Do you like your job?

I'm a tax accountant and I really do love my job. My firm is very flexible and I feel valued here for sure. Tax season can be brutal but it's a trade off for the rest of the year being so much more relaxed. (Leaving by 1pm every Friday in the summer, luncheons, paid holidays, etc.) But overall I'm very happy in the work that I do for sure.

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I was at a job I absolutely hated for ten years. I was so miserable and everyone else that worked there was too. The money was good, and it became routine which was why I stayed. When I had my son it went even more downhill. I was sick every morning that I would have to leave my baby and go to that hell hole. I was fired and it was the best thing that ever happened to me!!!

I'm now at a wonderful job, with wonderful positive people. I get praised all the time, I look forward to going to work. My schedule is so much better and allows me more time with my son. The money isn't nearly as good, but I am so much happier it doesn't matter.

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Sometimes ...but they are my kids so what can I do

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And for the record, today I HATE my job..


One of those days....

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I kinda like it.

I'd rather not do this particular job anymore but I've been in this field for 20+ years already and work freelance form home. I can't beat my schedule and pay with anything else, so I stick with it.

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Posted by gina409

Sometimes ...but they are my kids so what can I do

Do you like your job?

I hate my job! I hate what I do, I hate my coworkers, I hate everything about it but the pay. I applied for the position I love but I never get the chance to do it. I'm looking for another job before I quit.

Do you like your job?

Yes, love it for the most part.

Pros: flexibility, WFH, good work life balance, control my own destiny, freedom to work on what I want (for most part), interesting -learn something new everyday, feel like I'm making a difference have a purpose, genuinely like most people but everyone is tolerable ateast, competitive salary and benefits, lots of growth potential, minor travel, great parental leave program

Cons: minor travel, siloed organization hard to get stuff done sometimes, deal with some short sided non strategic people who are happy with status quo (but guess that's everywhere), lack of consistent processes throughout firm drive me crazy daily.

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LOVE IT!! (So far lol)


One year ago I got laid off from my retail management job where I worked for 14 years. I loved (really loved) my co workers, but the job I really loathed it. I got an amazing severance and was able to file unemployment. I ended up going to school for cosmetology which was something I had wanted to do since high school. I met some amazing people and now have a part time job in a hair salon. The pay won't be great until I work myself up to stylis but I love the job. I never have a bad day there and I always leave there in a good mood....

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Hate it so much i quit today!

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Posted by BabyBMakes3

I'm somehwere between paycheck and hate as well.

I work in banking, and the industry is changing RAPIDLY. My position has been re-worked several times over the past few years and I forsee it being eliminated all together very shortly. I'm terrified because I have a 5 month old, bills to pay, and I've been doing this for 10+ years, so I don't have experience in many other fields. I need to work and I feel NO stability whatsoever

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I like my job a lot! I like my boss, my co-workers, my patients, and my responsibilities. I don't like the commute. It just makes my day too long.

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I like it. It's relatively low stress/ low expectations The people are pretty nice. There are lots of opportunities to move around, move up, make more money. It's a lot of doing the same things over & over which I don't mind because I like routine. Some drawbacks are that the hours aren't flexible & I can't work part time or from home.

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Posted by gina409

Sometimes ...but they are my kids so what can I do

That's one of those jobs where you can never retire, the job description just constantly changes....

A popular quote on the Internet:
"Parenting is a terrible job when you think about it. Long hours, no pay, the boss is moody and demanding and the benefits don’t kick in until years later. Ehh, at least my coworker is hot."

Do you like your job?

2 Jobs: I love and hate them both.
1 Full-time mom during the day. Around 3:30 I punch out. Sometimes I run out the door. Other times, I linger to mingle. It depends on how much drama there was at the "office"

2. Part-time teacher (night school/alternative school) I punch in at 4, punch out at 7. Sometimes, I want to punch a wall. Sometimes, I want to mingle and linger. Depends on how much drama there was in school that night. It's a good day when no one rips their exam in half in desperation.

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Between hate and paycheck. We are opening a business so until that's up and running I need to have a steady income. So I accepted a promotion. Nursing I believe is a love hate day-to-day field... nursing management.... lets just say I have an appointment to request a script for ativan.

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I really like my job for the most part. The best thing is the flexibility. I can work from home, take time off as needed. The pay is good, great benefits. My coworkers are awesome. The work is good but can get tedious and monotonous. It's really the schedule that keeps me there. I know I wouldn't find anything nearly as good anywhere else.

The biggest con is travel. One of my job requirements is up to 75% travel. The higher ups have been really great about keeping me off the road because of the kids. But if/when that changes, I will have to seriously think about finding something else.

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I am done with it. I don't need the stress....but the paycheck allows for a nice living, so I am stuck. My job is has a lot of pressure and complexity. Almost impossible to do this and be a FT mom to my kids! On the bright side, my schedule is somewhat flexible and I have a lot of vacation!

Do you like your job?

Mostly I love my job but there are things that are wearing on me after all these years lol

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Posted by luvbuffet

i will be here 16 years ( with a small break )

im eiter incredibly lazy or incredibly comfy /happy

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Posted by Mushesgirl

Hate it so much i quit today!

Do you like your job?

This is an interesting question. I like that my job is pretty flexible - since DH's isn't, I need to be able to take off for the kids if needed. I don't get to work from home (boo) but I never really get grief for taking time off (although I beat myself up over it, so I guess they don't have to do it for me lol)

The work is not bad, though I would much rather be out in the field more often rather than sitting at my desk staring at an Excel file all day. Slowly but surely, that is happening so... it's getting better and better.

I love (most of) my co-workers. My boss is getting better at giving me/teaching me more of the fun stuff to do lately, so that is good (wonder if he is planning to leave lol)

I have a LOT of job security, great benefits and my commute isn't too bad... but my pay is decidedly NOT great. But it's a trade off, I guess. I make waaaaay less than I did working in the city, but now I have amazing job security, a shorter commute and no one looks at me cross eyed when I have to leave to go get a puking kid or something.

So, overall, I guess I kind of DO like my job.

Well, color me shocked lol. I've been telling people for years that I hate it!

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