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My Job As A Job

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When I was growing up when someone would ask me what I wanted to be, I always said, “I want to be a millionaire”. But since then I have learned that working means so much more than just being a millionaire. I learned that work was about learning new things and bettering the world we live in. It all started when I dropped out of college just a semester before completing my business degree at the University of Villanova. Once I dropped out I just did a few short-term jobs through several different businesses that helped build my skills in my intended degree. About two years after dropping out however, I found some work at SECA a company that produces concrete products and have been there ever since. When I started out for SECA because I had no degree and little experience in business I started out completing spreadsheets and doing little side jobs. While the job was very repetitive at times it taught me a lot of lessons not only about business but life overall. Having to work that hard for a poor salary was tough for me, but it taught me that whenever you give up on something such as my degree you have to work that much harder to get it back. I remember having to sit in the same chair for eight hours straight filling in spreadsheets. During the day, I would try and listen to music to pass some time but every once in a while, the guy next to me would talk through my headphones about something nonsensical. The simplest of jobs was taking effect on me both emotionally and

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