Do you love your job & why (or why not)?

INTREPID377

Love my job
Love my coworkers
Love my customers
Love sellin' stuff
Boss can be an **** though

rrbgtt

hewes18 wrote: »

lucky enough to win an accident settlement warly last year to put me on the map and I'm where I'm at today.

I was on your side until you posted this. Why should an accident settlement financially propel you to another level? Maybe there are losses you suffered that more than make up for the financial gain; if so, I apologize.

hewes18

rrbgtt wrote: »

I was on your side until you posted this. Why should an accident settlement financially propel you to another level? Maybe there are losses you suffered that more than make up for the financial gain; if so, I apologize.

Well, not totally it was only $30,000.. BUT, you know, it did pay for some of my down payment for my own truck (2008 F450) and buy things to grow and prospect financially within my career. Yes, the settlement helped with medical bills and all and I would have used it all plus some if not having medical insurance through the business. I have 3 screws in my knee and pins in my ankle. I'm not talking about some huge astronomical settlement, like I said because I had coverage for my health (the most important) I was able to purchase a few things to help me grow in my industry. I am far from the Jupiter Isle rich-pr*ck kid that expected everything. I had nothing growing up, I chose to start bagging groceries at 13 at Albertsons, not because I had to, but because I knew what a dollar is and I like earning my keep for as long as I can remember. Maybe I worded the settlement statement wrong, but it wasn't just that which made me who and what I am today. That all comes from hard work and determination, not taking no for an answer or believing I could be held back by my surroundings.

I follow life by one motto; "Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway."

dpdash

I've been with my company for going on 12 years and tell people all the time that I LOVE my job. I cover all of FL and GA, travel on my own schedule, see my boss once or twice a year who loves what I'm doing. I make a great living and spend my days calling on customers who alot of them are truly friends. My company is privately held, owner doesn't owe a dime to anyone so I never have to worry about the check clearing. I have great products in a great business. I love selling what I do and can't imagine doing anything else. I am truly blessed and do not take it for granted.

001

I did love it. Schedule is good.

divn4$

hewes18 wrote: »

I talk to people like you every day, no one likes a young dude out doing what I do and having what I have with his ducks in a row. It's aight, I don't stress. Haters gon' hate

I don't hate,Started my business in 1982 Have gone out at all hours day and night every Holiday for my clients to find lost items, Gold,glasses,watches,even found some drunks false teeth on New Years Eve night.My clients are the 1% When I see there kids all F---up one even gets 250,000 a quarter,Has a 72 'Viking (His dads boat is 130')and has to borrow the money from his captain to pay me.......No offence

Hickory Dog

Yep I love my job

hewes18

divn4$ wrote: »

I don't hate,Started my business in 1982 Have gone out at all hours day and night every Holiday for my clients to find lost items, Gold,glasses,watches,even found some drunks false teeth on New Years Eve night.My clients are the 1% When I see there kids all F---up one even gets 250,000 a quarter,Has a 72 'Viking (His dads boat is 130')and has to borrow the money from his captain to pay me.......No offence

Well, I could say I wish I could do what you do, meaning just to be able to dive. I smoke and am out of shape, I am not getting under water. But, I have none of those, I'm not some spoiled sheethead like I'm sure you have to deal with. That said, I do have a similar clientele. Do you have roadside coverage? AAA, Allstate, Progressive, Gieco, Asurion, Coach-Net, etc. I service people that put me in the mud to change a tire, not because the $46 call is worth it, but because it gives the company a better reputation for national lists and the bs calls keep fuel in my truck to run my delinquent accounts. Especially now in the year, I have to deal with these **** frogs from Canada on my roadside calls, some due it on purpose, I've been video'd on cell phones while doing a simple jump start just for some amusement to these azzes.

knotty boys

I love my job...I no longer have to worry about hiring, firing, making payroll, keeping employees from stealing everything I owned, them doing the work they are supposed to do, and having health conditions due to the stress of it all being on my shoulders. I actually get vacations, bonuses, and can call in sick (fishing trip) on a whim. I make about 1/4 of what I did....but I get to see my kids in the morning, and when I get home they are still awake. I will take that every day over the money!

divn4$

We service the yachtes,Have done some work for SeaTow,I have done some repo work for banks,Hooked up a couple of cars,golf carts,even an airboat off US 27 in the Glades when they sank, For tow companys.The worst for me is when its 40 degrees its blowing 25 outta the North I am dripping wet on the dock and some hot rich women comes out in her bathrobe and says (Your going to get in the water, Isint it cold)Had my picture taken a thousand times.Thats why I like the peace and quiet of the dive.Be safe out there.

charlie tuna

Whats a "job"?:grin

got ants?

Current job as a gigalo is pretty cushy. Only see the Miss ******* fer about an hour a day, so most of the day I'm on my own.

