Work Work Work
Its almost 1:AM and I’ve been doing some work on a home appraisal report that was due today but that won’t get turned in now until Monday. Oh well. I was waiting for the computer to save a report and decided to check out one of my favorite church themed blogs. This new post talks about something I’ve been thinking about a lot…the value of the work I do to society.
My brother is a roofer and my dad is a retired mason. Their jobs day in and day out provide people with a service that directly benefits them…durable homes that keep the elements at bay. My job indirectly benefits people by providing banks information they need on investments they make so they can stay in the business of helping people finance their homes. I like my job and feel good about it but I’ve always been a bit envious of my dad and brother for the skills they have which can be used to help someone directly.
Read the whole post (linked above) at BCC and the comments. Its an excellent discussion about the nature and value of work.
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Ha, ha. Good for you.
Comment by Michael — July 26, 2004 @ 7:47 am
I should read your whole post. What does it say about people that work indirectly for the Navy?
Not to mention construction workers make so little as far as I am aware. This country still thrives off slave labor.
Comment by Michael — July 26, 2004 @ 7:54 am
I do both.
Nobody should never feel underpriviledged for any specific type of work. Most construction workers pray to one day work indoors (usually between the months of October and March). And my construction job, because of 20 yrs experience and efficiency, still pays more per hour than my mainframe programming job, and probably still will years from now.
In my perspective, the children you feed, and the wife you support are by far the greater accomplishment, especially today, than who you become in your career.
A degree, in my view, is good mostly because it makes it easier to support your family. In my humble point of view, today’s society puts too much emphasis on the career, and not on raising the family.
Once I came to the understanding that I will probably never become famous or rich. I also then realized that I can very easily become the hero of the few chosen known as my family.
Now I work to be their hero. That is all. Nothing else matters.
Comment by cody — July 28, 2004 @ 5:20 pm
Of course Cody has the proper perspective (as always) on how we should look at our jobs.
I agree completely.
Comment by Jeremy — July 29, 2004 @ 6:37 am