not sure where to put this so please redirect if its the wrong place.

Why are you staying alive? what do you do for a living? say you finnished your education, leant a skill that would keep you in the black or a safety net if you don' succeed in your dream. then what? carry on working the same 9 to 5, building the up retirement fund only for the company to go bust. too many people these days get lost in the 'REAL WORLD' AKA the perpetual depressionite society doing work they hate for bosses they hate.

Wondergirl

I love my job--been at it for over 25 years total. I work at a public library (under the umbrella of local government). The retirement fund is a fund that also covers police, firemen, teachers, city/village employees throughout the state. It won't go bust. I'm sure I'm not the only one who loves her job. In fact, most of us work at these jobs purely for love, not for the retirement.

raggablue

have you always wanted to be a librarian or did you dream of doing something else?

Wondergirl

Since fourth grade I wanted to be a teacher. I went to college and became a teacher/tutor off and on for a number of years while I raised my kids. Once they were in school all day, I got a job shelving books for $3 an hour at a library in the mornings and teaching preschool in the afternoons. The book-shelving job turned into a reference clerk job that turned into an assistant reference librarian job. I now am the senior cataloger in charge three coworkers who, along with me, catalog all library materials, and am in charge of the library volunteer program (that I started in 1993) and also the offender program for community service. I teach and train coworkers, volunteers, and offenders each day and every day. I have the world's greatest job, doing everything I love to do.

raggablue

wow sounds like you got just what you wanted, why do you do it though?

Wondergirl

Why do I do what?

13sldr

when i get older i am joing the air force, and if i am in a situation were i dont like my boss or my job, i could cross train into something i feel i would like

i am also liking all the benfits of being in the milatry, free health care, good retirement plan, go to college for free.

so i know i will like it in the air force, pluse i will get a lot of skills

raggablue

why did you set up the volunteer program? why do you teach and train co-workers?

raggablue

do you have an aim? to reach a certain rank or something?

13sldr

yes, i do, i dont know the exact rank, but it will be high up, i will have to be in along time and even go to college to achive getting to that rank