Do you enjoy your chosen Career or Career Field?

[just1pepsi]

Seems pretty self explanatory I think, but I'll try to elaborate.

Alot of people end up working in field they dislike or they grow to dislike. I am curious as to how common that really is. Reason being, I often think I missed my calling (so to speak) and would enjoy a different career. But, that said, I know the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

[yoel]

I'm a lead before and afterschool program counselor and D.O.E. assitant at a very succesful daycare in my area and when i started working i kinda hated it because it took so much of my time and involved alot of emotions but right now i'm in a place in my life where i'm very grateful for my job and the opportunitys that are becoming available to me. I mean i get paid to seriously have fun and make sure everyone else around me is having a good time. I really love my job although it gets tough because i'm working with familys and their problems everyday but it personally made me stronger and i know i could handle alot things most nineteen year olds will never imagine handling.

[mad s13]

I don't necessarily hate my career (electrical designer) I just can't stand the engineering firm I work for now..they've made my life hell....

oh and the comment on Taco Bell...well I work there 20 or so hours a week too so I had to pick that, and there are people there who that is their whole life...as well as Pizza Hut when I worked there part time a few months back.

Gray

[just1pepsi]

Its not meant to be derrogatory, sorry you may have taken it that way.

I suppose I could have put "I dont consider what I currently do my Career."

[cgtdream]

Meh, i love my job, and would stay in it if it wasnt for the bullchit that comes along with it. And the fact that i can only do so much to put up with said bullchit..

[liv2drift045]

Totally agree with cgtdream. I probably wouldn't be living in japan if it wasn't for my job. And I like what I do, I just can't stand the organization. Still deciding if I am going to stay with my current employer or leave at the end of my obligation. It'd be a cake walk to an early retirement, but I dont know if I can put up w/ the bullcrap for 20 years. Time will tell I guess.

[nismo tuned s14]

i'm still in college, so i had to go with number three. i manage a carwash.

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Been here at MVP for a year this month and I must say it's the best job I've had yet. Get to travel all over on company money, great pay, actually having fun at work. Sometimes it gets stressful but I don't plan on leaving here anytime soon.

Robert

[MadScientist]

As some of you may know I Owned and Operated an Import Perfomance Shop.

Before that I did random Jobs and never stayed at one place for more than a year. Serving Tables is the last job I hope to never do again!! However, I did meet the guys that taught me Composite Fabrication. I even worked for them for FREE for over a year, just to learn everything.... they opted to start paying me very well, and when the time came that I wanted to venture into my own biz... they helped.

I have Closed the shop but I still play.
After doing Composites for about 5 years and working on several Millitary Contracts... its all starting to pay off!!

Currently, I am building the Worlds Fastest (prop drive) Boat!!!!
Miss Geico has nothing on this sucker!!!!

With all this Background in Cars, Composites, Boats, Racing, and yes... Customer Service... What is my Goal in Life?????

"to build one of the worlds fastest vehicles... then take it further..."

-Drew

[mad s13]

Its not meant to be derrogatory, sorry you may have taken it that way.

I suppose I could have put "I dont consider what I currently do my Career."

oh no I didn't take it as derogatory, I actually thought it was funny cause I do work there..lol..its sad that to some people it is their whole life....

I work there on the side cause my main employer is a heartless asshole who doesn't care that one of his employees is struggling cause i've got a house to pay for, a kid to feed, and a wife to keep happy. He and his dumbass wife would rather donate money to the community and to their church so they look good, if only the people at their church knew they kicked a family out of a house to put it up for sale and its still for sale(a year later)

Gray

[Sideways~S14]

Still in Highschool so Number 3 it is i fix toy cars :/

[zylvia213]

Im a medical assistant at Kaiser Permanente been doing that for about 8 yrs. I dont like it for a career but i do enjoy my job. It is a very stressful job... I deal with a lot of sick people and i have a lot responsibilities. The good thing about it is that ive learn so much about the human anatomy and all the illnesses out there and what not. But the best thing about my job is that im the only male in my department and i work with a lot of good looking young nurses and i mean these girls are very good looking.

[g6civcx]

I LOVE my job! There are certain aspects I do not like, as with any job, but I think my job is interesting and I do make a difference in the legal system.

[blu808]

There is a reason why they call it work. If it was all fun it would be called porn.

