911 dispatch, yeah, kind of important.

Wish I could do it for just fire and EMS, and not police, but that's the way the system works, and the most interesting calls I get are for police I suppose.

In a more ideal world where people don't have to work just to survive and make ends meet, I probably would still do it, just not on a full-time schedule. It's one of those things that needs to get done but that absolutely not everyone is cut out for, so I think it's important for those of us who can hack it to step up to the plate to do it.

As far as whether I'm proud of what I do, well I'm proud that I get to help people, I'm proud of the skills I have that allow me to do it well, but otherwise it's just a job, I don't brag about what I do (although I do have a ton of interesting stories from it that I like to share)

And since it is a full time gig and I have tons of things I'd rather be doing, I'm looking forward to hopefully being able to retire someday and never having to go into the office again.