When you look back on all the jobs you have had, which one was the best one, to you?

When you think back on all the jobs you have had, which one was the best, in your opinion? What made it the best to you? Was it fun? Did it pay so so well? Did you really like your coworkers? Did you really like your boss? Did you get to do very little? Did you get to do a lot and you liked to be busy? Did you never see your boss?

For me, it was when I first came to the (government) department I still work for now. This was 10 years ago. My supervisor was very “social worky.” She would tell me things for my personal growth, she would teach me about the agency and my position, she would tell me things like “if you don’t take care of yourself you can’t take care of other people.” In other words, if you need coffee, food, a break, whatever, do it and take care of your needs. She let me go to meetings that freed me up for an amount of time that no other supervisor would ever grant such leeway (she let me do a 12 week course on adolescent sexuality that was 3 hours one day a week in the city, and I got to take the whole day off to do it, which was like a day off in the city each week). I have had other jobs where I have fond memories of the coworkers, the pay was great, etc., and my current job has a nice supervisor but I really hate the work, but this job I was just talking about was the one that I hated the least of all of the jobs I have had.