Anyone Truly Love Their Job

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Anonymous wrote:So much bs on here

What's your beef? I love my job, but some people would hate it-- corporate contracts.

I think 90% of loving your job is finding the right office. I had a job a few years ago and couldn't wait to come in every day. We had a great group of witty, fun people. We worked hard, but had fun and laughed the day away. The company was eventually acquired by a competitor, but we still get together for happy hours.

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Social Worker. I love the work, I have great/smart/dedicated co-workers, and a fun work environment (given the gravity of the work we do.) It isn't lucrative, but I can't imagine doing anything else.

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I love my job the majority of the time. I'm a dance teacher, so I'm not bringing in big bucks though. I like the hours, the students, getting to be active and paid for it.

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Yes. I love being a stay at home parent of elementary schoolers. I'm on the PTA board and volunteer a lot. I accompany the children to their activities, we do fun things in the afternoon, we walk to the library weekly and I supervise their daily music practice.

I do miss my academic field, but unfortunately it doesn't have much part-time work or flexibility.

This is neither a job nor a career.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So much bs on here

What's your beef? I love my job, but some people would hate it-- corporate contracts.

I think 90% of loving your job is finding the right office. I had a job a few years ago and couldn't wait to come in every day. We had a great group of witty, fun people. We worked hard, but had fun and laughed the day away. The company was eventually acquired by a competitor, but we still get together for happy hours.

I agree. It's never about the job. It always about the fit.

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Anonymous wrote:
Yes. I love being a stay at home parent of elementary schoolers. I'm on the PTA board and volunteer a lot. I accompany the children to their activities, we do fun things in the afternoon, we walk to the library weekly and I supervise their daily music practice.

I do miss my academic field, but unfortunately it doesn't have much part-time work or flexibility.

This is neither a job nor a career.

+1,000

Raised by a SAHM and while I agree it is a lot of hard work it most definitely not a career particularly when your kids are in school. My mom ended up going back to work because once we didn't need her 24/7 she couldn't deal with the lack of intellectual stimulation that she was used to (science background).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes. I love being a stay at home parent of elementary schoolers. I'm on the PTA board and volunteer a lot. I accompany the children to their activities, we do fun things in the afternoon, we walk to the library weekly and I supervise their daily music practice.

I do miss my academic field, but unfortunately it doesn't have much part-time work or flexibility.

This is neither a job nor a career.

+1,000

Raised by a SAHM and while I agree it is a lot of hard work it most definitely not a career particularly when your kids are in school. My mom ended up going back to work because once we didn't need her 24/7 she couldn't deal with the lack of intellectual stimulation that she was used to (science background).

I do think that has to be hard for some SAHMs. Though being a SAHM is obv hard in its own ways too.

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I love my job. International public health.

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Anonymous wrote:I do....I'm a pharmacist in a non-traditional setting

Interesting...what setting do you work in?

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Anonymous wrote:I do....I'm a pharmacist in a non-traditional setting

Interesting...what setting do you work in?

I used to be a chemistry teacher. Now I am self-employed, manufacturing leisure pharmaceutical products.

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Im a CRNA now but was a RN for years and truly truly loved that job. I worked in ER and OB triage. I liked meeting people, I liked helping, I liked being in a blue collar type job, I liked switching shifts, I like the lunches with other workers, etc etc. I really just liked it all. I felt pressured to continue my education when my kids went into grade school and move up to the "next rung" so to speak. I like what I do now and it pays literally 2.5 times as much but its boring. I work with doctors now (UGH) and its really mundane. I even miss my homeless drunk guys that were staples in my ER. I really miss it all. It was great!

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Politicians do.

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Anonymous wrote:I am an IT Project Manager and I love my job. I like to solve problems and I love the variation that my job has day to day. I work from home so I have no commute and my schedule is flexible 75% of the time, which means I get to go to the market in the middle of the afternoon during the week and I am home before and after school for my kids or if they are out of school for breaks or sickness. With a laptop and a phone I can do my job anywhere, and I have. As far as the job itself, I work with a group of people on a project and then a different group on the next project so if there is someone who I don't personally work well with chances are I can avoid having them on future projects. I also get to see and help bring to market technology that does not currently exist or that is an improvement on what does exist, and that is pretty cool. The things some people don't like about my job I actually enjoy. It can be isolating - I am super productive and maximize my time because I am not spending time chitchatting with coworkers or commuting. You are responsible for other people's work - It's all in how you look at it... I am responsible for managing a project and the process not the people, therefore I hold people accountable for what they do with the process. It can be stressful - If you are a good project manager in a good organization there is occasional stress, but I may have 10 stressful days out of 100 and I am OK with that.

IT Project Managers don't do any of the actual work. They track other people doing work. They thrive in large organizations.

The next time you use complex technology (like the phone or computer you are looking at.... or Wifi or cellular technology).... remember that. There are so many moving parts to how these things operate that someone has to be responsible for the execution and implementation of the smaller tasks and be able to merge those tasks into a final product. Project Managers in all fields (not just IT) have an incredible responsibility and play a key role in the success of many organizations. We work in all size organizations that are process, product , or project driven.

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I do outreach work with severely mentally ill and addicted clients. The pay is awful of course, but it is rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling every single day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So much bs on here

What's your beef? I love my job, but some people would hate it-- corporate contracts.

I think 90% of loving your job is finding the right office. I had a job a few years ago and couldn't wait to come in every day. We had a great group of witty, fun people. We worked hard, but had fun and laughed the day away. The company was eventually acquired by a competitor, but we still get together for happy hours.

Agreed! I love my job - biomed data analyst - but I also have really laid back bosses and a good group of coworkers. The combination is what will keep me here for years.

And ignore the token DCUM snarky sourpuss. Some people hate their lives and love nothing better than ripping into anonymous people anonymously.