Do you do what you love for work?

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

I do not love my work,even as an owner.What I do like is the fact that we support many nice people and their families.

Sorry you don't love your work but I respect the fact that you take pleasure in providing a living for others, hats off sir.

The owners of the company I work for are quite wealthy and its seems money and profit trump the people and families that work here. We are one of the largest Cirrus aircraft service centers in the country and I have some job security but one never can predict the future.

I am fortunate enough to truly love what I do. We maintain some of the nicest general aviation aircraft made to date. Every aircraft I inspect/maintain I imagine putting my family in. Flying is inherently dangerous, a skilled pilot and top notch maintenance is paramount.

I think a job like ours makes the time spent smoking cigars and enjoying life all that much better. To be able to kick back, relax and not have to be 100% "on it" is what recreation time is all about.

[Apoco]

I like my job well enough - but I am sick of sitting behind a desk. Already. Only been in an office job (rotated through a few of them) for 2 and a half years now. Long way to go >.<

[Hooligan]

Been working on and off for my grandfathers flooring company since I was 16 (29 now) and now have been working 3 years straight for him. It has it's ups and downs but as long as I'm making enough for my wife to be a stay at home mommy for our daughter I'll always have a smile on my face for what I do.

[SvilleKid]

I used to love what I did. Before the economy crashed, and the job has almost gone away!

[forgop]

I used to hate my previous career, but nearly 3 years removed from that, I'm just 5 days away from taking my last nursing final and can go home thinking I helped make someone's day somewhat better than before they came to the ER.

My friend used to work in a factory and hated it. He started his own business installing security cameras and he's happy as a clam. Said the best decision he ever made.

That's a great speech. Never knew Jobs gave it. Great article too and I got the book just in case. I did the exercises and and got some ideas so hopefully I can join my friend.

Get on it op! Don't be a slave.

[chachee52]

I'm a Physical Therapist. I've always said, as someone else in this thread did, if I won the lottery I'd still do Physical Therapy (just would take a lot more days off!!!!!
Will I be rich doing this? No
But every day is completely different, and every hour is completely different. Yes, there are some crazy people out there, but I take that as somewhat of a challenge to try to get them better. And the reward to see someone that couldn't walk at first walk out of the clinic is a great experience.
I love what i do and wouldn't change it for the world.

[Apoco]

Originally Posted by chachee52

I'm a Physical Therapist. I've always said, as someone else in this thread did, if I won the lottery I'd still do Physical Therapy (just would take a lot more days off!!!!!
Will I be rich doing this? No
But every day is completely different, and every hour is completely different. Yes, there are some crazy people out there, but I take that as somewhat of a challenge to try to get them better. And the reward to see someone that couldn't walk at first walk out of the clinic is a great experience.
I love what i do and wouldn't change it for the world.

When I was in physical therapy (torn labrum due to dislocation) that is a job that I thought seemed like a blast. Helping people and playing games all day. Laid back atmosphere and the job changed from one half hour to the next. I can see falling in love with that job for sure.

And thanks for helping us heal, too. I spent 6 months in PT for my shoulder and last weekend I went rafting down the Hiwassee River with almost no pain
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[chachee52]

Originally Posted by Apoco

When I was in physical therapy (torn labrum due to dislocation) that is a job that I thought seemed like a blast. Helping people and playing games all day. Laid back atmosphere and the job changed from one half hour to the next. I can see falling in love with that job for sure.

And thanks for helping us heal, too. I spent 6 months in PT for my shoulder and last weekend I went rafting down the Hiwassee River with almost no pain
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That is exactly why I love my job. I get to have fun and think of different things to do with people to get them better.
Now don't get me wrong, dealing with the insurance companies SUCK!!!! They don't let me do what I need to do a lot of the time, but I still try to have fun and do everything that I can do to keep people happy.

[Apoco]

Originally Posted by chachee52

That is exactly why I love my job. I get to have fun and think of different things to do with people to get them better.
Now don't get me wrong, dealing with the insurance companies SUCK!!!! They don't let me do what I need to do a lot of the time, but I still try to have fun and do everything that I can do to keep people happy.

