Do you enjoy your job?

[Hookeye]

I had a very stressful job in adv development. Lots of nasty chemicals too (proly kill me).
Long hours, high pressure..........worked with great people and was the best job ever.

No job is perfect.

We used to run into the plant, and way late, walk out. Then somewhere along the line that reversed.

Happy people build better things.


My job now is tolerable. It offers no sense of contribution. There is no being at the edge of new discovery.
It's just grunt factory work (different company)
Could be worse, could be better.

6 yrs and bored out of my mind there.

 

[1861navy]

I absolutely love what I do and wouldn't think of doing anything else. I run a small business teaching others about plants for food and medicine. I do that through local classes and YouTube( yes it's profitable) right now but looking to break into farmers markets with some food and other things. I couldn't imagine doing anything else, it's a lot to do and keep track of at times but I'm outside a lot, get to work with plants and teach others. Other days I'm inside editing videos, or filming a preparation video. And other days I'm doing side jobs until that takes off fully.

Money, I wouldn't care I'd still be teaching others about plants. Granted not as much but I'd still do it. I've always felt if you love what you do you'll be a lot happier and more motivated to make it work financially.

 

[Spear Dane]

Job satisfaction is very important to me and I don't hesitate to find something else (bank account health willing) when I decide to. Consequently I've had many positions through the years. My favorites were ramp agent for UPS at a big midwestern airport. I loved being around all the different aircraft, up to their B 757's. Trucking was also awesome, no day is ever the same and the world is your office. Way cool.
Now I trade stock index futures from my home office. I am completely my own boss, I work no more than 2 hours a day, sometimes much less depending on if I have lost my ass or knocked a home run. I am not great at it yet, but I am surviving and I love it. It's the best game on earth.

 

[woowoo2]

I am the Chief Engineer of a television station.
Been doing this type of work for the last 25 years.
It's a salary position, I am expected to be available 24/7.
There is not any schools that I am aware of that teach this trade, most rise through the ranks with on the job training.

On any given day, I could be performing duties of the following:
Electrical engineer.
Electrician.
IT / Network engineer.
A/V tech.
RF Engineer.
Plumber.
Carpenter.
HVAC specialist.
Landscaper.
Custodian.
Accountant.
Personnel manager.
Animal control officer.

The one thing I like is that I am not chained to a desk, or working at just one location,there is something new to do everyday.

 

[wtburnette]

When I first started my career in IT, back in 93, I loved it. After 16 years, I started to really hate it, but got lucky and moved over to Information Security. Now I'm back to loving what I do. I work for a Fortune 30 company, rating our vendors for risk. Very good position that's giving me a ton of experience in the field. Best thing, for now, is that my position is back to being hourly, so I work a strict 40 hours a week. I'm a "work to live, not live to work" kind of guy. I value my personal time a lot more than my work time. Another benefit of this job is that I work from home part of the week and I have a very flexible schedule. I never want to go back to being a 9 - 5, in the office full time grunt again.

I love what I do, but if I won the lottery, I'd be doing all the things I could never do because I've never had the time.

 

[rob63]

12 years as a mechanical engineer. Hated every minute of it.
4 years as a library aide / computer IT person in an elementary school. Loved it.
7 years as a library media specialist in elementary schools. Very mixed, loved parts of it, hated parts of it. Finally quit because the bad outweighed the good.

5 years now retired/homemaker/stay-at-home dad. Love it.

 

[spec4]

Was in consumer loan business several years. Fine company out of Evansville but got tired of dealing with low lifes (not all, but enough to get to me), Got into banking in a small affluent suburb and loved it. Over the years bank sold out to larger bank and between ever increasing PC and dealing with the govt it got pretty bad. Pay was good and I adapted to a lot of nonsense. Wife told me to pick a date and retire. I did and never looked back. I imagine with Dodd-Frank the nightmare is complete.

 

[rhino]

No.

 

[db1959]

I am a manager at a school. Even though I hate boats, I work on a fleet of over 250 boats, from canoes to a "pirate ship". Been doing it for 37 years. The pay isn't great but the benefits are good and work is only a mile from home. I love my job. For it isn't about the money and never has been for me. It's about how I am treated at work and job security. I am treated really well and my job is secure as can be. During the last recession the boss man asked employees for help in saving money so they don't have to lay people off. He listened to the suggestions and no one was laid off. That says a lot.

