Every
morning I wake up, drink my coffee, and go to work. I am a researcher.
The word
research brings to mind two things: Writing a college term paper and the word adventure. I prefer to think that my job
is adventurous. I travel around the world each day--via the internet-- to learn
about people, companies, and the news in my industry. Needless to say, I love
my job.
More than
the actual research, the best part of my job is the gratitude that my
co-workers show me. You could say I’m “brainwashed” or “drinking the company’s
Kool-Aid”…that’s fine. But then ask yourself how many “thank-you” emails you
send and receive in a day. I can proudly say that I received at least three
today alone.
Three.
That seems like such a small number. However, I’m not just talking about an
email that says “Thank You” at the very end. I’m talking about individual
emails that were purposefully drafted.
When I
began my job, I printed the first “thank you” email I received and carefully
placed it in my binder. Today is my 106th
day at my job. I’ve stopped printing the grateful emails—to save paper. At the
rate that my co-workers send them, I may even be saving a small forest.
And
this… THIS is what I had in mind for my first job after graduation. :)
