What
is the most important thing you do at work or school?Learn things that
apply to my major.
Angela, 17
Bella Vista, AR USA
Although I think NOTHING I do at work is
important, I guess everything is. The place I work is like a giant assembly line and
everyone performs one little piece of the work. Mine is one of those pieces and if I
didn't do it, everything else would back up. (Even the filing the Legendary Big Guy in the
file room does is important. If it wasn't done, you wouldn't be able to WALK in here for all the applications. And then I'D
have to do it.)
Reba, 51+
Silver Spring, MD USA
I'm an activist. "Never let education
get in the way of your learning." - my buddy Abe.
Eric, 19
Beverly Hills, CA USA
in the grand scheme of things, I don't do
anything important whatsoever.
Talia, 24
Wilton, CT
USA
Reunite people with their lost
photos (memories). I work at the second largest mail order photo processing lab in the
country. My job, for the most part, is to correct
shipping errors or labeling errors - after the fact. People are amazingly grateful to
learn that their missing orders have been located and are on their way back to them. In
the grand scheme, we process an average of 15,000 rolls per day and of those, only about
10 orders per day are mis-mailed or incorrectly labeled. Not bad at all when you look at
it in the proper perspective.
Fisch, 46
Preston, CT
USA
Play Minesweeper. Well, actually I work in
the automotive industry. My facility builds safety cables that are used in the
cruise control, park lock, and accelerator systems on vehicles manufactured by the top
five car makers. I am responsible for the Pre-Production Approval Process which basically
mean it is my duty to review all new products to ensure quality parts. I never thought
much about the importance of my job until a bad part was sent out of our facility last
year. It was an accelerator cable. When it made it to the destination and was installed on
the vehicle, the car immediately went from 0 mph to 60 mph and shot off the end of the
assembly line. One worker was seriously injured, but we had to be thankful the part
immediately failed instead of working until the vehicle was sold.
Aaron
I think most the work that I do is
important. It's hard for me to answer. I work for
Habitat for Humanity International and spend most of my time facilitating the work of the
local HFH affiliates. I consult with the local boards of directors, committees and
volunteers. I conduct internal reviews to make sure they remain in compliance with their
charter and state and federal laws. All that is important stuff. I guess, overall, helping
HFH volunteers stay happy and use their time efficiently is the most things that I do.
Laura, 36
Lowell, MA
USA
I'm sure I don't know.
Karen, 22
Marshalltown/Ames, IA USA
Pay attention? Unfortunatly that doesn't
always happen.
Dianne, 17
Ontario CANADA
School-show up to class
Work-resist the urge to walk out
Jennifer, 19
Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
Provide my clients with solutions to
their problems.
Jane, 62
West Linn, OR
USA
Hmmm . . . That is all kind of fuzzy right
now. I suppose try to funnel resources to others as best I know how . . . Occasionally I
help someone learn something new and I try to share my experience with others who involved
in similar activities as myself. Of late . . I feel like I am doing a lot of controlling
my own anger and frustration.
Felicia, 35
Lowell, MA
USA
Pay attention. If I didn't pay attention to
what my teachers said, nothing else would be accomplished.
Johanna, 18
OK USA
Shape the lives of children.
Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA
I work as a therapist for pre-school-age
children who have been diagnosed with disabilities. Most of my work is with kids who have
autism-spectrum disorders, but I have also worked with kids with many other diagnosis. My
work involves paperwork, preparation, clean-up, meetings, etc, etc - but the most
important time I spend is the time with the kids and/or their families. It is a very
difficult but rewarding job.
Deb
What is the most important thing you
do at work? Are you kidding? I am the most
insignificant speck of dirt at work...I don't do anything important...unless you consider
the inhalation and expulsion of oxygen and carbon dioxide an important thing I do at
work....
Frodo
age unknown, parts unknown
Remembering that I do eventually get to go
home.
Firelady, 23
Dallas, TX
USA
at work, umm... i help the good people of
weymouth pay for their groceries quickly efficently and without any problems. and at
school, i dont do anything.
Karen2, 15
Boston, MA
USA
show up
Patty
I don't feel like right now I am doing
anything important at work. I am there just to get paid at this point. I feel this way
because I just recently had a baby and I would rather be with him than at work but
financially that doesn't work right now.
Celeste, 30
Colorado Springs, CO USA
Trying to let my light shine. So that
everyone I come in contact with will be able to sense something different in me. A spirit
of peace that comes with knowing God.
Janet, 44
E. Brunswick, NJ USA
I don't really have one. When I'm in a bad
mood, I'm in a bad mood. Period.
Kristin, 20
IA USA
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