Ability Awareness
What is a Job?
Season 3 Episode 3 | 2m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
What is the difference between a job and a hobby?
Scholars from the Employment Transition Program in Federal Way Public Schools break down what makes a job different from a hobby. They share their thoughts on what it means to work, earn money, and pursue hobbies for fun. The scholars also discuss the ups and downs of having a job and how to balance personal passions with work responsibilities.
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Ability Awareness is a local public television program presented by KBTC
Ability Awareness
What is a Job?
Season 3 Episode 3 | 2m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Scholars from the Employment Transition Program in Federal Way Public Schools break down what makes a job different from a hobby. They share their thoughts on what it means to work, earn money, and pursue hobbies for fun. The scholars also discuss the ups and downs of having a job and how to balance personal passions with work responsibilities.
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- A job is work we get paid for.
- A job is different than a hobby.
- So a job is when you go to work and earn money, and a hobby is something you like to do.
- I don't get paid to do hobbies.
- My hobby is drawing.
- My hobby is bowling.
(bowling pins crash) - My hobby is to do TikTok.
(Tik Tok jingle) - I love singing and I love drawing.
- I really like making music.
- [Assistive Device] My favorite things are horses, dogs, and babies.
- [Assistive Device] I draw Godzilla.
(Godzilla roaring) - [Assistive Device] I like to watch videos.
- I like to watch TV show.
- I like to travel.
(airplane roaring) - A hobby you can do on your spare time, while a job is a task that you have to do for a boss or a work site.
- Not all jobs are fun.
- Like doing laundry.
(chuckles) - I don't like yard work.
- Cleaning the bathroom.
- No way!
- We should enjoy our job, but we might not enjoy it every day.
- Sometimes I like my job, sometimes no.
- Sometimes we have a bad day.
- If I'm having a bad day, I can take a break.
- I can ask the manager for help.
- If I'm having a hard time at work, I can take a day off.
- If I don't like my role, I can change roles.
- I can look for other job.
- [Narrator] Ability Awareness is a KBTC production, made possible in partnership with scholars from the Employment Transition Program and the Federal Way Public Schools, and with funding from Best Starts for Kids, a King County Initiative.
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