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Am I the only one who likes his job? I was working for 10+ years in media creation without a proper education in that field. With 37 I changed everything and did an 3 year apprenticeship. 3 days working and 2 days school (with others around half my age). And now I work as a Web developer in the same small company (9 people) and couldn't be happier. We do only WebDev and no design or marketing. Ok, maybe a tiny amount of design and marketing. Many of our clients like that we are more technical than the regular webdesign agency. I have at least 30 days vacation, nice office in the middle of the city and a rather medium pay but if there is no emergency or time critical project, I can go to my boss and say: "I'm bored. I take the afternoon off." I won't get rich working there, but the fact that I look forward for my work and know work drama only by stories of others, is worth it for me. And that it's just 10min by foot from apartment to office is nice too. I'm so grateful that I am so lucky to find the right job and company.
Yes. I'm equally happy with my life work balance but I also understand this is the exception and not the rule so am always willing to lend an ear to anyone that wants to complain about their situation.
Same with any struggles one might have, socioeconomic conditions are not something any fellow worker controls.
I do draw the line at self inflected drama from anyone stuck in denial. Those people need to finish their spiral first.
I hope I didn't came off as if I had no empathy. Of course I had shitty jobs in the past and can relate to the soul draining effects. Only because I am in a good place now, doesn't mean that I forget how fucked up work (or life in general) can be. And I hope I didn't came of as self centered ass with main character syndrome. I'm more the opposite of that. It's quite rare that I voice my opinion or just write/post something online. I even feel bad about this and the last comment. Sorry if I came over to harsh or self centered.
Nope, you're good.
I've been both. I hated every job I was forced to get in my 20s and 30s, but now that I'm a little more experienced I've finally got one of those rare interesting jobs.
I can't help but imagine how much more productive our economy would be if everyone had this luxury of the job they actually want. I was spending a ton of time/effort on looking busy because I hated working. Now the day just flies by and I have to manage my time carefully.
When you take a step back and just look at the whole thing, it's staggering how much time and effort we just fucking waste. We can start building a paradise for humans tomorrow, even while dealing with climate change. We're not just on the brink of collapse - we're on the brink of utopia. Humanity is ready for a change.
I love my job. Its challenging, and at time stressful, but I love it.
I believe in the company I work for and the products we make.
It's a large company, and yet all the employees are just wonderful people, my team and department in particular.
It took me a lot of hard work and many years to reach this point, but it was worth it.
Don't have any degrees, but I have "or equivalent experience" across multiple disciplines which add up to a pretty unique position I basically designed for myself.