Do you like going into work every day?
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 by 47songs | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Do you relish getting up every day to meet a new challenge at work? Come in contact with good people?
Or is work a drag? A pain in the...? A heartache? A twisted nightmare? Boring?
Today, my second day back teaching preschool after a wonderful summer vacation, I was kicked, spit at, dealt with a screaming ear piercing temper tantrum, a child who cried the entire time she was there, one who gagged as if to vomit because she was crying so hard, and two children who wet their pants. And yet, I wouldn't give up my job for any other on the face of the earth! I absolutely adore it! Because I know that after a couple more times back at school, these children will come to trust us (the teachers) and the environment we provide for them. And I'll spend the rest of the year as if I'm in the middle of a season long series of Art Linkletter's, "Children Say the Darndest Things."
How about you? Do you like going into work everyday?
Or is work a drag? A pain in the...? A heartache? A twisted nightmare? Boring?
Today, my second day back teaching preschool after a wonderful summer vacation, I was kicked, spit at, dealt with a screaming ear piercing temper tantrum, a child who cried the entire time she was there, one who gagged as if to vomit because she was crying so hard, and two children who wet their pants. And yet, I wouldn't give up my job for any other on the face of the earth! I absolutely adore it! Because I know that after a couple more times back at school, these children will come to trust us (the teachers) and the environment we provide for them. And I'll spend the rest of the year as if I'm in the middle of a season long series of Art Linkletter's, "Children Say the Darndest Things."
How about you? Do you like going into work everyday?
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Lantec
Reply #2 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:28 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:28 PM
Ultimately....I'd rather be fishin...
I would probably get tired of fishin after 200-300 days in a row and would miss the people I work with, the new challenges, the "learning curve" and having the perception of my "value" to society. I sure wouldn't miss the phone, certain clients (the whiners) and the acid indigestion during tax season.
But ultimately.....I'd rather be fishin....
I would probably get tired of fishin after 200-300 days in a row and would miss the people I work with, the new challenges, the "learning curve" and having the perception of my "value" to society. I sure wouldn't miss the phone, certain clients (the whiners) and the acid indigestion during tax season.
But ultimately.....I'd rather be fishin....
Apocalypse_67
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:29 PM
Only on Wednesdays..........Pay Day
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:29 PM
| Do you like going into work every day? |
Only on Wednesdays..........Pay Day
TasT
Reply #4 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:33 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:33 PM
Let's see, Ummm, Well
I'd rather be fishin' or building/riding a bike......
though work is sometimes a place to get away from the world.........
I'd rather be fishin' or building/riding a bike......
though work is sometimes a place to get away from the world.........
47songs
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:56 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:56 PM
I hated summer to end, but now that I'm back in the swing of things so to speak, I realize I needed to get back to force me to start getting out of bed before noontime everyday! 
I think anyone who enjoys their work is very lucky.
I think anyone who enjoys their work is very lucky.
ZubaZ
Reply #7 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:07 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:07 PM
I would never spend my day doing something I didn't enjoy. I'd either move on or FIND the joy. Life is too short.
I love my job. Today is a good day!
I love my job. Today is a good day!
Corky_O
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:29 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:29 PM
| Do you like going into work everyday? |
It pays the bills, and I do not dread going to work - so I would say I like my job.
My favorite job was actually a volunteer job running a childrens Aikido (Japanese martial art) program, which I had to give up to take my current job - unfortunately volunteer jobs do not pay the bills. 
Given the opportunity, I would go back 20 years and take college courses to aquire a teachers certification and teach children (actually seems to be my forte - according to all my peers). Probably in no small part due to my father, who taught public school for 25 years, and has moved on to lead tours in Europe for Rick Steves "Europe through the back door" - now there is a great job, IMO.
If I ever get rich in some unforeseen way, I will definitely find a way to teach as a volunteer again.
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:45 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:45 PM
All things considered, I'd rather be with Lantec; but I'm a metals guy and oversee an acoustical company that utilizes a lot of various metals, so as far as work goes....
nah, I'd still rather be with Lantec. ,,, and TasT.
nah, I'd still rather be with Lantec. ,,, and TasT.
