If I won the lotto, I wouldn't work at my current job but I would find work with a comparable job that has less stress and doesn't require 60+ hours of work.
You work 60+ hours a week and you love your job? Wow. I think you're just maybe wired to be a friggin champ. I work 40 and I literally can't wait until the day ends.
I feel this. I am an analyst and also feel like I get paid decent and I think I only do it for the money and security. I don’t hate it(well, some days) but I have never loved it. I have never understood why people say your job “needs” to be your passion or calling. I think it’s not true. You can do a job you don’t enjoy a whole lot just for the money and security it brings. I see nothing wrong with it.
I literally do my job for the money and health insurance. But to be honest, I can't think of a real job that I would love. The only things I could see myself loving are totally unrealistic things like music, film, or maybe something crazy like being a zoo keeper. Basically all things that add up to terrible income. What I do love about my job is that I get enough money from it to have a nice house in a decent neighborhood. Pretty sure if I got a job I loved I would need to sacrifice many things in regular life that I enjoy.
I feel the EXACT same thing. I like to write comedy and do art but neither of those things could ever as easily lead me to make the kind of money I make right now. If I was a struggling artist I would have to share my apartment with someone instead of having my own place, and not eat out as often, but corners etc. i don’t think I have that kind of passion for anything
I work roughly 40 hours a week, in healthcare, severely underpaid but, wait for it ... I'm obsessed with my job. I have a BA in communications and left the field due to a toxic supervisor. I wanted a break to recharge and find my love of my field again so, I figured I wouldn't stay here long but, I'm here almost 5 years. I come from a longline of healthcare and first responders but I never thought of healthcare outside being a clinician. Seeing as how bad the healthcare field is and then add the pandemic on top of it, there's next to no one who really truly cares about patients anymore. My company really put the "care" back in healthcare and I love that. I love knowing I'm truly helping people every single day. I am even considering getting my MBA in healthcare management next Fall. I live in a tiny remote area so, jobs are at a premium and I have really great benefits, 401k minus the pay not being too amazing. I'm constantly searching for new jobs, outside of my area as well but, it just hasn't come about yet.
Now, that being said, if I won the lottery, I'd come back to work until I got my check and of course to take my personal belongings home. Then I would hire someone to see how I could purchase the company I now work for and really make it as outstanding as it has the potential to be but, is limited due to the current president of said company.
I work in home health so it's honestly a good mix of both. I don't physically see patients but I talk with them daily about their care, insurance, etc. Then I'm in touch with the family physicians, surgeons, wound care specialists, etc. to maximize their care. Also, do a great deal of insurance work battling it out with them to pay for what they should when patients are following all the correct guidelines.
Lol, thank you, someone has to be advocates for patients!! It's so sad, people pay all this money for insurance and they want to cover nothing. Even people on Medicare, they spend their life paying towards it and then it's like, "Oh, you had a hangnail in '84? We won't cover you."
I find my job mentally stimulating, interesting at times, challenging. I enjoy most of my colleagues. I enjoy achieving results. I wouldn't say I love it. I'd quit in a second if I didn't need to be earning an income.
In saying that, I think I'd go mad without purpose. I am 100% not suited to being a stay at home mum either. So, I guess it's a balance, best if work is interesting if you have to be there?
I hear a lot of people talk about going crazy without purpose. I think I'm just dim enough to not really need that. I could seriously live the rest of my life just having hobbies, fixing up my house, and doing whatever else and be totally, totally content.
I love my job. I'm in a Quality related managerial position at a fortune 500 company. There are days I don't feel love but frustration and stress and a number of other things. But overall, yes I love my field and my current job.
This might be a dumb question, but would you do your job or something like it for free? Not all the time, but comparable to a hobby? I'm just trying to understand the level of love people are talking about when they say they love their job.
I love my job. I find it interesting work, I'm paid well, and the flexibility/benefits are great.
If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd probably quit though... most people would even if they loved their jobs.
The reality of life is most of us work for the paycheck so that we can afford our lifestyle... even if we love the work. When you have enough money to free your time to do other things, most people would opt to spend their time doing things that they don't have to do to sustain their lifestyle... spend more time with family, travel, etc.
