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Hey everyone! ๐ Have you ever felt stuck in a job that doesn’t bring you any joy, but you’re not sure what career path to pursue instead? I’m currently in that exact situation, and I could really use some advice.
Here’s a bit about my situation:
– I’m working as a commercial electrician, and while it’s not terrible, it doesn’t excite me either.
– I have the chance to explore a new career that really inspires me, but I have no idea what that may be.
– I enjoy video games and movies, but I struggle to pinpoint my true passions in life.
I’ve been considering becoming a chef, but even that feels uncertain to me. Has anyone else been through a similar experience? How did you discover your passions and turn them into a career you love?
One possible solution I’ve been exploring is:
– Reflecting on past experiences, hobbies, and activities that have brought me joy.
– Experimenting with different interests and hobbies to see what truly resonates with me.
– Seeking guidance from career counselors, mentors, or taking personality assessments to gain insight into potential career paths.
I would love to hear your thoughts and personal experiences on this topic! Let’s help each other navigate the journey of finding our true passions and building fulfilling careers. ๐ช #CommunitySupport #CareerExploration
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Do you enjoy making money?
Your work doesn’t have to include your passions or fulfill your needs beyond paying your bills. I feel like that myth is a way to make people center work instead of other things. It shouldn’t be hell on Earth, but it could just be the thing you use to pay for the things you actually care about. People whose work and passions align perfectly are extremely rare, but that’s OK.
The old – “Do you work to live, or live to work?”
I have always looked for my work to be satisfying, more than fun. As an engineer, I like doing research, I like solving problems and I like pleasing my customers. When I went home at night I usually felt a sense of accomplishment. As satisfying as it was, after 36 years when I retired, I didn’t miss it a bit. I was too busy having fun with my hobbies, travel and being with my kids and grandkids.
Money pay out, not yearly pay but weekly take home pay. A job where you can master it then not work that hard. Like dish washing. Or being a chef. Being a chef is easy. Take a picture of the recipes and then just do them. Remember prep and food rules. Also not to use gloves that much, better to use hands and wash your hands a lot especially when going from foods especially raw and cooked etc. Not stressing out. Being a dishwasher is easier when you get a pace keep your area clean and let shit pile up after de-scraping and rinsing it. Especially using a soap water and scrub bucket. That way you don’t have to rely on the clunky sprayer 24/7. Also cut proof and water proof gloves lol. If you keep your area dry you can bring a mini fold-able chair or get compression stockings for blood flow. Work is hard because it’s a stupid concept. No one wants to work “we literally have to”. So my thing is get good at multiple things especially easy things and than enjoy life. So for you practice cooking and following instructions not taking forever but doing everything right. Then you can be like my homeboy. He is a master chef and dishwasher. He can be on the clock for either one. And get the rate for that day so cook and then dish. Just my tips from 12 years of dish and being a person who also.. hates to work but isn’t lazy so I can relate.
Labor is for money. Enjoy your time outside of your job is my philosophy of life.
Find one that pays and doesnโt make you put in bigly hours. Youโll end up working fewer hours before retirement and live a much better quality of life when youโre not working.
Before you switch to something new you need to find what that could be. I would spend one day a weekend and start finding a hobby that could become that new career. In the process you can switch whenever you want to something new, and you may find that you just needed โyouโ time and retraining isnโt necessary. Online classes are also a good way to try new subjects.
I have said this to people repeatedly on different subs that no one cares for your passion or enjoyment at work. They are there to make money and if you can make them money, theyโd have you else youโd be replaced by someone else whoโd do the same for them.
If you donโt like what you do, you need to find something that would like doing but then after a while you may lose interest in that. What motivates me is if I donโt do what Iโm doing, I wonโt get what Iโm getting. A roof over my head, food on my table and cloth on by back. Thatโs how it is. I take care of my interests and passion after work.
then choose what you are good at so it makes your life somewhat easier.
Short answer: yes
Long answer:
Iโm starting believe that the lack of sustainable and well paying jobs is the only thing that makes up feel this way. As well as possibly some depression. Itโs ok to feel parts of life are mundane but if just going to work daily is running you down this much (assuming you have comfortable pay) thereโs usually something more going on.
Do you feel your job is sustainable through retirement?
I think itโs normal to want a change in scenery in life. I also think itโs normal to not have a โpassionโ but I agree with other that a job is a job in the sense that nothing is fun when you do it every day. Even fun things will have stressful times and risk involved.
