What A Day
I walked into my office today. There was a stack of papers on it, updated policies, and new information I needed to sort through. I knew that I had to thoroughly prepare myself for the appointment I had in an hour. With everything going on in the economy, I was one of the people everybody turned to for answers. ”Mrs., sorry to interrupt but line 1 wants to ask you some questions on why the reserve ratio changed.” The secretary then handed me the paper and left. The Wall Street Journal would have to wait. I reached for the phone, answered a few questions and politely explained that anything further would need to be addressed at a different time. I flipped open my computer to see a dozen emails. Only 8 am. Chances are, my boss sent me something important that I needed to know before the conference. I flipped through them all, learning little tidbits of information I could use within the hour. I love my job working for the Fed. ~ All of my career opportunities started this semester when I sat in Mr. Hedrick’s economy course learning about the Federal Reserve Banks and feeling somehow, that someday, I could be there. I find it ironic, I came here to be a teacher and I am going to be leaving in less than a year fully motivated to head in the direction of the Fed. The basics of his course are teaching me the basics of how the world works. I know that when I transfer to Florida in less than a year now, I will reapply these same principles.It had occurred to me the other day, just how precious our time here at college really is.