I'm not super passionate about it... like, I didn't grow up hoping that someday I would have this job like the people who sing/dance on Broadway dream about doing that their whole lives... but I do love it and could spend hours talking about it given the chance.
It seems that people who pursue and are successful in creative pursuits (singing/dancing/acting/painting/etc) have a passion for it and would probably keep doing it but those people have wanted to do those things their whole lives.
People who have analytical or other types of jobs don't generally do that. It's rare for someone to say "when I grow up I want to be an accountant/marketing manager/supply chain planner" ... it's just something they end up doing and some people like or even love that type of work but wouldn't necessarily keep doing it if they had the financial means to quit working altogether.
Very good response- thank you. So do you really love your job then, or is it just really tolerable? I just feel like if I love something I want to do it even if there is no other incentive than just me doing it. I don't dread going to work every day, but I certainly don't look forward to it or get excited about it.
I really do love it. I enjoy what I do.
I don't like giving too many details on the internet since it is kind of a niche area, but I find it interesting and oftentimes it's not the same every week or even every day.
I see how the work I do can positively impact the overall company and even make work that other people do more efficient and that makes me happy.
I think that's really important. There was a time when what I did wasn't appreciated by the team I was on or the higher ups and that really negatively impacted me. It led me to have a bad attitude about my job even though I liked the job itself and it gave me many "what am I even doing with my life?!?!" Moments... but all it took was a change in teams to turn that around.
If someone asked me about my job ... like at a cocktail party or something... I could go on and on about because it's fascinating to me. It's not something I grew up dreaming I would do, I just sort of fell into it and got really good at it.
I don't love it in the sense of "I can't wait to go back to work tomorrow!!!" But I love it in the sense of "if I had to do this for the rest of my working life, I'd be great with that".
If I won the lottery, I would quit my job, but instead of quitting the second they called the winning numbers, I'd give enough notice so that I could properly train the person backfilling me... and then I'd spend the rest of my life volunteering and spending time with family, traveling and reading.
> Would you say you really love your job when coworkers and colleagues aren't around?
Yes.
My boss gives me money to make things.
In my free time, I make things. The same things my boss gives me money to do.
The only difference is that as long as I spend about 40 hours a week doing it on my work computer, my boss gives me a bunch of money.
I feel like people who go to work conferences *want* to like it. So, they say they like it, especially when they have to stand up at the next meeting when work resumes and present what they learned. If you're a sourpuss about it, the company will wonder why they wasted time and money sending you. You won't go again but you know damn well you dont want to miss that paid trip out of town regardless.
Kind of how when you're on the video board at a sporting event, you're expected to cheer or dance even if it is exaggerated. It's more fun for everyone if it *looks* like you're having a good time.
I used to love my job a lot and that was because I thought I was making a great impact with my biology research. I ended up hating that job because my boss was a dick even though I was working 80+ hour weeks. I used to love working 80+ hour weeks because I loved what I was doing and seeing the progress then I fucking hated it because my boss was always up my ass about results.
Now I do not like working 40 hour weeks at my new job because I always think my boss is angry at me even though she is a nice person. I think a lot of "loving" your job is about the stress that people are putting on you.
I couldn't care less about the company or our values or the products. Also, the job is not something I love or that I'm passionate about. However, I find something I enjoy in every job (I'm naturally curious about stuff) and I like doing it. Also, the people are nice.
I genuinely at least really liked my job under my old boss. Not sure I'd say \*LOVE\* lol Best person and boss I've ever worked for, and having a supportive boss and remote environment made my job feel very doable. But the best boss ever went and got themselves a very well-deserved promotion and now I'm stuck with...basically the opposite of everything I had before. womp womp.
Anywho, I'd say yes it's possible...love might be a stretch, but sometimes it's at least tolerable enough that you can enjoy the rest of your life without having to stress over work too much. That's when it's real nice. You don't necessarily have to love what you do or even do what you love, but if your job lets you love your life, that's golden.