[theyellownerd]

united states marine corps... i work on trucks at work.. and go home and work on my cars after.... grease to grease.... cant say i hate my job cuz i like about 90% percent of it.. but for those of you out there who know....
"there's always that 10%"- and i hate that part

-brandon

[Firemediccharles]

firefighter and soon to be medic. i love what i do and it has been my dream job for as long as i can remember.

[g6civcx]

There is a reason why they call it work. If it was all fun it would be called porn.

I respectfully disagree. I really really enjoy doing my job, I'm good at it (according to my annual review) and I get paid really really well for doing it.

Of course there are certain aspects of the job I don't like, but I love the major parts of my job.

[murderrsirenss]

ive gotta go with number 3 too. in school to be a cook and bartender. but right now i work as a stock guy at American Eagle and The Children's Place

[90hatchie]

i work at ups as a preloader
i have come to the conclusion i hate the stupid shit people ship
i keep getting boxes of LIVE LOBSTERS and onions
someone even sent burned tires down to the steel bands
WTF

but its an allright job

[deadpirate]

i love my job...except the pay( nothing yet hahahaha i get paid when the job is done)
i ent to school for film/video and fell in love with drifting shortly after. so i wanted a career filming for race teams...i currently film for the super autobacs team at formula D...every round. i get free flights + hotel + food at every event

[infinitexsound]

I dont like being the worker... i wanna be the man....so i went back to school for it....

[ryceboy_124]

I do IT for the local government (County) and I love it and love th e pay as well...Been here for a but over a year and it'll only get better from here on. Government jobs FTW!

[rubelcon]

I hate my fucking job, I hate my fucking career, and it's basically my fault. time to start over.

[luisgonz]

I just cant stand customers that bug for no fucken reason, I mean they want their car to be the only one to be done asap, Even if parts are not there to continue to work on it. Fucken pricks
And also the price is low and they still fucken bitch.

[spngr311]

I love my job as a mechanical engineer designing support equipment for the aerospace industry. It's cool to watch a rocket or the shuttle go up and know that I have a hand in it. The hours can be hell, but it's all worth it in the end.

[Oshaberi]

I dont like being the worker... i wanna be the man....so i went back to school for it....

I was the man...I am currently the worker....now looking forward to being my own boss eventually.

Realized that being the man for someone else wasn't worth it. If you are going to sacrifice and work yourself to death it might as well be your own damn self.

[s13dan]

Im a cook outa need for a paycheck and its easy for me, i have a degree in auto collision but cant find a job anywhere...

[txrxs]

Burnt out. I'm a graphic design and have been doing it for about 7 years. I should have picked a different path. I'm very good at what I do, but the pay is not worth the stress and constant bullshit. I know so many people who don't know shit about anything, yet still make more money then me because they got a generic IT degree. Worst part is that I have a BA but it's basically worthless in any professional field....yey!

[hotlavaflow]

I chose yes because I don't hate my field and I make good money but I would rather be in automotive than telecom.

[5150Fab]

Its a toss up

I love being a fabricator/welder but I hate the jobs that it leads to. Yea, if i had a job like Luke, building cars i would love that. I always end up doing a lot of structural stuff, like cell tower frames, stair stringers, and hand rails.

Its ok but after building almost every cell tower frame in boston, yea it gets old.

Wish i would have kept my awning job! Built frames for awnings. Sickest hours ever 5am-1:30pm.

[Ceepo]

Went with number 3...

I work for WL Plastics, we manufature polyethyline pipe, and well its not hard but its not what i want to do with my life, i work 8pm to 8am 4 days a week, and i have lots of days off, but your bodys hate you for it, im only 20, but i need to kick it in gear and head off to college, SUU ftw, accounting or business major...

[vodka2]

I still go to school ,
But im pretty sure when i become a payed private doctor i will :D

[BoroDrifter]

FedEx Ground/Home Delivery Driver. Hate it to the core. Get to work at 6am, some times I get home at 2, some times 9. Lots of stress, lots of bull shit, lots of stupid people who think they are in the greatest career field of all time (because for them, they are). Low pay, long hours and lots of expectations...sounds like work :spank:

I do video work on the side, mainly automotive, some other stuff.

Sad Panda Productions on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/sadpanda) <--- shameless plug

I'll get paid one of these days.

Hopefully going to school to get my BSN (science and nursing). Good money there.

[JDMFLCL]

I'm in school and work as a ski instruct in the winter, and corporate slave in the summer, but im working towards something pretty juicy in the international field with my Intl. Relations+ Intl. Biz double major along with chinese and some other languages :)

[SWAT Team S14]

Not at all.....that's why I'm going back to scool right now.

