boring jobs vs. interesting jobs

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Many jobs whether they are high or low pay, can be very boring to a person while others can be very exciting. There are so many different aspects of one’s job that gives a person the feeling that what he is doing is enjoyable. I have spent the last sixteen years of my life in school sitting in classes but waiting for recess. I am the kind of person who thrives on action and interaction with people and those criteria will guide my choice of career. In my nightmares, I have a job in the postal service as a mail sorter, cloistered in a room, sorting endless piles of mail into piles by zip codes, no chance for air or exercise, no flexibility in schedule, and no opportunity to grow, to develop, to expand my horizons. The endless drudgery, the lack of physical and mental movement, and the lack of interaction with other people would leave me in a state of deep depression. For some people having a stable job, with a paycheck and benefits that never goes up but never does down, is appealing. But I am a poker player by nature and I would rather live on the edge than in the slow lane. By contrast, a floor trader has an exciting career with lots of risk and the financial opportunity that comes with it. A floor trader is a member of the stock or commodities exchange who trades on the exchange floor for his own account. You may have seen the charged fast-paced atmosphere in movies such as “Trading Places”. For me, the idea that in a split second you can either make a huge amount of money or lose everything creates an adrenalin rush that no other job could give me. Another exciting aspect of one’s workplace is the ability to interact with other people. A floor trader is around other people constantly and meets fascinating people from so many different backgrounds. All the bidding and the yelling creates an environment that is friendly yet competitive at
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