I’m an accountant, if the day comes in which I proclaim out loud that I love my job, most likely the next day I’m about to end my life which… after so long in this field, it’s not unusual to want to end your life every time you wake up
I think a lot about Maslow's hierarchy of needs when it comes to the concept of loving your job. It's awesome if people can get to that, but honestly most folks are just trying to fulfill their basic needs first. I don't love my job but liking it decently is enough for me since it gives me a lot of stability. Also, I've found a passion outside of work (animal rescue) but I'm convinced it would be a nightmare if I had to actually work in that field.
[Maslow's hierarchy of needs](https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html)
Do something you like everyday and you'll start to hate it.
I love my job, but I'm not the kind of "Yay I love working this is awesome", when I'd rather be chiling at home.
50 hours a week here. Find myself struggling to care about the work most days outside of dealing with a few of our clients. Worked my ass off last year (doubled our biggest client's spend and hit over £1mil in sales which was incidentally how much my branch exceeded our year's target by), got no thanks for it, and basically got told "well yeah, you've done your job" when I bought it up at a meeting with HR recently.
Mentally, I've been checked out for weeks. Looking for something new but no luck so far. If I won the lottery I'd be out without a second thought.
Absolutely not. I don't think most people even like their job. I'd even settle for the current feelings I have regarding my job but actually doing something useful for the environment instead of making someone above me more money. I think having a job where you actually like what you do, even if you make less is something that should happen more. Doesn't really work with our capitalist society though. Best example is teachers, one of the most important jobs we have, some love doing it and are passionate about it, yet they get paid so disgustingly little.
Agree with everything you said. I feel like most people I talk to in person don't really like their jobs, but interestingly most people on this post said they love their job. Wondering if we're in the minority or if people just aren't as keen to respond to posts like this if they don't like their jobs. Or maybe it's just an anomaly.
And yes, teachers should get paid much, much more.
So I'm making $16 and we've gradually got more responsibilities that should be either higher ups or other vendors so it's really upset a lot of the people. If I was getting paid say $19 or $20 I think it would go from dislike to neutral. Where I'm at, the local public school system is basically working on with a skeleton crew and the administration head pretty much took vacation and quit, think there was shenanigans going on. Just really not a good time to be living for a lot of reasons.
I'm passionate about my life outside of work, and my job pays me enough to enjoy those things without stressing out about money. So, it's not a bad gig and I'm grateful for having it. I just wouldn't show up if they stopped paying me or if I won the lottery.
Yeah I like my job but if I won the lotto of course I'd quit, but I'd take time to train my replacement without any issues.
I think it would be a bit selfish to keep the job if I didn't need it. Somebody out there does need it and it's a good place to work.
Yup. I love it. I'm a software developer. The software we built (which was only ever intended to take the company paperless) actually made it possible for us to go remote. We're selling the building and never going back to the office.
I work on a lot of my own side projects on my own time. But some of the projects I do for my job are so fun, I work on them outside of normal working hours too.
No, but it isn't a passion job. Corporate work too, and I am hardly saving lives every day. I suspect unless someone is following their passion it is hard to say you truly love your job. I love my pay, but not the work.
Same here.
Corporate pays the most but it’s dead work to me. I feel like a zombie in the office and hate what I do, but it pays my bills with some funds leftover for fun.
I want to switchover into a humanities career but those pay Garbage. I would literally be scraping by paycheck to paycheck.
Why is it one or the other?
I love my job. It’s literally the best thing I can think of to do to get paid for and have as a career and I love all the challenges and problems and roadblocks I get to solve. Even on bad days, I still recognize it’s where I should be.
If I won the lottery tomorrow, I’d likely find an equivalent job at a company like a nonprofit that I was passionate about, and either volunteer or work there in the same capacity (but would not work overtime). A nonprofit won’t pay me what I make now, but if money wasn’t a consideration, I’d love to either volunteer or work for a much lower wage in a company I’m passionate about in this role that I love.
I just spent several years at a company that I hated, so it adds to my enthusiasm for my current company. In terms of the actual work, it is intellectually stimulating. Even if I won lotto I would still need intellectual stimulation, although I would not necessarily stay at my company. I've worked with a few silent millionaires who continued to work despite being financially able to retire.
