I just finished my 500th book repair and it felt weird

It was a 1920s copy of 'The Great Gatsby' with a broken spine and torn signatures. I thought hitting that number would feel like a big win, but it just felt like another job. The real surprise was that I looked back and over 300 of those repairs were for the same local library system. I guess I never added it up before. It made me realize I'm not just fixing books for people, I'm basically the library's backup plan. Has anyone else hit a number that made them see their work in a different way?

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karenm4924d ago

Notice how the quiet, steady jobs are the ones holding everything together.

hart.ryan24d ago

Totally agree with you... it's the people you never see who keep the lights on and the water running. They don't get the big awards or the loud praise, but man, we'd fall apart without them. It's a quiet kind of strength that doesn't need a spotlight. Makes you want to just say thanks to the folks stocking shelves or fixing roads at night. Real heroes wear work boots, not capes.