Everybody's Working on the Weekend

I've had a few jobs over the years, and I’ve enjoyed most of them.  Of course, there were things that I didn’t enjoy all the time, but that’s life.

One of the first jobs that I’ve had was being a counselor at Cub and Boy Scout camps.  It was fun being able to partake in different activities that were both fun and allowed you to learn.  I got to pass on the skills and the knowledge that I’ve gotten over the years through the Boy Scouts to younger Scouts.  Though it was fun for me, it also allowed me to learn some things.  One of those things was how to have patience for those that don’t have the same level of skills as I do.  Another thing that I learned was how to deal with the “office politics” that happens; there was a bit of a “good old boys” club with the staffers that have been working at the camp for several summers before.

While I haven’t really had a job that I haven’t enjoyed, there have been several details I have had to do while in the military that weren’t very fun.  The thing I found to be the least enjoyable would have to be burning trash while in Afghanistan.  It’s an unfortunate job, but it has to be done, or our health would be in jeopardy.  Most of us would have ephemeral enthusiasm, as we would enjoy the act of burning the trash at first, but soon find the heat too much to handle.  There wasn’t much to learn from this experience, other than the importance of staying hydrated.  And being rather intolerable to heat, I found that I could do the job as long as I stuck at it.