JobQuest: Coda

[athelind]

I am not a scientist.

I am not in a job where I am doing science, particularly not the kind of ecological sciences that I thought was my calling.

For years, for decades, I had I Am A Scientist, and if I am not Doing Science, I am Wasting My Life carved on my soul

Comments

[archteryx]

Well, I'm about to join you in this "not a scientist" bit, it looks like. I'm certainly pounding hard on alternatives.

Oorah.

[eclipsegryph]

"I am in a job that leaves me engaged, fulfilled and, at the end of more days than not, happy."

That is always great to hear/read. XD

[athelind]

Of course, if I'd Gotten Over Myself in 1990 or so, I'd still be in the Coast Guard, with a couple of decades of "engaged, fulfilled, and happy" under my belt.

Unless I'd retired at 20 years instead of 30.

[r_caton]

Life is Good, indeed.
Me Engineer
Me mainly chat with customers on phone, do social work like as not...
but I make people happy, the company I work for makes people happy (on the whole) and I love my job, too.

It's a good feeling.

Almost makes up for the bastard 25 mile drive across London every day.....

[terminotaur]

Its weird for me. When I finally let go of needing that to define me, and relaxed, enjoyed what I was doing (though it was as a technician), that was when I ended up getting the best shot at being a scientist. :)

I don't know if I really can define myself now. I still think of myself more as a technician. Maybe its best not to really put too much into the definitions because then there's the chance for things to surprise you, or in some cases create new definitions.

[wy]

I think I got the other half of the coin flip, Aeth. Doing science *for* the Coast Guard.

And I think I love it too.