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If you really enjoy your job, can you tell me why, and what you do?

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bigcheeseygrin · 02/04/2023 10:37

Simply looking for inspiration for a career change!

How did you end up in your job, and how long did it take?

Thanks

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bigcheeseygrin · 02/04/2023 14:57

Good to see everyone else hates their job too, I suppose Grin

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Hoppinggreen · 02/04/2023 14:59

Love mine.
I advise small Businesses. Took me 25 years of big corporates, SMEs and Startups to get to this point. I would not be able to do it without that experience, although some try to after paying for a course and getting a bloody certificate.
I work with a huge variety of companies and when I see them succeed it’s wonderful. I’m well paid and it’s flexible too.

DueyCheatemAndHow · 02/04/2023 15:04

Im a teacher and i love it

PegasusReturns · 02/04/2023 15:05

Love mine.

I’m a corporate lawyer (GC) and I really enjoy that every day is about helping the business manage risks that lead to a better outcome for our customers.

every day is different, I travel to interesting places, I work with really smart people with skills that I couldn’t hope to learn and manage a global team who are awesome.

Whitegrenache · 02/04/2023 15:35

At the age of 46 working for many many years as a pharmaceutical sales rep, I have now found my passion which is training and coaching within the healthcare sector.

I absolutely love it

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bigcheeseygrin · 02/04/2023 15:37

Thanks for the replies.

Definitely great careers that have taken years of hard work to achieve! And you obviously must all feel like you're really helping others.

Unfortunately I don't have years Grin Or the patience for teaching. Although I wish I did! I have a few teacher friends, and I really admire how they manage to take on all the additional issues that seem to come with teaching these days.

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Spudlet · 02/04/2023 15:38

I’m a sports massage therapist. People come into my room in pain, and leave feeling better and I love that. Massive job satisfaction.

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bigcheeseygrin · 02/04/2023 15:38

Whitegrenache · 02/04/2023 15:35

At the age of 46 working for many many years as a pharmaceutical sales rep, I have now found my passion which is training and coaching within the healthcare sector.

I absolutely love it

What does this involve? And how long did it take you to retrain, etc?

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Spyrothedragon23 · 02/04/2023 15:40

@Whitegrenache I would be super interested to understand your job too? Do you have a similar job posting you could share?

Spyrothedragon23 · 02/04/2023 15:42

@DueyCheatemAndHow do you actually love being a teacher? I know so many that just tell me how horrible it is and I have always dreamed of retraining as a teacher but the negative comments put me off

Tarantella6 · 02/04/2023 15:43

I'm an accountant and I love it. You see everything in the business. I did AAT then ACA in an audit firm, which can be done in 4 years if you get on with it, then moved into the finance dept of a company.

DueyCheatemAndHow · 02/04/2023 15:45

@Spyrothedragon23 (great username btw, loved that game).

I really do. I'm in an independent school so I don't have the Ofsted horrificness. It's not a perfect job (what is) but I can honestly say I've never dreaded going to work. Perhaps it's a lack of imagination but I can't picture myself doing anything else.

Froggo · 02/04/2023 15:50

My best job was an R&D lab analyst in a very small lab. I basically got to try stuff to see if it worked! I loved that job. I now manage lab equipment & facilities for a bigger lab - I love the job, but am a bit ugh about the politics of the place. I don’t have a degree, just somehow found myself here.

Superstar22 · 02/04/2023 15:55

I’m a psychologist and I love my job. I work in the nhs, in academia & privately so my time is split; 3 hours private work, 4 hours academia and 25 hours nhs. I love it all, I wouldn’t want to work in any of these places exclusively but I love the variety that it brings. It’s taken me almost 20 years to get to the seniority & skill set I have to do all three, and I feel really content (albeit exhausted)

mogtheforg3tfulcat · 02/04/2023 15:57

I'm a primary teacher. I don't love everything about it but aspects I do love are:

  • every day is different and unpredictable
  • getting to work with some amazing kids
  • brilliant colleagues
  • planning out what I'm going to do each term and thinking about all the differentiation and challenges of each area of the curriculum and how I will make sure the learning is accessible and enjoyable for everyone (I know it's weird to enjoy planning but I really do!)
  • the rhythm of a school year - marking and celebrating the changing seasons, religious events, national days of importance etc that I would probably barely notice if I was in a different job.
  • feeling like I'm making a difference/doing something meaningful

