how important is it you enjoy your job?

scooby088

I think many people go to work just for the money really, I know I do, if it's enjoyable or you have good co workers then that is a bonus.

dawyldthing

I enjoy my job. I think I enjoy it more lately as the boss takes a back seat and leaves us to it so we aren't constantly being watched and the like. I've had jobs where each hour i'm thinking hmm i'm x way to whatever i am saving for at the time. I do sometimes think work is a means to keep going though as all jobs have good and bad days but through the bad days i keep thinking of the next thing i'm aiming towards

Southernman

I hated my previous job and took another job with a pay cut where i'm ridiculously happy BUT i have to apply for a permanent position there and risk returning to the original one.

So i'm preparing for an interview for a job i love so i don't have to return to the higher paid but cr*ppy original job.

Prothet_of_Doom

It would be nice if work was fun and rewarding, and lead to better things in life, and there was always light at the end of the tunnel, but work isn't like that and for most people never will be.

Having designed manual assembly stations with a 15 second target assembly time, for up to 50 assembly operators, I've concentrated on mistake proofing, and ease of task and removal of repetative strain risks, but I've never worried if people enjoy the work.

Personally, I've developed the belief that you come to work, do the best job, you can, and the fun is how you choose to live your life.

shmeeko69

I suppose in the current economic climate some people would say you should be thankful for any type of job, but I think enjoying your work is very important.

I work from home and make a decent living, but more importantly I enjoy what I'm doing and still have a passion for it after four years.

virgo149

I'm not sure enjoyment is the main factor here but certainly a degree of job satisfaction is important to me with work.

I have struggled with finding this for a number of years (for a variety of reasons). As a result I now stick to temping or short term contracts with an option to leave should the role, alongside the financial aspect, not give me the degree of satisfaction I need to keep me 'happy'.

To me it's so much more about the environment you work in almost than the work itself (although boredom is a killer). I am currently working quite a difficult office in terms of mixes of personality and everyone just seems to hate each other. I think out of 15 people in our building, there is only 1 person who has never made a derogatory statement to me about someone else there. Gawd knows what gets said behind my back!

I just want a semi interesting job, that fills my time and I get on OK with most people. Too much to ask???..........

anarchied

I've nothing to add, apart from you're certainly not alone.

beanhead2112

I think in my short time working, I have realised that the people at work, and the enjoyment you have doing your job really does affect the whole package.

I am just about to leave a job that is relatively relaxed, I can come and go as i please, good-ish pay, flexible working for something that is much more rigid in terms of hours worked.

But i know that the enjoyment in my current job doesnt come from doing the job itself, it comes from knowing that I have a lot of flexibility, and if i want to leave at three o'clock this afternoon, i can. I want to enjoy the job while i am young, and still interested in working!

as long as i have enough to pay bills/enjoy myself twice a month, job satisfaction wins everytime! money is nice, but spending 40 hours a week doing something you despise always runs into home life as well!

gettingready

About 3 years ago I have left a 43k per year job as I was so miserable for 8-9 hours per day that no amount of money could make up for it.

I was out of work for a bit as I did not even want to get back to the line of work I was in (something I used to love before THAT job).

2 jobs later (lower paid and unrelated) and I started missing my old profession, got a job doing what I used to love doing - with a different sector/company and absolutely love it. Excellent pay (way more than the job I left) comes into it to plus foreign travel involved etc.

Find what it is what you love/like to do and work around it to ensure you get some satisfaction from all the hours you spend at work.

I would never ever tell anyone to "settle for less" as it can be very damaging.

The "break" I had did not damage my career at all, if anything - it actually helped.

I have a very strong personality and at interviews I was being honest - left a job as I was not happy there and not being happy there I could not give 100%. Simples.

Al the best.

The_ICT_Engineer

If you enjoy your job the day goes more quickly. If you hate it, the day drags