How do you feel about your job?

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I love my job, although its not really a job as it is 24/7 and its a way of life. I am a dairy farmers wife and although my OH does most of the work with the larger animals I have my flock of sheep, chickens, geese to look after. When the larger cows have to be moved or thier feilds have to change then I work with him, feeding the calfs is often down as my job when he has tractor work to do. Being on the farm all day surounded by animals is wonderful but it can be very hard work and in the winter you spend most of the winter months up to your knees in mud when everything is not frozen solid. So all in all it is a job that is muddy, messy, very little pay and I wouldnt change it for anything else.
 

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It seems like the poll needs another option - "I generally like my job, but there some things that annoy me."

Things - I like:
  • The schedule is great. Within reason, I can make my own schedule. We have people that work from 7 - 3:30 every day and people who work from 10-6:30. Telecommuting is OK sometimes as well. The only requirements are that you work the required hours every week and complete the tasks you're assigned.
  • The atmosphere is pretty laid back. If you're falling asleep at your desk and you want to go for a walk or go to the gym, nobody minds.
  • The work is pretty interesting and it's potentially very important. I feel like it's a challenge and I like that.
  • The facility is very pretty and sometimes I just enjoy walking around and looking at it. We have lots of trees, a lake, little streams, and a bunch of wildlife - geese, groundhogs, fish, snakes, deer, and other animals.
  • There's a bit of travel. In the past year, I've been to Switzerland, Lithuania, and Arizona. The conferences are usually pretty laid back, so there's time to see some sights and have a little fun.
  • They're paying me to write my dissertation. It doesn't get much cooler than that.
    The pay isn't great, but compared to most part-time jobs a grad student could get, it's pretty good. Hopefully, after I graduate, I'll get to keep doing the same stuff and get paid 3 times as much.
Things that are annoying:
  • The commute is rather a pain. I drive 26 miles one way. Unfortunately, with the geography, it's not possible to live very close to the lab. Probably the best I could do if I moved would be ~12 miles, but I would be pretty far away from anything interesting.
  • All of the traffic going in or out funnels into one main road, so a commute that normally takes me 35 minutes can easily take twice that if I try to leave between 4 and 6. I generally try to either leave early or stay late to avoid it.
  • Our lab is in an office building. Most of our experiments involve throwing around lots of neutrons, so we generally have to run them after hours to avoid unnecessarily irradiating anyone. Sometimes, we'll end up staying until after midnight if there is a lot to be done.
  • The job involves lots of writing. There are research proposals, annual reports, journal articles, presentations for conferences, etc. It gets easier as I do it more and more, but it's still not fun.
 

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I like my job, but would prefer to be elsewhere. I work retail. And while our store is faring the bad economy fairly well (they gave us a 3% raise across the board a few months ago), it still is barely above minimum wage for Oregon, and I can't really make ends meet by myself. My dad helps, but we both agree I need something better. They've been good. It's a fabric store, and others rely on us to help them keep their small businesses going (quilters, seamstresses, interior designers, etc). I've been there three years, which is really long for me in a retail job.

Sure, I have my bad days, but the creative environment well makes up for it. I'm thankful to have a job in this economy, but I know something better awaits me out there. Partly what I'm going back to school for. So I can teach writing. One day... but I need something now to get me through grad school.

Amanda
 

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Well, I sort of have three jobs. LOL. DH and I own a rental propery just behind our house, which we rent out during the summer season. We do all the maintenance, cleaning, fixing, etc. However, we only do heavy work with it in the summer. It's nice, because it brings in income without us not having to do much, other than keeping it up and running.

I also work at a grocery store part time, just to pay the mortgage. I work about 2-3 days a week. I'm a cashier and it's okay. I get to chat with lots of people and it gets me out of the house, but it does get tiring. In a few years, I will be quitting this job, once we have kids.

Lastly, I babysit the neighbor's 2 toddlers during the weekdays that I do not work at the grocery store. I enjoy it. I don't have kids of my own, so it fills that void in my life without the financial burden. Plus, it really helps out the neighbors.

It sounds like a lot, but really, it's not. It's like working full time, barely. I work 2-3 days at the store and then 2-3 days babysitting. The rental house, well, it takes care of itself mostly.
 

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I have been so busy lately that this is my first post in a couple of months! Job #1 I am a floor nurse on a busy cardiac stepdown unit. This is the job that, never thought I would say this, I enjoy. I only work weekends so I make extra cash for that and I like talking to most of my patients. Certain times I have, ahem, issues tolerating my patients, but I think thats the same with anyone that interacts with the public.
Job #2 I am a glorified clinical instructor at the university that I went to to get my first 2 degrees (working on my 3rd-master's in nursing education). I don't actually work in the hospital with my students, I am in the Simulation Lab with them. I can't stand their constant whining, but I am taking this as a learning experience and I now know that I would much rather due staff development or patient education after I graduate. This is the job that I tolerate and I keep telling myself, December is the end of this, lol.
 

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I am with Grogs in that I generally enjoy work but there are things that can be annoying.

