regarding machinery

understanding makes all the difference.

i work at an amazing job. a place where i am a valued member of a team, where my ideas are heard and put in to action, where the people i work with treat me as an equal and not a lesser. i work at a place where everyone is really good at being a human first and an employee/employer second. my job is stressful, and intense, i have a lot of responsobility and i enjoy it. but i enjoy the people i work with more than the job itself.

there are few if any office politics. people smile, and ask how others are doing. i am invited to lunch with the boss on a regular basis, i have a standing meeting every tuesday with everyone from the office and my ideas are generally welcomed and acted on in meetings. i am valued and appreciated as a functioning cog in the team, not a part off to the side.

so when i can't focus due to a personal crisis, when i sit dazed and confused, trying to work and trying to be aware and involved in what is going on with my family, my boss says "you're doing an amazing job here. if you need a day, feel free to take it. if you need a week feel free to take it."

sometimes, people are good.
i'm just glad i found the good ones to work for.