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Well, since I am the first to respond to this thread, I guess that means I really love my job . . . and I do!
I am a graduate assistant at a university and teach writing composition. I get paid quite well, which is a big help since I am paying my own way through grad school.
One of the things I like about my job is the atmosphere. It is very laid back and I am pretty much my own boss with my own office. If I am sick or just don't feel like teaching one day I can just ask the secretary to put a note on the classroom door....it's really no big deal. However, I am very dedicated, and although I am just a few years older than my students, its fun to "scare" them or play the "mean" teacher once in a while. I have to admit that I intimidate many of my male students--especially the big, tough football players. I guess they are not used to a woman telling them what to do.
The best thing about my job is being around my fellow
colleagues / classmates. Since we teach and go to school at the same time, we really have a great support system going with one another. It is so amazing to go to a job where I am surrounded by scholarly-minded people who love literature and have serious aspirations in life.
The only liability of teaching that I can think of is the below-average writing skills I have to deal with. It's quite disturbing to learn that some of my students have made it this far when they can't even spell correctly.
Yes, I am working towards another career. In three or four years I will have my PhD and will be able to work as a professor anyplace of my choice. My area of focus is nineteenth-century British literature, and I hope to help my future students learn to love all the great classics as I do. 
"Les enfers sont les autres."
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. The Auto industrry is an ever growing one, and I hope to evolve with the business. It is really just applied Science, I love it.
, Firebird?