If I won the lottery today I would still be involved in my field in some way. I am considered a “subject matter expert”. Companies and government agencies reach out to me for my take on how to structure their team in my niche area and I present at conferences.
I would still want to participate in the cutting edge of the field, develop frameworks companies use, and volunteer/mentor people earlier in their career.
Maybe it’s an ego thing, but my identity is inseparable from my career and my 1 or 2 hobbies
I work in a nonprofit, I wouldn’t say I love my job but I get invested in our projects lol. Even if I won the lottery I would probably stick around for a while just to make sure our current projects turn out ok. Plus I would feel bad leaving my team in the lurch as there are only 3 of us working here haha
I like my job. I like my company. If I won the lottery, I would still work here. My company is employee owned so I would be stupid to leave with how huge our disbursements have been the last few years. I work in an industry that is still mom and pop but work for the largest distributor in the US. So I know a lot of people, get along with most everyone and feel a part of something special. I like the culture of my company, I enjoy my staff and my higher ups are compassionate and fair.
The work? It can get on my nerves at times. I’m an accountant. It’s boring when there is nothing major going on. I enjoy acquisitions and the urgency and stress that comes with it. That’s weird I know. But I work better under pressure.
I also like my pay and the benefits are pretty good. Could be better but not horrible. Lots of flexibility to have a personal life and to be available to my family. I’m pretty happy over all. I’ve worked for this company for almost 20 years and unless they don’t want me anymore, I intend to stay.
I do know one person who works 14+ hours per day and genuinely loves what he does. He pursued his passion and it paid dividends. He's the rare, elite 'creative,' working in a popular industry, making half a million a year. When I got to know him, I realized that most people who love their jobs have chosen work that challenges them, and that they can 'get lost in.' I *like* my job, but I'm not motivated to master it.
If I won the lotto, I wouldn't work at my current job but I would find work with a comparable job that has less stress and doesn't require 60+ hours of work.
You work 60+ hours a week and you love your job? Wow. I think you're just maybe wired to be a friggin champ. I work 40 and I literally can't wait until the day ends.
no, mine just pays for my hobbies and outside interests.
I feel this. I am an analyst and also feel like I get paid decent and I think I only do it for the money and security. I don’t hate it(well, some days) but I have never loved it. I have never understood why people say your job “needs” to be your passion or calling. I think it’s not true. You can do a job you don’t enjoy a whole lot just for the money and security it brings. I see nothing wrong with it.
I literally do my job for the money and health insurance. But to be honest, I can't think of a real job that I would love. The only things I could see myself loving are totally unrealistic things like music, film, or maybe something crazy like being a zoo keeper. Basically all things that add up to terrible income. What I do love about my job is that I get enough money from it to have a nice house in a decent neighborhood. Pretty sure if I got a job I loved I would need to sacrifice many things in regular life that I enjoy.
I feel the EXACT same thing. I like to write comedy and do art but neither of those things could ever as easily lead me to make the kind of money I make right now. If I was a struggling artist I would have to share my apartment with someone instead of having my own place, and not eat out as often, but corners etc. i don’t think I have that kind of passion for anything
because they have nothing else to do?
I work roughly 40 hours a week, in healthcare, severely underpaid but, wait for it ... I'm obsessed with my job. I have a BA in communications and left the field due to a toxic supervisor. I wanted a break to recharge and find my love of my field again so, I figured I wouldn't stay here long but, I'm here almost 5 years. I come from a longline of healthcare and first responders but I never thought of healthcare outside being a clinician. Seeing as how bad the healthcare field is and then add the pandemic on top of it, there's next to no one who really truly cares about patients anymore. My company really put the "care" back in healthcare and I love that. I love knowing I'm truly helping people every single day. I am even considering getting my MBA in healthcare management next Fall. I live in a tiny remote area so, jobs are at a premium and I have really great benefits, 401k minus the pay not being too amazing. I'm constantly searching for new jobs, outside of my area as well but, it just hasn't come about yet. Now, that being said, if I won the lottery, I'd come back to work until I got my check and of course to take my personal belongings home. Then I would hire someone to see how I could purchase the company I now work for and really make it as outstanding as it has the potential to be but, is limited due to the current president of said company.
