Are there any jobs which aren't boring, or you're aren't selling your soul for?

lincroft1710

Concerned75 wrote: »

I agree, there is a lot of rubbish and nothing jobs out there these days

But there always have been "rubbish and nothing jobs" ever since there was any form of paid employment or servitude.

Jackieboy

Concerned75 wrote: »

I don't think there is many perfect jobs, at least not this side of the TV screen anyway.
With little or no skills, it will be difficult as most jobs involve experience and skills, which happens with time.
In the meantime, you could try to combine the two if you have a creative driven mind.
Find yourself a part time job, albeit boring, to pay your bills, but if you have ideas or creative flairs in jobs you don't find at the jobcentre, search the Internet looking for freelance workers. Perhaps register yourself as self employed and get yourself on a website called PeoplePerHour.
You might find someone who looking for things you can do and at least if you do generate work from there, you can do it in your days/hrs off and more importantly, be square with the taxman.
I agree, there is a lot of rubbish and nothing jobs out there these days, but where there's an opportunity, take it.

Best of luck.

I doubt that many people can pay the bills on a NMW part time job. I also think it likely that, if the OP had a "creative driven mind" s/he would be in the position s/he's in now.

Concerned75

I agree with both of you above, but as the OP doesn't have a job, I don't think creditors are chasing them for debts at the moment and something is better than nothing.
Needs ends must, if that's how it goes, should engage in some peoples brains...

trailingspouse

Concerned75 - my point that work is what you make it applies at any age.

robatwork

Everyone gets fed up with their job. It's to do with the repetitive nature of jobs.

Even someone with a fabulously high paying job, let's say a footballer, will get fed up with the training, and wish he doesn't have to "go in" that day. Of course the wages alleviate that, but it doesn't stop him feeling fed up with it.

So no, there are no jobs that you won't get fed up with. Bored is a different question - you can choose to be bored, or not.

Got2Save

skint_chick wrote: »

I don't know why you think working in a library isn't a career option, if you enjoy it then surely that's the most important thing. There are plenty of libraries all over the country to work in, once you get some experience and cash saved up you can do a librarian qualification and work in a university library making £25k upwards. My friend is a university librarian and makes £38k and the worst she has to deal with is people complaining about fines for late returns plus you get public holidays off and a decent pension.

You need to have a serious think about what you want to do in life, and get on with a job while you train/get experience towards what you really want to do. It's a bit unrealistic to think you'd want to work in fashion without any experience so what are you doing with your free time? ThinkingOutLoud is right you need to put some effort in to make things happen for yourself, if you don't like your current job you need to motivate yourself to do something about it

Well I don't do a whole lot at the library, apart from help people how to use the internet and other general tasks. There are people more qualified for paid work at a library then I am, and I'm sure you need a degree or similar for a well paid Librarian job anyway.

Starting a clothing line is a goal for me, but for now I want to earn money and save to do so. I only have a little saved at the moment. I was considering taking out a loan, but I'm not a fan of debt. In the future I would like to help the less fortunate in whatever way I can and make a difference to the world, but that's a long term aim. At the moment I am thinking short term, but i've been in a rut for a long time.

I have never been decisive on what career/work I would want to do until now. I do know I want to grow my own business because traditional education wasn't for me, but I enjoy reading/learning in my spare time. I was looking into courses to learn for my own interest, but I do look at courses as a benefit to my chances employment in a reasonably paid job as a plan B.

I agree what you and others are saying though. I need to look at jobs in more a positive light, rather than negatively. I have worked in jobs previously which I got paid poorly for, but had to physically work hard. I had a job when I was 16 being paid really crap (illegally) for hard physical work in horrible weather conditions and then working similar work with family friends who took advantage of the fact I needed money, so I worked hard for crap pay again.

So I don't enjoy employers taking advantage or working employees ridiculously hard for low pay. I think the minimum wage should be raised, but that's another discussion entirely. I certainly want to improve my prospects and not have to work in low paid jobs for a long time. I would rather get in, get out of those type of jobs and push hard to do what I enjoy/focus on building my own empire rather than putting all my time into somebody else's business, and working for somebody who doesn't give a !!!! about their workers.

Got2Save

lincroft1710 wrote: »

There's one thing these "zombies" (as you call them) have got and you haven't :

A JOB!

This is true. I do wonder how nice their lives are though, or whether they feel the same frustrations as people like myself without a job. I want what they have, but they probably want something else but don't know how. A lot of people just get comfortable and end up miserable in their work and life.

Got2Save

Kantankrus_Mare wrote: »

I work in hospitality.........not a brilliant paid job and yes at times can be repetitive and boring but............after working at the same place on and off for 13 years, I have met some lovely customers and love interacting with them.

It can be stressful at times and dealing with the general public can be a challenge at times but I look on the positives.

At the age of 50 it keeps me fit........we get reasonable tips which boosts my take home pay.......I like the majority of my work colleagues.......free food and drinks whilst on shift and meet some lovely people.

I personally would be bored out of my brains working in the fashion industry. I like to be busy and as I get older, I can keep gradually dropping my hours to suit my lifestyle and financial needs.

There's always a positive if you look for one.

Sounds good. I can imagine there are some great benefits to working as a waiter/barperson, you get to interact everyday with new people, regulars too.

xapprenticex

Welcome to life, we have to work, like it or not. If you dont want to educate yourself then thats your choice, less competition for us, but you have to do something, the longer you leave it, the harder it will be.

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Got2Save wrote: »

How do you cope in your low paid job (if you have one)?

Make sure it has an end date (an escape route) which you can count down!

See if can get home working included for likes of admin job? there aren't enough seats for bums where I am so might get occasional home working as option. Been issued an organisational laptop instead of desktop computer. I did rather think they were slightly exaggerating at the interview but no.

Guess saves on daily petrol cost, park and ride charge, avoiding shops, buying lunch/beverages... A way round low paid?