Do you love you job? 6

[bradpa77]

I was just curious. How many of us engineers actually love our jobs. Just take a second of your time to post if you love your job. Let us all know what percent of the time you believe you love your job.

They say that loving your job is a pre-requisite for success. In other words, success actually requires you to love what you do. I have only experienced a love for my job for a short amount of time. I once had a project here that I loved. I thought about the project on the weekends. I looked forward to mondays so I could start working again. But once that project was finished after a half year, it was back to the grind. I always thought that a career would come naturally. I thought that it would be work, but work that you looked forward to. That hasn't been the case for the last 4 years. I usually need to muster up a significant amount of discipline to keep me focused on my daily tasks. I am easily distracted and I certainly don't look forward to being here everyday. This is a job for me. It pays the bills, it's alot better than alot of other jobs out there, I am very grateful for being employed, but I'm not feeling the love. I realize that no one could love their job all the time but do the rest of you feel a passion for your work at least most of the time? Does it come naturally or do you have to muster up a passion for your work?

Am I being naive in thinking that a job exists that I could truley be passionate about?

 

[keepinitcool]

I wish I could win the lottery so I could continue what I'm doing. I actually like my job, except when I have to do other people's work, but it doesn't pay enough to live where I'm located. I guess there are always trade-offs.

 

[IRstuff]

Love it! Can't believe they actually pay me to do this!

TTFN

 

[kchayfie]

Working on the basis that I have to have a job, I love what I do and couldn't imagine doing anything else. Even on the days when I hate my job I don't do anything about changing because I can't imagine anything else being better.

But if I was given the option of not having to work... well lets just say I play the lottery every week to keep that window of hope open!

 

[dbooker630]

I would never say that I love my job, certainly not before family. I've been a metallurgist for 29 years in the auto components business and I enjoy a position where most people have no idea how I do my job, let alone spell metallurgist ("metrologist"). I wanted to be a sportscaster as a kid and did get to do that for a evening courtesy of a friend, have taught school, even tried real estate.

Each time those sidelines required a major career decision I just could not get metallurgy out of me. Sure there are organizations that would rather do without my profession (except when s**t hits the fan), but my current employers have the utmost respect and always respect my calls. So I guess I like my job very much!

 

[SomptingGuy]

Quote from my first ever engineering boss: "It won't always be fun. If that were the case we'd be selling <expletive> tickets not paying you!"

 

[epoisses]

I love my work and I love my wife.
There are days when I hate them.
These things are not mutually exclusive.

 

[Nella95]

Was it Confucsios, or some philosopher : "Find a job you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life."


Me: I know what I love about my job, the other aspects I don't like as much are necessary to get to the 'love' parts.

 

[ewh]

I love my job. That said, if I had unlimited finances, I would probably be doing something else.

 

[machmech]

Having a job emphasises the appreciation I achieve for time off.

 

[morecoffeeplz]

I do love my job. It's not only the type of work I do, it's also the company I work for and the people who work here. I am still challenged after all these years. I never stop learning. My boss is fantastic.

I am a very lucky woman.

 

[Hoagie]

80% love it...
10% hate it...
10% I call in sick.

 

[metengr]

Hoagie;
You mean you don't give 110%???

 

[sms]

There are of course those days, but by far the majority of the time I love my job.

-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!

 

[heieup]

I loved my job. Great fun, great challenge and a good bunch of people.

Now I have a new job (not choice) and I hate it, no challenge other than brick walls, no direction despite having numerous goes at setting it myself I get shot down in flames, irritating new subordinate and a feeling that I'm being left on the sidelines.

I would argue that at the least enjoying your job is a requisite for doing well you cannot do well at something you hate.

Oh and careers don't just take care of themselves, you have to go looking. (Hence the reason I have an interview tomorrow)

 

[PSE]

I love my family. I like my job.