Better than a Good Day at the Office

I often feel remorse for not keeping up on posting, but then I think about how much more important tasks you have and convince myself not to post. To take one for the team. To spare you from the temptation of reading about my life. Know, that it is all for you, loyal readers, that I do not post!

There's the saying: A bad day (insert what you'd rather be doing) is better than a good day at the office.

If you believe that, I believe you need a new job. Maybe make whatever it is you'd rather be doing and make it a job.

In my mediocre life, I just spent a day fishing. We limited out on nearly everything. We caught fish, feasted, caught more fish, drank beer, (you didn't read that, mom) caught more fish... When we limited out, we played catch and release. We fished until the boat cooler was full. Now that you have the idea, note that it's a Wednesday, and both my bosses are with me. It was another day at the office.

All that to say, a good day fishing, on par with a bad day at the office. Sure this is a lot of fun, but if I'm having a bad day at work, it's because I'm being pushed to the max. My superiors all like teaching by school of hard knocks or trial by fire. (Fired scares me in my line of work, btw) But! (there's always a but) It's never more than I can handle. They always tell me "you're young, what are you worried about?" (And great job!) remember, the only way you'll grow is through pushing and stretching.

Plus, I believe that bad days are a mindset. If you think you're going to have a bad day, you're going to have one.

Furthermore, what you choose as a career path, should be what you're passionate about. I met a kid struggling through engineering school. When asked why he chose engineering, his response was "there's no money in a astrophysics degree". Why do that to yourself? I prefer to think there's a job out there, that you could work for 40 years, retire, and be perfectly happy the whole time.

Not sure how I got to this here, but (there's the but again) there's my opinion for what it's worth.

Yeah, I love my job. Everyday is a good day, and right now, there's nothing I'd rather be doing.