There's more of course, but I'd be here all day. I should mention that I teach in Scotland where we get much more control of what we teach than primary teachers in England do so I can decide my topics, class novel etc and teach them however I like (within certain guidelines obviously)

SunshineLollipopsAndRainbows · 02/04/2023 15:57

I used to love being a nursery nurse but unfortunately it became more about the paperwork than spending time with the little ones. Now I work part time on the checkouts at a well known store & really enjoy the customer contact. I’ve made some very good friends amongst the staff/ ex staff & would say there isn’t really anyone I don’t get on with. There are downsides & the Manager is a nice person ( mostly!) but definitely not Manager material! Our pay has just gone up but is still pretty low, although there always seems to be overtime as we’re permanently short staffed. I get a very generous discount on lots of products.

DropItRound · 02/04/2023 16:16

I'm a Speech and Language Therapist. 20 years of working and I still love my job.

I've moved from the NHS to a social enterprise so I've now got less stress and more flexibility over how I work.

If I had my time again, I would definitely still choose the same career.

PrivateSchoolTeacherParent · 02/04/2023 16:21

I love the teaching part of my teaching job. The paperwork (and the office politics), not so much, and I know that I have it very easy compared to the state sector. But being in a room with bright, interested, sixth-formers; it's why I'm still in the job.

Partey · 02/04/2023 16:21

I work in football which I love. Even the tough days don’t feel like work as such because I enjoy it so much. I wfh 2 days a week and have a longish commute the other 3 but I genuinely look forward to being there. I deal with really varied and challenging issues but the people I come across and generally fantastic.

my colleagues and management are amazing- I think this is key too. Any job could be in the area you are passionate about but if the team around you and leadership is shit there’s no point.

I'm 40 soon and for the first time in my whole life I can say I 100% love my work and feel very lucky to have that.

charitytodayislovely · 02/04/2023 16:22

I work for a charity and am also a training to be a minister. Admittedly the second isn't everyone's cup of tea Grin but I love what I do and that I get to be involved (even in small ways) in making a difference in people's lives.

Girliefriendlikespuppies · 02/04/2023 16:24

I'm a specialist nurse, nursing for all its cons is still a job I love doing.

Phos · 02/04/2023 16:32

I'm EA to a director in a large bank. I love it. I basically run his office alongside his PA, it's my job to be on top of all the governance, meetings and briefings that he needs or is involved it. I get to run or help with various projects across the division and I also run the People agenda. I'm learning loads about the business, building my network and reputation and because I'm a nosy mare, being involved in loads of things and it being in my job description to poke my nose in everything is most suited to me. I've worked for the bank for 10 years but for quite a long time whilst my daughter was little I stayed in one job because it was reduced hours and it just suited me even though by the time I left I was bored senseless by it.

SusanSHelit · 02/04/2023 16:34

I'm a nurse. I love my job but I don't think I'd recommend it to most people.The crap is definitely crap, but I've been doing it nearly ten years so something must be keeping me here

There are days that are really genuinely just shit, especially in the NHS. The hours are shit. The pay for the responsibility is shit. You miss birthdays, holidays, weddings. I've been punched, spat at, sworn at, kicked and bitten.
I've come home from shifts and sobbed my eyes out for various reasons. I've had shifts where I didn't manage to make it home and just had a good cry in the loo.

I have had all of the bodily fluids you can imagine thrown at me or spilled on me plus a few you probably can't imagine.

But I have seen people on their deathbed walk out the hospital days later, held the hand of people as they take their last breath and learn/see something new every shift and work with some of the most incredible, compassionate and intelligent people from around the world

MaccyD100 · 02/04/2023 17:29

I'm a health visitor. We're honestly more popular in real life than we are on mumsnet 😂. It's the best job in the world.

GirlOfTudor · 04/10/2023 12:52

I found this thread and had to comment, even though it's old.
I work in HE helping recruit students and graduates for our internships.
I love this sector and I enjoy my work every day. It took many, many years to figure out what I wanted to do and I'm so grateful that it's fallen into place.

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