3 Quotes (Jenna Fitzpatrick)

“My mind has been so divorced from my job, except as a source of income, it’s really absurd." Pg. 521 "This is the first comfortable job I’ve ever had in my life and it is absolutely despicable" Pg.522 -Nora Watson

This just emphasizes that having an easy job and making a good salary is not everything. In a world that is so materialistic it is hard to remember that money is not everything. Nora can basically do whatever she wants at work and spends only a small amount of time actually working. She is completely comfortable with her job, but look how much animosity she has towards it. I do not want to share the feelings that Nora feels towards her work.

But I’ll not give up the sane work.… But I’ll never again play the full-time lying dishonest role

Lundquist is still in search of a job that will provide him with enough money to survive, but will also provide him with a happy lifestyle. This is the balance I want to find when I graduate college; money is important to me, but so is my happiness and as Walter puts it, “being sane.” Walter is fifty years old and he is still searching for a job where he can live comfortably. Nobody wants to be fifty years old and still trying to find a job that can provide for a family. Hopefully I can figure out what I am passionate about and turn that into my career relatively fresh out of college. I do not want to be still searching for a job I am happy with and can provide for my family when I am 50 years old.I’ve done most of my life.” (527) -Walter Lundquist

“Maybe I look at wrong. (Slowly, emphasizing each word) There just isn’t much to talk about.” (266) -Fred Roman when talking about accounting and how other people view it.

Roman does not enjoy even discussing his job. This is not how I want to end up. I want to enjoy talking about my job and things that go on at work. Roman is so unhappy with his job that it is almost like he is too embarrassed to even talk about. I want to come home and be excited to tell my family the events of my day. My mom is a teacher and she comes home each day with stories she is excited to tell us about. I want to be like that and not feel the same way that Roman feels about his work.