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AIBU?

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To hate working?

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caddywally · 15/06/2017 21:33

I really don't enjoy my job and resent having to spend the best part of 5 days a week doing something I don't enjoy on any level. I can't imagine ever finding anything I would want to spend 40 hours a week doing, unless it paid enough that I could pack it in after a few years! Does anyone else feel this way or have I just not found the right job?

To those of you who do enjoy your job and wouldn't resign even if you won the lottery, what do you do and what do you like about it? I need some inspiration!

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Biggreygoose · 15/06/2017 21:39

Civil engineer.

I love it. Not everyday is sunshine and unicorn facts, but over all I like the challenge, the interesting things I get to design and build. See you ideas form into an actual object, sometimes on a massive scale. Or the pride in finding an elegant solution to a nigly little problem that no one may ever see.

Plus the pay ain't bad.

SuperBeagle · 15/06/2017 21:46

I'm in a managerial position at a ski resort.

Won't give the exact title because it's quite outing, but it's a very involved managerial position. I spend a lot of time outside of the office (and it's a year-round position, because even though it's a ski resort, it's in a national park and the ski village does a lot of summer-specific things like hiking, BMXing etc).

It's got loads of added bonuses for my family too (free national park entry, free lift passes, subsidised ski school etc).

Zaberwocky · 15/06/2017 21:52

I used to manage chocolate shops that was a fab job.

I love my job now, but nothing has ever quite lived up to that job!

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caddywally · 15/06/2017 21:52

Biggreygoose - that sounds like an interesting job but I think the responsibility of knowing that an incorrect calculation could cause a structure to fail would stress me out! That's what I imagine it'd be like, anyway

SuperBeagle - spending time outside of the office sounds nice. I bet that makes the day go more quickly.

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user1478806039 · 15/06/2017 21:53

I'm with you OP. My job isn't terrible in the grand scheme of things, but I really don't enjoy it and feel as though I'm watching my life dripping away day by day while I sit at a desk doing something pointless and waiting for each weekend.

I'd like to change jobs into something that would make me feel fulfilled but don't even know what I'd want to aim for. Plus I can't afford to give up my job in order to retrain. I feel trapped.

Sophiealice95 · 15/06/2017 21:54

I have just this moment retired from being a childrens nurse which I absolutely loved, I didn't want to retire, except my darling parents are very elderly and disabled and need me to look after them. My life has been wonderful from looking after these children, it makes me feel so rewarded and as if my life has meaning, I found it immensely rewarding OP . Perhaps you need to find a job that makes you feel like that ? Good luck my dear

LaurieFairyCake · 15/06/2017 21:55

I absolutely love my job but I'm so happy pottering about at home I could very happily not go to work.

Even though I love it I just can't arsed to get charged out my pj's.

stuntcamel · 15/06/2017 21:56

I have a nice job. Nice bosses, friendly colleagues, it pays well and isn't stressful. I have a week off this week, and I don't want to go back

leccybill · 15/06/2017 21:56

I love and hate my job in equal measure. When I'm driving to work in traffic at 7.30am, I resent having to go there and I think of all the other lovely things I could do that day.

But once I'm there, I have a sense of purpose and I'm busy and I feel like I'm contributing (directly- I'm a teacher).

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caddywally · 15/06/2017 21:58

Zaberwocky I used to want to work in a chocolate or fudge shop when I was a kid, but I don't know if I'd enjoy it as much as young me thought I would.

user1478806039 That's exactly how I feel. I know my job is a lot better than some, but it still feels like waste of my time, and I don't earn enough to retrain. I have considered dental nursing or working in childcare as I think those roles would be more fulfilling than my current role, but the trainee positions tend to be offered as apprenticeships and I cannot afford to work for £120 a week.

Sophiealice95 Childrens' nursing sounds like it would be very fulfilling but also very difficult at times, though it would be something I'd consider if it didn't require a degree!

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FKat2016 · 15/06/2017 22:03

I totally hear you. Not the worst job, certain conveniences and flexibilities make it atttactive, but every day I sit there feeling so uninspired... just an endless list of boring little tasks which nobody will ever really notice or appreciate. It feels pointless. Obviously 'someone's got to do those jobs' and I am paid to do those very things but it feels like such a waste of life!

TheLuminaries · 15/06/2017 22:08

I'm like stuntcamel I have a nice job, nice bosses, friendly colleagues, it pays well and isn't stressful. But if won the lottery I would be out of there.

