"Right now, this is a job. If I advance any higher, this would be my career....

...And if this were my career, I'd have to throw myself in front of a train."

Do not let the title throw you off - that is not at all how I feel about my job. Quite the contrary in fact - hence the blog all about work. Yes, I count my self lucky that to be one of those people that genuinely enjoys going to work each day. 

Today, you see, marks six months that I have been working at the Bradford and it felt fitting that the next installment focus on this very important aspect of my life.

But let's rewind back to about eight months ago, the beginning of April when I was applying for any and all jobs that I could find. CareerBuilder and I became very, very close friends and I slept with my cell phone near my pillow, just in case a potential employer would feel the need to call and offer me a job at 2 a.m. It sucked. And then God smiled on me and put me in the position where I was going to choose between doing something I loved as a hobby and taking a chance on an entirely different life. It was a hard choice. You could go straight into a job where you knew what you were doing. Or, you could inch closer to the cliff, peer down and hold your breath. And so, I jumped...in to an entirely different life.

I knew nothing about Credit Unions when I started my job. I didn't - and don't - even belong to one. I had never stepped foot into a class that involved credits or debits. I couldn't tell you what a GL was. And here I am 6 months later, and I can't believe what I've learned. This isn't supposed to be about what I've learned, though. Everyone in a job pretty much takes away the same skills - takes away or ignores, at least. You learn about people. You learn how you work. You learn soft skills, hard skills, medium skills and easy skills. It doesn't vary that much, really. But what does change are the details. 

And the details of my job are what make me love it. Its every person I work with. It's being the new girl but exceeding expectations. It's taking ten-minute YouTube breaks to refuel. It's coming up with co-worker crosswords. It's winning the gnome. I love the details of my job. 

But that wasn't really what I was wanting to express, either. I wanted to try to convey why I like having a job, why I like working. Of course part of it is the paycheck. But I could be hooking and bring in a paycheck - well cash. (Jokes...) The money helps, obviously. But there's something about getting it right that makes it all worth it - no matter what job you're in. Whether it's getting out of KFC by 10:30 on a Friday night or figuring out why a loan form isn't printing correctly, when you get it right, you just know. You know you made the right choice. I've always thrived on winning and getting it right is really just a miniature victory. 

"After Stacey left, it was...it did not go well for a while...and it was hard to see...It's just nice to win one." Kevin Malone - The Office