Love your job?

[solo1]

I don't exactly qualify since I'm retired but I loved my job most of the time.  I was an environmental associate engineer and our department broke things.  All kinds of testing, heat, cold, vibration, temp cycling, salt, humidity, dynamic shock, and explosive.  My company made mil spec communication equipment for the Armed Services.  Our motto was "One test is worth one thousand expert opinions!"

Since I retired in 1991, I've been a councilman in my small city and now I serve on the Board of Works and Safety. I love this part time job, much more interesting than bagging groceries.

[Spirited-6]

I don't like my job but with 2 in college, I'm not going anywhere. I work rotating shifts, we change every week plus I have to work 1 or 2 weekends a month.

One good thing has come from me not liking my job.  All three of my sons know what a good education can do for you.  I don't have a college degree and can't really find another job for the same money, so they all saw that I was stuck in my crappy job.

Oldest is an X-ray tech in Chicago, middle son graduated from University of Illinois and is now going to law school at the University of Iowa, and the youngest started at Western Illinois, going to be a cop, then he hopes to move to DEA or ATF.

Guy you may not like your "CRAPPY" job, but you have done a fine job with it !!!! 

[sugarbee]

nope, I'm tired of doing what I do, job burnout I guess, but I am working on making a change, hopefully in the very near future I will be able to do something I've wanted to do for a very long time....teach...I only have 4 1/2 years left before I can retire, but my insurance and retirement plan can follow me to a teaching job...so, we'll see....if it's meant to be, that will be what I will be doing.

[Rowdy]

   I loved my job as long as it lasted    then they closed the plant and sent the work out of country 

I was a Quality Leader (Right hand man to the Quality Mng) the buffer between the Customer and the plant - enjoyed working with the customers & working with the teams to get problems resolved.
Some where more chalenging than others but it was satisfying working with the people to resolve issues.

Not to keen on this semi-retirment gig  hope I can find some real work before I actually retire 

[Spirited-6]

I love my "job" I don`t have one !   After 45 years in retail / management I got tired. So in 95 I said "I`m done" and loving it. Best to all that are still working.   AND to all that are "not"

[franco6]

i like my job in the hospitality industry but i m getting older and have to work with youg kids who haven t got a clue.they have no interests no hobbys and are mostly substance abusers.i got of the management wagon a few years back so i could spend more time with my wife and four sons,those 70-80 hour weks and weekends took their toll on my family .now i have to put up with innept managers who are  substence abusers and got promoted because they seemed to work better under the influence and need more money to buy more.
besides that i meet great people all the time ,the money is good and i can take off when i want.
but i still wonder what i ll do when i grow up?
go for a ride!

[roboto65]

I love the Pay LOL do not like being gone 2 weeks at a time but the 1 week home kinda makes up for it but it always seems I am off when nothing is going on LOL..     Oh I am a Tugboat Captain here in Houston so other than the office telling me what to do I have my own to Crew to FLOG 

[houstone]

Get that degree, man!  And have all us taxpayers help pay for it!  You have earned it, putting it on the line for us!
I can't believe I get paid for what I do, but it isn't going to last.  We only have six more Shuttle flights, then we park 'em.  Pretty dumb, if you ask me.  btw, I get to help fix them while they fly, but from the ground in the Mission Control Center.  It's called IFM (In Flight Maintenance), and we do real time ops (like now) and train the crews before they go.  Same thing happens on the Space Station, only a LOT more!  I am planning to get into that side when Shuttle is retired.
GET THAT DEGREE!
;-)
Jeff

ps, last night the Commander commented on the radio about his fantastic IFM training!  I am still floating over that one....

