Do you love your job / career?

[dawnwes]

Yes. I wouldn't have spent so much time getting multiple degrees if I hated my job.

Same for DH.

[phantom]

My career is in software development, and I love how much it has allowed me to explore different industries and to keep learning new things. At this point, I'm pretty happy with the pay too.

My current job is pretty good. I work with a great group of people who are smart, talented, and fun to be around. We get a lot done and usually have a good time doing it, so I couldn't ask for much more.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

yes when i was doing it i enjoyed it. I want something different now.

[Fishindude77]

I'm self employed, rapidly approaching the exit from the primary business I've been employed with for near 40 years. I've had bad days and bad projects and bumped into a few troublesome individuals that I'm glad are behind me but the overall experience has been fun and quite rewarding.

Have taken on a lot of neat and challenging projects that seemed pretty risky and extremely difficult, yet winded up going smoothly due to a good project team.

Have really enjoyed watching the success of others and seeing them rise to challenges and develop and get better at their jobs. Have also met a lot of really good people and made some life long friendships.

Leaving this job at year end, but business owners never really fully retire. I've still got my fingers in several other enterprises that don't require nearly so much time and effort, but just need some management expertise.

[sv2007]

I've always liked programming; it's a hobby. Turns out people actually pay decent money for it and life was good; I never thought that I'd ever retire. Work was a lot of fun.

Then went into management; at this company, all the good engineers get promoted into managers (technical ladder isn't good) and it's a semi policy for managers to not program. Life wasn't so good; esp since this company was also laying off almost each year at the time.

Moved back into a technical position and life was good again. Not exactly sure why I retired, but maybe it's because when your wife constantly tell you to retire for years and you don't really need the money, it just doesn't take a whole lot to one day just decide to retire.

Stress at work are due to

1. customers (wanting to please them or another way of saying, needing to solve critical problems).

2. (as manager) wanting all direct reports to succeed and the feeling that you team is being taken advantage of.

I'm beginning to miss the work life; the office discussions are really entertaining and keeps you on top of all kinds of things. Probably I should look for a job in the research; no paying customers to bother with. Plus, if a recession is coming, I might as well work fulltime

[parasush]

Do you love your career?

Yes, I do love my career I've chosen. It's always good to choose the career that brings complete satisfaction. If you're not happy with the work you're doing then I think you should re-think and change the things.

[Outdoorsygal]

So much has changed the last 7 days.

My work schedule changed to only working Wed, Thurs & Fridays WHILE getting in the same 36.5 hrs per wk. This week I got 4 days off in a row!! I feel like I am already retired To boot, my job description changes slightly which = less stress. If my work isn't complete the first day, I come back the second day and no one knows. I have time to re-check it's all complete. I often carry the load for other employees which isn't fair but it's life.

Two days ago we learned we inherited $21,000 which will pay off the Credit Card Bills (old medical bills put on CCs). This was unexpected

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[FLA]

I was a nurse for 23 yrs, the last 11 doing hospice in patients' homes. I became disabled over a year ago and miss it so much, I dream I'm doing it and it's so real I wake up thinking I need to go to work. My career meant a lot to me when I was doing it but I think it means more to me now, knowing I'll probably never be able to do it again.

[corn18]

Could you continue with the hospice work as one of the admin folks? When my FIL was terminal with cancer, we finally called in hospice. The woman that came over and walked us through the process was the kindest, most helpful person we had ever met. She helped us understand what end of life meant and how we could work together to make sure pop did not suffer and passed with grace and honor. Hospice was amazing.

[GoodSteward]

I was a nurse for 23 yrs, the last 11 doing hospice in patients' homes. I became disabled over a year ago and miss it so much, I dream I'm doing it and it's so real I wake up thinking I need to go to work. My career meant a lot to me when I was doing it but I think it means more to me now, knowing I'll probably never be able to do it again.

I am so thankful for people like you who have a heart to help others in such tragic situations. I couldn't imagine myself having to see about people who are fixing to pass away, every day. Thank you!