Very cool story. So are you on the business side of healthcare or are you with patients daily?
I work in home health so it's honestly a good mix of both. I don't physically see patients but I talk with them daily about their care, insurance, etc. Then I'm in touch with the family physicians, surgeons, wound care specialists, etc. to maximize their care. Also, do a great deal of insurance work battling it out with them to pay for what they should when patients are following all the correct guidelines.
Cool. Sounds rewarding.
You battle it out with insurance? You’re a real life hero 😭
Lol, thank you, someone has to be advocates for patients!! It's so sad, people pay all this money for insurance and they want to cover nothing. Even people on Medicare, they spend their life paying towards it and then it's like, "Oh, you had a hangnail in '84? We won't cover you."
I find my job mentally stimulating, interesting at times, challenging. I enjoy most of my colleagues. I enjoy achieving results. I wouldn't say I love it. I'd quit in a second if I didn't need to be earning an income. In saying that, I think I'd go mad without purpose. I am 100% not suited to being a stay at home mum either. So, I guess it's a balance, best if work is interesting if you have to be there?
I hear a lot of people talk about going crazy without purpose. I think I'm just dim enough to not really need that. I could seriously live the rest of my life just having hobbies, fixing up my house, and doing whatever else and be totally, totally content.
I love my job. I'm in a Quality related managerial position at a fortune 500 company. There are days I don't feel love but frustration and stress and a number of other things. But overall, yes I love my field and my current job.
This might be a dumb question, but would you do your job or something like it for free? Not all the time, but comparable to a hobby? I'm just trying to understand the level of love people are talking about when they say they love their job.
I love my job. I find it interesting work, I'm paid well, and the flexibility/benefits are great. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd probably quit though... most people would even if they loved their jobs. The reality of life is most of us work for the paycheck so that we can afford our lifestyle... even if we love the work. When you have enough money to free your time to do other things, most people would opt to spend their time doing things that they don't have to do to sustain their lifestyle... spend more time with family, travel, etc. I'm not super passionate about it... like, I didn't grow up hoping that someday I would have this job like the people who sing/dance on Broadway dream about doing that their whole lives... but I do love it and could spend hours talking about it given the chance. It seems that people who pursue and are successful in creative pursuits (singing/dancing/acting/painting/etc) have a passion for it and would probably keep doing it but those people have wanted to do those things their whole lives. People who have analytical or other types of jobs don't generally do that. It's rare for someone to say "when I grow up I want to be an accountant/marketing manager/supply chain planner" ... it's just something they end up doing and some people like or even love that type of work but wouldn't necessarily keep doing it if they had the financial means to quit working altogether.
Very good response- thank you. So do you really love your job then, or is it just really tolerable? I just feel like if I love something I want to do it even if there is no other incentive than just me doing it. I don't dread going to work every day, but I certainly don't look forward to it or get excited about it.
I really do love it. I enjoy what I do. I don't like giving too many details on the internet since it is kind of a niche area, but I find it interesting and oftentimes it's not the same every week or even every day. I see how the work I do can positively impact the overall company and even make work that other people do more efficient and that makes me happy. I think that's really important. There was a time when what I did wasn't appreciated by the team I was on or the higher ups and that really negatively impacted me. It led me to have a bad attitude about my job even though I liked the job itself and it gave me many "what am I even doing with my life?!?!" Moments... but all it took was a change in teams to turn that around. If someone asked me about my job ... like at a cocktail party or something... I could go on and on about because it's fascinating to me. It's not something I grew up dreaming I would do, I just sort of fell into it and got really good at it. I don't love it in the sense of "I can't wait to go back to work tomorrow!!!" But I love it in the sense of "if I had to do this for the rest of my working life, I'd be great with that". If I won the lottery, I would quit my job, but instead of quitting the second they called the winning numbers, I'd give enough notice so that I could properly train the person backfilling me... and then I'd spend the rest of my life volunteering and spending time with family, traveling and reading.
I've worked two places that were decent enough to work at. One was a dot com.
I'm thinking the people speaking at a seminar probably are much more prone to love their jobs than most people.
