Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You DO Like About Your Job

Since I appended five things I liked about my job to last week's list, I'm going to tweak this assignment just a little bit, and make my list "10 Things I Like About Having a Job." As usual, these are in no particular order (except for the first one):

1. The ability to support myself financially
   
2. The ability to contribute to my family's financial support (this would really be more like 1a, but I couldn't get the numbering to work that way)
   
3. Mental stimulation and challenge
   
4. Personal development
5. The opportunity to meet people I might not otherwise know
6. Getting out of the house
7. Health insurance
8. Feeling like a productive, contributing member of society (sometimes)
9. Always having a general-interest conversation topic
   
10. Gaining a greater appreciation for weekends and holidays