Anyone Truly Love Their Job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

More and more I ask myself why would anyone do the actual work, when a program manager or project manager gets paid more to watch others do the work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone truly love what they're doing that's personally rewarding regardless of pay or with no monetary implications. If so, list occupation and description.

For me I was an Graphic Design major in college and wanted to do something creative but somehow became an Analyst in the Science field as a Fed. I don't like my job, I don't hate it because it pays well with benefits so I'm thankful for that. In hindsight, I studied something that interested me back then although not pragmatic in the real world. It would've be hard to feed my family in that field.

Anyone chased after their dreams and ideals and end up loving what they're doing for a living?

I do, but there are only 12 people who do this exact thing in the country so I don't want to out myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So much bs on here

+1

[Anonymous]

I lead a team at a think tank. I care deeply about the projects/area I work on and their impact and my team and I've had some cool/rewarding travel and speaking opportunities.

[Anonymous]

I am a speech pathologist at a hospital working primarily with those who have suffered strokes, and I am also working on my PhD so I can teach the subject.

I absolutely love what I do. I wanted a career in healthcare because I love to help others, but I didn't want to be a doctor. So I chose speech pathology instead. I cannot imagine myself doing anything else!

I'm not going to get rich, but I make a healthy salary and have a good work-life balance.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You have a career at home. I love working at home, don't miss the office one bit and no plans to ever go back!