Abstract
When young people in Japan choose their jobs, they know that they cannot always do what they want in
their job. And they also know that they have to choose jobs that are available for the time being in order to
maintain their livelihood. This career-consciousness seems incompatible with pride in working. But according
to Sartre, this is not the case. According to him, when we （I and the other） are in the world, we are mutually
trying to make the other a tool that can be used by me. This means that, when we （I and the other） are
in the world, we are mutually trying to alienate each other. To work means to accept this alienation by the
other and to accept the position as a tool used by the other. The pride in working is based on accepting this
position and thinking that I am competent as a tool and that I can infl uence the other by my competence.
So the pride in working does not confl ict with the career-consciousness mentioned above. This means that
working has originally the character of denying humanity. Therefore, in career education it is also important
to teach the defense against the inhumanity which originally belongs to work.