[inertiadrft]

I Selected YES! Cause I really do enjoy my career, and I really did'nt get to choose this career for my self, it sort'of chose me, thats the way it goes in the field I work in.
When I started working in this field, I hated it, it was not for me and I planned on leaving that place as soon as I could, so I thought.. but the money played a different tune and I danced to the paychecks I was not used to getting, I was like 19 at the time and ohh boy those checks were amaizing at that time, and they still are 10 years later, and plenty of promotions later.
There is only one part of it thats sucks, but it depends on individual perspective, and thats Night hours, never get to see the sun for more than 3 hours a day, and I always miss the car meets and stuff.. For me, I am NOT a morning person, Never have, and probably never will be, so it works out perfectly for me, except of course when everybody is up and about, I'm out for the count, and when everybody is going, I'm already coming.. Trucking/Dock/sales etc etc.. real night life.. Once youre in, there is no coming out.. Lol.

[OLDSCHOOLRICER]

I LOVE MY JOB. I'm a local truck driver I do whatever I want I have no boss next to me breathing on looking at my every move as long as I get to my appointments on time everything is good. But I do have to say this you absolutely have to love driving this is not for the weak. truck driving and traffic is a whole different animal compared to driving your car in traffic. you pretty much have to go through 10 or more gears before you get to 55mph

[Silverbullet]

There is a reason why they call it work. If it was all fun it would be called porn.
That is pretty much my mentality.

I enjoy getting a salary, along with my benefits, so yes, i like it.

[5pecialist]

If I could do it over again, I would have gone into a field I *LOVED*. Pay & security would NOT have factored into my choice. NO job is totally secure, and no paycheck amount is ever guaranteed. Gotta love what you do... then nothing else matters. For now I am in a living HELL.

[drift_s13]

I like being an automotive technician, I hate constantly being screwed over for hours...

[bb4_96]

Engineering FTW. Application matters very little to me so long as I don't have to work underground.

[292adam]

im 19 and im an emt in socal. i love my job but i don't really like the company im working for right now. just putting in hours before i go to medic school and then become a firefighter.

[xsidewayzx]

I picked the first one. I plan on retiring from the military. Retire at 40 sounds good for me. Plus, my job is "how to defeat the enemy" and really do it. I think its fun. Nice adrenaline rush too.

[Smurf_240SX]

cars suck, should've done something else...but didn't:gives:

[SR20Driftking4lyf]

Love my job. Just graduated and am now am a entry level software developer. Good pay, love the problem solving and working with a small team. Layed back hours, can be stressful meeting deadlines/starring at a computer all day. Over all I cant complain....

[North]

I enjoy my job, but like any other career it has its ups and downs. But, I can say that if I hadn't joined [the military] I probably would've never been fortunate enough to travel and see as much of the world as I have and meet the people I've met.

[shazaam]

number 3 fer me. In school currently and working part time at the local carwash. Granted I love the carwash though. Lay back and a simple 'get by' job through school so yea.

[HPKMotorsports3]

i dont hate my job, its just getting tiresome... im in the parts dept... right now supplying American Airlines with GSE parts which is parts for the fuel trucks baggage carts/tractors etc...
I really wanna join the marines but im too heavy as of now but working on it... still far from my goal so i can join but slow and steady... then maybe be in law enforcement... maybe city cop or highway patrol wouldnt mind pulling people over in a hemi or be like super trooper lol...

[speedracer601]

Im in the Army ( Infantry )
As of right now i love my job as a M240b gunner deployed in Afghanistan getting my ass shot off and blown up :)

Nah jk , I love it over here.

[KoukiDrifter240]

job? like? ask for 03XX option and i'll let you dicide

[BBSilvia]

im 19 and im an emt in socal. i love my job but i don't really like the company im working for right now. just putting in hours before i go to medic school and then become a firefighter.

im going to UCLA's EMT/Paramedic program my end goal is to be a firefighter too, my friends dads the chief at one of the Malibu stations (where i would love to work) so far im loving school

[NismoDriverS13]

i hate my job. i work as security at expensive gated community. its so fucking lame. the company sucks, the equipments is a piece of shit, night shift....fml!!! i never wanted to have this occupation.

started off working security at 18 and have 5 years of experience now and still not a fuckin manager or a supervisor. this is not my career, but as of now have no other choice. i luv working on cars and thats what i want to do, but no one is even hiring for tire service. fuckin lame!