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In terms of your career path, are you likely to seek out jobs that require a great deal of emotional labor? Why or why not?

In terms of my career path, I$\text{'}$m more likely to pursue jobs that require less emotional labor. I've been working in the field I$\text{'}$m in now for about $8$ years and it can be emotionally draining sometimes especially with me completing school and starting a business on my own. With the career I$\text{'}$m situations situations.

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Elisabeth Browne $($She$/$Her$)$

Wednesday

My first and favorite job was as a waitress at a family sandwich shop, I also cooked, cleaned, and ran deliveries and then l$\text{'}$d leave after the lunch rush to manage and run the drive$-$through coffee shop that was an extension of the sandwich shop$/$coffee shop. I overall had a wonderful experience at this job, but I did get the occasional grumpy customer. Sometimes they'd have a hard day, be in a hurry, and sometimes they'd complain about how something was made. Also working for family, my aunt, uncle, and grandma, can sometimes be its own set of problems. But overall I loved my job.

That being said, my family and I, now my kids and husband, would love to move and open a coffee shop$/$bakery$/$gift shop on the coast. My $14-$ykear$-$old is an amazing baker already and gets orders monthly, and I loved being a barista and working with the customers. I feel like if we can make someone's day even with something as simple as coffee then it's a good day.

I believe many jobs have a much higher emotional toll than what I have worked. And in some cases, such as nurses for example, I believe paying them more wouldn't be a bad thing. They have a lot on their shoulders and have to deal with a lot. I don't think I would like that kind of work or all the emotions it brings. It takes special people to do the kinds of jobs that require all the extra emotional tolls. It isn't always something you can leave at the job when you clock out for the day.

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