In the words of Investopedia, "first world" is defined as a country characterized by political stability, democracy, rule of law, a capitalist economy, economic stability and a high standard of living. A first world country is the type that was aligned with the West and opposed to the Soviet Union during the cold war. Nowadays, people just refer to first world countries as having the privileges that not everyone are able to avail, especially the people from the third world countries. Here are five of the most common problems of career people in first world countries, according to J.T. O'Donell:
1. There is always a complaint about how much the company they work for sucks and that he or she wasn't given an annual raise. "If we want a raise, we must build a strategy to earn it. If we aren't making the money we think we deserve, we need to find a new client (a.k.a. employer who will pay our desired rate). If we can't find an employer who will pay what we want, we've got two options: Stay where we are and be grateful, or build our skills in an area that will command more pay," O'Donell said.
2. They think their job "stinks" and that all they do is work and there's barely any fun in the office. O'Donell advises that if you're not happy and work feels bad, then you should find a new environment because you might be working for the wrong employer or doing the wrong kind of work.
3. They hate their career, but are scared of starting over again. Basically because they think they will never get paid as much as they have been with their current company. O'Donell says that it's all about managing your spending habits.
4. They say they "need" to quit their job, but they won't because a promotion is on its way and they would want to experience it. Being up for a promotion means making more money, which is why it can be confusing why someone in that situation can still hate their job.
5. They think their employer is obnoxious and instead of spending money on salary raise, they fund "stupid" benefits like parties and team building. "A person who works only for the money is a person who ends up struggling to find anyone to network with in the future. Every job is temporary. Not establishing solid relationships with co-workers now will negatively affect you later. These are the people that can network you into a job someday. Let me say it again: EVERY job is temporary. Anyone who doesn't see the value in company-sponsored relationship building opportunities is wasting a valuable career tool," O'Donell stated.
