[Closed] Anyone in a job they actually enjoy?

im in the fire brigade and i like it i was in the forces before that and that was great too

Yup my job is ace. Music leader/event manager/lots of other stuff for a community music education charity. Can be hectic/stressful but overall it's great.

I'm a regional transport planner, and I enjoy that. Not quite been doing it a year though, so probably not had a chance to get stale yet!

I really enjoyed being a highways inspector. It was a few years ago now, but I could organise my own day, had a new Vx Vivaro to drive round in and saw a lot of the country.

I'm a psychiatric nurse, been doing it 23 years and couldnt imagine doing anything else.

Architectural Designer...

....like a child; I like to draw.

Product designer. Took me 5 years after uni to get a decent job though. But I kinda knew what I wanted to do when I was 12.

neuroscientist - not always mega exciting day to day, but a satisfying job.

On 'grass is always greener' moments I think something bike related would be good, but then think that ending up fixing punctures most of the time or dealing with people too much would spoil it. Plus feel inclined to make use of the PhD I had to work for.

Yup me love it.

GP, very stressful, but I love it.

Salesman - sorry, "European Business COnsultant" - for small software co.
Yes, I like it.
Business is bloody slow, though

Learning Technologist.... I make websites, videos, interactive pieces etc... basically everything I enjoy doing on a computer but get paid for it!

Run my own telemarketing firm with the missus, mostly ups, gives us the lifestyle we want, time with our children, I can do other stuff that I don't think I could fit in if I had a normal 9-5 job, don't have to ask some-one else about business stuff, no bullshit bingo meetings (well, not often, there are some clients I could mention...). On the other hand, you are everything, from MD to cleaner and the buck stops with us. Can't see myself doing anything else in the near future though.

trade counter manager...i enjoy my job...
good lad's at work, most of the customers are fine...not very fullfilling..loads of internet time..no stress....cycle in everyday...and make a very good wage.... 8)

telemarketing + enjoy 😕

geologist and love it. great job, very interesting work, satisfying and very well paid.

[i]telemarketing + enjoy :?[/i]

Depends on the clients, what you're selling, and who you work with. It's not all bathrooms, and windows...

Project Engineer with BEng in Mech Eng'.
Keen to explore becoming a teacher.
BEng probably means I could do CDT or something.

Yep, Sales Rep, sorry "Key Account Manager" to the gardening trade.

Having a current family issuse (other thread) and the boss is very understanding. When on the road he lets me get on with it, I maybe speak to him once or twice a month. But if my figures slip god help me 😐

teach bikeability to primary school kids in Torbay. as you can imagine, it's hell ;).looks like it's all coming to an end though so not too sure what the future has in store.

Nurse here - good days and bad days - sometimes its awful ( nasty tragedies or more work than you have time to do)

Sometimes its great - when you make a real difference to someones life or something goes really well.

You can get a taste of the job too before committing - wrk as a care assistant in a nursing home - plenty of jobs out there - its one of the worst jobs in the nursing field so if you get on well with that its worth doing the training to become a registered nurse.

I work for myself as a freelance illustrator (www.nicemonkey.co.uk) and I love it. I work from home in my pants and can go out on my bike whenever I want.

Find a job thats close to your hobbies.

Work on your state of mind, jobs are what you make of them.

I love my job.

I'm a research technician in a molecular biology lab. The pay is rubbish and the commute into Glasgow is a nightmare (my bus is the window licking zoomer express), but I wake up in the morning looking forward to what the day will bring me.
I think a lot of the excitement and enjoyment I get from my job is because after leaving school at 16, I drifted from one job to another before settling as a stainless steel welder in a factory. The subsequent, soul destroying years of monotony, before I quit and went back to college then Uni, really bring home to me how lucky I am with my job and life now.

B. 🙂

I love my job.

Support worker for drugs/alcohol/sex-workers.

BB

Software Systems eEngineer

[b]Good stuff:[/b]
Problem analysis
Design
Coding (not much these days)
Training and coaching developers and end-users

[b]OK stuff:[/b]
Designing tests
Testing and fault tracking
Hardware

[b]Rubbish stuff:[/b]
Trying to make contracts people look beyond the contract
Proposal writing
Company and European geo-politics
The mindless box ticking mentality that has drained the joy out of development work

A&E Charge Nurse, and I love it - it's the 'nasty tragedies or more work than you have time to do' that I turn up for 😀

Bianchi-Boy, I bet you have a good friday night 😉

I'm a Facilities Management Consultant and I think it's great. 8)

Meet lots of different people, clients are good (at the moment), variety of different things to keep the interest going.