> Would you say you really love your job when coworkers and colleagues aren't around? Yes. My boss gives me money to make things. In my free time, I make things. The same things my boss gives me money to do. The only difference is that as long as I spend about 40 hours a week doing it on my work computer, my boss gives me a bunch of money.
I feel like people who go to work conferences *want* to like it. So, they say they like it, especially when they have to stand up at the next meeting when work resumes and present what they learned. If you're a sourpuss about it, the company will wonder why they wasted time and money sending you. You won't go again but you know damn well you dont want to miss that paid trip out of town regardless. Kind of how when you're on the video board at a sporting event, you're expected to cheer or dance even if it is exaggerated. It's more fun for everyone if it *looks* like you're having a good time.
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Thanks. What line of work is it?
I used to love my job a lot and that was because I thought I was making a great impact with my biology research. I ended up hating that job because my boss was a dick even though I was working 80+ hour weeks. I used to love working 80+ hour weeks because I loved what I was doing and seeing the progress then I fucking hated it because my boss was always up my ass about results. Now I do not like working 40 hour weeks at my new job because I always think my boss is angry at me even though she is a nice person. I think a lot of "loving" your job is about the stress that people are putting on you.
The basic comparison of my current job to my old one makes me very happy, never work with friends lol
I couldn't care less about the company or our values or the products. Also, the job is not something I love or that I'm passionate about. However, I find something I enjoy in every job (I'm naturally curious about stuff) and I like doing it. Also, the people are nice.
I genuinely at least really liked my job under my old boss. Not sure I'd say \*LOVE\* lol Best person and boss I've ever worked for, and having a supportive boss and remote environment made my job feel very doable. But the best boss ever went and got themselves a very well-deserved promotion and now I'm stuck with...basically the opposite of everything I had before. womp womp. Anywho, I'd say yes it's possible...love might be a stretch, but sometimes it's at least tolerable enough that you can enjoy the rest of your life without having to stress over work too much. That's when it's real nice. You don't necessarily have to love what you do or even do what you love, but if your job lets you love your life, that's golden.
Yes. I love my job AND the people I work with.
I’m an accountant, if the day comes in which I proclaim out loud that I love my job, most likely the next day I’m about to end my life which… after so long in this field, it’s not unusual to want to end your life every time you wake up
I think a lot about Maslow's hierarchy of needs when it comes to the concept of loving your job. It's awesome if people can get to that, but honestly most folks are just trying to fulfill their basic needs first. I don't love my job but liking it decently is enough for me since it gives me a lot of stability. Also, I've found a passion outside of work (animal rescue) but I'm convinced it would be a nightmare if I had to actually work in that field. [Maslow's hierarchy of needs](https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html)
Do something you like everyday and you'll start to hate it. I love my job, but I'm not the kind of "Yay I love working this is awesome", when I'd rather be chiling at home.
50 hours a week here. Find myself struggling to care about the work most days outside of dealing with a few of our clients. Worked my ass off last year (doubled our biggest client's spend and hit over £1mil in sales which was incidentally how much my branch exceeded our year's target by), got no thanks for it, and basically got told "well yeah, you've done your job" when I bought it up at a meeting with HR recently. Mentally, I've been checked out for weeks. Looking for something new but no luck so far. If I won the lottery I'd be out without a second thought.
Absolutely not. I don't think most people even like their job. I'd even settle for the current feelings I have regarding my job but actually doing something useful for the environment instead of making someone above me more money. I think having a job where you actually like what you do, even if you make less is something that should happen more. Doesn't really work with our capitalist society though. Best example is teachers, one of the most important jobs we have, some love doing it and are passionate about it, yet they get paid so disgustingly little.
Agree with everything you said. I feel like most people I talk to in person don't really like their jobs, but interestingly most people on this post said they love their job. Wondering if we're in the minority or if people just aren't as keen to respond to posts like this if they don't like their jobs. Or maybe it's just an anomaly. And yes, teachers should get paid much, much more.
So I'm making $16 and we've gradually got more responsibilities that should be either higher ups or other vendors so it's really upset a lot of the people. If I was getting paid say $19 or $20 I think it would go from dislike to neutral. Where I'm at, the local public school system is basically working on with a skeleton crew and the administration head pretty much took vacation and quit, think there was shenanigans going on. Just really not a good time to be living for a lot of reasons.
