Good for you and good luck!

Nope don't like it. I'm 55 and would really like to end my working career doing something I enjoy.. I've worked long enough at things I don't.. I just have to find that job that pays a decent wage.!!

Love what I do. I also very much enjoy good honest work. We had manufacturing week 2 weeks ago. I believe it is a nationwide event promoting skilled trades. I get pretty fired up to inspire the kids. Some are just there for the field trip, but many are already in Vo tech, and have great questions.

You know, I've read everything above and it seems to me that most everyone will agree that some days are better than others. I also think that it boils down to your work ethic.

I've been fortunate, my opinion, I've had some good jobs. Parts of those jobs haven't always been fun or something that a person would "love", but that was part of the job. No big deal.

I had a "paying" job years before I was 18. Not working for my family either. Honestly, I felt that I was overpaid. Hard to explain.

Once I was 18 and had a good job, I liked it. Could have been content and stayed at that job for years and years. Possible that I could still be there? But, $4 more on the hour, (30 years ago) took me out on the road, I liked that job too. I could make a phone call and have basically the same job next Monday. But, I'm here working for myself.

As mentioned above, my boss can be hard to deal with now and then. No big deal. I don't get bent out of shape over small things, tomorrow is another day. I work a pile of hours, but you can't let stuff get under your skin. It makes you appreciate your "free time" that much more.

I'll have a few hours off tomorrow, think I'm going to take my rifle for a walk. It's been a while since I've had fresh deer tenderloin. But as far as my job and situation in life, I feel very fortunate.

One thing that I'm curious about, for you guys that think that your job sucks and all. What do you do for a living? I'll bet there are folks here that will tell you to suck it up.

Been doing wildlife control since 1979. making baits and lures, deer scents and fishing scents since the late 80's and call manufacture from 2000. There are days I thank GOD for allowing me to do it and there are some days I just want to get away from it. I love work and some days I hate work.

When I first got out of school I worked as a wildlife biologist technician, loved it, but no money. Started pipelining, liked it till work dried up. Worked in the coal mines for 14 years, not bad, good living. Recently took a job working for a local gas company tending their pipelines, again not a bad job. Common denominator is any job has its ups and downs, just leave work at work, and leave home at home.

Let's face it: who in their right mind likes doing similar things in similar places for 30-40 years? Nobody.

I love what I do, but a lot of days the job grates my nerves. I never want me or my co-workers to get hurt... But the obsession with safety in this country is getting to the point of ridiculous. The paperwork involved just to use a ladder for 3 minutes is insane.

Mike

I went to work for a tree service the summer between high school and my first semester of college and learned to climb. I loved the adrenaline rush and decided after one year of college I'd rather be doing tree work. I worked for the same company for 12 years and saved up and started my own business. I still enjoy the work and being somewhere different and outdoors everyday, but some of the rich Floridians that I work for can be a pain in the arse. They all expect it done tomorrow. I've been blessed with good employees and we cut up and have a good time while busting our rumps. It's hard work and it's tough during rough weather but all in all I enjoy it. I'm 37 and can take off and hunt several states during deer season and me and one employee run traps before work in the mornings. So I work really hard but feels good to come home tired and know you're taking care of your family honestly

Here's a pic of me in a tree on today's job

love mine NOW but didn't care for a lot of things i had to do to get there.but every dollar was chased and put to good use.

now i'm getting ready to split wood all day overlookin the river valley.my office is breath taking most of the time.and i love doin firewood,sell landscaping stone commercially and direct.love it,put up fur for a small network of buyers-love it but nov.till the end of Feb. is trapping-wether i make a penny or not.--thats priceless to me.

gotta go now as i'm eager to get that woodsplitter goin and thats after already goin over a 100 face cord for the year-part time.

I was lucky to work at a job I hated and couldn't stop starring at the clock at. Knowing what actually hating your job is helped me. Dreading getting out of bed, going to it, and being there. Its been 17 years at a new place now. I wouldn't say I love my job but I don't mind being here. I had a goofy boss and made a move a couple of years ago but luckily this place is big enough that I can get a new job working for someone else and still work at the same place. Going somewhere else now would be tough giving up 30 days vacation. Staying somewhere 17 years has its benefits.

I've been a Retiree since 2006, as strenuous as it can be, I love it!




On a serious note... I have a brother, who is a farmer. I have never seen a guy work harder, he loves it and has no intentions on retiring!

I have had many jobs over my lifetime and I liked them all. My overall job has always been trapper, both pelt, nuisance and snappers. Before 1994 I was a mink rancher, zoo owner, dairy farmer. But since, in slow times, I did computer work (liquidating timeshares), was a substitute teacher, drove school bus, stocked shelves, worked as a government trapper for the Census Bureau. The last one was kinda odd, when I went to work for the 2000 census the regional director asked me what I did best and I told him "trap". So he listed me as a trapper of people. Basically I had to "catch" (locate) people living in rural areas under bridges or in tents in the woods. Got a little hairy when I ran into some Meth labs! Later he switched me to giving employment tests for the Census Bureau, three tests a week, took about 12 hours, the rest of the 40 hour week I checked my trapline while looking for more homeless people.

I've never had a job I loved.

I've been a self-employed general contractor for the last twenty-three years. It's a good fit for me. I never could stand working for anybody else. i have developed my business to the point where I have a loyal base of customers who use my services exclusively and are willing to wait sometimes a year or more for me to start their jobs. I rarely take on new customers. The pay is great and I don't answer to anyone, not even my customers (they know if they irritate me I'll put them on a back burner or let them take their chances with some other contractor). And I take a lot of pride in the quality of my work. I can schedule and take vacations whenever I want to.

But, the work can be physically demanding and sometimes dangerous and I ain't getting any younger. And when I do show up to start a job customers almost always add work (while you're here do you think you could...).

So while I don't love it, it's a good fit for me and I like it.

I also run a second business; a small property management operation. It's almost like money for nothing. I spend about a half-day once a month filing reports to the property owners' telling them how much money came in and how much went out. For that I get 7% of all rents collected.

There are occasionally whiny tenants to deal with. But, when there is a problem requiring maintenance, remodel or repair, Property Management contacts Construction and I pay myself to do the work. I get the value of a month's rent for having a tenant sign a lease. But that part of it can suck because people in general suck. Typically, about half the people that contact me for an apartment for rent will be no-call no-shows. They'll just leave me sitting there waiting for them. Most of the other half will have bad credit or just generally be flaky people. It's hard to find decent tenants. So that knocks it down from love to like...