myfs_75057 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Hi, Just a question on career element. Repairing, maintaining Computer, upgrading the hardware belong to which career element? Water or Wood? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted September 30, 2012 Staff Share Posted September 30, 2012 1. Frankly, there are no right or wrong answers.2. Main consideration is to TRY to justify what one feels it may belong to.3. Nowadays, with multi-skilling i.e. a person gets to do varied range of job... it is hard to pin-point the exact career "fit" based on the five elements concept.4. IN MY OPINION:-4.1. If a person's main task is e.g. to co-ordinate e.g. plan for the maintenance (by someone else) and also plan; put-up proposals e.g. get best of 3 quotes on who will win the bid to upgrade then overall; I would classify it as more belonging to the WOOD element.4.2. However, if the person's sub-task is to do a little planning of when he/she will be maintaining the computer and or will do the upgrade; THUS, if the person is this kind of Jack-of-all trades and personally do all the "dirty" work such as dismantling the server; change hard disks = HANDS on then I would generally feel that this "hands on" person's CORE job function has more to do with the WATER element. As he/she would have to sway the screw driver, jiggle the cables etc...5. Again, let me emphasie that there is no right or wrong answers. For example if one's job is a supervisor has equal parts of Planning and Co-ordinating as well as giving a helping hand to one's staff; and often helps to move, change parts.. then this person can even have a career that is known as a WOOD-WATER career. Why not? Why must we always have to compartmentalise a career into just ONE type: earth? fire? Why not EARTH-FIRE? career? Quote On 9/30/2012 11:57:17 AM, Anonymous wrote:Hi, Just a question on careerelement. Repairing,maintaining Computer,upgrading the hardware belongto which career element? Wateror Wood? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted September 30, 2012 Staff Share Posted September 30, 2012 In my opinion:1. I personally feel that even in exactly the same career; it can differ in element. Why?2. It has more to do with the individual who takes on with the job.3. For example: I would interpret Singapore's First Prime Minister job function as more to do with Wood element. While Singapore's current or 3rd Prime Minister more of a water element.4. Why?5. The First Prime Minister is in my opinion, full of vision and although all Prime Ministers are orchestra conductors; the first PM is able to fully make use of his team: and make substantial growth of the country = Wood element. And on occassions, make tough decisions = Fire element.6. The current 3rd Prime Miniser although is still an orchestra conductor (in my opinion) even if his musicians are out of tune; is more forgiving and more into auto-pilot mode. Thus; I feel water element and goes with the flow of his elite team. As a result, he can't be "wood element" as wood element is characterised by being pro-active. He's is more of an elastoplast; more towards, patching problems after it has surfaced.7. The morale of the story is we have to look and reflect on the person in order to better understand what element he or she is inclined towards. Quote On 9/30/2012 12:07:43 PM, Anonymous wrote:1. Frankly, there are no right or wronganswers.2. Main consideration is to TRYto justify what one feels it may belongto.3. Nowadays, with multi-skilling i.e.a person gets to do varied range ofjob... it is hard to pin-point the exactcareer "fit" based on the five elementsconcept.4. IN MY OPINION:-4.1. If aperson's main task is e.g. toco-ordinate e.g. plan for themaintenance (by someone else) and alsoplan; put-up proposals e.g. get best of3 quotes on who will win the bid toupgrade then overall; I would classifyit as more belonging to the WOODelement.4.2. However, if the person'ssub-task is to do a little planning ofwhen he/she will be maintaining thecomputer and or will do the upgrade;THUS, if the person is this kind ofJack-of-all trades and personally do allthe "dirty" work such as dismantling theserver; change hard disks = HANDS onthen I would generally feel that this"hands on" person's CORE job functionhas more to do with the WATER element.As he/she would have to sway the screwdriver, jiggle the cables etc...5.Again, let me emphasie that there is noright or wrong answers. For example ifone's job is a supervisor has equalparts of Planning and Co-ordinating aswell as giving a helping hand to one'sstaff; and often helps to move, changeparts.. then this person can even have acareer that is known as a WOOD-WATERcareer. Why not? Why must we always haveto compartmentalise a career into justONE type: earth? fire? Why notEARTH-FIRE? career? On 9/30/201211:57:17 AM, Peck Wun Wong wrote:Hi, Just a question on careerelement. Repairing,maintainingComputer,upgrading the hardwarebelongto which career element?Wateror Wood? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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