People can view jobs in one of three ways. They can see it as a job, a career, or a calling. GiG gives us varying perspectives on how people see their work . The people in this collection of talking about their jobs do not leave any question on how thy feel.
I would characterize the Wal Mart greeter and the teacher as people who see their job as a calling. Both Jim Churchman (Wal Mart) and Katy Bracken (2nd grade teacher) talk about the enjoyment that they get from being at their jobs. Bracken says, "I love the brand of love that comes from this age kid". Bracken goes on to say, "Sometimes I get done with a day and go home and I just miss that affection, that closeness. Like in a certain way, I just feel very blessed to have these kids." I feel that if someone can say that about their work then it is truly a calling. They were meant to do a job if it makes them feel special and wanted and even more importantly, loved.
However, there are people out there who don't enjoy their jobs like William Rosario (UPS driver), and Elise Klein (Mother of 2). These are examples of people that see their jobs as the furthest thing from a calling. Elise Klein said when talking about her job as a mother, "Why do I not even feel good about it a lot of the time?" Jim Churchman and Katy Bracken felt rewarded intrinsically for the work they were doing where these two people are asking themselves why they don't feel good about what they are doing. I see the work of being a mother as a career. Bracken said that she still cries to her mother to this day and that, "being a parent is a lifetime job".
William Rosario the UPS driver says, "I'd like to stay another year or two and then I'm leaving." Rosario sees his job at UPS as simply that. He doesn't want to make a career out of being a UPS man nor does he see it as something he was meant to do. He sees it as a means of making money and a job that will take a serious toll on you physically and mentally. 
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