What’s Your Passion?

I know a lot of people hate their jobs. And I’m sorry for that. A line I used to say to people was: “I love my work, but I hate my job.” There are times when being a college professor could be very annoying, 

But the most important thing about that was that I didn’t just have a job—I had a career. I had done some planning for things, which sometimes changed along the way, but when I became a college professor, that was my career choice; regardless of my position and placement, it was still part of my career. 

I feel bad for people who hate their jobs. but, I have to say, that’s part of the planning, isn’t it? If your job goals are to wear shorts and work outside, and that’s about it, there’s not a lot of flexibility there. Or maybe it’s all flexibility but no real career or advancement.

It comes back to those students I would meet on recruitment days. Some who I asked, “What’s your passion? What are you interested in?”—they had no answer except for, “I don’t know.” My passions changed over the years, but I always knew what I wanted to do. In retirement, I’m still creating a theatre company. It’s very hard to kill the passion when you have it all your life.