There's a ton of jobs that society deems as bad that are in fact not bad at all. "Garbage men" in certain cities, for example, make quite a nice living.
I just think that sometimes we see "Janitor" and think that it's automatically bad. Too often, we don't even scratch the surface or know the whole story.
And (honestly not joking), Good Will Hunting is a great movie.
The dig at parking attendants is off the mark, I think Parking attendant is a great job (if you angle it right and get a quiet parking lot, say, long term by the airport).
You are free to read to your hearts content, and get paid to do so.
I was an overnight security guard for 3 years at a Christian college. Honestly, it was the easiest job I've ever had because there was never any crime, the students were serious about school and very studious, and it was a dry campus. It was easy for me to get overtime, which made the pay tolerable.
The first thing I did was make a reading list. I re-read most of the Western Canon and a lot of other non-fiction books I wanted to read. The school also had a computer lab with Macs and even a few Linux boxen, and during the winter when I was snowed in I spent many nights learning PHP, Python, and MySQL. It ended up being one of the most productive learning periods of my life.
> I just think that sometimes we see "Janitor" and think that it's automatically bad.
Some people, sometimes, probably. Me, most of the time, no. Currently I'd be rather happy if I were a janitor. Easy going job, lot's of time to think about neat stuff, no major stress and stable income. Or at least that's how I think it would be, reality might differ.
I just think that sometimes we see "Janitor" and think that it's automatically bad. Too often, we don't even scratch the surface or know the whole story.
And (honestly not joking), Good Will Hunting is a great movie.