Do You Guys Like Your Jobs? Really? Come On, Be Honest.

[Caius Marcius]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "benevolntgoddess1" 
<SlightlyCashews at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, At 11:47 PM +0000 5/5/03, 
> Cindy C. wrote:
> >Hey,
> >
> >I've been contemplating getting back into the job market one of
> >these days, hopefully not too soon, mind. And every time I think
> >about it, it depresses me. Does *anyone* like their job? What kind
> >of job is it, and why do you like it?
> 

Getting paid for something you love to do is the surest formula for 
happiness (What was it JOe Campbell said: "Follow your bliss") I've 
worked for almost 20 years with developmentally disabled children and 
adults, and I love my line of work. Until three years ago, I usually 
couldn't wait to get to the office in the morning. 

What changed three years ago? I went into - gaaah! - management! when 
you do that, the focus is longer on whether we're using the best 
communication system for 11-year Tommy, or what's causing 15-year-old 
Tiffany to become aggressive every day before class - it becomes that 
27-year-old Shannon is taking too long on her lunch break, and 31-
year-old Michelle is saying nasty things behind 39-year-old Mike's 
back, so he wants me to stop her - blah blah blah. Meanwhile, 
seemingly nothing gets done with the kids, because (like Percy 
Weasley after the QWC debacle) you're always putting out fires (and 
realistically, things are still getting done, but you just don't get 
the same sense of satisfaction out of it).

Still, it's been an interesting experience, and I don't regret trying 
it, though I've found it's not for me long-term. I've just started 
looking for another non-management position, and I hope to recapture 
my original enthusiasm.

  - CMC (who sometimes wonders how his staff would react if they knew 
their boss maintained a Harry Potter website)