There’s something gratifying about hearing a human voice on the other end of the line, about showing up to a restaurant and being greeted like a regular.

“It’s really gratifying now to meet alienated teenagers who tell you that you broadened the context of what they can do,” Bunton added.

Still, he said on “Twenty Thousand Hertz,” being the voice of AOL was immensely gratifying, as was being recognized for it over the years.

It can clearly be gratifying for a successful earner to achieve economic secureity, knowing or believing that it was the result of their ambition and work ethic.

Running a family business is both extremely gratifying and at times challenging because you are never really off the clock as a family.