Not pulling down what I used to, but hey, its a gig.

kodiakzach

Love my job, love the schedule/freedom, love the people I work with, love the paycheck, love sales... it's just all the other crap they have me do in between selling like ordering, implementing, playing QB for everything under the sun, and having to keep so many people on task --- that sometimes it makes me wish I had a cush job like the Tater and all I had to do was go visit clients

Bottom Lines

Love everything about my job except the travel. Used to be fun traveling, but it sucks being away from my girls now (4, 6 and 7 years old)... I'm on the road around 20 weeks a year... At least its usually just 3-4 day travel weeks (gotta look on the bright side I guess)...

tag

chick-a-dee wrote: »

I love my job. (No, my boss isn't on here reading this!) For those of you who don't know, I'm a GED instructor, and days like this make me love my job even more than normal. I just found out that one of my students who first started working on passing the GED test 8 years ago has passed! (It didn't really take her 8 years to do it; I'm sure there were many breaks here & there, but it did take her 9 retests in math to finally get the score she needed.) How many of you would have given up after try 2, 3, or 4??? What about after try 5, 6, 7, or even 8???

Before any of you go knocking the GED, know that the test is not as easy as you would think. Many of my students aren't lazy bums; in fact, most are very hard-working adults in their 30s, 40s, 50s (and beyond) who are working 2-3 low-paying jobs and trying to better themselves, their families, their skills, and their employment/education status.

This lady is going to FLIP when she hears the news!!!!!

One of my sons took the GED. On the 5 tests he scored two 800's a 780 and I don't remember the rest.

badbullgator

MrHialeah87 wrote: »

**** donor?

No, doing that all day could be painful. I am an embryologist. I do have some patients that have to "give till it hurts" because they don't have much.

cadman

I like my job. It was better before the economy took a hit. It will get better again, I hope. But if I won the lottery, I wouldn't be doing it. How many of you love your job so much you would do it even if won the lottery and didn't need to work?

chick-a-dee

tag wrote: »

One of my sons took the GED. On the 5 tests he scored two 800's a 780 and I don't remember the rest.

Those are amazing scores right there! Congrats to him on that! What did he go on to do????

chick-a-dee

cadman wrote: »

How many of you love your job so much you would do it even if won the lottery and didn't need to work?

I would!

Saltydawg

My boss is a pr!ck and they expect to much from me. I have way too much responsibilities and when the economy suffers i am the first one to take a pay cut.

bTW, i run my own business and yes i love it.

charlie tuna

When i had a job, i loved it, loved the people i worked with, and loved my customers and they loved me ! What a life! Took me two years to adjust to retirement. Your job is one third of your life, and if your not happy with your job, start looking for another one, thats what i preached to my kids !! And i think they all listened, because they all have very good jobs and are happy and interested in them...........

MadScientist

I like my work, it is rewarding. I could do without some of the people and I will be looking to change venues in the next few years.

Joey Buttons

I like my daily job and the pay is very good.....My investment, I don't do much work at all but get the extra income.

Mud Ranger

Of course I love my job! January 17, 2012 will be my 25th anniv. as a National Park Service Ranger!
-talking to school groups
-historic weapons demo's
-living history
-kayak tours
-special use permits
-volunteer coordinator
-training new rangers
-offsite talks to groups of all ages and types
-attending training courses at some of the most beautiful & historic places in America
-serving my country:USA

Ol Mucky

Love, no. Pays well and work from home and I don't HATE it.

Overworked, never caught up, boss is micro-manager who "checks in" on his staff regularly, sit on calls 4 hours a day and hear the same drivel on each and nothing gets accomplished, and the company is getting worse with more offshoring.

I don't even want to begin to list the minuses :-P

Old E.

I guess I'll be the first.... Hate it.

Y'all are lucky to love your jobs.

Fish Haid

8 years to pass GED???

She should be able to get her degree in 20-30 years!

The world needs ditch diggers too!

brentsum

I absolutely love my job. I started off as an assistant professor of biology. I love to teach and do research (I work in freshwater ecosystems - exotic species ecology). In the past few years (after gaining tenure) I have moved into more of an administrative role. I'm now an Associate Dean of our College of Science and Engineering. I love the job- it is less teaching but more problem solving and helping both students and faculty be more successfull.

My hat is off to those of you in education - i know how hard it is. This country has a major culture problem when it comes to valuing education. Hats off to the OP for your work with the GED. Education is so critical to everyone at every levle. Job well done!

BTW - My wife is a physician, she loves her job as well.

chick-a-dee

Fish Haid wrote: »

8 years to pass GED???

She should be able to get her degree in 20-30 years!

The world needs ditch diggers too!

Thanks for being a breath of fresh air. :blahblah

Fish Haid

Doh! When I read this, I thougt it was GRE, not GED! 8 years? really? Isn't GED the equivalent of a 6th grade "real" education?