My boss is good about flextime, and it can change day to day according to what I want as long as I am in for any meetings I scheduled and all my work is done. I work from home a lot but on the other side, I am available 7 days a week for the interns to email if they have a question.

The bureaucracy can be annoying but I generally enjoy work and although not happy to see 6am on the alarm clock (I tend to go in early to get work done before everyone starts popping into the office) and so I am not on the super busy train.

They are great about me spending time at the shelter on the days I am just 'on call' for intern questions and I adores the history of the buildings
 

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I voted it's a job and that's ok. But I'd like to add "for now" to the end of that.

This job is not the best I've ever had, but it's certainly far better than the position I left in January!! In all I'm pretty satisfied with my job; but it can be stressful and some days I'm just too tired and can't wait to get home. I don't know if it's more a pregnancy thing or just the wear and tear of the job. My job title says "office assistant" but really I do everything from receptionist/scheduling work to medical billing and collections. But my boss treats me pretty well and my new co-worker is getting better at her job every day (though she still won't even try to type the dictations
). I don't know that this is something I want to do forever; but at the moment it's good. The plan is to stay home for a while after the baby comes; but I'm hoping I can work something out with my boss to do the dictation typing from home somehow. It would probably only give me about 4 hours a week; but it's better than nothing and keeps me doing something while home with my baby girl.
 

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I work as a vet tech at a feline only practice and I love it!

I love the people I work for and love getting to interact with kitties all day. I learn something new everyday and really feel like this job is exactly where I need to be right now. It can be very stressful and pretty emotionally trying at times, but it's worth it. We seem to get busier and busier each day as the practice grows and that often means long crazy hours.

For example yesterday was supposed to be a simple low key four hour work day which turned into a crazy 7 hour day!
 

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I admit I love doing my job, and for many reasons!


I'm currently a Healthcare Assistant on the Hospital Wards, and being around patients and friendly staff really make my day worthwhile
No day is the same in that place!

And to make things more exciting for me, I've been looking into University courses (the Nursing Diploma) and I hope to apply through work and get Secondment...I would love to qualify as a Staff Nurse one day, silly as it sounds..but it's my dream!

If I work hard enough and carry on gaining experience like I am now, my chances are increased....it's so good!
 

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I'd be happy just to have a job! I haven't worked "officially" since Sept 2007, when camp ended. I've been on unemployment and doing odd jobs to survive. Why, oh why would I move to Oregon's 12.2 % unemployment rate? Now, it looks like Las Vegas is in my future, staying with a cousin.

If you hate your job, don't show it! There's numerous people who would love to have it...and the employers know it!
 

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I voted 'it's a job and that's ok' but most of the people I work with on a daily basis are great. Think that does make a difference. The managers are a complete nightmare though!
 

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I don't like my job very much. It pays enough to keep the bills caught up with a little left over and I have good benefits. I try to keep a positive attitude about it because I know a lot of people who aren't fortunate enough to have the paycheck and benefits that I have.
 

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I voted I love it! I have had my share of really, really, really, really bad jobs to know when I have it good. Pay is good, bene's good, I am good at what I do so I have job satisfaction. My boss's have let me know they appreciate my contributions to the work place, which means alot.


The people are overall a nice bunch. A few people are "interesting", but we keep it professional. I laugh everyday at my job (we are a funny bunch) and have found that when I am not feeling so great or stressed there is always a listening ear. It is a nice atmosphere.

My bosses are so laid back. As long as you do your job they let you be relaxed about things like phone calls, web surfing, making appts during business hours etc. The job can be stressful at times with deadlines and demands from clients so he trys not to add to that by allowing people to blow of steam however they need to. Just when its time to put your nose to the grindstone you better be ready!

I work at a dental laboratory in the office. I am the hub of communication!
 
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I started this thread for a couple reasons. First the fact that my friend said I have never had a job I loved stuck me as sad. I would hate to retire and still be able to say that (mind you at only 35, I have many years to find a job I love.)
Second I guess I maybe focused on the lack of enjoyment in my job because I just completed my Master's degree and I am having a heck of a time finding a job in my field. It is very hard to get started in the counseling field. Most jobs require that I have my full license which requires 3,000 supervised hours. Mind you insurance companies willl not pay you while you are getting your 3,000 hours, but how do I get my 3,000 hours if no one gives me a job? Yes I could work part time, but having just completed my Master's while working full time I'm exhausted & have no desire to go back to that no sleep, no fun, no relaxation having life style. Maybe I'm being picky, but I just want to have a personal life & do things i enjoy like my volunteer work at the cat shelter. I guess I'm bored at my current job, after 10 years I've gone as far as I can in this job, and I'm frustrated to have spent all that time and money on a degree that has been no help.
 

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I picked "other"

Here is how I feel about my job:

It's nonexistant and I wish it was there.



This is a bad time to hate your job because someone else could come snatch it right away from you and you'll be in the same boat as the rest of us who are unemployed and would give anything to have your job, whether it sucks or not.
 
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