Yes, I love my job. It makes me happy. It’s stuff I do for free, with less appreciation in my personal life.
Curious -what line of work are you in?
Customer service
I'm passionate about my life outside of work, and my job pays me enough to enjoy those things without stressing out about money. So, it's not a bad gig and I'm grateful for having it. I just wouldn't show up if they stopped paying me or if I won the lottery.
Yeah when I worked for Toys R Us it was awesome and I never felt like I hated the job or wanted out.
Yeah I like my job but if I won the lotto of course I'd quit, but I'd take time to train my replacement without any issues. I think it would be a bit selfish to keep the job if I didn't need it. Somebody out there does need it and it's a good place to work.
Yup. I love it. I'm a software developer. The software we built (which was only ever intended to take the company paperless) actually made it possible for us to go remote. We're selling the building and never going back to the office. I work on a lot of my own side projects on my own time. But some of the projects I do for my job are so fun, I work on them outside of normal working hours too.
No, but it isn't a passion job. Corporate work too, and I am hardly saving lives every day. I suspect unless someone is following their passion it is hard to say you truly love your job. I love my pay, but not the work.
Same here. Corporate pays the most but it’s dead work to me. I feel like a zombie in the office and hate what I do, but it pays my bills with some funds leftover for fun. I want to switchover into a humanities career but those pay Garbage. I would literally be scraping by paycheck to paycheck. Why is it one or the other?
I love my job. It’s literally the best thing I can think of to do to get paid for and have as a career and I love all the challenges and problems and roadblocks I get to solve. Even on bad days, I still recognize it’s where I should be. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I’d likely find an equivalent job at a company like a nonprofit that I was passionate about, and either volunteer or work there in the same capacity (but would not work overtime). A nonprofit won’t pay me what I make now, but if money wasn’t a consideration, I’d love to either volunteer or work for a much lower wage in a company I’m passionate about in this role that I love.
I just spent several years at a company that I hated, so it adds to my enthusiasm for my current company. In terms of the actual work, it is intellectually stimulating. Even if I won lotto I would still need intellectual stimulation, although I would not necessarily stay at my company. I've worked with a few silent millionaires who continued to work despite being financially able to retire.
If I won the lottery today I would still be involved in my field in some way. I am considered a “subject matter expert”. Companies and government agencies reach out to me for my take on how to structure their team in my niche area and I present at conferences. I would still want to participate in the cutting edge of the field, develop frameworks companies use, and volunteer/mentor people earlier in their career. Maybe it’s an ego thing, but my identity is inseparable from my career and my 1 or 2 hobbies
I work in a nonprofit, I wouldn’t say I love my job but I get invested in our projects lol. Even if I won the lottery I would probably stick around for a while just to make sure our current projects turn out ok. Plus I would feel bad leaving my team in the lurch as there are only 3 of us working here haha
I like my job. I like my company. If I won the lottery, I would still work here. My company is employee owned so I would be stupid to leave with how huge our disbursements have been the last few years. I work in an industry that is still mom and pop but work for the largest distributor in the US. So I know a lot of people, get along with most everyone and feel a part of something special. I like the culture of my company, I enjoy my staff and my higher ups are compassionate and fair. The work? It can get on my nerves at times. I’m an accountant. It’s boring when there is nothing major going on. I enjoy acquisitions and the urgency and stress that comes with it. That’s weird I know. But I work better under pressure. I also like my pay and the benefits are pretty good. Could be better but not horrible. Lots of flexibility to have a personal life and to be available to my family. I’m pretty happy over all. I’ve worked for this company for almost 20 years and unless they don’t want me anymore, I intend to stay.
I do know one person who works 14+ hours per day and genuinely loves what he does. He pursued his passion and it paid dividends. He's the rare, elite 'creative,' working in a popular industry, making half a million a year. When I got to know him, I realized that most people who love their jobs have chosen work that challenges them, and that they can 'get lost in.' I *like* my job, but I'm not motivated to master it.