My 26 year career is finally worth it..

Trevor · June 29, 2015, 08:17:10 AM

There are some moments at work when you get a big wake-up call and you realize that you made the right choice choosing that career. I got one last week.

I had an email from a lady from the UK whose father is currently very ill: he was featured as an amateur tennis player in a SA newsreel from 1945 and his dying wish - he has cancer - was to see this again. He told his daughter it would be impossible to find and she contacted me.

Impossible to find? Challenge accepted.

I found the footage inside ten minutes and after breaking all - I mean ALL - the archive rules about having a film cool down after retrieval, etc, I had it at the lab and by midday, colleagues there had uploaded the video to Vimeo and he was able to see it.

Wow: my job is finally worth it.

zombie no.one · June 29, 2015, 10:28:38 AM

well that is pretty awesome. good on yer!

retrorussell · June 29, 2015, 01:47:49 PM

That is great, Trev!

My job is so worth it now; I'm in an area where nobody really bothers me and I can work as fast or slow as I want, as long as I get the job done.. at times I can get away with not working at all. A former shift had me in a different ward where the boss always visited to chat with the nurses, and a crew in the operating rooms were worthless as all get out and ticked me off to no end. Not dealing with any of that nowadays!

bob · June 30, 2015, 03:47:58 PM

That's pretty cool

Trevor · July 01, 2015, 02:17:55 AM

Quote from: zombie #1 on June 29, 2015, 10:28:38 AM
well that is pretty awesome. good on yer!

It only hit me later that day what I had done: I hope I put a smile on her Dad's face.

Trevor · July 01, 2015, 02:19:02 AM

Quote from: retrorussell on June 29, 2015, 01:47:49 PM
That is great, Trev!

My job is so worth it now; I'm in an area where nobody really bothers me and I can work as fast or slow as I want, as long as I get the job done.. at times I can get away with not working at all. A former shift had me in a different ward where the boss always visited to chat with the nurses, and a crew in the operating rooms were worthless as all get out and ticked me off to no end. Not dealing with any of that nowadays!

*Cough*

I sometimes lock my door at lunchtime and take a nap for a few minutes: no one's caught me yet.

Trevor · July 01, 2015, 02:20:38 AM

Quote from: bob on June 30, 2015, 03:47:58 PM
That's pretty cool

Agreed: as I said, what I did only hit me later, hours after I left work for the day.

Allhallowsday · July 01, 2015, 10:41:18 AM

Congratulations, Trevor! Good job!

Trevor · January 25, 2016, 01:45:13 AM

Quote from: Allhallowsday on July 01, 2015, 10:41:18 AM
Congratulations, Trevor! Good job!

Thanks, Brother AHD

indianasmith · January 25, 2016, 07:57:58 AM

Kindness is the light of the universe. You just made our world a brighter place.

Trevor · January 25, 2016, 08:04:32 AM

Quote from: indianasmith on January 25, 2016, 07:57:58 AM
Kindness is the light of the universe. You just made our world a brighter place.

Thanks: I was wondering the other day while we were on Christmas break if this lady's father is still alive. Even if he isn't, I'm sure I eased his way a little.

javakoala · January 25, 2016, 03:38:23 PM

Brother Trevor, you have a good heart.

I'm sure the whole family is thankful for your speed and kindness.

Trevor · January 26, 2016, 01:29:49 AM

Quote from: javakoala on January 25, 2016, 03:38:23 PM
Brother Trevor, you have a good heart.

I'm sure the whole family is thankful for your speed and kindness.

Hugs