Working at a Gas Station
I have done a lot of different jobs in my life. I've worked basic labor positions. I have worked mundane and boring jobs. I have done food service. I have done a lot of different things. Because of how much I have struggled, I have had a really hard time holding down a job. Either I am sleeping way too much or hardly at all. I have had a very difficult time focusing as well. I remember one time I was working with one of my friend's dad doing salvage work, trying to gather up metals to sell to a market that recycles junk metal, and there was a car in the junk yard we were working at and the tires were flat. This guy had me air up the tires, and I completely spaced off how much air in the tire I need to put in and the tire exploded, knocking me on my ass and disorienting me for a couple seconds. My friend's dad first asked me if I was alright, and then chewed my ass for a good five minutes or so. I definitely deserved it, being that I almost got myself killed. Thank the LORD for his divine protection. Now, the most successful line of work I have done has been at gas stations and convenience stores. It's pretty laid back. I can do a lot of thinking, and I can interact with people. I don't mind doing really simple work like mopping floors. Doing that type of stuff is the best time for me to get "caught up in my own thoughts," like some mean old person said to me once as an insult. (I'm trying not to use foul language! Haha) I enjoy thinking about a lot of different topics at work, like political issues, history, government, war, psychology, philosophy, law, value systems, ideas about ideas, you get the point. I've worked at two different gas stations in my life, one in Bozeman, and one in Belgrade. When I was in Bozeman, I worked at Casey's Corner for about Seven months. I lost it because I went to hope house, and they took out my SIM card in my phone, and my boss didn't know where I was and couldn't get a hold of me. Shoot! There goes one of the best jobs I had. It's ok! This is just one life! I get either an eternal one, or countless more to be successful in. As a christian, I'm leaning more towards the eternal one. This place sucks compared to that. Now I am working at Town pump, my old employer's biggest competitor, and I am doing very well at it. I get to have fun, I am doing what I am told to do, my boss loves me (at least I think she does), and I am making some frickin' money for once. My ultimate goal is to pursue a career in writing. It's one of few things God gave me that has great utility, second only to my faith. On a side note, one of the best quotes I have ever come up with says, "If believing you exist forever is a delusion, it is a delusion of great utility!" Have a Good day.
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