Who here actually enjoys their job?

[D1gger]

I'm my own boss and I make a good living.

Downside is that I work too many hours (average about 5x11), and sometimes the responsibility of keeping ~100 people working is not fun.

 

[alkemyst]

Dammit... I've never had a job in my entire life that I "loved". I need to get the hell out of IT, I guess.

Actually IT is a great place to be if you are on top of your game.

I dare any network engineer in Atlantia to say they can't get a job. I am sure other markets are the same way. And they are paying big bucks. Most that can't get hired use the excuse they offered a teenager salary.

If you truly have mad network skills PM me and I could get you an interview.

 

[Drako]

Love my job most of the time.

30+ years as an Electronics Hardware Design Engineer in various forms. The great thing is that the job changes every year. New technology, and new things to learn.

 

[Leros]

If I wasn't paid, I wouldn't do my job 40 hours a week. I'd still do it though. I enjoy it.

 

[Slew Foot]

My job is mostly fine. Except for this new place where I work which is full of idiots. Thank God Im leaving soon.

 

[Lithium381]

for now, it's like the weekend all week long!

 

[Kroze]

My job is to go to school full time and I loved it.

 

[911paramedic]

Loved them.

 

[shortylickens]

Out of all the jobs I had in the Navy and my two civilian jobs, I only enjoyed one of them.
And it didnt pay enough to get by.

 

[Oil]

I love it

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Can't say I'd do it full time if I was rich, but I really like my job. I tend to move on though always once the job becomes teh suck anyway.

This.

I enjoy the subject matter of what I do, but I don't particularly enjoy my actual job right now. Lots of stress and lots of work with tight (aka unrealistic) deadlines with no help at all. I changed positions within my company a couple of years ago and again, while I enjoy the subject matter, I don't know that I'd make that same decision again.

 

[Kaido]

Having three "jobs" is what keeps you liking all of them. The changing of hats keeps things fresher.

That's an important distinction. I did three jobs for about a year to help put myself through college - all retail/food-service jobs, the minimum-wage type of easy-entrance stuff - but it was fun because I got to do different things all day and it didn't really get boring. Having a variety-filled day I think is key for a lot of geeks - a lot of people like same-ness, but I think a lot of us more technical people suffer from some form of ADD and need a bit of variety in our days to stay sane :biggrin:

 

[shortylickens]

• Autonomy. You get a role in deciding what you do every day. Even if you might not always get decide exactly what you do, you can choose how to get it done.

• Complexity. It must be an intellectually stimulating challenge. As the book states, it should “engage both your mind and imagination.”

• Connection Between Effort & Reward. The harder you work, the greater your income or recognition (at least eventually).

 

[IndyColtsFan]

• Connection Between Effort & Reward. The harder you work, the greater your income or recognition (at least eventually).

Good luck with that in most companies.

 

[Kaido]

I enjoy my current job tremendously right now. I'm the on-site tech for a company with about 100 computers and some various server/Blackberry/etc. doo-dads. I basically get paid to do exactly what I screw around with at home in my free time - computers - only on a much larger scale with a better variety of hardware :biggrin:

Most days it's not even work, it's just an enjoyable hobby that comes with a paycheck. I like that a lot. I think finding something you enjoy is really important to your overall happiness. I've had some pretty bad jobs where either the work was bad or I had a bad supervisor and it really affects your life outside of work.

 

[Kaido]

• Connection Between Golf & Reward. The more you golf with the bigwigs, the greater your income or recognition (at least eventually).

ftfy

 

[arcenite]

IT, love my job

 

[xSauronx]

i sometimes like it. i sometimes kinda hate it, but it could be a lot worse.

 

[Bignate603]

I like my job, there are some annoying and boring things once and a while but overall it's good.

 

[ForumMaster]

i like my "job". i'm an oracle DBA. our team is rather large (split into 3 with around 25-30 people). all most all have software development experience.

we work a lot with development teams to help them fully utilize the potential of the database from both sides.

 

[bart1975]

I am paid not to go to work. I do miss working sometimes but the novelty wears off after being fired so many times.

 

[HeXen]

Considering the jobs many in my area have, then i say i love mine too.

 

[SpunkyJones]

My job is ok, have had better in the past.

 

[child of wonder]

Love my job. I'm an IT consultant and get to play with VMware, EMC storage, and Cisco UCS servers. My company makes it a point not to micro-manage us, encourages us to work from home when we can, and offers excellent pay and training.

 

[Fritzo]

Actually IT is a great place to be if you are on top of your game.

I dare any network engineer in Atlantia to say they can't get a job. I am sure other markets are the same way. And they are paying big bucks. Most that can't get hired use the excuse they offered a teenager salary.

If you truly have mad network skills PM me and I could get you an interview.

You know who says IT is a great place to be? People that have been in IT for less than 5 years. It's a job that really is bad for your mental health.

Think about it -- nobody calls you unless you need to fix something. It makes you fear interacting with people because you feel they're going to need something from you. You spend your entire life helping other people, while nobody fixes your own problems but yourself.

After 12 years, it really started to get to me, so I had to get out. I moved to a technical writing/adviser position and am enjoying it much more. I get to be creative, less stress, and I feel like I'm doing something that will last rather than patching holes.