My therapist and I talked about cigars on a pretty regular basis. Come to think of it - I still owe him one. I may just drop by one afternoon and give him one
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[Madman31]

Originally Posted by chachee52

I'm a Physical Therapist. I've always said, as someone else in this thread did, if I won the lottery I'd still do Physical Therapy (just would take a lot more days off!!!!!
Will I be rich doing this? No
But every day is completely different, and every hour is completely different. Yes, there are some crazy people out there, but I take that as somewhat of a challenge to try to get them better. And the reward to see someone that couldn't walk at first walk out of the clinic is a great experience.
I love what i do and wouldn't change it for the world.

I've always thought this would be a great job! Great to hear it from the horse's mouth. What do you think about physical therapy assistants? I might be going for that. Will it be just as rewarding as your job? (but obviously with lower pay)

[Blak Smyth]

I hate my job. It's my fault, bad life choices have led me here. The pay is okay, but I do not enjoy it and I have no more room for growth. I was scheduled to start school last year for graphic design, something that pays less but I would really enjoy the work. I was commited to leaving for work at 6am, heading straight to school after work and finally returning home at 10pm Monday-Thursday and then just work on Friday. Two weeks before I was to start school I received a call stating that the night program has been shut down due to lack of students. I am still soo upset. It is almost impossible for me to find another school that I can work into my current job schedule. I do not know what I am doing with my life and it is driving me nuts.

[Subvet642]

"Re: Do you do what you love for work?"

I'd have to be a drunken whore for that!

I am a hospital security officer and while I may not love it, I do like it enough to anticipate doing it for the next 20 years.

[longknocker]

I Can't Think Of Doing Anything Else For A Living. I've Been A Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) For The Last 34 Years. I'm Paid Well & Get To Give People "Happy Meds"!

[Mattso3000]

Nope.

[VTDragon]

I managed big box stores for over 25 years and absolutely hated it at the end. Ultimately Walmart drove the three different chains I worked for out of business so rather than going to work for them I changed careers and became an independant insurance agent. That was in 1997 and now I own my own agency and love it. I still work with people (which I love) and I get to actually help them out instead of just selling them something. I'm 62 now and am down to working about four days a week with plans to gradually reduce that as time goes on. I'm lucky in that my employees can do those routine things I don't want to be bothered with and I still get to interact with our clients on a daily basis. I will probably never retire, I'm sure I won't be working as much as I am now, but it is still fun to get up every day and face a new set of challenges. Maybe I'd think differently if I could break 90 on the golf course, but even that gets boring when you play too much.

[the nub]

I have never in my life thought to myself "I wish I was at work right now"/thread.

[Don Fernando]

I turned my hobby (talking about cigars) into my profession. I am a sales rep for several top brands from Nicaragua, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, I'm doing events, cigar dinners etc etc. Hell yeah I do what I love and love what I do. Even if I win the lottery I would not quit my job. I would just live in a larger house, drive a bigger car and buy (even) more cigars.

[massphatness]

Love my job? No. But I do love the people I work with, and I cannot complain about the compensation. However, I am long past the point where I define myself by my job as you could seriously train a monkey to do what I do. I envy some of you who take great satisfaction in their professions and feel a sense of pride or accomplishment in a job well done. Those feelings are completely foreign to me. I'm at a point where in the not too distant future, a partnership opportunity may unfold, and truthfully all that will mean to me is more money in my pocket. That's great and all, but the job itself gives me no great satisfaction. Honestly, sometimes I feel trapped -- no one in their right mind would pay me a similar amount of money to do something I would really enjoy, so I stay for the paycheck. But at the office I am nothing more than an automaton -- good (extremely good, in fact) at what he does, but deriving zero satisfaction from it.


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I just re-read my post, and damn it seems depressing. It may be time for some liquid lunch.

[tsolomon]

Love my work, but got a new manager 18 months ago and he is all about "metrics" and proving to other people that we do work. I spend way too much of my time providing reports instead of getting the work done.