I truly believe in the phrase that a job is a job, and if an
individual is out in the workplace pulling a paycheck to support
themselves and their family, no shame should be associated with,
for example, flipping burgers or mopping floors.  During
college, I paid for my rent and textbooks by working as a
cashier at Fazoli’s, while also maintaining an internship with
the Department of Agricultural Communication at Purdue
University and being a tutor for a local high school student.
Although, I may not have gotten a full eight hours of sleep
every night, my bills were paid, I earned my bachelor’s degree
and I got free pans of lasagna and breadsticks whenever I worked
the closing shift at the restaurant.  While I have the utmost
respect for anybody who holds a job and gives it their all,
whether they feel they are overqualified for the position, there
are a few career fields that I find very admirable, and those
employees forever will have my gratitude for the work they do,
day in and day out.  Those include an