#CareerTransition #JobSatisfaction #JobBenefits
Hey everyone! 👋 I’ve been thinking about making a career change and I’d love to hear about what you love about your job! What surprised you about it? It’s always fascinating to hear different perspectives. Personally, I’ve heard that trashmen have great pay and benefits – who knew, right?
So, what do you like about your job? Here are a few things to think about and share with us:
• What aspects of your job make you excited to go to work each day?
• How does your job align with your passions and skills?
• Have you found any unexpected perks or benefits at your job that you didn’t know about before starting?
I’m hoping to gather some insights and inspiration for my own career transition journey. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts! 😊
Yeah seriously speak up now.. i’m looking for a second job so these will definitely help.
Idk how helpful my experience is but I work in a corporate setting, where it’s really easy to look around and see the futility of what you’re doing in the grand scheme of things. So for me, being able to help the folks who work in my company’s manufacturing facilities is the absolute best part of my job. These are every day folks working long hours in factories, and when I can make their daily lives a little easier, it makes me feel like I’m not just a pencil pusher.
I felt the same when I worked food service and retail—for instance when I saw a regular walk into my cafe I would try to have their drink ready before they even got to the counter. Little things like that to brighten someone’s day. So that’s what I’d personally look for in any line of work.
Buyer – meeting new people, traveling, learning about basic chemistry, sourcing materials for future projects.
I work in the cosmetics industry and when you land the role that’s right for you it can be good fun.
I work at a small vinyl record press as a machine operator. We mostly press soundtracks to vinyl. I love the technology and the subject matter. Pay is fine, and I have some benefits. Sadly, I may be at the high end of the payscale for non-owners or a lead engineer at a larger press so I’m having trouble considering it a long term option.
I love my job as a graphic designer, creative freedom is the best perk!
I’m a Youth Specialist. I work with juvenile offenders. What surprised me most about going into the work is that the focus is entirely on treatment to help them work through their problems with positive treatment, not punishment or any sort of boot camp treatment. I love the work and knowing that I have the chance to turn a life around, as corny as it sounds.
The pay isn’t great, but the medical insurance and retirement plans are, ha.
I’ve been truck driving delivering food locally for just over a year.
Driving a semi has taught me a lot of driving techniques and vehicle knowledge. I live in Idaho, and often deliver to mountain towns which has brought me to the most gorgeous views I’ve ever seen in my life.
The job is very physical, which has gotten me to be in the best shape of my life.
The pay is the best I’ve ever had, with benefits that I can actually afford to use for my family.
The absolute best part though? I’m completely on my own. I never hear from my bosses, no one manages me, I come in, do my job, park my truck, go home. Everyday. Even got employee of the month recently for doing so.
It’s definitely not for everyone, hours can get crazy, physical labor is intense, yadayada. But I’ve never been more satisfied in my field of work.
Only things I like is that it’s remote and I get decent pay.
Fully work from home.
Helping people who are struggling because othey are just unemployed, a disability, are justice involved, or face other barriers that prevent them from getting fullfilling work that pays enough to live off of. Over 14 years and I still love going to work making a difference. I run the team now but these people are just as motivated as I am. I have an amazing team that wants to do good things and help each other.
I still learn about all the different resources available to people with needs such as finding housing, free rehabilitation for those who have no money. Behavioral systems that work together so people can get what is needed. And then, just regular people who have no idea how to work the job market because its been years since they have had to look for a job.
I was fired from the job I had before this one because they do it to everyone and then deny everyone unemployment. That makes my current job even better.
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I work in AML. Best part is to freeze the client funds and hear the panic in their voices 🙃
How much time I get off. I only work like 30 hours a week for full time benefits get three and four day weekends frequently and make 150k a year working at as an industrial automation scada cyber security person currently at a wastewater plant but I’ve moved several times from power plants to substation design to water plants and wastewater plants. Every time I negotiate hours worked in a week instead of pay. It’s given me an almost half retirement feeling.
I work in a nonprofit. The best part is working from home.
I’m an optometrist, and I love my job! I love seeing regulars, and I especially love that when I clock out of work, I’m completely off work. A lot of people in the medical field can’t say the same. Also, if I see something concerning that I’m not confident in treating, I just refer out. So, the pressure is off. I also make almost $200,000 a year, so that’s a cool bonus too.
I’m an industrial hygienist (chemical safety) working in a shipyard. I love science, law, and solving problems. And fortunately, my job is full of scientific and legal problems that need to be solved.
