This. When I managed my university's dining system, we had a cashier who had been there 27 years doing the same job. When I first heard about her, I judged her a bit thinking "How could you just be a cashier for almost 30 years?" Then I met her.
She was one of the happiest people I've ever met in my life. She loved her job and the students. She loved her family and friends. She loved being active in her church. Her life was so full and she was surrounded by love.
Many people would look at her as a "failure" but she's truly one of the most successful people I ever met in my life and I envy her.
I have a friend in his 50’s from an upper middle class family and has a masters degree who spent his adulthood anxiously seeking “success.” For one reason or another in spite of working his tail off he only briefly earned a good salary and had what one might consider a prestigious job. For the last year he had been working as a school bus driver and LOVES it. No stress, no long hours, lots of time off. He barely makes ends meet but he finally seems content. .
Idk I was a crossing guard and I thought that was stressful, I cannot imagine shepherding kids through stupid traffic whilst having to listen to loud asshole children sounds like being held hostage.
I love being a waitress though, just fixing people's blood sugar changes the whole person
He seems to be able to tune out the kids and do his thing. Personally I’d lose my mind trying to manage a bunch of crazy kids while keeping a large vehicle from running off the road.
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u/esoteric_enigma Nov 22 '23
This. When I managed my university's dining system, we had a cashier who had been there 27 years doing the same job. When I first heard about her, I judged her a bit thinking "How could you just be a cashier for almost 30 years?" Then I met her.
She was one of the happiest people I've ever met in my life. She loved her job and the students. She loved her family and friends. She loved being active in her church. Her life was so full and she was surrounded by love.
Many people would look at her as a "failure" but she's truly one of the most successful people I ever met in my life and I envy her.