Great Job

Contribution by Kennith Griffin:

I feel so lucky that I love my job. Most of my friends have had a tough time finding something that they really like. I don’t think that I am more talented or a harder worker than them. I just think I got lucky and found the right place for me sooner than most people do. I’ve been given a raise every year I’ve worked there, and I’m about to be promoted to a management position. I socialize a lot with the people I work with too, which is good because it gives me a different perspective than hanging out with my friends does. Some of them are older and have meaningful and helpful advice to give me. One of my coworkers is a great bargain hunter, and she has given me some really great tips. She told me I should use Direct Star TV for my TV service and I saved a bunch. She also gives me coupons she finds along the way. My younger friends would never be able to help me like that! I’m just happy I work at a place where I fit in and am part of the family.

Intervention

Thanks for the post, Calvin Roberts:

Ever since me and my husband decided to invest in tvbydirect.com we have been watching a lot of the A&E show Intervention. I have worked in the mental health field for a long time so I have plenty of experience in dealing with addiction to drugs and alcohol and it is nice to watch this show, it is kind of like looking in from the outside of what I do. I love that this really involves the family and friends of the addicts. It shows that addiction hurts everyone around and is not exclusively the addict's problem. It never places blame or ridicule but offers solutions and help which is exactly what an addict needs. The show really makes it clear that drug and alcohol addiction are sicknesses that need treatment just like the flu or cancer. Addicts cannot just stop on their own anymore than a cancer patient can get rid of a tumor just by thinking about it. My favorite part of the show is the actually intervention. It is also so suspenseful not knowing if the addict will accept the help or not. I also love the short follow up at the end that shows them either in treatment doing great, or that they have failed and are back on the streets. Of course I hope everyone gets help and succeeds but there are cases when it just isn't enough.