I really like my job.
And I'm not just saying that because I have today off. :) We work four tens at the County, which means I have every Friday off. It's very nice.
Working for the government is at once an incredibly humbling and gratifying thing. I am a servant of the public, so in a very real sense everyone is my boss. Everyone. I feel that when I watch people come in to my office or even just walk by at the Courthouse. I feel it when I deal with property owners who have hopes and dreams for their future. I feel it when I get my paycheck, because even though it is small, it is still a portion of what people have sacrificed for me and my skills, talents, and experience. And they have done this in the interest of keeping our County going strong and efficiently. It is a sacred trust, one that I do not take lightly.
I also love the chance to help affect the positive direction of our County. Morgan is a very lovely place and I am honored to have the chance to help keep it that way. Planning is an interesting field, one where people get a chance to change things or to shape the way things are changed. Even if it is to say we do not want change.
Alas, everything does change, and people have the right to develop or use their property in the way they want, as long as it is within the law. Balancing that, we have the sense of morals and desires of the community at large, where people can help things develop appropriately. It's a great balancing act, and it's always dynamic and exciting.
I'm grateful for the chance to be a part of it.
And I'm not just saying that because I have today off. :) We work four tens at the County, which means I have every Friday off. It's very nice.
Working for the government is at once an incredibly humbling and gratifying thing. I am a servant of the public, so in a very real sense everyone is my boss. Everyone. I feel that when I watch people come in to my office or even just walk by at the Courthouse. I feel it when I deal with property owners who have hopes and dreams for their future. I feel it when I get my paycheck, because even though it is small, it is still a portion of what people have sacrificed for me and my skills, talents, and experience. And they have done this in the interest of keeping our County going strong and efficiently. It is a sacred trust, one that I do not take lightly.
I also love the chance to help affect the positive direction of our County. Morgan is a very lovely place and I am honored to have the chance to help keep it that way. Planning is an interesting field, one where people get a chance to change things or to shape the way things are changed. Even if it is to say we do not want change.
Alas, everything does change, and people have the right to develop or use their property in the way they want, as long as it is within the law. Balancing that, we have the sense of morals and desires of the community at large, where people can help things develop appropriately. It's a great balancing act, and it's always dynamic and exciting.
I'm grateful for the chance to be a part of it.
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