Bad Day, Sure as Hell not Today!

I spent years in a career that I enjoyed for the most part. At least I enjoyed it for the first 12 or so years. The final 5 years I did not enjoy it at all. In the final 5 years it brought me nothing but angst.

Fast forward to now. It is not the highest paying job I have ever had, far from it actually! But I can pay my bills and afford to buy something for myself or children once a month (notice the OR in that sentence!). But here is what I do get that I have not had in so many years that I hate to reflect...I get such satisfaction, gratitude and a feeling of accomplishment!

My job has been one of taking something that was sub par to something great. Yes, I said great! I had a review of my facility today that put me over the moon! One of my supervisors called me at home to congratulate me, another one emailed me on my personal email to tell me what awesome feedback he had.

My employees were perfect, yes absolutely perfect. The area that I thought I was weak in (clinical notations), the review specifically mentioned how impressed they were with those same clinical notations that I was so concerned with.

Besides having so many pats on the back for myself, I was able to tell one employee that if he keeps up the good work he is doing that he will be the next manager when I move to district. The thrill he felt was almost as good as the one I feel myself.

I know I will have a bad day at work eventually but it sure as hell wasn't today!