Jobs you lurve

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Here for traffic. Can I ask, if you love your job, what do you do (role/industry/company even!)? I don't know a lot of people who like their jobs so would love to hear of some people that do! What is it about your job that you like?

I used to be a Housing Officer on a "sink" estate in the North of England. Loved every minute until I was made redundant when all the stock was transferred to a management company. I got a job in Adult Social Care and hated it as most of the "professional" social workers didn't have a clue.

But I loved and valued those that understood that social work is about looking after people and not a box ticking exercise.

I now work in the most political job you can do without being a politician, think Civil Service but closer to the politicians. I love this as well, but in a different way. Apparently my experience in the "real" world is refreshing.

SPAD ModreB?

I'm a vet, it can be stressful and emotionally draining but I absolutely love it. It's all I ever wanted to do and luckily still is all I'd ever want to do. I love the flexibility too - I am currently UK based but previously worked in practice in Canada for 2 years and have done 4-6 month stints for various animal welfare charities in Latin America and Nepal, which have all been amazing experiences.

Nope. ADSO.

Personal Assistant to the Sales Director in a loud lary sales office in the City. Stressful at times, but always a buzzy atmosphere and interesting people!

I laugh every day :)

I'm Marketing Manager in a school and it is heartwarming to see how many teachers love their job (I spend too long in The Staffroom on MN and there are lots of unhappy teachers there).

I love my job. I work in HR as an advisor. I support a management team of around 15 managers with all their people issues. It's never dull, lots of drama! It's the 'harsh side' of HR ie a lot of dismissals be that for reasons of conduct, performance, ill health or redundancy, which isn't for everyone, but I find it really interesting as you have to make sure you manage the legal risk and anticipate any challenges. I also really enjoy building the relationships with my client base and helping them to solve their people problems. I can't imagine doing anything else.

Another teacher here. HoD in a lovely independent school with zippy lively students who make me laugh every single day and are just fabulous. I teach from early years up to year 9 so my days are really varied, and have a brilliant head who just lets me get on and do my job with minimal interference. I also love the holidays. And ds attends the school at a big discount so that's lovely as well

My day to day job is nothing to shout about, but I am a trade union rep for my workplace as well as being involved with my union in a number of varying roles and it really is the most rewarding thing I've ever done. I am constantly learning, there is never a dull day and I love the challenge!

Midwife :-)

I'm a bioinformatics researcher, which basically means I analyse massive biological data sets (DNA sequences etc) using computer programs. I'm in just about the lowest position in my lab at the moment but I still love what I do - totally flexible hours, I can do the vast majority from home but I have lovely colleagues when I do go into work (which is less than five minutes' walk from my house), when things go right it means learning exciting things and when things go wrong it's often still fun to try and figure out why. I have a lot of choice over how much or how little I do, a supervisor who knows how to push me without stressing me out and a project I love. There's also minimal time spent on bullshit 'skills practice' type work, which is a godsend Still can't believe how lucky I am sometimes when I get up in the morning, make a cup of tea and sit down to read about something I'm really interested in, knowing it's not procrastination but what I'm supposed to be doing. It's been a really long time since I felt that way about work and I love it

I did private tutoring for a while as well and also really enjoyed it, but I don't think I could have done it permanently - there's just not enough stability and too much dealing with strangers and/or flaky people (although I was pleasantly surprised by how lovely nearly all my students and their parents were). It's a lot less social than lab work as well, despite what you might expect - you have no colleagues, there's lots of solo travel involved and even though you're meeting new people all the time you (obviously) can't ever make friends with them in the way you can with co-workers your own age. There were some amazing moments and I'm glad I did it for a while but I don't have any desire to go back to it.

Snowfairy can I ask what a Marketing Manager does in a school? I'm in Scotland in LA education and everything is very different to what I read on here. We don't have Marketing Managers, Business Managers etc and I'm really interested to know.

I'm a professional dancer, singer and performer, world self employed and I blooming love it.
Also run my own production company providing entertainment and production shows.

Hotelier all good fun and never bored.

I'm a Nurse, I have specialised in one particular procedure, and now do nothing else. I love it. I feel valued by my colleagues and work in a small team with three others. Our office is in a house and it feels like a family. I have never experienced this before, its the first job I've ever enjoyed and it makes me feel content and secure Its a magic mix of the perfect role for me, with the best colleagues and has come at the best time - I'm 43. I have spent years and years in shit jobs with bitchy colleagues, so can't get over my new found love of going to work.

Rose I do anything to do with promotion - (writing newsletters, social media, website, prospectus etc) and deal with external customers (lettings, visitors, booking travel) and generally everything that reception can't send anywhere else! I'm always looking to make the external school image better (eg updating signage, PE kits, applying for grants). We're a secondary school with around 1200 students so every day is different! SLT are very supportive luckily.

Our Business Manager deals with finances, who does that in your school?

I'm a child protection social worker too. I love the job, it can be stressful but equally as rewarding

I'm a rancher in South America and I adore it. My previous career was very jet setting but I'm happier now that. I've ever been.

I am a scientist - genetics, molecular biology, cell biology
I did a PhD and then had about 10 years in academic science research, which was great....you are only limited by your own creativity! But those jobs are contract and short, so not for a lifetime and I didn't want to go down the Professor pathway. In 2009 I moved into industry - it is less independent, but more problem solving and makes full use of my skill set. It is fast paced and exciting.

My current job in a small Biotech company is discovering and developing a new kind of cancer drug and proving that it can work. It's brilliant. I love it. And it might save lives. The pay is OK - not in the league of top professionals (despite a similar level of education and expertise), but competitive with senior jobs in nursing or teaching.

I'm an academic/historian. Love my job--I research US history so travel all over the country, lots of interviewing people as I work on recent racial history. Great combination of research, writing, and teaching. Only thing is that jobs are hard to come by (especially permanent contracts) and you need a PhD + book contract + publications + plenty of teaching experience to stand a chance. I still sometimes think that I can't believe I've actually managed to 'make' it.