To ask if you love your job, what do you do?

[Babycurls]

I'm wondering if people who love their jobs are just more enthusiastic people.

Do you genuinely love your job, like look forward to going to work most days? Is there anything that you dislike?

Did you always know what you wanted to do or have a career change? Have you have a job previously that you disliked?

I'm really stuck in a rut and need inspiration. I'm in a boring but equally stressful job but with good perks.

Nothing high flying about my job, I,m an assistant manager at a high street shop, it's very busy, 5.30am starts and 6pm finishes some days, most days are very hectic but I absolutely love it, look forward to going back after holidays

I'm an RNLD (Learning Disability Nurse) and work with people who have learning disabilities and are at risk of offending. It's a weird job and I often get questioned as to "why on earth would you want to do that". The short answer is "because I want to". I love it!

Bursar in an early years setting. Great hours (term time working) and part of a fabulous small team. The children are a delight to be around and my colleagues are lovely.

So much more rewarding than my previous job as a VAT accountant.

Teacher and assistant House Mistress in girls' boarding at a small independent school. Love it. It's relentless in term time and living in means you are always involved with work stuff, but as a previous PP said, teenagers are bonkers. Great fun.

Another paediatric nurse here. I look after children having surgery and really enjoy it.

I'm a consultant nurse , age 40 with 3 children 2 under 10. I'm currently finishing a PhD . I LOVE my job! As an itu /A&E nurse for 15 years I was getting a little run down and applied for ACP training which led on to my current job. I was really apprehensive about going back to studying but I'm so pleased I did! I do ooh as a nurse practitioner for extra pay. I feel incredibly lucky to do my job and

Registered Childminder.....love being part of a child's upbringing! Hard work but very rewarding.And I love being my own boss!

I'm an Inferior Designer and really love my job. Even the less exciting jobs are great when you encourage people to do something fab! 😊

I'm an Inferior Designer and really love my job. Even the less exciting jobs are great when you encourage people to do something fab! 😊

Teacher, got into as couldn't find anything else. Always thought I'd end back in academic research, but not a chance now- and no regrets. Skeptical about it, but love it, from the start. Without being twee, the kids amaze, inspire me and (frustrate me). Everyday is the same routine, but is so different. They remain a constant source of interest and I suspect will forever. Over the years, I've taught less, with a small teaching load now (but they are and remain my guilty pleasure, people assume they are the worst bit of the job, but they are the highlights). I love the other aspects of the job too, but planning, teaching, watching them learn is a treat. Though marking is devils work - (glaring at the box, ready to go in the car boot)

Ooops don't know why that posted twice and I meant Interior not Inferior! 😂 Hopefully I'm not an inferior designer!!

Childrens residential worker. Did my degree in counselling and worked as a counsellor for a while (volunteer) but working as a residential worker has always been my dream job. The small things mean so much

I'm a freelance copywriter and blogger. I LOVE my job. This week I've been working on a project where an Oscar winner will read my words on TV and last week I was writing about crazy English events.

I work from home, set my own hours and choose who I want to work for etc.

It's only after working some crappy jobs for years I took the plunge whilst on maternity leave and I'll never look back 🙌🏼

I'm a police officer, currently a detective in a specialist rape unit. I love my job, can't imagine doing anything else.

I hate the politics of it. I hate being overworked and understaffed. I hate the government treating the police service like shit, I hate the people that criticise us while having no idea what we actually do, I hate the feeling of futility working in this specialism where it's so hard to get a conviction, I hate that to our bosses we are simply numbers and they don't give a shiny shit about us. I hate that sometimes shifts can stretch out to 15/18 hours because there's work to be done and nobody else to do it.

But I love it, and it's part of me.

I was a one to one TA for a little boy with ASD - the best job I have ever had. So rewarding. On maternity leave at the moment but keeping up with how he's doing

I'd worked in some jobs that were mildly interesting and others that I hated. After a major career change in my 30's it took starting a family to make me realise that the change had become, in professional terms, a cul de sac which I was beginning to actively dislike. Through a combination of fortunate timing and grabbing an opportunity when it arose, I was able to try going freelance within the same niche area. It made me realise that it had been the rigid structure and lack of freedom that was an issue rather than the sector. Freelance provides a level of variety that means I'm engaged in my work and get to pick interesting projects while allowing flexible and family friendly hours, mostly worked from home. I've realised it was cumulative experience gained through (good, mediocre and sometimes plain awful) previous jobs which gave me the confidence to 'jump' at the right time and which also allows the perspective to realise how much I love what I do now. It's less secure but the freedom and enthusiasm it provides make it worthwhile. Ha! Just read this back and realised how much it sounds like I've joined a FB pyramid style aloe vera/juice diet/kid's Teepee cult - but have been working like this for more than decade and absolutely no selling in sight (which is a relief as I'd be truly crap at it)

I stumbled into my job as the last person resigned in a hurry and I quite like it as I get to met some interesting people as well as megalomaniac nut jobs, but the pay is good and I get a couple of free houses.
Prime minister I think they call it.

Aeromedical Retrieval Specialist.. sounds pretty flash, and it is! Best job I've ever had - on call from home, huge amounts of variety, occasional (literal) flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants excitement.

Didn't always want to do it.. took it up as a temporary break from immensely stressful NHS Emergency Department work, and was about 3 days in before I realised I wouldn't be going back.

Downsides.. living far away from family (not much call for it in civilised places with hospitals nearby), middle of the night call outs, and occasional 22 and 24 hour days, that's if you get home!

Can't say I'm a particularly enthusiastic person though.. more determined and don't mind hard work. That being said, I won't be doing this for the rest of my life, but right now it suits our family and lets us have way more choices once we decide to move on.

I have had two careers so far and have loved both.

I was a scientist for 10 years and I loved it. There was one contract I didn't enjoy... I found another job and left.

I am now a contract midwife and love it love it love it! I started as a caseloading midwife but found it incredible stressful and I had no personal life. Now I choose when, where and how much I work, and can take holidays whenever I please. Currently doing a stint in Aussie :)

For me the secret has always been knowing what I wanted, becoming really good at it (so I am in demand and have choices) and reinvent my own job so it suits me.

Film distribution exec- love it. Fought hard to get here but it's such a varied job where I get to watch and talk about movies 24/7 Had some soul destroying roles in the past though!!!

But would amy if you go back after a big lottery win?

If the answer is yes stop buying bloody tickets and give us who would photocopy our arses and hand that to our boss a chance to win.

Teacher / head. It's a 2-18 school. I love it and really do wake up each morning looking forward to my job.

I had a career in STEM previously and loved that too.

I think that enthusiasm for a job and success / enjoyment are a real chicken and egg situation. You get out what you put in. I've enjoyed being a waitress, bar tender, KP and student union rep (full time, between 2nd and 3rd years at Uni) in the past.

I believe the key to it all is being determined to be the best you can be at any role, even if the role isn't necessarily one you cherish.

An astronaut during the day, a pilot in the evenings and a ballerina at the weekends. I'm also thinking of joining the circus but I'm not sure if I could juggle it!

How do you send a private message to someone? I can't say my job as it will totally out me. But I LOVE it. I also only took the job because I needed the money. Never thought I would enjoy it. But years later and I'm still grateful they pay me to have fun!

Assistant Merchandiser (as in a buyer, not arranging shop layouts) for a footwear company. I work with shoes for a living - what's not to like!

Having a great boss and team in general helps. Did I mention free shoes? I always wanted to work in buying and merchandising, starting when I got my first retail PT job at 16.