I Get Paid Regardless

Is it bad if I have to consciously make myself come to work? Why am I even asking, I bet everyone feels the same way. It's not that I don't like my job but I'd just be rather doing something else- don't we all?

I have just been told by my boss that I need to give a tour in about an hour. Oh yeah, besides working at the office, I'm also a Campus Tour Guide. Not the fanciest title ever, but I do enjoy doing what I do (after I gave up hoping I didn't have to be here today).

I remember when I went to a campus tour at UCLA. Our group's guide, was about 19 and she was an English major. I felt so envious of her. I wanted to be her. I wanted to be in a university completing my studies, being smart, working, telling people how much I loved my school and all that good stuff. I remember walking around campus knowing that "someday" would not be too far away.

When I first came to apply for this job, I had no idea it involved giving tours (thanks for the info Michael) but when I was told about it, I got excited. The memory of that UCLA tour was long gone until I searched for it today. It's quite surprising when you realize that everything you do in life might be somehow connected to something you've done before (karma?).

So in about 45 minutes I'll go and tell a student that this is a step closer. That our campus is great and the student life, a dream come true (for a junior college). That this is where it all starts for those that couldn't make it big time after high school, and that overall, this is another chance. If I'm lucky they'll believe my words and work on their education until they succeed and graduate. If not, they'll make fun of my pep talk over coffee with their friends and never come back. Good thing I get paid regardless.