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Who here is happy with their job?

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Ste23321 · 03/01/2022 19:00

If so what is your job please?

I absolutely hate my job, there must be people who enjoy going to work. If you are one of these lucky people then please tell me what you do and why you enjoy your work.

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cadburyegg · 03/01/2022 19:55

I'm an e-learning developer, I work with academics and experts on developing online courses on their chosen subject. Love it, look forward to my working days

NavaniKholinRocks · 03/01/2022 19:55

I’m a project manager and love it - I like being organised, and in charge!!

MsFestiveReindeer · 03/01/2022 19:56

I really like my job most of the time. I'm a secondary maths teacher. The times I don't like it are mostly when there's "extra" things that have to be done, like parents evening or report writing, which happen at the same time as doing all the other planning and marking and teaching that needs to be done.

coffeeschmoffee · 03/01/2022 19:56

Civil service, business support. I love it.

Terminallysleepdeprived · 03/01/2022 19:56

Project management for an engineering firm. The job itself is mostly admin and purchasing and I could take it or leave it. What makes my job awesome is the firm I work for and the people I work with. They honestly make it.

Kleopatrared · 03/01/2022 19:57

Me I work in a niche area of adult social care. I Mainly enjoy it though as I have a excellent manager, flexible working and great team members. I couldn't be luckier to work with a great bunch of people.

GTAlogic · 03/01/2022 19:57

I'm a supply teacher. I really enjoy my job because I love teaching and working with the children. I like to meet different people (despite being very shy and a big introvert) and I enjoy being in a new place almost every time I go to work.

The downside of course is that the money isn't constant and I don't get paid when I don't get work.

LemonDrizzles · 03/01/2022 19:58

Re contracts and procurement, you can get a cips qualification. You can do distant learning but exams are in person. Can take about 3 years but you could do it over 2.

Chasingaftermidnight · 03/01/2022 19:58

I’m a private practice solicitor and I really hate it. (Sorry I know that wasn’t what you asked!)

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Ste23321 · 03/01/2022 19:59

@Chasingaftermidnight no worries! What do you hate about it?

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Scottishnewbie2022 · 03/01/2022 20:00

@Oatsamazing would love to hear how you trained for that!

CMeredithC · 03/01/2022 20:00

I adore my job. I’m a professional musician, currently working in a classical orchestra as my main job. On the side I also perform, solo and in chamber groups, I teach, I freelance with other orchestras and ensembles.

I love the variety of it and how challenging it is. No two days are the same, and I’m playing something different every week. You get to meet a lot of new people, I travel abroad 2-3 times a month, I learn something new every day.

As any job in performing arts, it’s insanely competitive. You need to be on it 24/7, 365 days a year. It keeps you on your toes - I’m playing a Wagner opera tomorrow night and only got 3 days’ notice as somebody got sick and I need to jump in for them. You need to suddenly change your mindset from what you were originally planning to do on New Year’s Day and spend those 3 days preparing these two hours of music like crazy. There are no rehearsals and you only get one chance, you have to lead and/or play with a group of people you’ve never met before, and make a good impression Grin

There are also negatives - the hours can be insane, you need a lot of flexibility and will be travelling a lot (up to 3-4 months abroad each year) if in a world-class orchestra. It’s very unpredictable and particularly difficult with children, more so if your spouse is also a musician. But I absolutely love it and wouldn’t change it for anything else. My job is my passion.

skyblueone · 03/01/2022 20:01

Love my job, I work in childcare. Pay is absolutely crap but job satisfaction is huge.

Scottishnewbie2022 · 03/01/2022 20:07

I’d love to hear more from the self employed cleaners. Is it hard to start up on your own? Can you earn a decent living?

NoraLuka · 03/01/2022 20:08

@EmergencyPoncho I think it’s probably better if you do have a specific qualification, but I don’t have one, only a business studies I’ve found it ok. If you have no qualifications the trick is to find agencies which ask you to write a test article (only a short one, you wouldn’t believe how many scammers there are out there!) instead of looking too closely at your CV. Then you can build up your experience and that will help to cancel out the lack of qualifications.

