Didn't want to hijack the "So, what do you do"? thread.

[chongo]

After reading through the pages of the "So, what do you do"? thread I came across at least two posts on each page where someone had said they had wished they had gone into a different career - or is thinking of switching careers or "the grass isn't greener over here"

I personally don't "love" my job - never saw myself sitting behind a desk and punching keys all day - but here I am - I don't make much now but the potential to make alot is there as well as financial security for my family - thats why I hang around - that and no clue what else I would do.

For those of you who posted in the other thread the above mentioned comments - or feel that way - what kept you hanging around in the job or field you are in now? Have you always felt the way you do now or are you
just burnt out?

[BrianW]

Well txbowhunter 2006,i actually "love" what i do,i just dont make awhole lot of money to be able to do the things i want or the the family vacation(that is much needed)I dont find myself smart enough to do IT or computer work or i have never had the opertunity to try it,so thats why i'm still doing what i "love" to do....Brian

[trailboss]

I've been working for the same folks last 30 years - wife and kids!

Trailboss

[Tommyh]

I started out in the fine fine trade of automotive technology. Did that for 10 yrs and got tired of being hot, sweaty, greasy, and broke! I liked it but knew something better was out there. Now that i sit in an office (storage room more like it), i like what i do, but am burned out after 9 yrs. I get great benies, but at the end of the day, a paycheck is still a paycheck. I dont live to work so its all just a way to make ends meet until i hit the happy hunting grounds .

[cantexduck]

I love my job. Sure, I get muddy,wet from the rain, cold from the north wind and sweat from the Texas sun, but I am outside so I love it. I don't have a boss looking over me or some one telling me how to do my job. I schedule my jobs and get them done. I work to live.

[K9carlo]

I like my job, but I am brunt out at this stage.

[Thorson]

I still love what I do. My point about the grass being greener, meant that there are always things that would make my life better/easier/etc... with regards to my job. Not that I would change it at this point, but a change in jobs/career would open up new doors but close some others.

I have some days where I am simply burned out on what I do, but I could say the same thing about other jobs that I have had. We have good days, and we have bad days too.

My point was really to say that there are other things that I could do, not necessarily that I would do them if given the opportunity.

[Double L]

Trailboss brings up a good point. Most of us to what we do for a paycheck to support our families. Some make more than others but it is still for the paycheck. I worked for a company for 25 years and left. Don't regret it for a minute. My new employer is great and the pay and benefits are much better. So why did I stay so long? The security of the paycheck and it met the "needs" of the family.

[Phdan]

I loved the Army even though I was drafted.

But, If I knew then what I know now and had had a choice, I would have gone to school for some type of job in wildlife management.

[Solocam]

I love my job. Sure, I get muddy,wet from the rain, cold from the north wind and sweat from the Texas sun, but I am outside so I love it. I don't have a boss looking over me or some one telling me how to do my job. I schedule my jobs and get them done. I work to live.

Same here... Plus I wouldnt make the kind of money at my age that I make where I am now.

[WIKI]

For the first time in my life I really enjoy what I am doing. I get to order parts for gas compressor units. I buy cranks as big as some cars. I do alot of business with Cat. and Cummins. It involves alot of problem solving and learing on the fly.The best part is I spend someone elses money. Almost everyone that works here hunts or fishes so we have countless convsations about hunting.

[cosmiccowboy]

I know very few people that love everything about their job. I actually have it pretty good (self employed, small business, 11 employees) but would give it up in a heartbeat if I felt like I could afford it. Once you finally get through the kid expenses, college, law school, etc. then you gotta figure out how to stash enough to retire comfortably. Work for most of us is just a means to an end. I know doctors making $750,000 a year that hate their jobs.

[Landrover]

Interesting discussion!!! As a double Agriculture Major i have worked for Cargill as a Production Supervisor but HATED the plant/elevator environment. Thus, back to school for my Master's Degree. Got into agricultural sales in Iowa in 91' and have been selling ever since. No, it aint my calling in life but it gives me alot of autonomy, the opportunity to work from home for the last 14 years, and the chance to meet lot's of different people from around the U.S.......oh, over the last 16 years the $$$ is always a upside!

[Landrover]

Work for most of us is just a means to an end. I know doctors making $750,000 a year that hate their jobs.

Ditto to both of those!!! We also have our own business with 34 employees and it is tough to keep up with all the needs they have also. On the other hand, I work with doctors everyday in my real job and lot's of them would have chosen differently if they only new what it was gonna be like! Many of them have $150,000 plus in student loans and barely make ends meet since managed care has basically taken over there practice. "Net to Net" i make more than they do on a yearly basis!

[cantexduck]

Landrover- Cargill- as in the owner of the salt mine over on Avery Island,La???