Empathize and define
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This document discusses some of the challenges people face when transitioning from school to work, as summarized in 3 sentences: People feel lonely and disconnected when transitioning from school to work due to less opportunities for intellectual conversations and shared experiences. They also feel a lack of emotional and financial support. The document seeks to address how people transitioning from school to work can feel more supported.
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• “You wake up, you come home, and you’re
exhausted [after work]. But with school, your
schedule is always changing.”
• ‘[From working] you feel exhausted after work
and you don’t have the cognitive energy to
make yourself productive.”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/empathizeanddefine-130806015914-phpapp02/85/Empathize-and-define-6-320.jpg)
Empathize and define
- 2. SAY
- 3. Loneliness • “You don’t have the opportunity to have intellectual conversations all the time.” • “The people you work with, you don’t have shared experiences with.” • “You’re not surrounded by people as often.” • “You feel disconnected from people … you feel socially further away.” • “There isn’t as much emotional support in your endeavors.”
- 4. Knowledge Gaps • “The things you learn in school don’t necessarily apply to your job, like handling money, customer service, work-force relationships.” • “Sometimes you may be smarter than your co- workers but have less experience but you still have to respect them.”
- 5. Finances • “You’re making food for yourself more often.” • “You take full responsibility for your space.” • “You’re completely financially liable.” • “In the real world, financial offices aren’t as lenient.”
- 6. Schedule • “You wake up, you come home, and you’re exhausted [after work]. But with school, your schedule is always changing.” • ‘[From working] you feel exhausted after work and you don’t have the cognitive energy to make yourself productive.”
- 7. DO
- 8. • Join outside groups/clubs • Seek enjoyment from close family/friends • Get into a routine
- 9. THINK/FEEL
- 10. • People feel lonely transitioning from school to work • People feel disconnected • People don’t feel supported financially, mentally, emotionally
- 11. PROBLEM STATEMENT What are ways that people transitioning from school to work can feel supported?