Reppiks
Reply #10 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:46 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:46 PM
If you enjoy what you do, it doesn't seem like work! I repair and install residential heating and air conditioning. I enjoy fixing things, I get a great feeling of satisfaction when I've solved somone's problem and made their home more comfortable. I also get satisfaction knowing I've made their equipment as effecient as possible for the environments sake. Do I like going to work? Take a guess! (but time off aint bad either!
Double Zero
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:51 PM
Most Definitely!..LoL..I guess thats why I do it 7 days a week!!..
Cant get rich at what I do, but it is satisfying, and outdoors and never in the same location for very long, you can look back in 20 years and (usually) can still see what you have done..
YuP!,,I do enjoy what I do...
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:51 PM
| Do you like going into work everyday? |
Most Definitely!..LoL..I guess thats why I do it 7 days a week!!..
Cant get rich at what I do, but it is satisfying, and outdoors and never in the same location for very long, you can look back in 20 years and (usually) can still see what you have done..
YuP!,,I do enjoy what I do...
47songs
Reply #14 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:56 PM
I would have guessed that, Paul. You really do have a wonderful knack for explaining things (your tutorials!), and teaching isn't about how much you know, but how you can relate whatever it is that you do know to your students.
Reply #14 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:56 PM
| Given the opportunity, I would go back 20 years and take college courses to aquire a teachers certification and teach children (actually seems to be my forte - according to all my peers). |
I would have guessed that, Paul. You really do have a wonderful knack for explaining things (your tutorials!), and teaching isn't about how much you know, but how you can relate whatever it is that you do know to your students.
starkers
Reply #15 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 1:19 AM
Reply #15 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 1:19 AM
Yeah, I did, alot....once upon a time when I was a furniture removalist, until arthritis and brittle bones put an end to that a couple of years ago.
Being a removalist, to me, was a much better job than being stuck in a factory or office...I was always on the move and far too busy to be clock watching for knock-off time, so I never had the feeling of being tediously bored. It was always hard and heavy work, but always enjoyable for the appreciation shown for my toils, and yep, I sure miss it.
Being a removalist, to me, was a much better job than being stuck in a factory or office...I was always on the move and far too busy to be clock watching for knock-off time, so I never had the feeling of being tediously bored. It was always hard and heavy work, but always enjoyable for the appreciation shown for my toils, and yep, I sure miss it.
Erk.
Reply #16 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 2:11 AM
Reply #16 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 2:11 AM
Yes, love it immensely. I get to deal with travellers [backpackers] every day. A wonderful, enthusiastic demographic of people with an amazing zest for life/adventure. Something I ~even though I'm quite a bit older than that age-group, share.
Every day brings new people, new stories and new knowledge. ....Plus, I have this at my front door
...and this at my back door
I love my job, and this place!
Every day brings new people, new stories and new knowledge. ....Plus, I have this at my front door
...and this at my back door
I love my job, and this place!
Cynder-Elluh
Reply #19 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:02 AM
Oh my, I am pee-green with envy. (terrible I know)
I want to live where he does, to see that out my door "everyday"!
My job is rewarding, fun and exhausting!!!
Just for future reference: I could be an Aussie!! I could learn.....
Reply #19 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:02 AM
| A wonderful, enthusiastic demographic of people with an amazing zest for life/adventure. |
Oh my, I am pee-green with envy. (terrible I know)
I want to live where he does, to see that out my door "everyday"!
My job is rewarding, fun and exhausting!!!
Just for future reference: I could be an Aussie!! I could learn.....
Cynder-Elluh
Reply #20 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:05 AM
Reply #20 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:05 AM
Forgot something; I don't work everyday, even God rested....
I don't always get paid for the hardest work I do!
But that's okay, everything eventually evens out.......
I don't always get paid for the hardest work I do!
But that's okay, everything eventually evens out.......
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Reply #1 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:28 PM
Pretty much, yes. My job continually challenges me and I do the type of work I like (IT).