Working

It's easy enough to talk trash about our jobs, and we all do it to various degrees.  However, when you look at your accomplishments in life, the work you do is a big piece.  It's the thing that pays for your stay on this planet, and maybe part of some other people's.  It is also a big investment of time and effort for most people, and if you are going to spend that much time doing something, it might not hurt to make the most of it and maybe be proud of your results.

My career hasn't always been the most stellar.  Like a lot of young people, I kicked around for awhile trying to figure out what I was going to do, but I kept doing that into my thirties.  Then I started making a career out of accounting, but I kept changing jobs every few years.

Finally I ended up at Farmers, and I have been there ten years.  I am a first line manager in financial reporting.  Not exactly a dream job -- literally no one anywhere ever dreams of getting this job -- but it's not all that bad either.  When I start feeling like I haven't accomplished all that much, I like to think how the other people in the building would feel if they could do what I do.  For maybe 100 or so of the 600 who work with me, it would be a step down.  For most of the other 500, it would be a step up; for the majority of them it is well beyond anything they could ever hope to reach.  The thing is, it's really a pretty good position, and I'm sort of pleased that I made it this far.