[NiteRiderF6]

Yes........ I do love my job..... I have never been one to like being tied to a desk.... I like to travel, meet different people, see different things and hate repetitive "job duties". I started out in the oilfield 32 years ago "rigging" on the back of a wireline service unit and have held about every position up to District Manager of field operations. My Dad told me a long time ago to stay pretty close to where the money is being made, so that's paid off for me over the years. After 22 years of that very technical nonsense, I found the oilfield rental tool business. This segment of the "oil patch" is much more relaxed, much more fun and you can make some lasting relationships with people who value your talent and ability to solve their applications problems in far flung locations around the world.

For the last five years or so, I have been involved in our Quality Department and for the last three years about all that I have done is in the Training area, which is also a segment of our Quality Department. I also draw special assignments for different reasons and get to travel around and contribute to solving problems. Since June I have been involved in one of these projects in Hungary for a major (the largest) oil company and one of the largest oilfield service providors in the world. This is a major boon for my little company, which is based in Texas and one of the bright spots for our company at present in our ever downward spiraling economy.

I, over the years, have become an "applications specialist" for high pressure control on gas wells.... and that and 50 cents will get you a cup of coffee in some areas, but it's still very rewarding and challenging, so I keep on doing it.... It's attention to detail in it's purest form... Yeah, I dig it! "They" say it comes from "osmosis" or longevity.... I say it comes from the application of one's self in a way that most people won't or maybe don't even comprehend. I am one of a few... the ones who can get the job done.

[rmrc51]

Naaa, Not me. I'm just putting up with it until I can really retire! I can't wait!!!!!

[Sludge]

I have the best job in the world....MOTHER!!! ... The pay is horrible but the benefits are out of this world!!

Madame, I feel for ya.  I really do and though I dont know ya, you (and your son) are in my thoughts and prayers.

So far as my job is concerned... I take Sh|t off of everyone.  Literally.   I love, truly love my employees.  I am blessed with hard working men that I respect and admire in many ways.  However, I have come over the past 13 years of business to hate the government bureaucracy that I have to deal with.  My customers are great, but the EPA and DENR folks here in NC are quite the pain in the arse.  They know little about what they are doing, yet they rule over us not in the "spirit" of the law (which I agree with) but in the dotted I's and crossed T's.  They are eager to issue violations of permits even when they know you were not in violation.  With their enthusiasm for promoting the continuance and expansion of their jobs... I really fear for our country when it comes to healthcare.

[Hoser]

I loved my job in emergency services but I reached mandentory retirement in 03, I work for a university police department now, it's ok, but I will be leaving as soon as I am able to get social security and medicare.  I'm gonna get a pension there, to go with my Fire Department pension. Life will be sweet!  Hoser 

[Hog Killer DS0048]

I've been in sales business for 28 years in November.  It's not that I hate my job, I'm just ready to get out. I'm 63 now and looking at retiring at the end of the year. I don't see myself sitting around doing nothing so I suppose I'll look for something part time maybe. "May I super size that for you, Sir?"

[Misfit]

I had an old indian that used to work for me. He was in his late 70's when he finnaly quit. He didn't need the $$ he just liked to work. Anyway he used to tell me if I ever get tired of driving nails I think that I will just hire myself out as a gigolo.  You had to know him.He was a cool dude. I sure miss him. Cancer got him when he was 81. RIP Walt Hawk.

[fudgie]

10 years... right in the middle. 

It doesn't make sense to change careers at this point, but sometimes I wonder if it's worth it to continue on, seeing as I'll have to get another job in 10 years anyway...

I'm seriously considering taking a break in service to finish my Engineering degree...

i didnt know you needed a degree to run a train?

Now Junior! Being a railroad engineer I could be offended  , but I am not. I realize it is hard to believe that a railroad engineer could have any education  , as they say a trained monkey could run a train  ! However, some of the most educated people I know are RR Engineers and I'm talking masters degrees  , etc. Prior to 1985 the RR was a good job with excellent benefits and schedules. Now it is a job with fair pay, unreal 24/7 365 day schedules, cut benefits, and a lot of furlows  . I love running trains  , but I hate the company and most of the management that works there, the politics is unreal. But as many have said right now I do it to pay bills  and hopefully will have a decent retirement, if it is still there when I get there. But I truly dream of the day I can say "Take this job and SHOVE IT"  ! Ride safe!!

