happiness at work

I would think that it would be very hard for anyone to be happy doing something that they don’t like. Working at some dead end job, miserable, only looking forward to the weekends and the paychecks. To actually find a person that l loves their job is quite rare. Most people sacrifice their happiness for a job they don’t like, because happiness doesn’t pay bills. But does it have to be that way? Couldn’t you get a job that pays you for doing the things that make you happy?

When people look for jobs, they look for how much they pay. They will hate that job with every fiber of their being, but stick around because of the paycheck. I think that people should look for jobs that will make them happy. What I mean is, if you like to build things, don’t work in an office, become a construction worker. If you are at a job doing what you love, you would hardly consider it work. There wouldn’t be any of those “ughh…I have to go to work in the morning...” feelings and be excited to go to work like a child starting their first day at kindergarten.

When I was 14, my friend and I were looking for jobs. I like to teach others and like to be funny, so I decided to work at a summer camp. My friend decided to work at McDonalds. Although my friend was getting paid more than I was, he hated is job, to the point that it would make him sick. I, on the other hand, loved my job. It gave me the chance to become a positive role model. I taught the children to be proud of whom they were and made it one of the best summers they ever had. I received minimum wage, but the incentives made the job worthwhile. Children absorb from their surroundings, so I made it my goal to do the best I could to influence them in a positive way, and I did so for 5 years. I saw it as an investment because these children will inherit the earth and I felt that through them I can change the world in a positive way.

I think that is important for people to find jobs that they will be happy in because they work much better and would look forward to do it. Also, if people find jobs doing what they love, they wouldn’t have worked a day in their lives.