What are the things that produce joy on the job? Some nominees:
- Discovering something important that few, if any, others have noticed.
- Helping people succeed.
- Looking back on a job and realizing that it was done even better than you believed at the time.
- Doing what others thought was impossible.
- Justifying the optimists and frustrating the pessimists.
- Giving someone a break.
- Honing your skills.
- Cutting through the fog.
- Learning from others.
- Preventing a bad decision.
- Foiling a weasel.
- Connecting the dots.
- Others?
2 comments:
Michael, I've notices an odd meme throughout the internet lately, to the effect that all jobs are crummy. I think your list here is a good reminder that even in an ordinary job you can indeed find joy. Thank you.
Dan,
Thank you!!
Michael
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