Thats cool. My dad is a conductor. He started on the Erie RR in the early 70's here in town. They closed and he got laid off in the late 70's. He staid laid off until the early 90's when he got called back. He likes it but the hours are long but the pay is incredable. He's usually home for a day then gone for 2 or so. My grandpa on my moms side was on the RR also along with my uncle. Our small town was a big canal and RR town.

[Chrisj CMA]

Well...Im semi-retired.  I get a pension from the Air Force, but its not enough to live on so I work my tiny little woodworking business.  Im the CEO, the secretary, the delivery boy, and the janitor.  The boss is a real hard nose, no lunch (usually) the pay stinks......(way less then minimal wage) that boss should be in jail for what he pays me LOLOLOL

but, Im in good with the scheduler so I can ride anytime I want.  Surfing and chatting on the VRCC is allowed during work hours, so thats good

To answer the question....I love my job 90% of the time, but when its time to clean the shop, run to the dump and go pick up material I wish I had a lackie to do it........but all in all I still love it

[Jack]

I don't care for mine but it is the easiest I've ever had.  That has to count for something, I guess.  Also, the first job I have had M-F, 8a-4p, and no holidays.  I guess I like it a lil' bit.

[Madmike]

I had an old indian that used to work for me. He was in his late 70's when he finnaly quit. He didn't need the $$ he just liked to work. Anyway he used to tell me if I ever get tired of driving nails I think that I will just hire myself out as a gigolo.  You had to know him.He was a cool dude. I sure miss him. Cancer got him when he was 81. RIP Walt Hawk.

Reminds me of "Dinkie" Moore....
he used to ask the girls ... hey have you got a little bit of Indian in ya???....(reply)No..... Would ya like some???

[bsnicely]

I like mine OK, have been at it for 32 years now. Only thing I have ever done. Got better when I joined the firearms training staff, I guess as one of th old guys I get to do some of the fun stuff. Looking at 4 yrs to retirement and it won't come fast enough for me. I work for the state of WV as a Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer.

[Black Dog]

32 years with the 'Telephone Company'...  Gone full circle from the original 'Ma Bell' and all the goofy names in between, back to good ol' 'Ma Bell'. 

I started as an operator, and now work in new product development for Bell Labs.  Every time I started to get stagnent in one position, I was lucky and got bumped up to a new and different position.  Started as a Worker Bee, and made the jump to management about 17 years ago. 

Have had many interesting and educational positions, but like many places, this ain't yer fathers phone company...  Some days I walk out the door and think that there are only a hand full of folks that could do what I just did...  Other days, I walk in the door, attach the tube to the back of my head, that sucks all the life and ambition ot of me, and hope to make it to the weekend.

The pay is good, the hours can be nutz (new product rollouts sometimes start at 10:00 Friday evening, and we may be home by 3:00 Sunday afternoon), but all in all, it's been a good job, and quite the adventure!

Four more years, and I'm gonna become a full time motorcycleridingfishermanwoodworker 

Black Dog

[stormrider]

When I'm working I love some of it, some of it I despise. I'm a carpenter, repairman, home builder. Just built a 40' X 100' barn for a customer out in the middle of 400 acres of pine tress. Great setting but should have done it in the late fall or winter. No breeze, south Alabama gnats that will humble the biggest, baddest of any of ya, lots of humidity, etc. Love it though when the customer tells me that I did an excellant job. My dad taught us that, "son, if you don't have time to do it right the first time, when will you?"
Don't know if I'll ever be able to retire though. Dang gov't and bankers got the building industry all messed up.

Pic of the first barn I built for him, just two of us and we set the trusss ourselves. This one was 24' X 51'.