not uncommon for depres
sion, frustration and feelings
of rejection to occur, especial
ly when job leads or Interviews
do not pan out. The sense that
one is “overqualified” or
“underqualified” for positions
can be devastating to someone
who has skills but finds they
are specialized, unappealing to
personnel departments, or
nontransferable.
Jewish Social Services is not
the first place most people
come when they are
unemployed. But when they
do call, it is often with the
thought that we are a place
ment agency and can “find
them a job.” In fact, our voca-
tionsd component is often the
most misunderstood but fre-
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quently called about. This
year alone, we have served 110
vocational clients at a time
when the economy is sup
posedly going well overall.
The vocational component is
designed to help provide those
skills which help to do job
search while people are bet
ween jobs. This includes
resume preparation, interview
skiUs, tdking through the self
doubts and decisions about
what type of job, where to
look, and promoting support
to both the individual and
his/her family during this time
of crisis. We provide job leads
wherever possible; we can pro
vide vocational testing; we live
through the panic with people
who face the problems of being
unemployed and Jewish in a
society which promotes
materialism, status and beau
ty. We are trained to look at
tliose blindspots in people’s
personalities that may be
causing them difficulty in
seeking and holding jobs. We
can work with people on these
pxoblems.
There is a fee connected to
o^r vocational service, but we
dcnot bill someone until after
they have found a job, except
for the vocational testing
vsrhich is payable at the time of
ttie service. The emphasis,
however, is not on the fee but
0*1 the importance of this uni-
qxie service to those who need
and want it.
If we can be of help, please
call Jewish Social Services at
3C6-5007.
Adopt-A'Grandparent
Do you wish you had grandchildren and family members
in Charlotte? Do you miss sharing with a young family,
especially on the Jewish holidays? If the answer to both
of these questions is “yes”, perhaps you would be in
terested in the Temple Israel Sisterhood’s Adopt-A-
Grandparent program, coordinated with Jewish Social
Services.
There are several families who miss having grandparents
in the area for their children. They desire to connect with
seniors who want to have contact on a regular basis.
If you are interested in finding out more about this new
program, please call Jewish Social Services at 366-5007.
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