To think most jobs are boring and do not give people fulfilment ?

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Perhaps day 80percent maybe even 90 ?

it’s just a way to get money and pay bills and live and maybe have a few holidays and treats etc Along the way

I just find it fake how younger generations are told they need to find something that going to make them feel so good

Well, that was certainly how I saw it, and the refusal to help me stay at school, I had to support myself through 6th form although she got the tops ups for me but I spent years trying to climb career ladder to be thwarted by internal politics, backstabbing and I became disillusioned and dropped from management and I'm much happier. I have a better work/ life balance now. I have a job.

Yeah, I do crafts to help with my mental health. I was told on here to turn it into a job. Turning a coping skill into a paid job sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.... plus it seems no one has no idea how hard it is to turn crafts into money nowadays.

Oh, I hear you. My parents tried to get me to leave school at 15, and were adamant that university wasn’t ’for the likes of us’, and I’d never be happy if I got above myself. Fortunately I was stubborn.

I loved my job. I was in the same job for 30 years (minus 3 years for a degree in social work). I only left because I had a Stroke (and Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy). I truly love it. Every day.

Generally yes.

I went in to a job I was 'passionate' about and studied for many years to get there. And now, 20 years on, I hate it. The wage is very mediocre. 90% of my profession is BS and designed to extract money from people for questionable benefit.

Similar here. Office jobs were not "real jobs". I am one of 3, and 2 of us left school and went into cleaning. It was considered "real" work.

I taught for 43 years in secondary schools and was never bored. Not for one minute. Sometimes stressed and a couple of times unhappy, but never ever bored.

That’s certainly what mine would have preferred. Office work involved notions.

I think it's important to try and find something you enjoy and find meaningful. Otherwise it's depressing arguably to do something until you retire which you don't enjoy.

I'm Gen Z & hope to be a criminal barrister. I don't think it will be boring, stressful is another matter...!

I think liking your job and being fulfilled is a privilege. But I think more people have it than don't. I certainly do. It's definitely not suitable for most people but it suits me and my interests and gives me purpose and fulfilment.

What kind of job is this?

Hobbies are work if you do them for a job though. People who act or sing or play sport enjoy it hopefully but they also have to do stressful or boring stuff.

If something is a hobby only of course it will be more fun because you can pick the more fun bits, there's less pressure etc

Law most likely 😂 I feel the same way

What kind of job do you have?.

I'd love to write novels but I thought doing it as a job would take the enjoyment away. That solution sounds good if it works for him.

I think another element is some people are better able to switch off/compartmentalise so they may be less affected by stressful environments that may come with a fulfilling job.

By whom? I certainly never told my kids any such thing.
Can you live on the money? Does it use your skills? Is it socially useful? Those are the questions I encouraged them to ask

Double pot sorry

Im a relatively young person in my late 20s

Ive never loved any job...I get bored and fed up around the 6 month mark.

But my job is fine. I dont hate it. My colleagues are nice, the pay is good, the hours are flexible, if i work more than my contracted hours i get the time back and it feels like im making a net positive to society.

Sure i'd rather not work, but this will do

I used to do a 'passion job' that would never have paid enough for me to move out of my parents house. Now i own a home (outer London), have pets and hobbies and can comfortably save

This is better!

I'm self employed and do various different types of teaching (not school staff) to adults and kids. There are some parts of my job I'd prefer not to do but overall mostly enjoy my work. My previous job was in radio production which again, on the whole I enjoyed most of. I'd say at least 80 per cent of the time I enjoy my work. It's not particularly well paid but I'd rather be happier in work than do something I hate for a massive salary.

Law?

Once I found the right career I didn't have a boring day for the next 15 years. (when I retired) and I loved the job and the product we were making.
If you are bored, find something that you are good at and that you care about. Life's too short to watch a clock.

If only I had time to watch the clock. My job is not unfulfilling because I’ve got nothing to do, it’s stressful AF with not enough hours in the day to get the job done to an excellent standard and have any semblance of a life outside work. But it pays well, so that I can find fulfilment in other ways (travel, hobbies, socialising with friends etc.), - that’s why I and 90% of the profession stays. No one would put themselves through this shit if it didn’t pay well.

Edit: the other 10% seem to love it, the crazy, masochistic weirdos.

I love my job. I’ve been in my sector since I graduated just under 20 years ago and I can honestly say I always look forward to my work day. I’ve never dreaded going to work. I’m unlikely to ever be a very high earner, but I earn about 75K which is enough to not have to worry and I still have room for growth.

I work in healthcare in a job I love and find really rewarding. However, if I didn’t have to be there I wouldn’t be. I love the job but I hate the politics and getting up at 6am and 12h shifts.