Poll: Mid-life crisis series - do you enjoy your job?

[Repta]

I'm good at it, WFH pays enough that I get to do my hobbies etc but it is painfully boring and get no enjoyment from it. Though i expected this when I made a career change 5 years ago, traded a enjoyable outdoors jobs for a 9 to 5 IT role so I had more free time and money.

All about balance and I prefer it this way for now. Just treat it as a way to pay the bills etc and get enjoyment in my free time

 

[malachi]

Well it isn't computer games, it is composing/piano playing, but it involves sitting at a computer screen or a piano connected to a computer screen .

I think i'd prefer to have an outside job for some balance.

Other than taking the dog for a walk, everything i else i primarily do involves a screen day to day.

Also need to define an outside job. As all of my friends who have outside jobs involves working on construction sites, heavy lifting in all sorts of weathers.

And knowing how people are in the UK, abit of cold or abit of heat. They start complaining and stay indoors

 

[Raumarik]

I use to work in cyber sec, office based (only 20mins drive away) 5 days a week. Very 9-5.

I liked the people I worked with but the job itself had mutated over the years into so many random duties and tasks that I was finding it rather frustrating and unrewarding.

Now I work in cyber regulation and I'm much happier. WFH, earn far more and the job is pretty laser focused. They are also far more supportive of developing skills and qualifications which previously I had to self fund.

 

[slinxy]

I don't think it's the job/role/task itself, for me it's the following that makes a job "good" or not.
1. Boss, Bosses..
2. Collegues...
3. The Company...

Why do I put up with it? because I never really enjoyed any of the jobs that I've had (so far).. This place pays me a crazy amount of money. I rather be miserable and well paid than slightly less miserable and poorly paid.
Just work, sleep and repeat until I've saved enough to say Arrivederci!

 

[DJMK4]

Yes

 

[alchal]

Welder by trade.

Ups and downs, health part being the biggest downside and doing X ray and weld tests test your nerves.
Pay is crap for the skills required , doing titanium, exotic stuff, any process, unless you are willing to work away and power stations (long hours)then you can make lots and lots of money!

Upside is when your stuff passes x-ray and seeing the things you have helped make, welding is quite enjoyable at times and when you have lots to do and your lid is down time can fly bye pretty fast.

Still....I'd like to be an adult film star, but I'm 7 inches under the required length...

 

[Chabsy]

I'd rather not work, but I don't mind it, the pay ain't bad and I get out and about and the company is good too.

 

[cheesyboy]

Well, I like my job in the respect that it's easily the best I've had, pays ok, and is somewhat flexible, as far as office (hybrid) 9-5s go. And I can't envisage a significantly better equivalent job realistically existing.

But.... I ******* hate having to work. The amount of time and energy it takes up just ruins life. I dream of not having to work, absolutely drink it in in those rare periods off work where there's not much going on (like Xmas). I would never get bored without work, cannot relate to those who say they would.

 

[DanTheMan]

I do like my job overall but I worry that the progression isn't there. I'm in a salary band and there is no salary negotiation and no bonus, so I'm stuck getting whatever pay rise is negotiated.

The job itself is interesting and there is lots of opportunity to make sideways moves and learn more skills. The people are nice but there is quite a lot of negativity from the older generation, who have seen their pay and benefits eroded.

I work for the civil service and I have flexi time, so the work life balance is excellent. The pension is also great, which means I'd need at least 15% more than I'm already on to move to the private sector.

 

[gingergundog]

I don't mind my job, quite like it at times. I'm a fairly small cog in a big machine but its varied, salary is pretty decent, really good benefits, I don't have to work that hard and my manager is really nice.

Hard to say what the downsides are, maybe insane amounts of H&S...but id rather that than the other end of it.

Obviously id choose not to work if I had the choice, I could find plenty to do to fill the time...or even do a bit of handyman work.