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If you love your job, what is it that you do?

34 replies

disappointed101 · 16/03/2023 12:03

Exactly as the title says? I want to change directions (currently in Education) but no idea where to start.

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cheapskatemum · 16/03/2023 13:07

I remember answering this question recently, might be worth doing a search for the previous thread? I'll see if I can find the exact title...

hotdogsausage · 16/03/2023 13:09

Recruitment. In-House (couldn't work for an agency)

MsFrog · 16/03/2023 13:11

Speech and language therapist working with people with learning disabilities. Very rewarding, very intellectually stimulating, and always something different.

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cheapskatemum · 16/03/2023 13:12

It was:

AIBU
"To asks what you do for a living if you genuinely love what you do?"

Minxyjinx · 16/03/2023 13:13

Community nurse team lead.

UnaVaca · 16/03/2023 13:14

Work in a university in professional services

kwaziseyepatch · 16/03/2023 13:16

Dentist

ComtesseDeSpair · 16/03/2023 13:18

I’m a Company Secretary, currently working in insurance - legacy reinsurance and run off. I love the exposure that my role gives me to the most senior people and their strategic decision-making, the high level relationships I develop, and the opportunity to make my mark right in the very fabric of the company’s governance and compliance; and I love that I know where all the company’s skeletons are buried! Reserving and actuarial opinion is also bizarrely fascinating when you get into it.

If you’d told me when I left school that I’d one day enjoy this line of work I would have laughed in your face: like most teenagers (indeed, probably most people generally) I didn’t have a clue that this role or this industry were actually things one could do with one’s life.

Cornishmumofone · 16/03/2023 13:26

I'm a Learning Designer in a university. I work with a wide range of people on a mix of projects. There's always something new to do and opportunities for professional development. I also have a fabulously supportive team.

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disappointed101 · 16/03/2023 20:48

cheapskatemum · 16/03/2023 13:12

It was:

AIBU
"To asks what you do for a living if you genuinely love what you do?"

Thank you! I will search it!

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Original poster
disappointed101 · 16/03/2023 20:49

ComtesseDeSpair · 16/03/2023 13:18

I’m a Company Secretary, currently working in insurance - legacy reinsurance and run off. I love the exposure that my role gives me to the most senior people and their strategic decision-making, the high level relationships I develop, and the opportunity to make my mark right in the very fabric of the company’s governance and compliance; and I love that I know where all the company’s skeletons are buried! Reserving and actuarial opinion is also bizarrely fascinating when you get into it.

If you’d told me when I left school that I’d one day enjoy this line of work I would have laughed in your face: like most teenagers (indeed, probably most people generally) I didn’t have a clue that this role or this industry were actually things one could do with one’s life.

Your job sounds amazing!

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disappointed101 · 16/03/2023 20:50

MsFrog · 16/03/2023 13:11

Speech and language therapist working with people with learning disabilities. Very rewarding, very intellectually stimulating, and always something different.

How did you get into this? It was a job I wanted to do when I was little and definitely on my list of maybes

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BettyBoopy · 16/03/2023 20:53

Primary school SENDCO. So rewarding and no two days are the same.

cheapskatemum · 17/03/2023 05:48

Let me know if you can't find it OP, as I'm happy to wax lyrical about my job all over again. I know there were loads of really diverse responses on that thread though.

MsFrog · 17/03/2023 06:36

disappointed101 · 16/03/2023 20:50

How did you get into this? It was a job I wanted to do when I was little and definitely on my list of maybes

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You need a degree in speech therapy, or you can do a postgraduate degree if you already have a different undergrad. There are different course across the country - this link should help.

www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/allied-health-professionals/roles-allied-health-professions/speech-and-language-therapist#apprenticeship

SLT is so varied, there's lots of different areas you can specialise in. It takes time to qualify, but it's worth the time if you think it's the career for you. Occupational therapy might be worth a look as well.

Good luck - so exciting to start a new career path!

Scalottia · 17/03/2023 06:43

I work with animals - both pets & rescue animals. Never a dull day, I love it.

dalmatianmad · 17/03/2023 07:01

I've recently left the NHS after 27 years and have gone into forensic nursing. Based in police custody. Its so interesting. Which I'd escaped the NHS sooner!

SMUnz · 17/03/2023 07:04

Project Management Renewables - love it

Toooldtoworry · 17/03/2023 07:06

Protection Adviser, as much as I hate hearing when my clients need to claim its great knowing I've made a real difference to their life and they won't lose their home because they're ill/partner has passed.

iloveeverykindofcat · 17/03/2023 07:07

Academic, in research. I'm a sociologist specialising in digital media. I love it, but I don't have job security because I keep taking research positions instead of going for permanent lectureships. I don't mind actual lecturing, but what is called lecturing nowadays is too much like teaching for me. If I wanted to be a teacher I'd have done that.

Beetlewings · 17/03/2023 07:10

I have a bar 🥂

towarduntoward · 17/03/2023 07:25

Speech and language therapist in a hospital setting - I specialise in swallowing disorders and do lots of complex assessments, diagnostics, management and training.

I love it and my patients get a bloody good and quick service (when I hear 'the NHS is broken' I get quite annoyed as there are many bits which are definitely not broken at all!)

Coffeetree · 17/03/2023 07:30

Teaching law at a uni. Good pay, interesting work where you get to use your brain but there's not a huge amount of pressure. I mean, sometimes last-minute marking but I refuse to stress about that. And there's a UNION so if I get asked to do something extra, I get overtime pay.

Takoneko · 17/03/2023 07:32

Assistant Headteacher and safeguarding lead in a girls’ secondary school. It can be mentally exhausting at times but I love it.

CleaningOutMyCloset · 17/03/2023 07:40

I'm an IT Senior Service DeliveryManager
I don't think it's necessarily the job I love (it can be stressful sometimes) but it has a list of pros

Pays well
I manage my own diary
I do the job as I see fit
Masses of flexibility
Work from home
I can travel to head office or customer sites when I want to
My boss is ace, I don't speak to him unless I need to - I can go over a month without any communication
It's like I run my own business without the hassle
My work colleagues are great