NoraLuka · 03/01/2022 20:09

*business studies degree

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ItchySnoof · 03/01/2022 20:09

No, I don't. I work for the NHS and am desperate to break free and earn an actual, liveable wage in the private sector.

Going to see how things are when my DH is back at work so I can further my qualifications and get out into a decent role!

SkeletonSkins · 03/01/2022 20:11

@mynewname25

Name changed so not linked to previous posts:

Im a police dog handler and i absolutely love it. Every shift i cant believe how lucky I am.

I’d love to know more about this role, it was always my dream job. What is it about the job you love so much?

Saying that, I’m an Educational/Child psychologist and I absolutely adore my job. I refrained from being a teacher, so hard but so so worth it. I feel like I have won the lottery job wise.

Whatabambam · 03/01/2022 20:15

I love my job in the third sector. As advisers, we all get very excited about succussfully challenging the DWP to change the appalling decisions they make against some of the most marginalised (the sick, poor and traumatised) people in our society. We also ensure that our clients are fully supported and some of the changes we make in our clients lives are transformative. They feel like they have an ally on their side and that they matter when the rest of the world has made them believe that they were not valued. It's a mixture of fluffy warmth with the client and targeted grrr at the sometimes deliberately toxic establishment. If you think about the hostile environment that was officially acknowledged as forming a large part of the culture in the Windrush scandal, then imagine this extrapolated across the benefits system.

NameChangeCity123 · 03/01/2022 20:16

@livinthedream1995

I work for the probation service as a MAPPA administrator. MAPPA stands for multi agency public protection arrangements - certain offences will make a person a MAPPA case. There are 3 categories of offences and then 3 levels of management. I’m involved in setting up MAPPA meetings, minuting meetings, chasing actions, that kind of thing. I liaise with lots of different agencies outside the probation service and it’s been a real eye opener for me. There are days where I really don’t feel the love for my job, but most of the time I do enjoy it and the managers for our team are amazing. As you can imagine though, you do hear some awful things.
What training did you go to for this? Did you need qualifications? Sounds amazing!!
bonfireheart · 03/01/2022 20:18

I love my job, teenage me would have been amazed knowing that this is the job I would end up having. Only thing that annoys me is my workaholic boss but thank eff for WFH!!

Essemce · 03/01/2022 20:19

I work in social care and have 2 jobs caring for adults with learning difficulties. Love the job but the pay is crap

fizzypiggy · 03/01/2022 20:20

I work in PR and I do love my job. It's fun and challenging but also I have 0 degrees or professional qualifications and I earn decent money (40k and I'm under 30)

mynewname25 · 03/01/2022 20:24

@RagzReturnedUnwrapped

i suppose it would depend on the force she would be working with. how may handlers are in the department in the first place etc

my department is tiny so yes very difficult to get into unfortunately. I did 13 years on 999 response first and applied to the dog unit 3 times before successful. I spent many days off visiting the department and going on training exercises with them first.
the application process is tough too as you do written application, practical week assessment where they give you operational dogs to do training exercises with and then an interview.

its also a very long stressful training course and obviously a huge commitment both on and off duty which i dont think many people realise. However i have pet dogs anyway so whats adding a few more Grin??

100% worth it tho, every shift is exciting a d different and i love my four legged work partners.

I hope your DD pursues it and is successful!

Wildehorses · 03/01/2022 20:24

I am a journalist, a career I wanted from a very young age and 30 years later, I still love having a "front seat view as history is made" ... however, even though every day is different, I am getting really fed up of writing about Covid and the unsocial hours are the other downside (a lot of weekend/late nights working) ... my husband is also a journalist. Not surprisingly, our two children have zero interest in following in our footsteps, they witness how journalism is not conducive to "normal" family life. But I get paid for doing something I love, so there's that!