DocLove wrote:
What job do you do that's so exciting?
I love watching films but if for example I was a film reviewer I would get bloody bored watching 40 hours of films a week
Loads of people claim to love their job. If they won the lottery most of them would drop it like a bomb
I'm working on a master's degree right now, so I can't really say that I have a job to enjoy at the moment. However, I do certainly enjoy what I'm doing and see no reason that I would not enjoy a career in the field. I can also say that I have enjoyed all of my previous jobs (had fun doing everything from waiting tables to working at an engineering firm).
To be more specific about what I'm doing now, I am working on a degree in urban planning with a specialty in transportation. Along with all the basic planning curriculum, I'm studying everything from mathematical modeling of transportation networks to social and economic impacts of transportation policy decisions. This will leave me with a few options after graduation this spring. I can work in the policy side for a municipal, state, or federal DOT. I can work as a transportation planner for a city or borough. I could just forget about the transportation side and do any city planning job in the public or private sector. I can work for a city transit authority doing more technical work. I can work for an engineering firm doing consulting work. Given the wide variety of work that I can do, I can't imagine ever getting bored or tired of working. The second I get tired of one thing, I can move on to something new.
You mention that you wouldn't want to watch movies 40 hours per week even though you like to watch movies. This is one of the reasons that I picked my career. It's not just 40 hours per week of the same thing. There are so many different aspects to planning and operating a transportation system that I won't just be doing the same thing day after day and month after month.
All in all, I don't see any reason that I would end up in a job that I don't enjoy for any significant period of time. I've picked a field that I find very interesting and that provides a diverse set of opportunities.
As far as your point about people quitting their jobs after winning the lottery, the fact that a better option might come along does not mean that your current situation is not enjoyable. Also, I'm not so sure that people who win the lottery and quit their jobs are generally happier as a result. I can't imagine having a challenge-free life.