To ask do you have a "job" or a "career"?

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Had this conversation with my cousin. I was complaining about work and how stressed I was this week and she said that "it's only a job" to which I said well it's my career, I love it and I want to move forward etc etc. She said that to her work is just a job...not a career. She works for money each month and that is it.

So it got me thinking? Do you have a "job" or a "career" or is it both to you?

A job.I work as a midday supervisor in a primary.I love it as its close to home and only couple hours a day.As much as I like the kids and my colleagues it will aways be just a job.

I have a career. I'm currently studying to gain more qualifications to move up the ladder.

I have a career that I'm proud of.

I’d always thought that ‘job’ refereed to a specific role, and ‘career’ was a broader term that covered your whole working life and expertise in a field.
For example you ‘build your career’ by having various job roles.

I have two careers.

One is fun and enjoyable, the other is very boring but pays the bills.

Used to have a career, took redundancy and now have a job. I leave work at work when I finish now, saw a FB post earlier from someone I used to manage about the stressful day she had today, don't miss that one bit

I used to have a career but I gave it up and now have a job. A ‘mom job’ but it was the best choice for me and our family.

Very much a career. You can’t do what I do without a lot of qualifications and experience.

A job 😊 head of the marketing department but I have zero desire to move on and up to a different company or role. I think that a lack of desire to move forward makes it a job for me rather than a career.

A job. I've lost all motivation and enthusiasm to work hard for a career. As long as I can pay my bills and have a little bit left for fun stuff I'm happy. I'm not interesting in studying or promotion. I'd rather earn enough with as little stress as I can TBH.

I have a career and am really proud of it and my prospects. I think it comes down to what you value... for some they are happy with a paycheque and/or minimal stress but others are willing to be put out for long term gain in a specific field.
Nothing wrong with either.

Definitely a career for me. I have only realised over the last 2-3 years or so how ambitious I actually am.

@Meowandthen

Very much a career. You can’t do what I do without a lot of qualifications and experience.

This. I've worked my way up the ladder for the best part of 15 years and been to university 3 times to be qualified for my career.

Job.

Career. Multiple jobs in thr same field, all with the same end goal in mind. Its been very stressful at times but after nearly 20 years I have something I'm proud of and my end goal is still my goal that motivates me. I'd be letting myself down if I gave that all up now after so long and so much hard work!

I have a career. I have a masters which I paid for myself and did part time while working in a supermarket. It was very hard. I didn't see my partner much while doing it. It then took me ages to get a job. As I couldn't really work for free as is pretty much needed. So I've done loads to get where I am. I'm still not well paid and fixed term contracts are the way it is in the cultural sector.

Yes it is just work and I wouldn't make myself ill for it. But I've done so much to succeed it does matter.

Equally I have friend who have just a job and I understand this approach too. So absolutely no judgement from me. Success for me isn't about money and your job.

I have a career, which is massively preferable to having just a job (at least for me)

At the moment just a job but it will form part of my career when I've done more training

I have a career. It took a lot of qualifications and I've done it for over 30 years. It's progressed as far as I wanted to go and it's something I've enjoyed. It's more than a job to me because I get career satisfaction from it as well as just money.

To me, a job is where you only do it for the pay and switch off immediately you leave work.

I had a career which I loved, I now have a job that I equally love but I'm also nearing retirement and looking forward to having neither.

Definitely a job. I hate working and derive no sense of self worth from it but it gets me out of the house. Wish I had more money though .

The things I'd enjoy doing only really exist in a voluntary capacity.

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Job. I love it but there's absolutely no progression.

A job but it has a small promotion but it's more like a career mini step ladder

I have a job by most people's standards, in care. I have, and am working towards more qualifications, but they are not at university and my job isn't one that anyone would consider a career I don't think.
I do it because I can't afford not to do something, but I do this job because I like it, what it lacks in pay and status it makes up for in job satisfaction.
This type of job is often called a vocation I think rather than a job or career.
I'd see a job as something you do, not that passionate about (doesn't mean you aren't good at it) to earn money. A career as something you study and train for highly like being a vet or an engineer, because you have a passion and interest in the field, and a vocation is somewhere in the middle, with some qualities of both.