Used to be #1, but realised that there are more things to life and decided to retire. Since then we have both taken up musical instruments and life is getting better!

 

#3. Bad marriage. Need to escape, but not easy to do at the moment. Later this year, I may find myself in #5.

 

I hope that it all goes your way. Like I said above, I was in 3 and thought it would kill me. Literally. I was in hospital over it, with chest pains and dire headaches. Discovered that life isn't actually worth it, funny enough. Am lucky I could take time off, not everyone can, and I have a different perspective on things now. Music helps a lot too. And faith, and good friends and a strong family life.

Like I say, I hope this all goes well for you...

 

I'm a graduate student, and I don't like it much. I'm currently in talks for a job which I believe I will love if I get it (knock on wood).

 

#1. I've only had my current job for a couple months, and so far I absolutely love it!

I am working for a joint Belarusian-German trucking and forwarding company (as a clerk, on the Belarusian side so far). Can't say it would be a Germanophile's top dream job, but it is pretty high on the list.

 

Now retired. Have had about ten teaching jobs moving to follow Taggart's career. Some of them would have qualified for #1 and a few for #3. Especially the one where a pupil threatened to smash my face in...

PS My avatar comes from a #1 post, teaching a class of seven year old boys at the Durham Cathedral school. One pupil drew a picture of me getting cross with another!

 

I'm kind of in a love/hate relationship with my job.

What I love about court reporting is, I can use my skills from music - manual dexterity, discipline to practice - and my English skills, and I listen to people tell their stories all day.

What I don't like is, I'm frequently operating on other peoples' schedules. A couple weeks ago I paid $1,500 for a week on the beach in a condo in Destin, and at 12:00 the day before I was to leave, I got a call to transcribe a trial I'd just reported ASAP. So I spent the first three and a half days of my "vacation" chained to my condo's kitchen table with a computer while the sea breeze tormented me.

 

A couple weeks ago I paid $1,500 for a week on the beach in a condo in Destin, and at 12:00 the day before I was to leave, I got a call to transcribe a trial I'd just reported ASAP. So I spent the first three and a half days of my "vacation" chained to my condo's kitchen table with a computer while the sea breeze tormented me.

That is so painful I wish I hadn't read it.

Losing three days of my vacation would have plunged me into a depression.

 

We were just seeing each other but we broke up. I'm retired.

 

And manx, that's horrible!!! I'm sorry

 

#1 all the way ... have been a professional church organist/performer for over 52 years and still love going to work each week.
Music is my life ... my passion ... well, so is my wife as she does deserve equal billing when it comes to life and passion.

If I did not have this musical outlet of expression, I would soon be admitted to the Tokyo Giggling Academy :lol:.

Kh ♫

 

I voted 2, as it's pretty desperate to get a decent job here
I have been assisting another dept in another town with some projects, and really love that, much more interesting than my normal role.
So I'm devising a business plan to sell them my services. I just need to convince them that they could be so much more efficient with me in their team.

 

An update on this.
I had a surprise telephone conference, and the lady in charge of the team I have been assisting, told me she's trying to source the funding to get me seconded onto their payroll.

 

I'm in the love/hate camp as well. Being freelance, the enjoyability of work is determined by who is employing me. I'm currently working on a soundtrack project for my friend, and he allows me to experiment with instrumentation and whatever else however I want, so long as my end product suits his end product - it's a great working situation, very relaxed and open. On the other hand, many self-proclaimed "indie devs" are spoiled teenagers who think they know everything (and/or have deluded themselves in to thinking that making games is an easy way to get rich fast) and barely have even a basic grip on the principles of game design or how to organise development schedules, let alone how soundtrack music works, and they have the nerve to dictate every detail (which usually amounts to blatant plagiarism of Hans Zimmer or whoever the Hollywood compositeur du jour happens to be at the time) and offer me not one iota of respect or trust. That situation is exactly why I left the VG world for several years.

And the pay ain't great neither! but that doesn't bother me when the work is satisfying

 

I was in 3 and took a sabbatical before my chest erupted like John Hurt's in Alien. Except it wouldn't be an alien coming out, it would be me!

Now I'm fine and writing a book and soon I most likely will be in #5, but stronger than I was and filled with self-confidence!

 

Now I'm fine and writing a book

That is great Kieran! What is your book about?

 

To whoever voted for #6, best wishes and I hope it works out for you soon.

 

Category the first

 

I love my job - teaching ESL to migrants. I get to meet such interesting people. I have one particular class which is just wonderful, a great mix of nationalities and personalities. But I just work part time so I can care for my 10-year-old.

The downside is the paperwork to satisfy the remote government funders, and the precariousness of said funding. I'm lucky that my husband is able to work full time.

 

My circumstance isn't adequately described by any of the above choices.

I don't LOVE my job. [I love my wife.] My job isn't my passion. [I have more passion for music-listening than I have for my job.] However, I REALLY LIKE my job, am grateful for it, and feel good about going in and contributing every day.

I work in the White-Collar Civil-Service world... and I'm sure that my appreciation for what I do now is helped by the fact that for about a decade-and-a-half, I was in the Blue-Collar work-up-a-sweat-every-day world, and am relieved to be away from that.

I've made a living bending my back- and I've made a living sitting on my butt. Sitting on my butt is better. [That doesn't take away from the fact that I have much respect for physical laborers, knowing as I do what it takes to deal with what they deal with every day.]

 

Adjust my number for a #3 right now

 

That sucks.

I was there yesterday. So, this morning I checked my vacation balance and saw that I had 111 hours saved up, so decided to spend 8 of them and take the day off.

 

Very good idea Eric .
Yeah, I have feelers out to see if there's anything else available at the moment. I'm hoping my daughter's pediatrician office decides to expand soon, because I really like it there. I've really hit it off with her nurse practitioner, so I feel fairly confident that if they do decide to add on, I'd get an interview for sure. Doesn't hurt that they are just starting to work with a new electronic medical record system that I'm familiar with, so I gave her my number if she needed help.

 

A year ago I switched from a department managers position in a large multinational (managing 40 staff ranging from polytechnic to PhD's) via early retirement to managing an art gallery. The pay is lousy (we own the gallery, so the income depends on the sales, which suck in this economic climate), but that's no problem as the retirement money is more than enough for the two of us. And the freedom is priceless.

 

I work on oil sands projects in Alberta. I enjoy it.

 

I have two jobs. My more stable office job that provides my health insurance and retirement is in the No. 3 slot. It is stultifying beyond my wildest imagination. My other job is not yet as lucrative and likely never will be, but it nets me a lot more satisfying attention and fulfillment. Yes it can grind my soul to dust at times too, but also waivers between No. 2 and No. 1. Right now the illustration career is hovering around No. 1. :-D

 

Only when I shoot in the 70's, do I love my job.

 

None of the choices fit. I like my job well enough, but I've been doing it for ten years (on top of the previous 20 as a teacher) and I'd like a change!

 

After ten years of career I am now move to freelance mode, still majority doing my previous profession (designing.. any kinds ..lol). More due to the stress of the works, high pressures and the need of extra person in house due to children...lol. But sometimes my job is killing, sometimes it is wonderful. I can go from putting highest range of fee on particular job then down to almost voluntary works. SO actually, I can vote all options above...lol

 

Job? What job? The politicians are always going on about jobs, I don't want one. A paycheck would be welcome though.