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Subject:Re: Re[2]: Do we like our jobs? From:lori m long <llong -at- UNM -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 16 Mar 1995 16:24:57 -0700
On Thu, 16 Mar 1995, KnoxML1 wrote:
> I love *knowing what's going on* in scientific research, and I like
> having a part in making sure it *keeps* going on by making the results
> comprehensible to those who can use them.
And sometimes even those who CAN'T use them! Ditto :)
> Also, I love words. I love digging into the incomprehensible, conquering
> the meaning so I understand, and then making the obscure and difficult
> clear and accessible.
My favorite part, personally :)
> And finally, I like the pleasure on the faces of the authors, researchers,
> and engineers when they read what I've written, look up, and say, "Yes!
> THAT's what I meant!"
> A good day, when that happens.
And the most rewarding part for me . . . :)
I love playing with language and computers. I also like getting assigned
a task and attacking it from every angle until I turn out something I can
be proud of (barring insanity and deadlines!). I enjoy the challenge,
especially when it involves taking something obscure and making it more
readable and understandable for the average Joe/Josette.
I also LOVE learning new things, so I enjoy the research end of it a
bunch too. (Especially the kind where I get to go chat with people about
a certain topic!) :)
