Do people actually care about their jobs?

[Anonymous]

I like the field that I am in, but I don't like the culture nor the lack of teamwork and minimal information sharing. The job gives me some flexibility. Unfortunately, it is a hard space to move "up" or "around" so I bear it until I find something better...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH hates his job as a fed lawyer.

I love my job as SAHM!

Fantastic!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate my job. Demoralizing, never see my boss and no one talks to each other.

Keep looking. That describes *almost* every job I had since I started working at 16. At 33 I found my dream job!

[Anonymous]

I love my job. I work for a nonprofit and I see the difference we're making every time I'm in the building. My coworkers and clients are like a second family in some ways.

[Anonymous]

I adore my job. I often find myself wondering how it is I get paid to do this. I would pay handsomely for many of the experiences that my job has given me. I love the weekends because I love being with my family but I also always feel excited about the work week ahead. I know how lucky that makes me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I adore my job. I often find myself wondering how it is I get paid to do this. I would pay handsomely for many of the experiences that my job has given me. I love the weekends because I love being with my family but I also always feel excited about the work week ahead. I know how lucky that makes me.

To the person who said this and to those who had similar answers, what do you do and how did you get there (high-level overview)? To those who answered the opposite, why didn't you get out earlier when you saw the red flags?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I adore my job. I often find myself wondering how it is I get paid to do this. I would pay handsomely for many of the experiences that my job has given me. I love the weekends because I love being with my family but I also always feel excited about the work week ahead. I know how lucky that makes me.

To the person who said this and to those who had similar answers, what do you do and how did you get there (high-level overview)? To those who answered the opposite, why didn't you get out earlier when you saw the red flags?

I'm one of the miserable ones. I have not found it easy to find the "next" job. I've been unemployed for a stretch during the recession and am well over 40, which is is making the job search even tougher than before. I envy my friends who seem to fall out of bed in the morning, decide they want to make a change, and by lunch have a new job with a raise.

[Anonymous]

I don't care about my job either but I'm a good pretender. I have a niche job in my organization that pays well but it is not enjoyable. I would much rather be at home with my kids but the job pays for them to go to private school and my family to live a relatively comfortable life. I'm not complaining though. Things in life can always be worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I adore my job. I often find myself wondering how it is I get paid to do this. I would pay handsomely for many of the experiences that my job has given me. I love the weekends because I love being with my family but I also always feel excited about the work week ahead. I know how lucky that makes me.

To the person who said this and to those who had similar answers, what do you do and how did you get there (high-level overview)? To those who answered the opposite, why didn't you get out earlier when you saw the red flags?

I'm in sales and have been with my company since we were 7 oeople. We grown tremendously over the last 7 years. I've also grown into a generous compensation package over time and have been rewarded for my loyalty and help building the compnay. My company is truly like a family. I also have as much creativity and control over my workspace as I want. There is zero micromanaging.

Prior to this job I hated every job I had and would always quit at about the 18 month mark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I adore my job. I often find myself wondering how it is I get paid to do this. I would pay handsomely for many of the experiences that my job has given me. I love the weekends because I love being with my family but I also always feel excited about the work week ahead. I know how lucky that makes me.

To the person who said this and to those who had similar answers, what do you do and how did you get there (high-level overview)? To those who answered the opposite, why didn't you get out earlier when you saw the red flags?

I said the above. I don't want to say what I do because it really is super specialized (as in there are only about two people who do this exact job). But how I got here was really just a matter of luck - I didn't know what I wanted to do and I had the great fortune to end up somewhere which is the best imaginable fit for me.

[Anonymous]

I like my job. There are some tedious parts to it, and annoying parts, but I like most of what I do. I have always had good friends at work too, and feel like I'm continually learning and challenging myself. I want to do a good job to please people and to keep growing and learning.

I think aside from the work, people need to feel they have some bit of control over their lives - so a flexible work environment is key. I have not always had that, and now that I do - I really, really appreciate it. I can manage my own schedule within reason, work from home a few days a week, and leave early to avoid the metro rush hour etc. I also like getting good feedback (not a fan of criticism but can take it and have always learned from it) and I like the routine that work gives me.

[Anonymous]

I love these long weekends - no work yesterday, no work today, no work tomorrow!
I hate my job.

[Anonymous]

I love my job, like the actual work, but do not care about the company. I work in government contracting and the larger companies suck!! They treat their employees like crap. Horrible benefits. Upper management are backstabbing whores. The vast majority of workers at the companies (GDIT, Engility, Northrup, Lockheed etc) are total mouth-breathers and will stay until fired. The good employees tend to jump to each one in order to up pay until the self-loathing kicks in and then they leave the sector completely.

[Anonymous]

Nope don't give a damn other than it provides a living for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH hates his job as a fed lawyer.

I love my job as SAHM!

You do not have a job - if your DH loses his job, the family has no income.