Jobs I Would Love

Another week of Travelin’Oma assignments. Week 2, Day 1. I was looking forward to this all weekend.

Jobs I would love.

There are so many jobs that I would just love to have. Where do I start?

A university professor. I absolutely loved teaching at BYU. There were many parts that were challenging (mostly politics and whiny students), but it was so rewarding. I love to drink in the atmosphere on campus – any campus. Walking around and seeing students scurrying to their next class or study group makes me want to go and join them, no matter where they are headed, and just be a fly on the wall while learning is taking place. Assigning meaningful homework, responding to struggling students, and enabling those “Aha!” moments, is a mighty powerful thing.

A secretary. Okay, I know this may sound boring to many, but this is one of my very favorite jobs. I just love being as efficient as possible and helping to make everything run smoother. I love ordering the office supplies and carefully placing them in the well-organized cupboards, just keeping the tools that the employees need readily available at all times. I love going above and beyond the front desk duties to find all of those random projects that people are reminded of every time they look in that drawer, closet, or cupboard, but it is a waste of their time to remedy the situation. The list goes on and on. Ooh, I get excited just thinking about it!

An employee at a used bookstore. I would relish going to work each day, entering the store and breathing in the smell of books. I would wander around the store in free moments, randomly selecting a tome off the shelf and leafing through it, reading a page here and there to be able to more fully assist customers in a mood for a specific type of book. Knowing where each volume could be found and leading an anticipating patron to the jewel they have been searching to find for days, months, or years.