GoodGirlGoneWrong · 15/06/2017 22:09

It's not my job I hate! It's the employer.

My job is fantastic (and I am bloody good at it) it's just the cockwomble idiots in charge, they have no clue absolutely no clue.

I resent going - but hey ho they pay me.

VestalVirgin · 15/06/2017 22:10

I am currently jobless because I was so stupid to get an education for a job that isn't in demand.

I admire your ability to force yourself to get qualified for, and work in a job that you find boring. I think I should do that, but can't fake enthusiasm even in job interviews for boring jobs I need no qualification for / that are lower qualification than what I learnt.

YANBU.

Haggisfish · 15/06/2017 22:11

I'm a teacher and love it. I really enjoy being with the kids.

BitchQueen90 · 15/06/2017 22:11

I work in a homeless hostel. I love it and wouldn't quit if I won the lottery. The job itself can be stressful at times, but making a difference in people's lives is so rewarding. I'm definitely not in it for the money as the pay is crap!

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caddywally · 15/06/2017 22:14

I'm surprised to see a couple of teachers on here! I thought teachers were usually incredibly stressed out and working long days. Does the job satisfaction make up for that? Primary teaching appeals to me but I've heard tales of teachers working all day and marking well into the evening and on weekends, which would burn me out as I'm a bit pathetic and need my down time.

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iamdazedandconfused · 15/06/2017 22:19

I'm a solicitor and I love it there are obviously stressful times, but on the whole I really enjoy it - I like the daily intellectual stimulation and I find it rewarding.

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caddywally · 15/06/2017 22:20

VestalVirgin You shouldn't be so hard on yourself - you didn't know what the job market would be like until you were qualified and started applying for jobs.

I know what you mean, though. I have a degree that I've found very useless when applying for jobs and I wish I'd done something more practical.

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erinaceus · 15/06/2017 22:20

I feel incredibly lucky because I love my job. I have a strong technical skill set which interests me, and I love meeting other people and helping them to achieve their goals. In my role I get to apply my technical skills to helping other people achieve their goals. I like it because it is interesting, challenging, and satisfying. Now and then I feel as if I have made a real difference.

I find working for a large organization difficult to tolerate sometimes but for the time being I tolerate it. I also do not like my commute, and sometimes find my immediate colleagues somewhat irritating. I can get quite passionate about the actual work part of my role though.

I suppose I am trying to say, I do not have it all but I do feel lucky to have a job that I love as much as I do. I cannot imagine doing a job that I did not love, with no view to changing the situation. Work is important to me. I am not one of those "it's just a job" types. My work is something of a vocation. I suspect I would carry on doing it even if I won the lottery to be honest.

user98765432101 · 15/06/2017 22:21

Teaching assistant (secondary), love it. Pay is shit though.

Haggisfish · 15/06/2017 22:22

Oh the workload is insane, but they aren't likely to sack me due to the shortage of good teachers! I basically have no life sept-feb but holidays do make up for it for me. I do just love the actual being in a clAssroom with teenagers, too. They say the most random shit and make me laugh so much. I've had the privilege of staying in touch with a few ex students and they are doctors, teachers, various other jobs, married etc. It's really lovely being part of that.

Flumplet · 15/06/2017 22:23

I quite like my job. As jobs go it's really quite interesting. But I'd really rather not work at all and doss about all day every day. I hate having to get up and go in the mornings it's a drag.

Sweetnessishere · 15/06/2017 22:24

I quite like my job, most of the time. I've certainly learnt in the past few years how to be happy with my job role and have adopted a 'let it go' strategy. Previously I had a more managerial role and was concerned and involved in everything including loads of stressful situations of office conflict. Now I have a job that I knew what it entailed at the start, I avoid most office politics, the big bosses ignore me about 360 days a year and my direct boss is harmless. And the best bit is I am earning more money than I have in 20 years for no risk. I am using 30 years of experience to do this but it finally feels like I am reaping some rewards.

However on hot days like today with 1 DC on exam leave and the other home from uni I do fantasise about giving it all up, packing up the car and going down to Devon.

With a lottery win I'd be gone as soon as my notice period allowed me and wouldn't be looking back

KoolKoala07 · 15/06/2017 22:38

It's not that I don't like my job it's just i would much rather be at home doing what I want all the time. But that doesn't pay the bills.

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