Working at the Japanese Garden has taught me something important – the company itself that you work for can be just as important (or perhaps more important) than the actual work that you do. I’m just a lowly seasonal operations staffer making barely above minimum wage, but I love the garden and its mission to bring Japanese culture to the United States. I’ve had issues with the idea of a desk-job in the past, but maybe if it were a desk job here it would be ok. Maybe there are other places that I’d like well enough to work at a desk too.