Lately, I’m come to have a greater appreciation for institutions of higher learning, such as BYU. Never have I appreciated school so much as when I’m working a minimum wage, no-skill level job that just about anybody could do. While there might be some fun in the day-to-day work, that comes from my co-workers or the situations we find ourselves in. You see, being desperately in need of a job this semester I became a cafeteria worker at the MTC and don’t get me wrong, it’s great. I’m extremely grateful for the fact that I have a job and am able to earn money.
There isn’t much satisfaction that comes from the work though. At the end of the day, I don’t feel excited about what I do or feel proud of a long, hard day full of worthwhile labor; in fact I usually just smell like grease from serving up curly fries.
So besides a paycheck every two weeks, one of the biggest blessings that has come from working in the food industry has been the realization that I want an education, if only so that someday I can get a job that I love that will also support me. It’s something that had always flitted in the back of my mind but wasn’t a reality until recently.
I guess you learn all kinds of things in college…
We learn so many good things at school but sometimes it's too hard to catch up everything..:(
ReplyDeleteThat's the dream. A job that you love and that supports you. I am still looking too!
ReplyDeleteBut you are the awesome lunch lady that all the missionaries love. Haha Couldn't have said it better myself. Pretty sure I don't want to work for minimum wage for the rest of my life either.
ReplyDeleteThere are times when I am walking around campus, I will look up at the mountains and just think, "man I love BYU..."
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