People who like their job

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Government relations/advocacy for a trade association. Very interesting and always something new to learn.

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In house lawyer at avdesign/build construction company. Surprisingly complex but interesting work and an amazing boss (general counsel). Much better than my life as a partner st a firm!

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Lawyer. Work in a niche area in a small firm with my own (international) client base. I have (virtually) sole control over my small group.

Work is interesting. Always learning. Interesting colleagues and clients. Lots of flexibility. Affords a great lifestyle.

I have been doing this for almost 30 years and still love it (almost) everyday.

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Commericla real estate development and construction management. It can be stressful but I love it

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Government lawyer, focusing on appellate work and federal employment law. I love to write and am good at it so it's awesome. The subject matter is interesting as well but I would find almost anything interesting if I got to write a substantive brief on it. I used to be in Biglaw and I enjoyed the brief writing and learning about different areas, but hated the people and the hours. Much happier now.

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County prosecutor specializing in gun and drug crimes. Pay sucks but I love the work. I deal with awesome people and I love bringing the underworld to a jury of regular people. It’s honestly a blast.

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Psychologist, Private practice

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Anonymous wrote:I work in advisory, so I spend my days talking to executives and giving them advice. I don’t have anything to sell to them (I’m what they’re paying for), so they are generally excited to talked to me and it’s really interesting hearing about their challenges and attempting to give them advice.

This is what I have been doing pro-bono for friends and emerging start-ups. Working on pivoting to that Full Time/paid in the next year. Any tips or suggestions for someone moving into advisory full time?

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Criminal appellate lawyer. I work 95% from home (other 5% is meeting clients and going to court) and have pretty much full control over my schedule. I lose a lot (as is the nature of defense-side work) but I find it rewarding.

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I'm the exec director for a small-ish scientific society. Our big event is an annual meeting for over 2500 people. We also have a journal, advocacy program, and are starting an education program. Each day is different and sometimes, it's a bit like herding turtles. But the turtles I herd are really lovely people who are naturally collaborative. Not every association has members like that, I'm very lucky.

We're also a very small office - 4 FTE + some contractors. It's a very flexible environment. Compressed work week, 50% telecommute, flex hours. Our focus is on the work that needs to be done -- not on face time.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an oncology nurse—mix and infuse chemo. No one understands why we love what we do, but we absolutely love it

Me too, and same. I can't imagine doing anything else.

I was a cancer patient and I loved the oncology nurses. Question though...how do you stand it when someone has a bad reaction to the chemo though and starts barfing? ewww. I could never be a nurse...

Love being an oncology nurse, too! For the question about when a patient gets sick - I like that I can make a person feel better whether it's because I gave them a bucket to throw up in, a medication to make the nausea and vomiting go away or just in general be there for them when they are at their worst.

I have an appreciation for those nurses too! Always had a great attitude. As a chemo-buddy, we had so many laughs and conversations with the nurses. Passed the time and you learn about things/folks you may never come across otherwise.

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I’m a nurse anesthestist and I can’t imagine doing anything else - I love it so much! Work with great anesthesiologists, surgeons, and operating room and recovery room nurses. Anesthesia and surgery is fascinating and challenging, I am well paid, and my hours are flexible. I count my lucky starts that I found this line of work!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the exec director for a small-ish scientific society. Our big event is an annual meeting for over 2500 people. We also have a journal, advocacy program, and are starting an education program. Each day is different and sometimes, it's a bit like herding turtles. But the turtles I herd are really lovely people who are naturally collaborative. Not every association has members like that, I'm very lucky.

We're also a very small office - 4 FTE + some contractors. It's a very flexible environment. Compressed work week, 50% telecommute, flex hours. Our focus is on the work that needs to be done -- not on face time.

Another happy association exec type here.

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Anonymous wrote:If you for the most part enjoy (or more than tolerate) your work, what do you do? Feeling stuck, & looking for some ideas.

Architectural historian. LOVE IT