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Tell me what you do for a living? Do you like it?

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Sp3849 · 05/06/2021 20:49

So I am 34 this year and have a degree in public health spent my whole working life in health care and I am just exhausted and fed up. I hate working in this field now have done for a good 2 years. I want a different career. So many choices I just don't know what to pick?!

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movingadviceneeded · 24/06/2021 11:45

I manage training for a big UK retailer. Can be stressful, but great hours and some good perks. Can't say I love it but it's decent money. Worked my way up from shops to corporate.

bongbigboobingbongbing · 24/06/2021 11:49

Corporate comms for a financial services business. I bloody love it. My team are great, the money is good and I'm good at it. So pleased I failed my accountancy exams all those years ago!! Grin

PiccalilliChilli · 24/06/2021 11:58

Tube station Supervisor in London (TfL). Once you start on the Tube, it's rare to move on because the money is good and the benefits are fantastic. You start as an assistant grade 2 with the opportunity to get training to grade one after a six month probationary period. Then you are put on a list and you move to your new station. After a year, if there are vacancies, you can apply for my job, a grade two supervisor than manages more suburban stations then after another year you can apply to grade one where you manage a zone 1 big station like Bond Street. Then up to management. The waiting lists for promotions take years though.

Day to day, it's helping passengers find their way, handling money from the ticket machines, platform train interface duties (making announcements, dispatching trains), assisting sick customers and unfortunately, helping with persons under trains. I've had one suicide on my watch in 20 years, so it's rare. You also help your team members around the station, and assist train operators and line controllers. You also go down to the track to fix points and other bits and bobs.

Most days are the same, but sometimes customers surprise you, sometimes something happens that isn't in the rule book, and you have to think on your feet. All the controllers care about is their trains are running so you have to act quickly or they are harassing you to get the service going again.

Apart from some internal politics and some misogyny I like my job. Some of my colleagues are good friends. We have all types of people join, from retail, theatre, journalism, local government, we even employed a former thrash metal singer once. One of my friends used to work in cyber-security. So as long as you are judged to be customer focused and are sensible you are in with a shot.

purplehydrant · 24/06/2021 14:14

@NowhereNearTheHighSt

I am a chandler ( candle maker) . Love it , fell into it by accident, was an interior designer before.
Are you doing that full time? Sounds very interesting.
purplehydrant · 24/06/2021 14:15

@StarryStarrySocks

I'm an user experience designer. Basically, I look at how users interact with websites and apps and try to make it as simple and straightforward as possible. I love it, it's challenging but fascinating - you think you've designed something really clear, and then you test it with users and they're like Confused so you have to change it and test it again until you get it right. I'm not techy at all, I don't do any coding. I came into this from communications and writing work.
Do you need to be good at math to do that job?
purplehydrant · 24/06/2021 14:19

@ISeeTheLight

Online advertising at an agency. I love it. Very international, lovely clients and 100% remote. Good pay. You never stop learning.
I would love to do something similar. How did you get into it?
joystir59 · 24/06/2021 14:20

Make fine art mosaic sometimes on commission, carry out mosaic projects in schools and the community, and teach mosaic making. I only work part time unless I've got a project to do. I love it!
www.joysturgessmosaics.com

Tell me what you do for a living? Do you like it?
StarryStarrySocks · 25/06/2021 12:33

I am rubbish at maths @purplehydrant, so no!

espressoontap · 25/06/2021 12:39

Health visitor. Love my job. Do miss nursing on the wards, though, especially ITU.

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Amdone123 · 25/06/2021 13:37

I started my career teaching languages in a secondary school. I hated it. Stuck it for about 4 years. It nearly killed me !
Transferred to a primary school where I taught Spanish. Loved it.
Left aged 50, am now working as a cleaner ( only 2 days a week), and I love it.
When we can travel freely though, I'll give it up and resume my travels.
I have friends who hate their work and I can't understand this. I know everyone has different constraints on them but it's so important to love what you do. Or at least, like it.

DelineCion · 02/07/2021 10:01

I've just left my job as a safeguarding lead in a secondary school. SO stressful and underpaid (25k). Wouldn't recommend!

Chickoletta · 02/07/2021 19:03

I’m a teacher with management role. 20 years experience. Mostly I would say I love my job but right now I’m so exhausted and beaten down by this year. Still managing to uphold a cheery persona in the classroom, just. Brilliant colleagues and the children make the stress and exhaustion worth it. Couldn’t imagine doing anything else to be honest, so that says a lot.

SleepingWillow · 04/07/2021 19:16

I'm responsible for the internal facing depts for a global data company. More or less the same job since uni, albeit at various levels. I absolutely love my job.

HopingForOurRainbowBaby · 04/07/2021 19:25

I'm a Carer. Most days I love it

Xinyi · 04/07/2021 19:28

@lucy6058

I’m a sample machinist (seamstress) I work freelance for various different companies and also as a sewing technician at a college. I really like it, the pay is ok and being able to work from home the majority of the time fits in well with school drops and pick ups
Hey, Lucy. I am a fashion consultant. Maybe we can keep contact. Maybe we will work together one day. Thanks.
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