I had a little downtime today while sitting in my
office so I figured I’d semi rank what the best parts about having a job
are(to me). Of course there is the other side of the coin where you
could think about all the great things that
not having/needing a job entails but that’s just too easy.
Money. Let’s just get this out of the way quickly.
Receiving a paycheck every two weeks or whenever is the best and most
important part about having a job. It doesn’t need to be a giant sum of
money or anything. So long as it pays the bills
and allows you to enjoy yourself more than seldomly, then what’s cause
for complaint. I didn’t mention saving money in there because that shit
is for people that think they’re going to live forever. Our
country/world is probably going to hell in a hand basket,
so what’s the point of having all this money in the “bank” when the
currency of the future will be clean water, bullets, and broken dreams.
Competitiveness and Pride. When I’m working I
always have a thought in the front of my head that I need to be the best
at whatever I’m doing. I have had plenty of jobs since high school and
not once have I thought to myself, “meh, I’m
gonna half ass this shit because who cares, it ain’t my company.” I’m
not sure when that was instilled into me but I’ll be damned when I stop
getting satisfaction from a job exceedingly well done. I really don’t
understand people who have things they need
to do (At work. ONLY talking about work here. Personal Life is a
completely different story for me. Cause I kinda like watching things
explode sometimes.) and somehow consciously decide that they aren’t
going to do them, or put things off to the point where
more work has come in and they are fucked for time. Internally, I get
this fuse-being-lit feeling when I see people that work for me, or are
my colleagues, slowly start to sabotage themselves by not staying out
ahead of the proverbial work avalanche.
Contributing to Society in a Positive Way. Doing
good is something that I sort of fell into backwards at my current
employer. But it is nice to remind yourself every so often that even
though things aren’t going exactly the way you planned,
there are people out there benefitting from the things you do. It’s the
counterweight to the utter despair you might feel when someone way up
on the company food chain drops a giant piano on your head when you’re
walking down the sidewalk.
Social Skills. I admittedly can be a bit of surly
from time to time with my friends and family. But working with other
people when you do or don’t particularly like them gives you a lot
better perspective on how people should treat each
other. I mean, it’s common sense and everything, but being mean
spirited to a coworker is maybe the dumbest thing you can do. Because
you best believe you’ll end up needing a favor or have to work with them
extensively sooner rather than later. And when that
happens after hurting them, good fucking luck.
Problem Solving. Nothing keeps your mind sharp like
having unexpected things happen to you at work, and then having to
figure out what your best course of action is. Sometimes there is no
solution to a problem, which god I hate that. But
those are almost always the ones where you learn the most and end up
gaining a shit ton of experience figuring shit out. Guh, I hate them
initially though.
Alleviating Parental Worry. My parents are going to
worry about me one way or the other. But it helps my heart to know that
they don’t have to worry about me struggling to make ends meet.
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