[FLA]

thank you but it really was my pleasure to be able to help those in need at the most stressful times of their lives. I met amazing families and worked with a great team. I have neuro issues that make me pretty sure I won't be back but maybe I can be a volunteer down the road.

[jared521]

living the dream

I will check in as a union truck driver in the boston area. most days i love what i do. although delivering beer and liquior in the area isnt easy nor for everyone. Its a 4 work week and were paid by the case. and i rarely work 8 hours a day. and have the freedom to do what i want on the road. If its hot i stop for icecream or whatever. Its the best job ive ever had. I consider myself to be paid very well. Im 15.5 years into it. 14.5 left for a full pension. Ill be 60 y/o with 30 years service.. God willing... now i just need some money saving skills.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

If my work isn't complete the first day, I come back the second day and no one knows. I have time to re-check it's all complete. I often carry the load for other employees which isn't fair but it's life.

By "no one knows", are you saying that you come and work off the clock? You are coming back a second day to finish up and re-check, without the employer knowing that you needed more time to do so? And if you are often carrying the load fr other employees, is it because they don't have enough time to correctly complete their own work? I sure hope I'm misunderstanding because it sounnds like you are being taken advantage of, i.e., unpaid work. Hoping you just mean that, with sequential days scheduled, your unfinished work doesn't fall on the next worker.

[Outdoorsygal]

By "no one knows", are you saying that you come and work off the clock? You are coming back a second day to finish up and re-check, without the employer knowing that you needed more time to do so? And if you are often carrying the load fr other employees, is it because they don't have enough time to correctly complete their own work? I sure hope I'm misunderstanding because it sounnds like you are being taken advantage of, i.e., unpaid work. Hoping you just mean that, with sequential days scheduled, your unfinished work doesn't fall on the next worker.

What it means is I have less time to do the same job as all of the regular employees EXCEPT the bosses sister. She comes in right after me on both shifts, she does squat.

Yes if stuff isn't done, it falls on a lovely lady who does equally what I do. The two of us essentially get everything done while the bosses sister and one other employee do almost nothing. That would bore me to death. There isn't anything I can do about the job circumstance. If you read the rest of my post, I am overall elated. Feeling very happy with the job and my new work hours with less tress.

Because our shift are 18+ hrs without any breaks, it can be mentally rough. A feeling sometimes of wanting to pull your hair out. Because it is dealing with behaviors -AND- trying to deal with typing out reports and such, it can be a little much. But that is with many jobs.

I now work 3 days in a row getting 4 days off so life is good-Wed afternoon-Friday mornings until 10 pm- 36.5 hrs a week. We also have mandatory trainings plus cover other employees shifts so it averages to about 43 hrs a wk. Includes excellent medical & dental benefits, other perks... I have some kind of disability which I don't understand..When I type, I need to grab words from my brain down to form a coherent sentence. Not something that happens when I speak. I do alot of proof-reading. And I have very weak eyes. The Company is happy with my reports, btw. Hope this makes sense.
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[Outdoorsygal]

I'm a family practice physician and have been in practice for 23 years this month. I love many things about it but medicine has changed so much over the past quarter century that it is really, really difficult to find a doctor out there today who truly loves what he does. We have so little control over any aspect of our jobs due to government and insurance company rules and regulations.

That's a big part of why I'm in the process of transitioning from private practice to urgent care. The new gig removes a great deal of the hassle factor from what I do. Do I love urgent care so far? It's a little too soon to say as I've only been doing it for a month, but it definitely has a lot of advantages over private practice, so I'm at least liking it quite a lot.

The two Doctors I know well at my Native American health clinic love their jobs. They were in private practice then went to the County Health Clinic until Chape De. http://chapa-de.org/join-our-team/We have a few doctors in our family. BIL owns a Surgery Center and one of our friends was in private practice. MIL was a nurse and my SIL a gyno before she passed on. Doctors work 2-4 days a week. The Indians seem to keep getting more money for their clinics but educating their own to obtain healthcare jobs is not happening nearly as fast. I don't think even 1 out of 4 Healthcare professionals there are Native American. Just an idea if the Urgent Care Clinic doesn't work out
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