My Outside the Classroom Perspective Since changing my major to psychology as a freshman, I’ve been exposed to many interesting topics, theories, and techniques. Many of the things that I was learning inside the classroom where readily applicable when I exited it. By this I mean that I was seeing a lot of the things that I was learning about immediately after leaving class and being out amongst my friends. I’ve also learned quite a few things that have made me become more persuasive. I would say manipulative, but that is a very strong word. For example, in my introduction to psychology class I learned about this technique of persuasion called the door in the face technique. This is basically when you ask somebody for something outrageous that …show more content…
As previously stated I didn’t even know that there were more areas besides the clinical one. However, I went on ooh.com to see what my options were and I stumbled upon this field on Industrial/Organizational Psychology. It being listed as highest paying position is what really caught my eye at first, but once I did my research into what the position entailed I thought that it would be something that I’d be interested in so that became my goal, to become an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist. The story behind why I really wanted to become an I/O psychologist is sort of funny. When I worked at McDonald’s in high school, I was subject to very bad and hypocritical management. The managers would tell me and my friends not to eat the food or be on our cell phones, but a few minutes later they’d be on their cell phones or eating food. They acted like they were above the law, but managers are supposed to set the example for their subordinates. As a joke, I threatened to tell Ms. Tina, the HR manager, about how they were behaving and the managers laughed at me and said, “Go ahead, but she is just going to take our side.” This made me feel like I didn’t have any say so at my job and that I was disposable and unappreciated. Granted, it is McDonalds so I don’t know why I took it so personal, but I did. Anyways, from that day forward I told myself that I wanted to have a career where I could advocate for employees, and make them feel wanted at their jobs. So, once I discovered that I/O psychologists deals with employee motivation, work-life stress, and other things related to job satisfaction, I decided that this was the perfect fit. I was going to make sure less incidents like the one that happened to me at McDonalds occur at whatever organization that I land a job at. However, since my freshmen year, my career goals have changed slightly. Instead of wanting to be an I/O