I couldn’t agree with you more on this. My husband went to work and made affirmation cookies in the toaster oven. A coworker could say something else nice about another coworker and provide that feedback directly to him or her along with a warm chocolate chip cookie. It boosted morale tremendously! Good for you for finding ways to make your job more enjoyable.

Your job probably means many different things to you; however the core purpose of our job is basically to earn enough money so we can do the things we most value and are important to us.

What’s important to you is like opening Pandora’s Box, however in short the academic community has concluded that happiness is attainable though a continuous combination of friendships, freedom, health, financial security, privacy, a life philosophy and a purpose.

In my experience that is the best thing you can do. The more you step up to the plate the more you will be noticed. And the more often you say “yes” to jobs other people don’t want to do the quicker you will climb the ladder. I love that you have aspirations to acquire a different position all while making the most of the one you are currently in. Thanks for the comment!

I think a lot of people are miserable and can’t seem to find a way to make their jobs more rewarding. You might not love everything about what you do, but a lot of times you can guide your daily tasks into more enjoyable ones or even find ways to enjoy the ones you can’t avoid. So many people want to escape, but I wonder how often they try to make their current situation better. You never know what you can do if you don’t try.

I think it’s natural for most people to want to step away from the workforce if no other reason then to control their own time. I think it’s interesting though how many people are running away from work and not really running towards anything. While you have to work you might as well try to make the most of it. That doesn’t mean you’ll love it, but it can help you through the long days. I hope to write more about this soon.

I’m glad I did that throughout my relatively short career but I do feel a pull to stop being part of the workforce overall, and to stop having to fight so much every time we start a new phase. I know we’re going to keep having new firsts but I don’t have that overwhelming desire for it to be through our work anymore.