I was only so-so at it. I liked it, but I never had the personality to go 20 years in that line of work; at least, not in an active town like I was working in. I would have wound up being either completely apathetic or else completely emotional about it all, an ends-justifies-the-means type. Neither extreme is good. Some people can keep that middle ground no matter what, but I didn’t think I was one of them.
Actually, a lot of what I learned from that line of work came in handy for what I do now. It was an easy transition for me. Observe and report, just the facts, it is what it is, write it all up in a manner that makes sense and above all tell the truth as well as I know it. I get most all the upsides of the role without any of the cost. Plus nights, weekends and holidays off.
