Labor Day reminds me what I did for pay

 Labor Day reminds me what I did for pay

Worked or the Man...or Woman off and on, mostly on, for 52 years from age 16 to 68. Looking back I realize how one experiences most human emotions on the job: joy, satisfaction, pride, relief, fear, angst, fatigue, rivalry, camaraderie, anxiety to name a few. Every one revealed a bit more of me and human mature to myself for use along the journey. I never felt any job beneath me if it helped pay some bills. Shortest job held was as chemical company freight handler. Couldn't lift those 100 lb. bags. Tried to finish one shift but collapsed after 5 hours. Boss laughed and said "Stay in college, kid." Longest, 42 years as logistics manager.

If I didn't miss any, here they are

shoe store stock boy

cafeteria dishwasher

bakery sanitation worker

steel foundry worker

boxcar freight handler

chemical company freight handler

sociological research worker

marketing company product interviewer

private club waiter

drug store cashier

delivering telephone books

taxi driver

Chicago Public School teacher

community college/technical college instructor

furniture store warehouse worker

home improvement store sales clerk

business owner - seminar instructor

transportation consultant

logistics manager

No matter how much satisfaction working for pay provided, it doesn't top the satisfaction of the work I now do for free