Anonymous wrote:I'm a pre-op nurse and I put IV's in people all day long and it is SO.MUCH.FUN. A total challenge, and when you' get a PT with difficult veins and you get it on the first try, it's so gratifying ?

I meant- it's so gratifying!!!!!

I'm a pre-op nurse and I put IV's in people all day long and it is SO.MUCH.FUN. A total challenge, and when you' get a PT with difficult veins and you get it on the first try, it's so gratifying ?

International development. I love my job and my counterparts overseas are genuinely inspirational. I earn next to nothing, but I genuinely enjoy my work.

Social science research. It's meaningful work to me, and it's intellectually stimulating. I've worked in public sector and academic/community focused research settings, and both have been pretty flexible with a fair amount of autonomy and great colleagues.

Anonymous wrote:Interfaith Minister/Hospice Chaplain. I love my job. I work with the kindest, most compassionate people on the planet. There is more laughter and joy in a Hospice center than most people expect. I love ministering to those preparing to leave this world, and to their families and friends. I meet people at the very end of their lives yet get to know them on such a deep, personal level. Their life stories are often so amazing. I know that I am really, really lucky and I'm grateful.

Thank you for what you do. I've been down this road 3 times with family members and couldn't have done it without hospice.

I'm a senior manager in local government.

I love the people I work with and very much believe in the services my agency provides and see the value and impact they have in people's lives every day. It's very motivating. I worked in corporate America for many years before this and it didn't do it for me. I don't care about making money or making other people money. I want to get paid and all, it's just not THE driving factor for me. I prefer to see the impact of what I'm doing on real people and feel good about it.

I get to do a lot of strategic thinking and problem solving. Every day is different and I'm never bored. I also have great work-life balance.

Psychologist employed by a university/part-time private practice seeing adults. People are just fascinating and helping them cope better and be happier is often very rewarding.

I love what I do. Used to be an attorney and didn't love it so much.

nonprofit development- i like writing, i like talking to people. its still a job, but i don't hate it at all.

college career director. had great career myself and like helping young people get jobs they enjoy

I'm a public health professional.

Some days I do research/data analysis, other days I do program design. I get to read research articles to stay current (time permitting) and learn something new every week. I get to travel the world and meet people dedicated to improving the lives of their countrymen by improving health systems.

I feel incredibly fortunate that I get to do something that is intellectually stimulating, inspiring, and fulfilling -- and doesn't pay all that badly, either. Yeah, I have to feed the beast often, but have learned to do that quickly so that I can focus on the far more meaningful stuff.

I am a senior research scientist. I am paid to think and solve hard problems. I love the challenge. I regularly face things I have never seen before, and am constantly learning.

The job is in the field directly related to my PhD, and I have 20 + years within the organization.

Oh, and I am paid pretty well.