Out and about 2-4 days a week. Folk in the office are a good bunch.

police officer, love love love it, every day

Similar to BeagleBoy - went back to uni to retrain after 12 years of cr@ppy jobs (and I do mean CR@PPY - mostly catering type stuff).

Now a wedding photographer and absolutely loving it - lots of creative options - made a lot of good friends in the profession which is important when you're self employed - it's easy to become isolated and never learn anything new.

Ruined a good hobby though.......

ooOOoo - Member

Product designer. Took me 5 years after uni to get a decent job though. But I kinda knew what I wanted to do when I was 12.

Don't suppose you're looking for an intern or a grad? i graduated in july as an industrial designer and i'm looking for an opportunity.

Studying for "Domestic Energy Assessor" - expecting to enjoy it very much...

Freelance real estate analyst.
Work very little hours, but get paid daft big amounts of money.
Im at the top of my tree, but there's nowhere intellectually to go, so Im bored and looking for a change.

Mental stimulation is the most important thing to me so it's time for a change.
Think Im either going to end up as a builder or a motor boat service technician....whichever comes along first...

Academic - loooove it, and not for the perks Terence Kealey recently described 😉

Lorry driver. Love the job, hate the hours. Get to travel all over and have an afternoon nap every day.

Senior Rail Engineer - Quality Job, proper satisfaction 'cos you get to build things then use them everyday along with 1000's of other people.

takasawi2 - your BEng in Mech Eng should allow you to teach Maths and Physics I reckon.

Brewer.

Has its advantages.

good points, start early so more free afternoons manage my own job and have a great opo

bad points, the 'others' with whom i am forced to work, plus constant back pain.

Bikeability instructor.

Hell on wheels some days admittedly, but it's the job from heaven more often. Loads of cycling, loads of time meeting new people. Extremely rewarding.

I'm a secret squirrel.

Mr Woppit - whats the crack with this then, keep seeing the adverts but think it is a bit too good to be true - nned something pdq and keep thinking about this

Nope - real estate lawyer in the "City".

Was thinking earlier on I should post on here to see what other more interesting stuff people do to buy more bikes.

Any suggestions...

Intensive Care Charge nurse here, somedays I love it, some days it makes me frustrated, some days it makes me angry, some days it makes me sad.

Overall I like my job, and I like to think I try as hard as I can to be as good as I can.

Almost 40 years in the transport industry and still enjoying it. No two days are the same with lots of variety and problem solving. Numerous managerial positions over the years but lately logistical planning & SQL development work. Oh! and one of our customers is the Daily Mail 🙄

I work in a bike shop where I do every type of job. I love it. The pay is low but the satisfaction really is immense. Plus, I get to meet lots of likeminded people and chat about their biking tales. Awesome job!!!
And of course the bonuses and perks are great. Plus your mates will always love ya for your trail side mechanic skills.

Gave up a reasonable (but not very exciting!) marketing job to start a Cafe 2U franchise just over a year ago with my missus.

Overall we're loving it - loads of nice customers, work in the outdoors every day and get to sup top coffee whenever we fancy!!!!!

work with the Scottish environment agency essentially as an inspector of medium to large industrial plant.

its great as some days its like being in a "hows it made" programme can be more than a bit beurocratic though.

like to think some times i make a difference

FE Lecturer - enjoy wouldn't be the first word that springs to mind.

Controls system engineer... good variation, get paid to drive nice cars, and get to travel the world 🙂

I am a Quality Engineer for a Pnuematics Company - we seem to have a finger in every pie imaginable.
I currently oversee the Quality issues that affect our production or in turn effect our Customers productivity. Currently I am the QE for a Brewery Section...simple..and... a Medical Section...not so simple. I am Customer facing also and get to go to interesting companies on a regular basis. I also decide what I am going to do on any given day as we are self motivated - this adds a degree of freedom rarely seen in other departments within the company. Also I converse with people all over the globe. I love my job but think the company I work for could show better appreciation for its willing and very clever workforce.

Park Ranger, get free bikes,clothing, tools & all the stress in the world :-)live & work in Todmorden area only downside ride with a yeti owner. todays highlight had a robin feeding out of my hand 7 my car sailed thru it's MOT & the plumber fixed the boiler & the sun shone!!

bassspine - Member
Bikeability instructor.

.............................................. Extremely rewarding.

In every way except financially 😉

Funny the OP mentioned fire brigade, yep great job, every day is different and the best bit about it is that people who require our services tend to be pleased to see you. Cant say that for most jobs i did previously.

