Do you LOVE your job?
Do you love your job? Something I am sure you have been asked or have asked yourself. Thankfully, my answer is yes and I am very grateful for it. However, this has not always been the case. I have experienced the the Friday afternoon excitement of having a great weekend planned and then Sunday afternoon rolls around. I would get anxious, a little sad and my mood would change. “Oh, I have to go to work tomorrow”.
I wish I could provide you a simple calculation to a complex question, but I can’t. It took a lot of self evaluation, reflection, identifying what I liked/disliked and what the root problem was. Was it the people? Job? Company? Work-life balance? Work itself? Industry? Something else?
I enjoyed the job, the industry and the work needed to be successful. The team I worked with was good and provided me with challenges that have made me a better person.
So what was it?
Well it was ME. There is a fire that burns deep inside of me to make a positive difference in every person I meet and my actions are driven by this fire. I am not saying any of my last positions didn’t provide me an opportunity to do this….they simply didn’t provide it enough.
Thank you very much for reading. I left this very short and to the point for a reason and that is to give you your time to speak. Read the title again and let us know what you think. Do you love your job? If so, what do you love about it? If not, why not? Or better yet, what have you done to change this? The stage is all yours…scroll below and let us know what is on your mind.
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Interesting story Chris and thanks for sharing. I have taken a similar path as you with my career. I never had a bad job; there were just some that were not fully stimulating. I would get the Sunday afternoon blues followed by the Monday morning blues and my career became somewhat of a routine for me.
Now, I do have a job that I enjoy waking up in the morning and heading too.
My career and who I am as a person are no longer separated. That is the number one reason why I like my job.
Thanks for sharing James. You bring up a great point, should your personality and your job coexist? Not only should they, it makes for a more productive and happy employee. Your case is a great example.
Yes! It's strange seeing your question tonight when returning from work. I have always said that it's one of the most important things to me to actually enjoy what I do. When I got made redundant a few months ago, I attended several interviews for jobs I wasn't sure I was going to like so I decided to take the plunge and set up my own Payroll and HR Consultancy Business.
I started my first contract yesterday – supporting an organisation in re-designing and developing their rapidly growing HR Shared Service Centre. I have absolutely loved the past 2 days – it's a delight working for an organisation that wants you to be there, respects you and your opinion, and where you know you can make a difference!
I've definitely been in the same place as you before Christopher where I haven't enjoyed the thrill of work, but I'm very glad to say that if that ever happened again I would do my best to move jobs again pretty quickly!!!
My answer is yes. I love what I do. I think it’s very important that you enjoy your job. We spend our most time in life at work when we are awake. It would be torment if you do not like the job. I met a lady in the business meeting the other day. After I told her what I do, she said to me “You have the most wonderful job in the world.”
I have been working as a life style consultant and also empower people. During building a team. I met many great interesting people. It’s so enjoyable because we have become friends after doing business together.
My life has also been changed from mono-colour into rainbow. What a wonderful job. I love it.
Yes I can say that I love my job. It gives me an opportunity to work with management and associates at interesting SME's over the globe. The individual challenges posed by each assignment are unique, requiring innovation and discretion.
In my prior career as a corporate GC, it was also challenging and I was able to apply not only my legal and people skills but my technical and operational knowledge in logisitcs. It also afforded me an opportunity to work with some good people and to apply problem solving and team building.
Going back I think I have been fortunate that in both my other incarnations in corporate and military assignments I have been afforded great opportunities and challenges.
There were and are times that I regret having to go back to work. Not because of the “job” but because it takes time from my family and grandson. However, in the long run, I would not be the person I am today without those challenges and professional/educational opportunities.
Absolutely!! Great company, great people
Yes, I do! The field I'm in is very interesting, I like the company I work for, and I get to meet many people along the way. I appreciate this job even more given the one I had before with a different company, which was truly a miserable, but nonetheless valuable, experience.
I definitely agree with you on this point and I can bring a means to find the job you would like. Morphopsychology (Face reading) can help yu to choose the right job to do.
I love what I do, but I don't consider it a job! I was burned out after 20 years in IT and I'm glad I gave it up finally.
Christopher, as an independent Quality & Health & Safety consultant I also love the job that I now do (10 years working for my own company) as I am never in the same place for long periods. Which means that I don't get bored with the day to day grind & I don't involved in the petty internal politics of some companies. It also allows me to gain new ideas from the different industry sectors worked in.
David makes two great points.
First, as an adviser you don't have to be involved in the day to day politics of the business. Although for successful implementation it is a good idea to be aware of the political issues, it can help avoid what I refer to as water cooler sabotage.
Second, as an independent, you can assimilate ideas and successful practices from a variety of sources.
Christopher, as an independent Quality & Health & Safety consultant I also love the job that I now do (10 years working for my own company) as I am never in the same place for long periods. Which means that I don't get bored with the day to day grind & I don't involved in the petty internal politics of some companies. It also allows me to gain new ideas from the different industry sectors worked in.
David makes two great points.
First, as an adviser you don't have to be involved in the day to day politics of the business. Although for successful implementation it is a good idea to be aware of the political issues, it can help avoid what I refer to as water cooler sabotage.
Second, as an independent, you can assimilate ideas and successful practices from a variety of sources.
Why, yes I love what I do, because it's not a J.O.B.
I love all of my work … Here is a comment from a spiritual perspective to add to yours:
From the essay, “Vocation,” by Frederick Buechner:
“Vocation” comes from the Latin vocare (to call) and means the work one is called to by God. There are all different kinds of voices calling you to all different kinds of work, and the problem is to find out which is the voice of God rather than of society, say, or the superego, or self interest. The kind of work God usually calls you to is the kind of work (a) that you need to do and (b) that the world needs to have done. If you find your work rewarding, you have presumably met requirement (a), but if your work does not benefit others, the chances are you have missed requirement (b). On the other hand, if your work does benefit others, you have probably met requirement (b), but if most of the time you are unhappy with it, the chances are you have not only bypassed (a) but probably aren’t helping your customers much either. Neither the hair shirt nor the soft berth will do. The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.[emphasis added][1]
As I have watched others, it seems their challenge is resolving to leave the safety of a stable position especially if they have obligations. So they sacrifice satisfaction for security. Both are desirable.
I do. While it's not without its frustrations, I sure look forward to it in the morning. Even when I have to drive 30 miles through Houston traffic. I'm fortunate now, I hated my previous position, literally. I learned the lesson that better pay, better benefits, professional setting don't necessarily mean a better job.
I have a passion for Human Resources. It is NEVER boring and I love taking care of my employees.
Love, love, love, my job!! I am very blessed!
I love my career!
I love what I do and certainly don't call it a job. I have had traditional jobs where I was on someone else's clock – it's a great thing to create your own hours and to come and go as you please! Glad to hear so many others have the same passion!
I love working in Six Sigma, it has helped me to identify my calling in helping others solve problems. Sometimes even in our daily lives.
I love what I do and certainly don't call it a job. I have had traditional jobs where I was on someone else's clock – it's a great thing to create your own hours and to come and go as you please! Glad to hear so many others have the same passion!
I love working in Six Sigma, it has helped me to identify my calling in helping others solve problems. Sometimes even in our daily lives.