Her first job was with an engineering firm where she performed basic drafting duties like revising plans for subdivision projects. She considers herself the best kind of government employee. I work with the public a lot. If you have a new single family dwelling that doesn't have water service, then you talk to me. A lot of people think they bought their water when they bought their building permit, so I deal with a lot of irate and confused people.
Bureaucracy can be hard to deal with.
I try to make it easier. She's busy, and the phone rings constantly, but she enjoys a lot of freedom, too, like working out at the YWCA during lunch. With a secure, well-paying job, Karen's life is looking up. Karen didn't like the view from rock bottom. She worked very hard to learn to love herself enough to make the view a lot better.