I'm in love with my job!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

If you don't have a job where you can go out to people's homes and offices to work, then you should find one. What other opportunity does the average working man have to meet, all in one day, an elderly, locally beloved author, a famous calligrapher/artist, a financial consultant, and a newspaper publisher, all in their places of creation? That describes my day today as an on-site computer repair geek.

Throughout my various past careers I've had numerous chances to talk to rock stars, comedians (and dated a comedienne), car dealership franchise owners, producers, TV weathermen, star athletes, and on and on. I can't even recall at the moment how many times I've fallen in love with beautiful women in their own homes, only to lose them an hour later! At a time in the distant past I considered myself a loner and a rebel, but looking over the list of people I've met and interacted with I now realize I must in fact be almost exceptionally outgoing (an image in the mirror I did not expect!)!

I made a new personal friend today-- the elderly author I previously mentioned needed a new Mac printer set up (she had had a stroke that messed up her vision, and she can't understand computers well enough to do it herself, even if she could see more clearly). Before I left we discussed her writing career, my poetry, the design of my business card (which she decided she wanted to emulate in her own new card she was designing), her two sons (one is a Rabbi in the Navy and the other one has had a cerebral haemmorage), and her plans for the future, and she gave me a copy of a book review she had written that the local newspaper had just published. While I was there I also had to proofread a letter of recommendation she had written for a student for admittance into a Christian college. All this unexpected interaction between two people who might never have otherwise met!

I'm really not trying to brag (too much), and I'm not even certain of the point of this little ramble. I just wanted to tell those of you here who are having a hard time, that it's exceedingly possible to get out and about, help people and perhaps even change lives, and in general live life the way you think you should.

I wish everyone here the best of luck in these dark times. I hope you can all find what you need, before you need it, and more than enough of it to keep you determined to walk out the door and into this great big beautiful world each and every day. The same way I plan to!

[LoZoccolo]

1. Ha while I was reading this I started thinking along these lines...

Plumbing is really a pretty good career, as careers go. The pay's decent, the work's steady, and you get the satisfaction of a job well done. As a tradesman, I really can't complain. But let me tell you, being a plumber isn't quite what those pornography people make it out to be.

http://www.theonion.com/onion3601/plumbing_industry.html

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. HA! One of my past careers was as

an irrigation system designer/installer/troubleshooter, so I guess you can say I've been a plumber, too!

Funny little woild, ain't it!

[peacebuzzard]

3. actually I feel better with my animals at home....

don't really care about running around meeting people on the job. I guess because I get my fill of them while at work which is 24/7 for 18 days out of the month. I love to stay at home this month. Which is where I am at this blessed moment.

[Don_G]

4. I Used To As A Telephone Installer/Repairman

It got interesting around the Kentucky Derby and the Indy 500.

I got to know the thieving pricks in my city too.

[Tripper11]

5. I'm in love with the job I just applied for....

it is literally everything I ahve wnated to do. I just spoke to a friend who knew someone who worked there and he said that they paid really well. I didn't even care about the money because if I got the job it wold be payment enough (I'd still cash the check of course!)
But you get my drift.

Congrats on loving your job.

[ming]

6. It's pretty cool

I understand where you're coming from. In doing roughly the same thing, I've hand the chance to work with, among others, a pioneer in the field of art preservation/restoration and the first employee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (and personal friend of Eleanor Roosevelt). Heck, I can even claim legitimately that the work I did for the latter person is in the Smithsonian -- although likely in the basement. :-)

[NJCher]

7. makes for a fascinating glimpse into life

I'm in complete agreement with you about a job that gets you out and around, meeting people you would never come across any other way. I've had numerous jobs like this and it was so much fun!

One job was as a television research representative. I had to go talk to people who had refused to be a part of survey research and see if I could still get them to be part of the sample. I met an award-winning scientist and an artist whose works were in demand. I met many people who had managed to carve out a market niche of some type for themselves and were working from their homes. Often these surroundings were highly customized to their personalities and lifestyle.

Another job that got me out and around was as an investigator. I had to investigate the financial affairs of people who were applying for business loans, insurance policies and the like. I really learned a lot from that, like who makes how much, how people invest their money, etc.

Some of these people became lifelong friends. While I work mostly at home now and my current occupation doesn't put me in touch with a broad spectrum of the populace, I often long for those days when my job put me into contact with people at random. You learn things you wouldn't learn any other way.


Cher