Does anyone here actually enjoy their job? If so, what do you do and why do you like it?
Jobs
I like the amount of freedom I have, which usually means watching youtube videos and working on a personal project in down time. Also there's an abundance of paid time off and the schedule is flexible. But none of that has anything to do with the work itself now that I think about it. It nice when things go as planned but that's about it.
I enjoy the secret dirty side of the job where I watch, wait, take pictures and screenshots of memos and record all so I can eventually fuck over my superiors.
I intend to leak shit to the media one day, when they've handed me a golden bullet.
Other than that, work sucks and assholes get ahead.
You won't want to play office politics until one day they give you a reason to. Then you turn into one of them, bloodthirsty psychopath that just wants someone fired regardless of whether or not it's deserved.
Thanks for responding you guys, but neither of you said what you actually do.
>implying any of us have jobs
Warehouse work. It's shit, but play by the rules and you'll earn a good amount when they give you a reason to take them to tribunal.
And they will, unless you've already accused the corporate HQ of doing something shady in the past because they then know you'll prevent them from claiming deniability, and they know you want to fight them.
Luckily for me, the law in my country essentially implies that I don't have to be the victim of the bullying to take them to court for harassment. I just have to witness it.
They pay most people off but I'm comfortable enough not to accept a settlement (bribe that comes with an NDA). I just want to smear their name in the papers and make sure the next guy along has an easier time in court proving that there is a pattern of bullying behavior.
My current goal is a senior director. I need to prove that he knowingly hires, promotes and protects bullies.
Not yet but I enjoy working latenights, coming hom exhausted. Feels fulfilling. But i can see it being a drain when done everyday.
Luckily as a contractor being on call i get a little spice and space in my life to do other shit i like
Nope
I enjoy my job. I work in web development. I like programming and creating user interfaces.
Yes. Healthcare. Former EMT, now teaching CPR/First Aid and working on BSN RN.
Was an EMT when I was younger, and I frankly enjoyed the challenge and adrenaline. Also, while you had a lot of calls which were routine, you were saving lives too. Teaching CPR and First Aid classes has its own kind of charm, as I get to help people learn very important and vital skills while sharing my knowledge.
I'm transitioning into becoming a Murse as the pay is better and eventually I'd like to open my own practice with more training (Nurse Practitioner). It also helps that you start at $30/hr. and only work 3 days a week with full benefits, 401(k), and pension. It is far more challenging than I gave it credit for, but it is exciting to gain so much useful knowledge of the human body, disease states, and treatments.
Pipe warehouse. I carry heavy ass steel pipe over my shoulder and load it onto trucks. It's exhausting as hell and beats the heck out of my body, but it's the first job i've ever had where my supervisor doesn't follow me around and tell me what to do all day, so that's nice.
Brewery/factory.
I usually take care of packaging machines because I get to be mostly alone there. We as employees can choose among each other what place each one occupies.
Superiors wont boss around either or sometimes even bother to check us since they can see from computer how the order is going.
It's easy job with enough to do so it wont get boring but there's enough downtime when I can just read comics or history stuff from phone.
If typical 8 hour shift goes well without troubles I work like max. 2 hours rest is some checking and such with two half an hour breaks.
Software Dev, working on internal tools.
I'm constantly building new things. It's very satisfying to focus on details and write elegant code. I don't have to work closely with others. I provide solutions to my co-workers to make their lives easier. Nobody cares what hours I work or if I decide to work from home. I get paid well and am respected by others. My boss is a fantastic manager/mentor who gets excited about ideas and never makes me feel pressured.
Honestly I think I somehow lucked into my dream job right out of college.
Welder and sometimes do electrical shit but not my favorite
I enjoy that i can do 4 hours of work and still get paid 8 hours a day i also constantly get compliments on my work so that helps
I deliver food (Doordash, Ubereats) and I enjoy it a great deal. People are kind to me, sometimes we crack a joke or two, and they tip me handsomely. I get to listen to my music, get to do 80 down the highway all night; I really love this job. If it paid more I wouldn't mind doing it for the rest of my life, but that ain't the case. I'm really, really going to miss it when I go back to school.
My work in and of itself not really.
I do however, like my colleagues. 1 of them even became a good friend of mine with whom i hang out with on the weekends regularly. This is why i usually don't mind being at work. I like the people i work with. We're always shooting the shit with each other or singing along to the music on the radio.
Don't underestimate the importance of having nice colleagues because you spend an awful lot of time with them.
I'm a stock trader
I like it because there's a lot of mathematical depth to the world economy and market dynamics
Also I can work from my house in the future and never need to work with anyone ever again
Web Developer (Backend)
Bosses aren't down my throat which is a nice change. No one cares if I come in a bit late. I get random tasks based on which projects the company takes in. It's pretty good like that since it doesn't get stale.
That sound great. In what country do you work and what technology do you use?
>you will never have a job thats even vaguely enjoyable
>you will always feel that you missed a calling that in reality probably never existed
I am not human
I work for a dry cleaners. I fucking love this job. I fuck around on my laptop all day and play video games in between customers. Never thought I'd have a job where I can play and get paid for it.
The best part is that they're understaffed and desperate to keep me happy so I don't leave too - which means I get left alone and given bonuses and shit every now and then as bribes. It's great.
United States, working mostly in C#
I’m a guide. A mountaineer/hiker. I help people through/over areas in nature. Or just help people have a nice/thrilling nature experience. Depends on the client. It’s neat, dosent feel like a job and i get money for it.
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I work in maintenance at a plastic injection factory and I fucking love it. Been here 2 years now and I've learned so much, my boss is basically your cliche master mechanic that can fix anything. I have buttloads of free time to work on whatever or dick around. 22/hr ain't bad for no schooling or experience.
I work from home doing chat support for a very small, niche startup company
at first I hated it (it's surprisingly high stress when you don't know the ins and outs of the software) but now that I know it, I pretty much get paid $15 an hour to play terraria/make music/study math/study programming/study electrical engineering for 5 hours
I don't have a job currently, but I want to do something from home. I'm not against working a wage-slave gig, but it's been hell even getting anyone to hire me, since I haven't worked in about a decade, since I was a caregiver for relatives and I don't even know how to drive or have a vehicle.
no, not really. Every fucking day is a struggle because i suck ass at what i do and i am just too awful to be good at it. I don't have a single once of aptitude and i have no idea how in the fuck i got so far in my field. i live with stress, anxiety and i have no idea of what the fuck i am doing most of the time, i just do a bunch of shit and i hope i works.
I just wanted to live a peaceful life. Being a programmer and sucking at it while having a shitload of responsibilities is fucking awful.
Yes. I own a small business were I sell mostly fabrics. Before that I've worked as a auditor for a big 4 company and at first I liked, but at the end I hated the job. Now I earn much much less but it was worth the change.
I book surgery at a major hospital.
It sucks ass and doesn't pay nearly enough for the day to day stress (cancelling people who are waiting for lifesaving surgery is awful in itself, but quite often they shoot the messenger and get abusive). That said I don't know what I want to do in life and at 27 (nearly 28!) most options for career development have dried up; can't even go back to University because of government bullshit.
I've been working as a photographer for a local tv news station simce Jamuary and I've been enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would. Shooting and editing video every day is pretty satisfying and breaking news can be really exciting.