All of the negatives of the job have to do with people.
I work a union job in the auto industry. I get fully paid medical benefits, and the pay itself is great now that I’m at top rate. The main part that sucks is how hot a 100 year old factory gets during the summer doing physical work.
Wont go into specifics for privacy reasons but I work for the NHS, nothing big like a doctor or nurse lol but I deal with patients and staff a lot.
I like helping people. I like how busy it keeps me, I like the pay.
I absolutely hate the team I work with and hate a lot of the doctors/senior staff. Full of bigotry and favouritism, but the rest of the job makes it worth it, it’s very fulfilling and it also feels good to try to be one of the better people working in the industry, there’s a lot of good people here that just get outshone by bullies which sucks but every now and then you get to brighten someone’s day whether it’s staff or a patient or their families.
I help low income people find affordable housing. It’s a LOT of paperwork and a lot of hurry up and wait when dealing with the state, but it is so rewarding when it comes together.
I work in government sector and my job doesn’t effect my life and my mental health so I like that about my job
I love my coworkers and my manager is such an amazing person…the company’s culture is great too. Lots of benefits. It’s a medical device company and I handle patient orders.
Massage therapist. People are happy to see me and generous when they leave. Hours, atmosphere, independence, decent money all positives. Negatives, physically enduring requires self care both physically and energeticly.
I got a job at a restaurant, i like that everyone my age calls out, cuz i get to pick up their shifts and stuff more money in my pocket.
Also they pay the cook’s tips as well which is nice.
Its not that stressful, little fast pace but if u can keep up its pretty chill.
I like it becuz i can potentially work for 2 months straight without a day off.
I work for myself as a consultant. I love my clients and love being able to help them set up better systems for their companies. I feel that most of my clients truly appreciate me. The main downside is that I work by myself so if something needs to be done, I have to do it even if I am sick or on vacation etc.
i work in a warehouse, i love the fact that if i want, the whole factory will stop working just bcz i dont feel like it
I dont love my job. But being a full time blacksmith means that I do not ever need a gym membership
I became a technical writer after working blue collar for a decade. I did it gradually by first doing CAD design and online SEO copywriting, transitioning to shop drawings, transition to training and then to writing.
It’s the best, I finally love my job. I like learning new things, thinking about products and how people use them. I get to feel like I’m part of design by recording and relaying information, with no real responsibility for engineering. Nobody wants to write so everyone appreciates me, and people respect my opinion just because they think I’m smart. I feel like the social glue for the team, just because I’m the one who talks to everyone to do the documentation. I’ll say “oh you’re working on that? You should talk to this person…” and I look like a hero. I like the creative part of writing, but I don’t put my feelings on the line because the criteria are clear and it’s not like I’m putting my heart and soul into it, I’m just doing my job.
And it’s a job you can conceivably get on talent and a good portfolio (art degree), you can work in any industry or level, and change jobs every so often without raising eyebrows. And because there are so many bad writers out there, if you have a good portfolio, organization, and people skills (a lot of “soft” skills) you can make a respectable wage.
It feels like I found my calling and I never would have guessed that it was tech writing. Didn’t even know what that was a job five years ago. So don’t give up, if you hate your job keep hustling to find the next thing. Holding down part time and trying side hustles is one way. You don’t necessarily have to drop everything and go back to school. You can act, and try different industries and see different things. Maybe you’ll see what you want and realize that going back to school is your path, or see a different path forward.
Just don’t stop trying, because there’s a place for you and you’ll find it eventually if you try. But if you just stay doing your s#%^ job you’re guaranteed to keep your life the same.
I’m a hospice nurse case manager. Basically I help people die. I absolutely love it. I ended up in hospice sort of accidentally but I’m so glad I did. There’s something so rewarding in helping people have a dignified death to go to their next life. I’ll never do anything else with my license.
I deliver the mail. Love having a Union and being involved with it. I love being a part of the community and getting paid to walk around in the fresh air getting exercise.
The weekend. I don’t work weekends.
I work in facilities management and I loooove how I can make an entire office of 175+ people instantly happy by fixing (or having fixed by someone else) anything that makes their stay more enjoyable. When something goes wrong (ex: HVAC or more importantly the coffee machines) it’s my fault and everyone hates me but when I can get it fixed, I’m the most loved person
Heavy Equipment Operator. I like that I don’t really have to deal with other people very often. And the money and benefits are pretty good.
WFH, low stress, everybody is nice, no drama, and flexible. The pay and hours could be better though.