Possible Saturation

Originally posted August 6th, 2007

Possible saturation
Current mood: drained
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers

Ever hear the saying, "If you find something you love, stick with it" or one more adequate for this blog's purpose..."If you love what you do, you'll never have to work a day in your life"? If you have, then follow me as I examine this more closely.

I am going to do my best to straddle the fence and for my own protection, I will wear a cup in case I fall in the middle when all is said and done. On the train ride home, I was pondering the idea that there is a saturation point at which your job, or even in more general terms, any activity you are engaging in at a given time, becomes mundane and loses its luster.

Is this possible if you love it that much? I think so.

Too much of anything can be a bad thing. (it can be a good thing too, but we're trying to be negative here damnit!!!) Eating is great...you get to try new foods and test your pallate with cuisines from all over the world, however this may lead to obesity from overeating or possibly a low balance in your checking account from constantly hitting up new restaurants for a night out on the town.

Working out...this can help enhance the functionality of your heart and your cardiovascular system as a whole. You can lose weight, tone up and reduce body fat as well. But if you grind it out too often, you may run the risk of taxing your body to the point of fatigue as well as developing nagging joint aches and pains that might otherwise have been non-existent if not for your over-indulgence at the gym.

Reading is great. Not enough children actually go home after school anymore and read just for recreation. They just pull out their video game system of choice or pop on some TV dulling their minds to the point where zombies might even say, "hey kid...go read a book" OR "go outside and play already!".

Notice the trend...2 sides to everything...which is what has led to my confusion in this matter. I work for Major League Baseball's website A.K.A. MLB.com. Whenever anybody asks me where I work, I can barely get to explain my actual duties to them before their eyes light up exuding an obvious appreciation for my position. I sometimes say to myself..."I am lucky to be working in sports and more so in baseball". I hear this from some friends too, "Do you know how many people would kill to be in your shoes?" and while I can't possibly disagree with their assessment, it's not completely black and white.

When you're working...you are working. You have to fully concentrate on your duties in order to complete the numerous tasks at hand on and given day/night. Now while there may be perks (not too many)...it seems to me (at least lately) that while baseball has been one of my favorite sports over the years...it is slowly but surely starting to take a backseat to the pigskin.

I can remember back about 5-6 years ago sitting in front of my computer and trying to dig up ridiculous stats just because I wanted to know about them. There wasn't a necessity really to just know, I just felt compelled to read because it was fun. Now don't get me wrong, I can still read and enjoy, but researching feels more a chore of late than a leisurely activity.

It also doesn't help when my boss is on my case about every little thing either.

I do agree that you should love what you do...but I can't agree with the line that immediately follows that saying "...you'll never have to work a day in your life". To try and tell me that it doesn't feel like work is preposterous. Can you like what you do? Sure! Will there be hectic days? Absolutely! With this in mind, I feel like any job, love it or not, will seem like work when all is said and done. There is nothing wrong with that though. We all have to work usually starting in our teen years (unless you're still working on removing your silver spoon) up until you're in your mid to late 60s. The reality is...if you don't work, you don't get paid and if you don't get paid, you don't make money and if you don't make money, survival becomes utterly impossible.

I had so much enthusiasm when I started here thinking that this was going to be the job I would have for the next 20-30 years. If you told me 3 years ago that I would begin to tire of my job, I would have had Dr. Happy and his friends with the white coats cart you off.

I still watch baseball and enjoy my Yankees, but I observe that I don't have the same fire I once did about the sport. There could be many reasons outside of my job that could contribute to this, but I wonder if my feelings towards the sport that I've lived, breathed and eaten throughout my life would be tremendously altered if I didn't work in it.

I mean I'm an assman as it were, but I'm not going to go out and become a proctologist…you know?

Anyway, I've babbled long enough…time to go fix me some lunch….mmmm mmm meatloaf!

This is Robby Radio…signing off!