How many of you love your job

Me. I took early retirement and volunteer for a charity two days per week and love it.

Interpreting. Love it

I do - I’m an apprentice secondary school teacher

I work in HE. Used to enjoy it but there have been so drastic cuts and workload has really increased. I still enjoy it but it's a little too full on at times now...

Retired school Secretary here and regretting it. Lovely small village school, great staff, great kids. I was there 15 years and only retired because we had a new head who, though a nice man, was a bloody useless head and went through the school like a dose of salts and changed everything. Couldn’t stand it so I retired. He left a year later and we got a new head who is amazing and doing such good things for the school. If only I’d known I only had to stick it out for a year!

I do. Primary teacher 20 years +. I've never minded going back to school in September/January/on a Monday! Hug job satisfaction.

I did, less so now. What I’ve learned is that it’s not actually about the job but the management. Mine is poor so my enjoyment and output lower than when I had a manager who encouraged me and made me feel excited to be in my position.

I do.
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I like my boss and everyone I work with.

I work in an admin role for a cathedral. My colleagues are lovely, and there is a real sense of vocation and that we are carrying on a job that he has been done here for centuries, and the building itself is stunning. There's always something interesting going on, and I feel that my job helps make the world a little bit better.

Museum assistant and I absolutely love it to bits.

I get to work in a beautiful listed building, handle and look after old interesting objects and indulge my love of local history. I love my colleagues too!

If I still feel the same way in 10 years, I certainly won't be retiring.

And it's within walking distance to my house.

i do. programmer. just really like writing code. it's like solving crossoword puzzles for a living.

I do. Accounts manager and reception for a local paper. But I can't say I'd recommend it as a career choice because it doesn't pay well and there are probably about 3 of us left!

I do, I’m a secondary school teacher, head of department. I’ve always loved my job (been doing it since 2004), although it can be hard and stressful at times. I love the variety and I love working with teenagers, they can always put me in a good mood and make me laugh; they’re hilarious 😊

I do, I love my work. Lots of people around me are Planning for retirement and whilst I’m obviously mindful of my pension I don’t actually want to retire. The plan will be to cut down my hours rather than give up

I do. I’m a lecturer in building engineering and I do consultancy work too, mostly fire engineering and building safety.

I had a very high pressured and stressful job until relatively recently and I love how easy my new job is. Better pay too.

I'm a pre school educator (technically we can't say teacher). Love it. I work term hours only so no childcare costs for me and long Summer, Christmas and Easter holidays. There is so much joy in my job everyday, some stress too of course but predominantly joy. I work PT hours finishing by 2 and this helps keep energy up, it is physical and exhausting sometimes. I don't earn much and am somewhat financially dependent on DH, practically a crime on MN but it works for us as a team. I retrained in mid 30s and started my new career at 42. I never knew it was possible to enjoy work. I also never received Christmas presents and thanks like in this role. I feel so appreciated and respected by parents and luckily have great colleagues too.

I do! Secondary English teacher of almost 20 years. Love my school and colleagues. Only downside is the marking!

Love my job , university MH support/ counselling

I think it's as much the people I work with as the job itself - which is quite a step down from where I was before kids. We have fun, the work gets done, and it's just very nice and supportive. If anyone is away we all step in to help out.

I do but at the same time sometimes I don’t! I’m a public
health consultant in the NHS.

I did 🙂 Specialist in-house lawyer (finance, City)

I do. I own my company and I am an interior architect. Couldnt be happier even when it s difficult or when I do boring admin!!!!

I do.

Charity public affairs - I get to stand up for a cause I believe in every day, do cool stuff like meeting government ministers and occasionally we succeed in getting them to do something that genuinely changes people’s lives.

People I work with are great, tonnes of flexibility, very inclusive and we are fortunate to be well funded so we’re not under the same financial stress as a lot of charities.

I’m genuinely happy to go to work every day.

Me! I didn't but i do now. Im a full time sports coach. Work mainly with children but adults too. After 25years of unsociable hours I've now got weekday daytime shifts. It was the evening and weekend working that got me down not the work itself.

I worked as a childminder for 25 Years and while I loved the children & enjoyed the work, the last 5 or so years were hard as I’m getting older.
i gave it up & started a new job in May of this year. I work for a local paper & absolutely love my job. The people I work with are amazing. Every single one of them (there’s about 25 of us), the job itself it’s brilliant. I’m on reception & do some sales. My immediate team leader is the nicest most obliging person ever & all my bosses are great.
the owner of the paper is the loveliest man & all he wants is his staff to be happy & content in their jobs & does what he can to do help that.