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Working Moms
Do you LOVE your career?
Why or why not and what do you do?
(Note: I'm talking about your career field, not about the perks (or lack thereof) at your job.)
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Re: Do you LOVE your career?
I'm a military officer in the healthcare field. I LOVE my job in that it's challenging, interesting, lots of travel in the States and overseas, the people are diverse and interesting, it changes all the time, and I get assigned very challenging projects.
I'm very lucky b/c I'm actually happy to go to work every single day. But I do think my career (military) is more of a lifestyle that we as a family have embraced. It's a bit different from just your typical job.
I don't love my field. (Income taxes) I mean, its tolerable and its nice to know something that is sort of specialized, but at the end of the day, its just not something I love doing. I really have no idea what I would love to do though! Lol
Yup.
I teach middle school. My job is fun. I laugh a lot. I get to be creative. I love working with kids and my colleagues are true MS teachers, so we have a lot of fun.
2 weeks ago I LOVED my job as a OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner.
I was subsequently lured in to the world of surgery because of the high salary.....Well after being verbally bashed and bullied by my co-worker for 2 weeks now - I cry every night. Today I went ahead and emailed my old boss in OB/GYN to see if my position was still available.
He has not emailed me back so I assume my old position has been filled. SAD!
Wish me luck!!!!!!!
Oh no, how awful. GL!
Yes, I love it. I am a Compensation Analyst which is a specialization in HR. it is challenging although I am bored most of the time because it's slow right now.
I am a music teacher at an elementary school. I love teaching. Since I teach elementary school music, I see all the kids in the school for music class. I love this aspect of my job. I love seeing the kids year after year and watching them grow. I love when we put on a concert and the kids are beaming with pride because they've done such a good job.
I'm an attorney working in house in finance and no, I do not particularly enjoy it. It is challenging (which I do enjoy), but these days it's more challenging fighting to do my job well given the current environment. Honestly, the thing I like best are the "perks" of my awesome coworkers within my group, and the flexibility I have to spend a good deal more time with my family than I'd have had I chosen a more exciting field, so it's a trade-off. I decided long ago that time with my family is more important than a career I enjoy requiring more time away from my kids, so I deal...
I love what I do (PR/Comms), but wish I did it in a different field (hospital vs ad agency). Like most jobs, some days are super slow and for others there isnt enough hours in the day.
zachary happens! | little fish
No, I don't love it. (architecture) There are aspects I do love, like using my creativity, but I don't get to be creative anymore at my current job. I'm not passionate about it like I was in school.
I am passionate about fitness, nutrition, and exercise science. Someday I hope to pursue one or more of those things.
Boy/girl twins born at 37w1d and 37w2d
I would say a strong like. I work in marketing for an asset manager, and my job has a slant toward technology. It forces me to use my brain, and I feel like I'm really stretching in my current role. I'm learning a ton, and the more I learn, the more I enjoy the field.
But it's wearing on me. There's so much work and not enough staff or budget to do it. There's so much strategic thinking and planning involved in what I do now, but I also enjoy the tactical execution, and I've had to remove myself from that part. And at my level, the politics are getting to be a bit tough to deal with. I'm not a political person, and I'm not good at the game.
I love it - I am an attorney and do family and criminal law. I feel like there is never a dull moment and for the most party my client's appreciate me and listen to me. Then there are the days where I want to slap them in the face and shake them for not doing what I tell them to do (why are you paying me if you are not going to listen to me?!?). Downside is the long schooling and student loan payments
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I feel like I should love mine, but I feel burnt out. I'm a medical SLP so I get to work with people, make a difference, blah, blah, blah. Lately I've just been seeing patients because I have to rather than really jumping into it. Maybe my caseload just sucks and I need another vacation.
I just can't stop thinking if there's a different career I could be in that I would LOVE.
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
I am in project planning - a very specific area of program management.
I generally like project management and have been doing some form of it in all the jobs I have had since college (3).
To further my career, I should be actively seeking out a more challenging role/new full time position at another company or within my company; however, I stay bc of the part time schedule.
So no, I don't like my job - but probably could at least like my career more if I opened myself up to growth. Other priorities have taken over for now, though, so this is my reality!
Yes, probably because I feel that I'm really good at it (God-given gifts for this field). I also enjoy helping others succeed academically and career wise. In addition, I get to do a vareity of things---advise students, counsel students, teach educational support workshops, organize programs, plan events, etc. Fun (to me)!
I work as an Academic Support Coordinator at a university.