the view from my classroom window at the very tip-top of the ad building
church bells accompanying my walk to work
sharp pencils
the feel of a warm, crisp, freshly-copied syllabus
really good coffee, any time I want it
kindness, friendship, support, and determination from our administrative assistant
reading...so much...and trying to understand
helping college students find direction
knowing my ancestors walked the same paths to teach here
three ring binders
friendly colleagues
more church bells at noon
books, and books, and books, and books
sharing this space with Aaron
the "quiet library"
reading the Kansan for free
being home for the kids when they need me
what do you love about your job?
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Jen - this is beautiful. You are a poet in the way you see life. It is beautiful. You made, of course, me cry.
I love that you love your job. It makes me really happy to know that you find such fulfillment in it. What do I love about my job? So many of the things you mentioned. My favorite part is recognizing that I have as much to learn from my students as they have to learn from me.
That sounds great. It's a good reminder that I should make that kind of list more often. It's easy to feel like work is "the grind". I sometimes forget to be grateful for meaningful employment.
right now i want your job.
again, your amazing ability to be generous with celebrating the good things around you.
funny, what i miss in my job are the very things you love about yours. hmmmmmm.
what i love?
glitter
seeing a child's eyes light up with new learning
taking my own kids with me
touching and holding old people
having the honor to make little ones feel safe and grounded
color
thank you for this.
What I love about my job.
Flexibility
Listening to music while I work
Alone time
Good pay
Satisfaction that someone will have a clean house when they get home (even though it's not me)
Flexibility
Flexibility
Flexibility
Your job sounds dreamy!!
Mmmm... I love your job, too! Good coffee? AT WORK!? Unheard of!
What do I love about my job?
Most things
but today
the call at 7:30 from my boss saying
"It's Friday. Stay home. Make sure Sophie is better."
Few things in life can beat that.
There are many things I would love about your job, Jen, especially the coffee, the Ad building, and walking where ancestors walked. Wow. At my job I like walking through the lunch line and taking two packs of "wheat" crackers and 2 cubes of pepperjack cheese (along with lots of other things). I like singing to elders hovering at the border between death and new life. I like shaking hands at the end of Wednesday afternoon worship. I like coming home Thursday evening knowing I don't go back for five days!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the invitation to reflect so concretely...what I love about my job includes: witnessing and experiencing personal growth, hopeful change, emotional vulnerability, respectful confrontation, raw honesty, supportive teamwork and facinating group process.
First of all, I'm glad I finally found your blog. I love your recent postings and am so happy for you that you have all those wonderful things to love about your job.
In my job, I love:
that it's only part-time (although that is also the worst part)
playing with babies
when I can tell a parent, "Your child is doing great! I don't have any concerns."
when I've worked really hard to get the very best from a child...and it works
coworkers who make me laugh
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