BUSINESS AND TRADITION

T

he German Comenius team did an interview with people of

the generations of our grandparents and parents to get to

know the different jobs people did from the past till today.

We also wanted to know if there is a kind of tradition

concerning jobs within the families.

T

o show our results, we made a chart:

parents/siblings

grandparents

greatgrandparents

great greatgrandparents

great great great grandparents

family Awoman

bachelor of business administration

florist/gardenerhousewife

farmer dress maker

farmer------------------

family Aman

IT project-manager,motor mechanic

foreman,plumber/installer

farmer,mayor,dress maker,miner,florist

miner,businessman,farmer

------------------

family Bwoman

catering secretaryhousewife

------------------

------------------

------------------

family Bman

mechanic businessman,baker,carpenterfloorer

businessman,miner

------------------

------------------

family Cwoman

foreign language correspondence clerk,chemist

foreignlanguagecorrespondence clerk,secretary

housewife housewife

------------------

family Cman

industrial business managementassistant

marine engineer

health fundassistant,shoemaker,machine builder

teacher, brick mason,factory manager

------------------

parents/siblings

grandparents

great gandparents

great great grandparents

great great great parents

family Dwoman

child care worker

secretary, photo lab assistant,chemist

housewife, businesswoman, fish salesperson

housewife---------------

family Dman

IT-manager electrician, businessman

fitter, gardener

miner,fitter ---------------

family Ewoman

psychotherapist

book keeper, businesswoman

housewife, farmer --------------- ---------------

family Eman

physicist businessman

carpenter, farmer, worker in industry

farmer---------------

family F woman

educator businesswoman

housewife farmer housekeeper

parents/siblings

grandparents

great grandparents

great great grandparents

great great great grandparents

family Fman

machine fitter

painter, lacquerer, brick mason

economist,welder, miner

dressmaker, shoemaker

owner of a shop

family Gwoman

---------------- businesswoman, housewife

farmer, housekeeper

---------------- ----------------

family Gman

---------------- welder, cab driver, engenieer

sanitary ---------------- ----------------

family Hwoman

foreign language correspondence clerk,chemist

secretary,foreign language correspondence clerk

housewife housewife ----------------

family Hman

industry businessman

marine engineer

health fund assistant, machine worker

teacher, brick mason, factory manager

----------------

I

n the past women rarely learnt technical jobs, whereas most of the

men did. Many women were housewives, because in the past it was

common that the men worked and the women cared for the children

and the house. The husbands had to allow their wives to work.

I

n our interview, there were a few family traditions concerning the

jobs, so these traditions do exist.

PHOTOS OF THE PAST

a nurse

a typical housewife

a smith

a roofer

PHOTOS OF TODAY

a policemantwo

mechanics working in different sectors

our headmistress Mrs Wenning