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Does anyone really enjoy their job? What do you do?

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eddm · 25/03/2004 10:43

Am being made redundant this summer... have applied for similar job but is chance to reassess what I really want to do when I'm grown up. Have had mad ideas about doing something completely different... but thought would be interesting to find out what jobs people actually enjoy. So, if you are happy at work, tell me what you do and what's so great about it!

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slkjdb · 13/04/2004 21:47

I am a Support Administrator for an IT Recruitment Agency, its not rocket science but it keeps me out of trouble for three days a week. My DD is in Nursery on those days. Not returning back to work after 2nd child comes along. We are trying now for a 2nd and I will be a stay at home Mum from then on.

chrissey14 · 14/04/2004 10:52

hi rachel

thanks for the message off glitter fairy will contact her soon

tc chrisseyxx

Chocol8 · 14/04/2004 11:33

I was a Graphic Designer for 14 years and then after I had my ds, didn't have the confidence to go back to it (it moves so quickly), so I went into Admin. I then went on to Project Management (something all Mums do naturally) and then after my 3rd redundancy I applied to be an Info Co-ordinator for an alcohol agency. I love it, and it is something I believe is helping people.
Would love to work from home so that I could attend my ds (ADHD/Asperger's) many appointments and not have to make the time up! Any suggestions gratefully accepted.

glitterfairy · 15/04/2004 08:11

I love my job as I work for myself! I have a business partner who I row with all the time but in a nice way and also we have a lot of laughs. I am a nurse and used to work for the Department of Health but now do consultancy and internet work for nurses across Europe. As far as working from home goes I have always negotiated contracts with one day a week at home as I wanted to spend one day at least taking and collecting the kids from school. Youngest has only started school this year and I sepnt a day a week at home with her even working for the DOH. I have been lucky with employers but made it clear my family came first. However I do travel a lot now and so am taking the whole of August off as pay back to spend time with family.

chrissey14 · 15/04/2004 10:40

hi glitterfairy

chrissey here have sent u a e-mail 2 your business e-mail about my query

i,m work mon-wed as a theatre nurse have a 2yr daugther, have not found the NHS childfriendly at all if you wnat hrs thats suit u must move where they want u 2 go that will suit them, which means giving up say specialist skills liek mine.

i have 2 do 8-6pm or work within them hrs

taking time off for kids being sick i have been told ogg for just doing twice they expect my partner 2 stop at hm he,s doesn,t get paud if he doesn,t work, least with me i swop my days around or take A/L

HOPE U CAN HELP

TC chrisseyxx

yumple · 15/04/2004 11:18

I'm an optometrist (part-time since had ds and dd) and I love it. It's absorbing, interesting, mentally challenging, quite sociable...especially when you've worked in the same place for years as you get to know your patients quite well, pretty flexible hours wise...or at least it has been for the past 15 years due to nationwide optom shortage - but this may change.

The downside for anyone thinking of a career change is that it is a 3 year (or4 in Scotland) full time (very very full time) degree course followed by a year 'in practice' training before you are qualified.

yumple · 15/04/2004 11:22

Oh and thought of another downside - at least in my current job- crap holiday. Why can't they see that 4 weeks IS NOT ENOUGH !!!!

4 weeks holiday, in my view, is for men 30 years ago when the world was different! It is not enough for modern life, working mums etc.

I bring this up with my boss at every opportunity but no joy yet. She in a working mum as well but her dh works flexi-time so if her kids are ill, have a school play/assembly/ teacher training etc etc he can take time off. Not as easy in my houser so I end up using loads of hol on odd days like this.

goodkate · 15/04/2004 11:41

I was a Financial adviser but after birth of 3rd child I changed careers too. I now work for Macmillan as a p/t fund raising assitant, doing allsorts. Really enjoyable, good employers.

Northerner your job sounds very interesting and right up my street. How did you get into it?

Chocol8 · 15/04/2004 23:43

Yumple - I know what you mean about holidays. I am fighting a losing battle with my manager to split a day of hol entitlement up once in a while and take an hour or 2 out of it when I have appointments for my SN son. It's either that or take half a day off for something which may only take an hour to do...pointless.

If he is ill, I have to take the time off as holiday or say (if I am desperate) that I am ill and then I get paid for it. Haven't had to do it yet, but with only me round here, it's gotta happen sooner or later! I have to save days incase of emergencies however HR said that between the age of 5 - 18, a parent is entitled to 13 weeks unpaid leave to care for their child/ren - mmmmm, there it is "unpaid".

SEXGODDESS · 16/04/2004 00:48

Chrissy - I note from this thread that you are a neuro nurse and you live in Brum don't you? Dare I ask which hosp?

trude · 17/04/2004 00:18

I like my job most of the time! It's 10 minutes down the road and I can work part time. also get to meet all sorts of people and chat, on the downside it can get v busy, and was used to being woken up in the middle of the night long before DS arrived!!!
(work in rural vet's practice)

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