How many of you love your job

Midwife is my dream job. I’m fascinated by conception, pregnancy and birth, so much so that I actually read one of the text books needed for the degree!

But it’s so competitive and the NHS is such a mess, I’d probably never get a job if I got the degree.

Mostly. I work in TV broadcasting. It can be very rewarding and creative. My manager is difficult to work for however which puts a dampener on the job. And my job security always feels up in the air. I really like the actual work itself though.

I'm a dog walker and pet sitter. Absolutely love it. (Decent thermals and boots 100% needed to make it bearable in some weather.)

I got burnt out from working in dog rescue. It went from eyeless breeding bitches following the COVID puppy boom, to XLs being dumped at the gate. People can be awful.

I can pick my own hours, be very choosy with what clients I accept and it fits in well with DC, weekends and school holidays. I'm earning more now with much fewer hours than in a kennel.

I do, although it’s a challenging role with complex people. I work for a council in housing.

I worked in childcare for decades and genuinely loved it. I spent 15 fantastic years as a nanny before taking a break and changing direction.
I’m now self employed making memory bears, and can’t believe I’ve been so fortunate to have found a second career that I absolutely love.

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I love that you do your job in such a lovely way. I'd love to be fitted by you and have a lovely conversation 💕

I would, if I instructed fewer classes.
I am a mat and reformer Pilates’ instructor.

Wow, so positive. I detest my job. The thought of going back makes me feel ill. I feel trapped. It's a low paid school role. I'm searching for anything else but at 54 it's hard

I do! Artist practitioner and academic

Fashion designer- love it

This is me but I am a maths teacher in FE.

Not classed as a 'job' as I don't earn but I'm a stay at home mum, have been for the last 13 years and I just love being at home with my children 😊

I do! I work in Learning & Development for a large,corporate professional services firm. The work is fun, I get quite a lot of autonomy, hybrid with an amazing office but quite a lot of time at home and lovely colleagues. Can’t complain really.

Secondary School librarian. My day is never boring. I'm surrounded by books. I can be creative and home in the holidays for my son. It definitely has its challenging moments but on the whole I love it.

I do! NHS dentist for 20 years and still love going to work. I’ve never moved practice, so known my patients for years and love seeing them.

I did until it became toxic.
head of department for a start-up building tech infrastructure ( think data centres / energy). Started from almost nothing to building UK-wide.
lots to learn and develop in the job. No time for training or qualifications (although promised) so all learning was self-led out of necessity.
i built a team and enjoyed using my 20 years of experience in developing them, watching them get promoted and take-on new projects…
then the guy who could never quite accept his boss was female started causing problems. His cultural background is one where men are in charge (regardless of skill) and nepotism is quite normal.

He wasn’t getting noticed like others in my team because his work style was very old-fashioned. He didn’t trust any automated formulas (even simple ones I explained to him in excel) or apps built by our data guy. His colleagues didn’t like him as he was rude. He started talking behind people’s backs, monitoring people working from home, etc and things quickly became toxic.

its incredible how one bitter person can create such problems with politics and be the cause of people dreading to come to work.

I’m so encouraged after reading a previous thread that there are some teachers who still enjoy their job. DD is applying for teaching courses and wants to work with primary age. Interesting that it’s doing something meaningful to help others that is the key for a lot of you who enjoy work. My job is good on paper, can work from home with flexibility for family life, like my manager and reasonable pay and benefits and broadly plays to my strengths- writing/ analysis / policy advice. I would give it up in a heartbeat though if I didn’t need to work and holidays make me dread going back.

I love my job too - I work in a Preschool with 2 to 5 year olds. Hard work, but no two days are the same!

I do, I’m a company secretary in-house in financial services. It’s not exciting or as rewarding as some of the posters here but I’m good at what I do, that’s recognised and acknowledged. I have a great working relationship with my manager and his manager as well as many other colleagues. I suspect I wouldn’t love it as much if I didn’t have the working relationships that I do have. I’ve been through a LOT personally in the five years I’ve been in this company and the care and support I’ve received has been incredible. I feel very lucky and privileged.

I do! Also a charity worker and I’ve been in the sector for around 16 years and worked at some awful places but my current charity, not a cause I particularly support or feel affiliated with, is wonderful. I have a great manager, my work is fulfilling and enjoyable, and it fits around family life. I also get paid incredibly well.

I love my job. Secondary teacher. It’s also a nightmare 😆 but I adore it.

I'm an ASN teacher and absolutely love my job

The kids and staff are great and we have so much fun

I do. I work in IT in the front office of an Investment Bank. Its absorbing and I'm always learning new things.

I generally love mine. I'm a litigation lawyer.

Pros:

Intellectually stimulating
Never boring
Varied and interesting workload
Opportunity to help people
Well paid

Cons:

Hours can be long
Can be high pressured
Heavy responsibility

Me 👋
After 20 years in financial services I retrained as a Pilates instructor and genuinely love my job