To ask what you do for a living if you genuinely love what you do?

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Like many people, I'm not fulfilled by what I do for a living. At all.

I was chatting to a doctor the other day who loves what she does - even with all the crap that NHS staff put up with - and it really hit home how I've never had that feeling. Work has always been a means to pay the bills. The money is nice, but I'm starting to struggle with not finding it rewarding, and am considering taking a pay cut for job satisfaction.

If you actually love your job - you're not just doing it for money - what do you do, please? And is it the role you actually love or the employer? (I have been wondering if working for a charity I believe in might be the answer, and am doing the sums to see if I could afford to live on third-sector wages.) I feel stuck, and I'm looking for inspiration to start researching a career change.

(Even if it's not something I can actually do, still interested in your answers. I've spent my whole adult life expecting everyone to be miserable at work, and now I'm wondering if that doesn't have to be true.)

That's really quite insulting.

My career which I enjoyed for thirty years and was glad I chose, (accountant) has been very well paid. But it has never been flexible, it has meant very long hours on the whole, I have rarely had a commute less than an hour each way and pre pandemic WFH was something that was only done very very occasionally and only for specific reasons.

See, we're not all bad. That's not my area of the business but it sounds like she's gotten you an amazing benefits package.

Have a look!

https://jobs.thirdsector.co.uk/searchjobs/?countrycode=GB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu7H15-XkAIVmOvtCh10nQBrEAAYASAAEgLKcPDD_BwE

Welfare rights adviser for people with MH issues. Every day is different, usually because I discover some new piece of lunacy from the DWP.

The work is mentally challenging, the clients are very vulnerable, so need a lot of support, the satisfaction is immense. Every time I win an appeal, I feel like I've stuck two fingers up at the government and its ridiculous, callous, cheeseparing approach to welfare. The amount of extra money I get for my clients is massive, well over 10 times salary.

I have lovely colleagues, a brilliant manager, and a very supportive employer. The pay is shite, but I'm semi-retired so that's ok for me. And I'd probably do it on a voluntary basis if I didn't need the money.

That made me snort I’m sure you’re great at your job, but are you sure you’re not a comedy writer manqué?

Reminded me I used to work at a place where the HR boss (a woman) was, to the life, Alastair Sim in the St Trinians films.

I have PM’d you now 😀

Ouch 🤣

I'm a chartered accountant and am Head of Finance at a charity. Bloody love it. I've been an accountant for 25 years and I've always loved it.

I'm super happy and ..... I speak the truth 😘

So individual. Its finding what you like and one person's dream job is someone else's stuff of nightmares

I love my job. I love it so much it's my username!

I have level 2, 3 and 4 qualifications, a bachelor's degree and a Master's in animal related subjects but I'm on minimum wage. If I work in higher paying roles there is less 'hands on' work with the animals.

I'm a musical instrument teacher. I turned my hobby into my career. I love it.

My dad was a chartered accountant and loved it. He even helped friends with tax returns and issues in his free time very happily.

I love my work. I make and sell craft items.
My work is an extension of my hobby.