I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I love my job.
I look forward to getting up in the morning.
I love the people with whom I work.
I love what I do.
I go out of my way to not be late for work. I keep my breaks ( I have to take breaks, else they get mad at me) so short they’re almost not breaks at all, but breaths. My one-hour lunch rarely lasts longer than half an hour. I find myself staying half an hour longer than what I’m being paid for, just to finish up odds and ends and chat with the office.
I’m not making shit for wages, but I drive into town knowing that what I’m doing is helping people, and when I drive home I walk into the house knowing that I not only accomplished something, I made a difference in someone’s life.
I often see rants/complaints/minor bitches. I want to know if anyone else out there has the problem of truly enjoying what he or she does.
I love my job, but I don’t think it’s a problem, of course. My job itself is kind of boring, but I have great hours, good co-workers, a boss in another state, I get regular raises and praise, and they pay good. I have absolutely no stress.
And, they gave me a transfer to a facility in NC within a week of my request (where I’m going in 2 weeks).
I work at an animal hospital as a veternary assistant/receptionist. I make less than half of what I made working at a very large (citi)bank. But this job is so much better.
At my old job, I was required to stay on the phone for hours and hours and hours, and listen to people bitch and moan about all sorts of things (usually late fees). And on top of that, try to sell people credit protector and other crap that no one wants to hear about when they are mad at their credit card company for charging them fees. It was acceptable to yell at people and be abusive to get sales. It was expected. It was demanded. And because I wasn’t willing to do so, I was about a week away from getting fired when I gave my notice that I was quitting.
At the new job, I am required to give animals lots of love and attention. I am required to help animals feel better. It is expected that I spend time with the animals in the kennels, talking to them so they won’t be scared. It is required that I be very attentive to details when people call in with animal emergencies or questions. I am required to give the best possible care to ensure that our animal patients are healthy and live long happy lives with their owners. I get to focus my energy and attention on all of these beautiful cats and dogs and ferrets and turtles and birds and lizards. And I am rewarded with kitty kisses and nuzzling and chirping and purring. Yes, I may have to clean up poop and vomit and blood. I may have to hold down an animal as he growls and wrestles and tries to get up as we inject it with antibiotics to make it feel better. I may have to deal with the occassional mean person in the office. But, for the most part, the people that come into the office are nice and understanding of emergencies.
The absolute best part of this job is knowing that I am making a difference every day. I’ve been working there for 3 weeks now, and I’ve seen so many things and so many sick animals that have recovered and are better. I’m glad I work with caring doctors who love what they do as much as I love what I do. And getting paid to do what I do, even though it isn’t nearly as much as I used to make, is wonderful.
I’ve been a medical transcriptionist for a few years now and love it. I work from home, which means no more pantyhose, working in sweats, and the bonus of not having to leave my family for 10-12 hours a day. Plus, I love what I do and take a lot of pride in it. It’s always interesting and challenging, and (this is where it gets REALLY weird) I really like the company I’m with. They’ve treated me so well over the years so consistently that I’ve been amazed.
Unfortunately this means I don’t have the incentive to write a blazing, creative, and funny rant like the others I see here, but I can live with that.
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Typo, my wife is thinking about doing this. Was it difficult to “break into”? She got the info via OB Nursing Staff after she had our baby.
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BTW, I love my job. Great hours (family-friendly), great pay, and starting next month, I’ll be able to work from home!
I’m doing what I like to do, which is solving interesting problems.
Even better, the problems I solve generally make information available to people that previously wasn’t. Ergo, I have Improved The World.
I have been known to arrive any time between 6:00 AM and 3:00 PM, but nobody cares, because I put in my eight hours a day and do what needs to be done.
My co-workers are all smart and talented.
My boss is cool and not stupid.
My boss’s boss is cool, not stupid, and a superior drinker than I.
I do home remodeling. Self employed. I’m actually pretty good so I can make almost as much money as I want. (no, not doctor/lawyer money, but I feel good about it)
My specialty is faux finishes. You would be surprised what people are willing to pay for that.
Plus, I like seeing the end result of my craftmanship and the home owner’s happy smile.
I regularly “partner up” with a couple of other very good self employed remodelers and work on each other’s jobs. Keeps us all busy and we get to feel like a crew sometimes.
Keeps my schedule flexible for vacations and emergencies, but is hard as hell on my truck.
I’m sorry if this is an inappropriate thread bump, but I just caught Winston’s question.
It really wasn’t difficult for me at all - they took care of training me and provided the equipment, but I had to buy my own reference books - about $300, but well worth it.
FTR, I had no experience other than medical billing and good computer/language skills. Some companies are more lenient than others - some say the nationals are better, some say it’s best to start with a local doc you know. I’m with a national - YMMV.
You can check out mtdaily.com - it’s a membership site but some boards are free to read and has various boards such as companies, jobs wanted, etc. Doing a Google on medical transcription will turn up some companies, as well, some with online tests.
