O/T Who Loves Their Job? And What Do You Do?

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  • ptesinge
    ptesinge Member Posts: 119
    edited May 2007
    mostly i'm an international flight attendant and i love it.

    the down sides are the irratic and sometimes demanding schedule, the upsides are the unbeatable travel priveliges and the 15 free days a month to do it! not to mention getting to see and keep up my friendships all over the world thanks to work. I am always thinking of doing my other things full time (writing, international education consulting), but it's just too good a deal to pass up! the longer you stay, the better it gets, so i'm always doing it for "just another few years..." haha!
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  • Iza
    Iza Member Posts: 117
    edited May 2007
    I am a translator. I work in-house in an international organization in Washington DC. Before I was a translator too, but I was a freelancer. Being a freelancer had a lot of advantages such as deciding my working hours and schedule. This I cannot do any more with my 9-to-5.30 job, but now my evenings and weekends are always mine to spend as I choose. Plus, I have very good health insurance!

    I don't know what I would do if I were not a translator, it is the only thing I can do :-) And I truly love it!

    Iza
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  • newter
    newter Member Posts: 4,330
    edited May 2007

    I work for a payroll service and I love numbers and usually love my job. I was thinking of going back to school when I was dx'd and now that has been on the back burner.

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  • karen1956
    karen1956 Member Posts: 6,503
    edited May 2007

    I'm a School Psychologist. Most days I love what I do, except all the paperwork. Just not always crazy about my boss, but I love the kids. Been at the same school for 14 years. Thinking down the road about retirement!!! karen in Denver

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  • lisaelder1972
    lisaelder1972 Member Posts: 171
    edited May 2007
    I am (was) a CNA,certified nurses assistant.My Dr already told me it is over.I already had scoliosis and arthritis in my back and a herniated disc in my neck.After surgery and chemo,I am unable to lift patients anymore.I started my job because I needed a job but I grew to love it so much.Some of the patients in nursing homes are so lonely and if I can make just one of them smile each day I worked,I know that I made a difference in someones life.I left the nursing home 3 years ago to do private duty/agency.All my patients (the ones still living) love when I visit which I do as often as I can.It is a dirty job sometimes but someone has to do it and we all need help at one time or another.I have made many good friends and still keep in contact with some of the families.I had good hours I worked 12 hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday and 8 hours on Monday then I was off all week and they still paid me for 40 hours.The benefits didn't come from the company but from within myself.I learned alot about life.

    Lisa
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  • jbettie
    jbettie Member Posts: 19
    edited May 2007

    I am a social worker for the state & I love love love it! I get to work with all kinds of families & help them overcome issues that prevent them from having happy, healthy lives. It is definitely stressful & can be very unpleasant at times but the payoff is seeing the success and knowing that I was able to affect change in even one person's life for the better. I am very people oriented and love talking to people so this is definitely the best job for me!

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  • djatlake
    djatlake Member Posts: 128
    edited May 2007

    After 30 years of searching, I finally found my niche! I am a Library Associate in rural mountain Maryland. I do Interlibrary loans for patrons and work at the reference desk answering quesitons. It's a good fit!

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  • SheriH
    SheriH Member Posts: 785
    edited May 2007

    What a great job! My dd works at the library at her college and she loves it.

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  • LuAnnH
    LuAnnH Member Posts: 8,847
    edited May 2007
    my daughter works at the college library also and loves it!

    LuAnn
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  • Primel
    Primel Member Posts: 731
    edited May 2007
    Iza, I am a translator, too... started as an in-house Interpreter, Russian-French-English, at a big corporation in Paris (in 1977!!), then met my husband and moved to the States and I have been a free-lancer since... I specialize in medical imaging (30 years at it, discovering all the technology breakthroughs as they came to market...) and radiotherapy... among other things. I already knew more than I wanted about BC because of the manuals I translate... and now I discover first hand... I try to make the whole journey a "technical research project"... can as well make something interesting out of it... This is a profession I chose from day one and love (I also love the commuting and dress code part of working at home, when you want to). I am old enough (54) to be "picky" and work only with good and courteous people with decent deadlines... You always learn something new in this profession, that's what I like.
    Good luck to you,
    CatherineH
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  • stephaniea
    stephaniea Member Posts: 2
    edited May 2007

    I work in a library too! I'm a copy cataloger in the library for a medical school. I love it!

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