I work in a conflict filled environment with many negative aspects but I still enjoy my job overall. I’m a Mountie, been doing it for almost 18 years now. Got to travel and work all over the country, met some amazing people and seen some horrific things. There are many frustrating aspects such as a perceived lack of support from the public (I say perceived because I’m well aware my views are coloured by media and negative interactions with a small percentage of the public, I continuously remind myself of this), management, courts and government. With that said, my “faith bank” for lack of a better term, is filled up when a car pulls up next to me and some kid rolls his window down to wave and say hi, or I’ll get stopped while doing foot patrol and joe public will say “thanks for doing what you do”. Little things like that remind me that the silent majority still thinks I’m ok and helps remind me why I took on this career.
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