Captain_Underpants53, on 26 February 2021 - 12:04 AM, said:
(sigh) And here I was thinkin' you worked fer a livin'.

Sorry to disappoint Captain. If it's any consolation, my dad was career enlisted and one of the best pieces of advice he ever gave me was to take care of my enlisted people, because they would make or break my career. I was fortunate enough to have a number of really good chiefs and senior petty officers during my time in - a good senior enlisted is worth way more than their weight in gold to a wet behind the ears junior officer. I even had one of my chiefs pull me aside and (politely, but quite firmly and pointedly) read me the riot act when I screwed something up - he was right to do so, and not only did I appreciate the correction, I remembered it and didn't do it again.
I'd say I work for a living now, but I moved into management a couple years ago so I'm probably not working for a living anymore LOL