It sounds like you kind of need a change of scenery but part of that will be choosing a career path that fits your needs and just dedicating yourself to it. This is how most people find happiness in work that they arenโt necessarily passionate about.
Itโs the same way some can commit to grueling work (be it physical, mental, time consuming) for high pay. They are willing to sacrifice xyz for income usually. Or maybe theyโre willing to sacrifice income for experience. You just have to find what feels worth sacrificing for.
Keep in mind lots of self employed opportunities make good income but at this point in life, you want to play to your strengths as well.
Iโm looking into real estate. It involves some of my existing skills but has real earning potential considering Iโm not going back for a degree or anything extensive. I was a business owner so I know I can do that part. Iโm just selling a new product and executing new tasks. I find excitement in the payoff and the work is relatively easy in the grand scheme of job options.
You really have to look at other careers before being anywhere near knowing what you want to go for. It likely wonโt be your โpassionโ especially if you donโt already have one.
Donโt make your job the center of your universe or your identity. It can just be a way to make the money to pay for the actual living your life part. Why not take some culinary classes on the side for fun? Or do some free pro bono electrician work for poor people or non profits doing good things for the world?
Who knows what may arise? I would say donโt think about it so hard and dabble in some things that are good for you and the world/your family, and see what happens! โบ๏ธ
This is me dude. I am dispassionate about jobs. Iโll show up, do a good job, get my paycheck and go home. If they piss me off Iโll just up and leave.
I enjoy eating, having a place, this laptop, etc., so I do what needs to be done. I didn’t have wealthy parents or anything like that.
I’ve always been passionate about being able to afford food
Are you good at something?
That something is the biggest contender for the job you choose. If you can become good at doing something, usually you start liking it and it becomes easier to continue doing it.
I’m glad your mindset is changing. I think that’s half the battle. Work will always be work and unless you hit the lottery it won’t be fun. However it can be satisfying if you have goals. Usually, goals come in the form of growth. So, I would research jobs that sound interesting that has growth opportunities. For example: I am a scientist and the growth path is scientist I, II, senior, principle, fellow and so on. Also, if you have the right education you can also pursue adjacent fields like patent attorney or even project manager related to the science background. But the huge factor in this is getting into a company that has these kind of growth opportunities which can be quite challenging.
Take a couple classes. Try a cooking class. See how it goes. Sooner or later youโll hit on something you like.
I think you’re going about this the wrong way. If you have the opportunity to change careers to whatever you want I assume that means you have sufficient time/money/financial stability to go back to school and pursue an interest.
If that is the case, I would ask yourself what your interests are moreso than what your passion is – and I mean that on a barebones level. Do you enjoy math, solving puzzles, using the logical side of your brain, etc., or do you prefer to be creative/artistic? Is there anything in particular about your job you do like or don’t like?
The key, in my opinion, is developing a mindset of interest, rather than passion, in your work, and taking the time to try to learn and understand more about your chosen career. Try to find a career that might fit some of the things you do like about the current role while replacing some of the things you don’t enjoy.
If, however, there isn’t any other particular career that is of interest to you, perhaps the time you would spend obtaining a new education might be better spent learning a new language or taking up some kind of hobby you enjoy, and treating your current role as a means to provide for your lifestyle while giving you time outside of work for a hobby you enjoy – even if that is simply playing video games and watching movies.
Itโs a lie that you should enjoy work. All through school they tell us to find a career doing something you love. Bullshit. How about finding a career that you can tolerate. Repeating the same day without drama and having the ability to pay bills sounds lovely and stable. Get a hobby.
Labor will always be labor.
Youโre better off trying to find enjoyment outside of work.
You’d be surprised to know that sometimes, you can enjoy doing things on your own time but hate it as a job because the purpose changes.
Youโre not going to make it as a chef with that attitude. Or the food industry in general. Stick with your job and find passion outside of it. Be a chef to your wife, lol.
The one that offers the most pay in a field that you could at least tolerate being part of.
FYI, if you donโt have much passion or drive, then bring a chef is absolutely NOT for you. That career takes a special kind of motivation. Itโs called insanity.
Ever job has a grind/grunt work.
Coder have debug code. Lawyers have to research. Chefs have to clean the kitchen.
If you don’t enjoy the grind/grunt work, then it’s not your dream job.