To ask how many of you really like your job?

[MrsPinkCock]

Because I used to be one of those people and I’m not now.

Loved my career and the work. Hate where I’m working now. The people, the toxic environment, shit boss and downright unlawful practice. But it’s part time and flexible and I don’t know if it’s just one of those things and I’m expecting too much to find another job I love.

What I do is fairly niche and there’s nothing else at all in the region at the moment so my only options are stay and ride it out or quit and hope something comes up in the next few months. Just looking for other people’s experiences.

I'm on my 3rd job since July ! Had to give up my cleaning business because of a bad back. Have worked at a funeral directors for 3 and half weeks, a golf club restaurant and bar for 5 days and am currently working at a supermarket express store . Been there 5 weeks and I don't like it and it's not good for my back. About to go to another job shortly! It's been quite a year!

I used to love my job. Even if I had won the lottery I wouldn’t have left. I hate my job now. I detest it but needs must bills to be paid. I get paid a lot but the job is not what it used to be. Some days it’s unbearable. There’s so much pressure on NHS

Another ex NHS. Loved my job once couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Quit about 3 years after I should’ve and it drove me through stress and depression. Love my job now, been doing it 5 years. I’m planning to stay, but I’m not afraid to leave.

I love, love, love my job.

It pays well, I have great colleagues, interesting varied work where I use my brain. I’m autonomous and not micro managed. It’s rewarding. Can’t imagine me ever wanting to leave or change jobs.

Good for you Nico. I don’t think I could ever feel like that again. Counting days until retirement and I’m only in my 30s

Yes i realise how lucky I am.

Last year I was in a job which I didn’t love and was making me depressed. Never thought I’d get a job like my current one.

Am a teacher and head of faculty in school. Love the actual job but not the insane hours in term time.

I do enjoy my job - flexible hours, nice people, pay is ok, but I suppose if I had to criticise then the pension scheme could be better.

What I'd really like to do is retrain to be a teacher, but think I'm probably a bit long in the tooth for that.

I love mine.

I took a leap a year ago to this new position (a sideways move within my field) and the gamble really paid off. I loved my previous position, too.

I find the work very interesting and challenging. My colleagues are a great bunch. They pay is good. The benefits are good. It's a permanent contract. I work from home full time so am able to manage my own time to a certain degree, which really helps me juggle being a single mother.

I'm lucky, and I work hard.

I do love my job sometimes but I also get frustrated with being so short staffed and overloaded so that I can't give people the service that I would like and thus being moaned at all the time.

People seem to think that I only have one case and just sit around an office awaiting their call for help and responding immediately.

The reality is that they are one of hundreds of people who also need me NOW!

Me! I teach children with special educational needs and disabilities. It’s hard work and very busy (all education is) but it’s incredibly rewarding.

I love my job. It has taken me quite a few years to work out exactly what the perfect job for me would be, especially after having kids. hile the kids were younger I did a lot of short term temporary jobs to fit around childcare.

I saw this job advertised quite by chance when browsing the internet one day, it ticked all my boxes and was so delighted when I got it.

Its interesting, varied, I'm quite autonomous but have a lovely manager, don't have to manage anyone else but deal with a lot of professional people supporting them to carry out projects.

Its a step down in seniority from where I was before kids but I can use all those skills and experience from those senior roles and feel within my comfort zone.

It leaves me plenty of head space to support my family now that they are getting to the stage of school leaving decisions.

OP I was in exactly the same situation as you last year. I had the perfect job, part time- loved my work. Then a new head came in and everything changed. The whole place became very toxic- really bad bullying from higher up people frightened of losing their jobs. I decided that I wasn't going to be forced out and would leave when it suited me. It's much easier to get a job first before leaving, rather than leaving and then finding a job.

I eventually found a new job and love where a work now- so much happier! In your shoes I would keep my head down but furiously job search, until the right one comes along.