Today at work I squashed bugs most of the day.
That’s the kind of fun I have to choose to have.
The other attitude I could have is that squashing bugs is boring, tedious, and is not as much fun as creating new things.
The real issue is what sort of attitude I’m going to have about my job.
As many people know my job is very nice.
The wages are good, the atmosphere is relaxed, and no animals are harmed during any of the shoots.

The problem with that sort of environment is that you get used to the niceties and when something less than ‘perky’ shows up you can get an attitude.
That’s where my faith in Christ must come in.
I must walk in obedience to him so that I am always rejoicing: for the blessing of my job, for the blessing of the debugging, and for the blessing that thousands if not millions of people have seen and use my code.
I just pray that somehow they’ll see my commitment to Christ in the quality of the software.

It’s also good to work with people who’ve worked for other software companies that stank.
People like Robin, who’s en transit, making her way down from Michigan right now.
She used to work for Deerfield, and is glad that she works at Alt-N.
Not just for the nice environment, but also for the personality of the bosses and the other employees.
Robin has reminded me more than once that we’ve got a great job, and that we work for a great company.

Resting in Him,

Randy Peterman