 

[Mark-DuCo]

I am the Production Manager for a smaller sized furniture company. Being a small company I get to wear many hats, such as designer, CNC programmer, material ordering, IT... and so on. I have my hands in everything, and I love most of what I do. Who wouldn't want to play with big robots and machining equipment? I can almost guarantee most of you have sat in chairs from our small company.

 

[Bigtanker]

I absolutely love what I do and wouldn't think of doing anything else. I run a small business teaching others about plants for food and medicine. I do that through local classes and YouTube( yes it's profitable) right now but looking to break into farmers markets with some food and other things. I couldn't imagine doing anything else, it's a lot to do and keep track of at times but I'm outside a lot, get to work with plants and teach others. Other days I'm inside editing videos, or filming a preparation video. And other days I'm doing side jobs until that takes off fully.

Money, I wouldn't care I'd still be teaching others about plants. Granted not as much but I'd still do it. I've always felt if you love what you do you'll be a lot happier and more motivated to make it work financially.

You grow pot?

 

[TB1999]

Finally, I can say I enjoy mine.

 

[eldirector]

I manage a small team of consultants for a large software and services company. The job ain't half bad, and I'm pretty darned good at it (or so I'm told). It has its ups and downs, but provides quite well for my family. More than just $$$, but in flexibility that is hard to find. I work from a home office. My manager is very hands-off. The job is results based, not effort based (no time clock). Travel isn't too bad. I've certainly paid my dues to get here, and I'm not done yet. There is still more opportunity out there for me.

It also helps that I'm surrounded (virtually, at least) by good folks that are in similar situations. We all understand what we have built here, and work hard to maintain it. Screw ups are simply not tolerated.

That said, if I won the lotto, I'd power down the work laptop one last time and FedEx it back to corp headquarters. I'd still be "busy", but with things that really don't produce any notable income.

 

[dans4420]

Work in a steelmill long hours good pay in a crappy environment.

I belong to the thought that money isn't everything but its a big thing, got a family to take care of and would like to retire some day comfortably so this works for me.

Like it most days less in the summer.

 

[indiucky]

I post on INGO all day and buy, sell, and trade used firearms for a living...

I *&^%^&*& love my job.....

 

[BehindBlueI's]

My job has the absolute best and absolute worst mankind can offer. My attitude toward it reflects that, but I've no idea what else I would do.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Someday, I hope to be a professional bra-fitter.

 

[spencer rifle]

Can't beat that^

Park manager and before that naturalist for various private, city, county, state and national parks. Wanted to do this since I was 11 year old, and it's really all I've ever done since 1978, starting with summers during college. Never will get rich, and can barely keep myself in .22, but raised 4 children. We have everything we need and most of what we want, and asking for more than that is asking for trouble. Downsides are $, gov bureaucracy, and having to hang around with liberals and enviro-kooks so much professionally.

I live at the park and can see my office from my home, so always on duty. "Duty" includes responding to alarms, invasive exotic extermination, leading hikes, writing grants, editing newsletters, writing articles, coordinating special events, identifying nature items for visitors and callers, leading trips (canoe, caving, etc.), filling out forms, keeping social media up to date, prescribed burning. Skills needed include lifeguard, licensed pesticide applicator, certified wildland firefighter, first aid/CPR/oxygen/AED.

If you love your job you never have to "work" a day in your life - quite truly spoken.

 

[Gabriel]

My job has it's moments, but as a whole it doesn't really thrill me. That's not to say it isn't a good job ,but like my wife has told me a thousand times, "you won't like working anywhere unless you're working for yourself and there isn't anyone telling you what you have to do". She is correct. Also, I'm more of a "building things with my hands" kind of guy, so at the end of every shift I really just feel like I wasted my time even if I accomplished quite a bit.

 

[bwframe]

Just a an observation here;
Doesn't it seem as though those who have trouble liking their job also have trouble liking a lot of other things in life also?