May 22, 2008

Do You Love Your Job?

Do you love your job? That's a hard question. Let's start by admitting that some people are forced to work in order to survive. That survival means that they do not have the luxury of asking questions of meaning. That's a sad reality of our world. Let's also admit that some people are blessed or fortunate to have a job that they absolutely adore. Writers, musicians, artists, etc. If you love basketball and are a professional player in the NBA, you probably love your job.

But what about the rest of us? What about those of us who, while we might not get to pursue our hobbies in making a living, nonetheless have some choices in where we work and what we do. For the rest of us, let's ask the question.

Do you love your job?

The writers behind the Red Letter Believers blog are always asking challenging questions like this. They suggest that whether or not you love your job may have as much to say about you as it does about the nature of what you do.

Check it out.

“I love my work.”
“I love my job.”
“I love my coworkers.”

These expressions are pretty rare in our modern landscape.

Instead, in the break rooms, in the hallways, in the kitchen and at the timeclock, there is angst, frustration and resignation. Love and work seem to be polar opposites.

Those that do expression admiration for their employment are met with ridicule or regarded as shameless stooges sold out to the man.

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