Worst job i ever had was in a bike shop, that were soul destroying. It could well have been that particular bike shop though.

i source cashmere for fashion labels - love it

and a few other biz development/marketing related things - love it

all i need to do is make a shit load more money and it will be a perfect situation

In my free time from my day job as a rep, I work with for a mate's [url= http://www.berudenottoo.co.uk/index.php ]company[/url], doing Sales and Marketing, (mostly evenings and weekends)

it is very very much fun

oh nsfw (maybe)

I'm a gardener, for myself.
I've been doing it for a year and it's great.
Hard work getting clients and all that but very different and rewarding.

Didn't someone say, If you do a job you love, you need never do a day's work again, or something like that

Motorcycle instructor, I get to ride my bike all day and i love the sense of achievement from getting people out on two wheels.

Work in a bike shop. It's great fun 😀

I run a team of geeks. It's just like the IT crowd but shit loads of stress and deadlines. Kid myself that I hate it, but really it's fun.

I work in the 'not for profit' sector - otherwise known as an Airline.

It's a fascinating and incredibly complex industry and they say that once you smell the kerosene you are hooked and there is a certain amount of truth in that - I have been with the same company for close on 16 years now.

I generally enjoy it - but I do often wonder what it would be like to work in a generally profitable industry sector where you are not rolling from one major world crisis into the next.

yeah, it's alright I suppose. beats doing something crappy

Love mine, I'm a workshy freeloader with a great pension 😀

I am a Physio.
I work for myself (so choose the hours my clinic is open) and have never had a day that I did not want to go to work. 🙂

I treat lots of competitive cyclists and love the fact that my hobby is part of my job!

Salesman, I mean 'technical sales executive' in the domestic renewable energy sector.

love the meeting people, coming up with solution based sales.

hate the miles on the road (36,000/11 months and counting) and the 'box shifting' sales.

Solicitor

Utterly rubbish hours, repetitive and largely unrewarding work.

But I do work with some nice people.

Me, prison officer. Quite enjoy working with prisoners as some of them are fascinating creatures (probly like working in a zoo) The prison system/managers/admin etc is TOTAL BOLLIX, & is the hardest part of the job.

Another salesman, or "European business develoment manager" for a software company that sells diagnostic systems to telecoms companies.
I spend most of my time in Switzerland,Austria and Italy (and I do take my bike along), meet lots of cool people and travel to interesting places. Pay is pretty good too.

However,the constant pressure, corporate politics and working with developers can be challenging.

Love it now but won't be doing it after I'm 40 (34 now)

RAF Pilot. Keeps me smiling.

I work in the oil industry ,after 12 years i still do not mind getting out of bed.pay is good and I hope to be doing it for years to come. workmates are all sound (no arseholes) suppose if I was being picky there could be a bit more eyecandy .

I'm a senior Operating Department Practitioner (ODP). I'm very happy in my work, can be long days with on calls etc but its very rewarding when there are good outcomes and I get to meet some fantastic people.

wonders where falkirk mark works in the oil industry lol

'RAF Pilot. Keeps me smiling'

Jammy tw*t!
Nice one though.

My SO is a paediatric staff nurse on a kids orthopaedics & burns unit at Leeds GI, funnily enough, she can't wait to go to work every shift!
(might be something I said)

Some great sounding jobs on here... I used to enjoy mine but it's all going tit's up at the moment and at age 50, a radical change is daunting but I think it's going to have to happen. Geologist... now that's a job I KNOW I'd love. If I ever come back in the next life, I'm going to get a proper educashun and be a Geologist. Some sort of research scientist or naturalist would be good too... For some reason I also really fancied being a TV Camera operator when I was young...but was really hard to find out anything about it at the time.

Lackey in a Bike shoppe. Great fun and if it wasn't I'd just leave.

GP/AED/MRT/BASICS/Expedition doctor

good wage/variety/pension/travel
Meet and help general public.
Great transferable skills, work almost anywhere in world.

Same applies to varying degrees with allied careers i.e. nursing/paramedic etc etc

downsides -50hr week minimum (soon to change.....) NHS management/staff shortages/exponentially increasing workload and expectation/appraisal/shifts

for ME, can't imagine another job that ticks as many boxes

Love it, sorry if this offends anyone.

Oh and second the "jammy **** RAF pilot" comment

Haribo are you coming to visit (audit) me soon 😕

Self employed tree man. Long hours, but I choose them. Sole trader so no directors, no line managers and, best of all, no employees. Some days I can't believe I get paid for it, some days are awful, but I'd still never go back to a proper job.

One day I'll work out how to spell arboriculturalist.