Anybody's job NOT suck? Could you explain how this is possible?

Upstate Employer wrote:

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9 to 5 bum wrote:

Super Jay Five wrote:

The trick I have found is figure out what your CORE VALUES are. The way to do that is think of a time when you were REALLY ANGRY (maybe at work) and write down 4 or 5 words that come to mind. Then write down the OPPOSITE WORDS! If you do it right those are your CORE VALUES! My core values are competency, success, good ideas and praise. Find out your core values and find a job that values the same thing you do!

Yes, that would be swell. Trouble is having the education and experience and opportunity to work in such places. The intersection of those things is the hard part.

YES, you have made a fantastic point! You are very wise! The REASON people never get to the "intersection of those things" is they do not START with their CORE VALUES!If you are not clear with your core values it does not matter what your education is (or is not) you (likely) will NEVER get a job that works for you! On the other hand if you have a short list of your core values and persist and persist some more (maybe GET some education) you will find a job (or start a business)that meets your core values. So make your list and persist!

Soprano wrote:

Mine definitely doesn't. I'm lucky in that my job involves a huge passion in my life and something I was very into long before it was my job.

But I went to school planning on being a teacher and I if I was actually doing that I don't think that would suck either.

These kinds of people are annoying -- "I love my job and I'm living my dream!" Keep it to yourself, and no one's buying it either. The guy before who mentioned miserable faces on the subway, that was much more honest and accurate. Like someone else said, enjoy your time outside work, and deal with the bs as well as you can if it's a 9 to 5 gig. Ideally though, you'd be born rich and/or inherit a family business and hire someone else to do the actual work. My brother-in-law does that. Then he buys and sells real estate. The working man is a sucker, like they say in Goodfellas I think, but most of us are indeed suckers. At least have avocations you can really get excited about.

Living the Mediocre Dream wrote:

These kinds of people are annoying -- "I love my job and I'm living my dream!" Keep it to yourself, and no one's buying it either. The guy before who mentioned miserable faces on the subway, that was much more honest and accurate. Like someone else said, enjoy your time outside work, and deal with the bs as well as you can if it's a 9 to 5 gig. Ideally though, you'd be born rich and/or inherit a family business and hire someone else to do the actual work. My brother-in-law does that. Then he buys and sells real estate. The working man is a sucker, like they say in Goodfellas I think, but most of us are indeed suckers. At least have avocations you can really get excited about.

Pretty sure the title to this thread is "Anybody's job NOT suck? Could you explain how this is possible?"

Employee 1.1 did that. You didn't. Try to contribute next time instead of talking about how much you admire your brother.

re; the miserable faces on the subway

part of that is simple NYC custom - you put on a mask or you will look awfully silly.

and

people spend all evening watching tv shows with energetic beautiful funny people. Then they have to go into their work, with lethargic, regular looking, not very funny people.

Point is that pop culture makes you believe life is much more fun that it actually is.

Too hard to compare the heaven of american work to how the poor half of the planet lives and works.

"I am left with a gnawing sensation that I should and could be doing something more with my talents"

Then stop worrying about your job and just really enjoy the rest of your life.

Take some vacation days and do some volunteer work whatever gets you excited. Do that ever 6 mo. until you find that THING. but really..

You're over thinking this. You have: White People Problems.

indoor pool lifeguard

8.10 an hour and all I do is sit in the air conditioned or heated pool area. basically sit up there for 30min just hydrating pretty much then an hour at the desk watching people sign in and surfing the net. pretty much the easiest job ever

I am a prostitute, but I don't give head.

So my job is literally not to suck

tn nwoigkjf wrote:

indoor pool lifeguard

8.10 an hour and all I do is sit in the air conditioned or heated pool area. basically sit up there for 30min just hydrating pretty much then an hour at the desk watching people sign in and surfing the net. pretty much the easiest job ever

easy is not equal to 'not suck'

Soprano wrote:

Mine definitely doesn't. I'm lucky in that my job involves a huge passion in my life and something I was very into long before it was my job.

But I went to school planning on being a teacher and I if I was actually doing that I don't think that would suck either.

Glad someone likes it. After 15 years, i'm burned out and jaded. If someone runs fast, i think they are on drugs.

Site will be shut-down soon steve. No severance.

Later.

GuvmentDood wrote:

"I am left with a gnawing sensation that I should and could be doing something more with my talents"

Then stop worrying about your job and just really enjoy the rest of your life.

Take some vacation days and do some volunteer work whatever gets you excited. Do that ever 6 mo. until you find that THING. but really..

You're over thinking this. You have: White People Problems.

Yep. I agree that I'm overthinking things. It's what I do with everything. Can't help it.

rojo wrote:

Soprano wrote:

Mine definitely doesn't. I'm lucky in that my job involves a huge passion in my life and something I was very into long before it was my job.

But I went to school planning on being a teacher and I if I was actually doing that I don't think that would suck either.

Glad someone likes it. After 15 years, i'm burned out and jaded. If someone runs fast, i think they are on drugs.

Site will be shut-down soon steve. No severance.

Later.

Ah. A classic. Rojo, you should know that firing somebody in this manner is completely unprofessional.

I'm a helicopter pilot in the Navy. I enjoy my job a lot. Are there downsides? Sure. It's appreciably more dangerous than most jobs, I have to work weekends fairly often, I get deployed for months. But, there is a great deal of satisfaction in my line of work. I know that what I do makes a difference in people's lives. I get new challenges that I need to creatively solve every day. And I'm surrounded by highly motivated personnel that I work for or work for me.

I'm not trying to recruit and this lifestyle isn't for everyone. But the person who says that it's impossible to enjoy work is dead wrong. tn woigkjf say he has the perfect job because he gets to just sit around and get paid for it. I would HATE that job. I would quit immediately. You just need to find something that strikes your passion and challenges you in the way you want to be challenged. And as Shakespeare said "there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

I am a commissioned broker for a boutique investment firm that I am quite fond of. I work 100% from home. I believe in our company's philosophy and I truly enjoy selling our products.

I like research, data, running, and building web sites.

I am finishing my PhD, coaching HS track, doing web development stuff with academic data, and helping out around LRC. I love them all.

Probably could be better at any of those things if I focused but I like what I'm doing and they all help me do my other jobs better in one way or another. So I might work 60 hours a week so I can get it all done, but the LRC stuff and coaching hardly seems like work.

Four out of five days I'm looking forward to chipping away at one project or another. Coaching keeps me sane.

GuvmentDood basically described my father's career. He used his spare time to serve in the Guard, take part in Church activities, and go to every athletic event I ever took part in. No way in hell we could have afforded a country club membership, even if we had wanted one. I could not have had a happier childhood.

Seriously, your kids will be just as happy with a membership at the Y. I think status stuff like country clubs, vacation homes, private schools, etc. is as much about appearances as it is the actual enjoyment it brings you. If you can afford it, then by all means, but it seems absurd to sacrifice an enjoyable life so your family can have slightly nicer things.

Well put! That is what I meant when I said work has to match your CORE VALUES! Make a short list of your core values and then persist till you find a job that matches them.

Well, I only have 7 inches and about 5.5 inches of circumference working for me. Will that do?