What field are you in?

[Benton]

Journalist/Editor/Writer

I like writing, but having written is way better than the process. I enjoy getting to hear other people's stories and trying to bring that to life.

People. God, they're horrible. Awesome, but still so horrible. And, the business side of things pretty much controls everything.

I ended up in it by accident. I was an art major, but there's an amazingly narrow choice of paying jobs for guys who do inks and charcoals. My plan was to be a sports writer, which I probably would've stuck with over editorial work, but it's hard to make a living as a sports reporter.

I own rental property, which has been an unexpected family tradition. My grandparents always had rentals when I was a kid. Spent most of my summers fixing them, which taught me a lot... including not to get into real estate. But here I am, doing just that.

I hear you on the workers. That's the biggest complaint I get from businesses — finding people willing to work who are able to work who don't have some sort of issue.