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Those who work: do you have your ideal job?
Those who currently work: do you consider the job you have your 'ideal' job? Are you happy in your position?
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Realistically, I think it's as ideal as it's going to get. I am now permanently working from home, I work mornings and have a lot of flexibility in the hours and days I work (I work fixed hours but if I need to swap a day all I need to do is e-mail my manager so he knows I'm doing that) and I get more holiday than the minimum requirement...more than what I'm supposed to even, since I always swap my day off with a Bank Holiday so I don't have to work them or take them as leave. I'm doing something I find engaging, I'm one of a team of three people and I get along very well with my colleagues, and I'm fairly settled in it. I'm not happy - I'm never happy, don't be ridiculous - but I am comfortable, and that's more than many people can say and more than I ever thought I'd get. I'm also paid quite well for what I do, so that's nice.
That said. The amount of stress I've been put under during the last six months especially has pushed me into some very dangerous territory mentally on more than one occasion, and there is an extreme amount of frustration in the form of the people in other departments I have to deal with. Things have gone to shit since we were taken over from the local council by a private company who give literally no fucks about us. Even within the smaller unit though, communication is a constant issue and there isn't much I can do about it asides from care less, and as someone who worries about things not getting done that's a very difficult thing to do sometimes. There is also an overwhelming amount of work to do because we've been taking on a ridiculous number of new contracts, a lot of call staff have left and new people need to be trained - and in the meantime, other people need to fill in for them, meaning their work doesn't get done...and in turn, this means I can't do my job, because I need data from other people. On and on it goes. tl;dr - It's definitely not ideal, but that's more because of current circumstances and environment than it is anything inherently wrong with the job itself, and that's not entirely attributable to the pandemic - we were taken over back in March 2019. Things have been difficult for a long time now. But I'd be hard pressed to find another job that a) pays this well, and b) offers this kind of flexibility in the hours I work and the location, which I NEED because of my health conditions. |
Custodial work is not a line of work that anybody goes into because they like it.
The ideal thing would be something that I truly enjoy and pays very well while literally letting me work when I want to and without having to deal with other people if I don't want to and doesn't involve a long commute, but such a job probably doesn't exist. Nevermind that I've never really known what job I'd love to work in. |
I don't work, but my husband does and he loves his job! Especially now that he gets to work from home. He's an IT guy, works in automated testing to be specific. It's a lucrative job wherein he doesn't have to do much unless he's building a test from scratch. His current office is dog-friendly as well, so he got to bring in our pups on occasion before working from home became a necessity. They let him choose full remote work just recently as well. Our only complaint about this job is the mediocre health insurance. The co-pay is a bit shit but, hey, he's still got a better job than most people. He's been working in this field for about 7 years. I'd say it's his ideal job!
I personally like being a homemaker/stay-at-home Mom. That's my ideal job: not having to endure panic attacks and suicidal ideations while working for a soulless corporation, all the while I get to keep my house clean, keep food on the table, and indulge in my creative endeavors :) 🖤 |
no, i don't. i'm not really anywhere close to my "ideal" job. i've been working mostly customer service focused jobs for years now, and that isn't what i want to do for the rest of my life. i'd rather work with computers in some form or fashion, but y'know, need certifications and all that fancy stuff to do that.
hopefully i get there one day, but until then i'm working way less than ideal jobs to make ends meet and buy nice things. |
Other than the pay (doesn't pay very well) my job is pretty much the ideal job for me.
I work outside so minimal contact with customers or coworkers and no boss around that keeps an eye on me. The weather can be bad, but that's usually temporary and can be prepared for. |
No. Yet, work we must. For how else are we paying our bills? The bills that allow us to exist so we can work more.
I don't know what even an "ideal" job is supposed to be like; at least for me. |
I do think I have ideal job. I love teaching and tried for years to make education in my country better. So teaching future teachers is really ideal job for me as far as I know.
I hope everyone can find a job that they love and enjoy one day. |
I have a couple of certifications in the hospitality industry, and my only work experience at the moment as been through hotels in our state. After about two years I realized it wasn't for me.
My dream job is night security. That's not a high aspiration or anything, but night watch sounds so cool to me. I can't think of anything I would want to do more. |
I recently got a title change (which was technically put in as a promotion from my previous role, which made it better) to what I wanted and felt was the title for what I performed; front end web developer. I'm pretty satisfied with that, although not necessarily satisfied with where I work.
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Not really, I work at a Culver's. My ideal job would be better paying, working from home, or just doing something I really want to do like game development...
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unfortunately not (
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Can't say it's perfect but yes, I'm working in the field I love, doing something that I find very entertaining, even if it could be improved. But I've lost count of how many days I've left the office feeling I hadn't 'worked' properly because I'm being paid to do something I'd otherwise be doing for fun.
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Almost there. I have the career I want, in the field I love the most, but I'm working to get to full-time (I'm currently freelancing). It requires patience, but I know it'll be worth it when I get an upgrade.
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I find that I am in my ideal job right now, but it's not something I would expect to make a career out of. It's the best job one could have while going to school through a curriculum that's entirely online, though!
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Anything which makes me actually /work/. Things like scanning, filing and data entry are brain numbing.
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I'd say I have 99% of the perfect job.
I love what I do, and the company I work for is great, my bosses are nice, the pay is excellent, the location is good, and there's plenty of room for growth (like picking up new skills and working abroad). The only thing I'd say could be better is the type of company. I don't really have much of a sense of smell, everything man made just smells like aerosol, yet I work for a perfume retailer lmao. |
well it's certainly the first job i've had which provides benefits for full-time workers and PTO/sick leave accumulation even if you're part-time--and the business actually closes on all federally recognized holidays while providing pay to anyone who'd otherwise be scheduled that day. it all feels entirely foreign to me but it's an incredibly welcome position to be in compared to all of the other experiences i've had up to this point. i consider it the most ideal job i could have during this stage of my life and i'm happy. though on the other hand it's disappointing to acknowledge that the bare minimum requirement for a job to be considered 'decent' is being treated like a human being.
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Close, I need a few more years to climb the latter at my job to get a more stable position.
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I’m in grad school for the thing I truly love in my heart of hearts (directing theatre and film), so I’m using my undergrad degree in acting to pay the bills until then… which I’d say is a win for sure.
But there’s never a timeline, and I think that suggestion is ridiculous. That idealizes a toxic form of “hustling” and devalues those that aren’t instilled with privileges and opportunities to succeed. If it takes you 10 years longer to get where your idols/mentors were when they most inspired you, it’s because there’s no one route to happiness/success. Take the detours; learn lessons from the fuck-ups, because they’re bound to happen. |
Not really, I'm looking around via job search sites for positions that offer fully remote or mostly remote options. I like working from home, don't know why so many employers hate it. You'd think they'd be happy to save on office space/electric bills...
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Ideal? No. Happy with what I have? Partly.
My job is easy and has next to no real responsibilities. I self-manage with only a couple people in a position higher than me that can give me orders. I make good enough money that I don't have to worry about bills or necessities and can put back a fair bit without having to penny pinch. It's a very chill place to be, but you always want more. There's only one/two more promotions for me to go through (since I already have management experience and am technically at the same level as our team leads, as long as I have a good interview and get recommended for the position I wouldn't have to take the baby step in between where I am now and manager) before I'm able to look at being the top of our store and start making 6 digits - which isideal of course. But the two steps from here to there offer no great benefits over what I currently have while adding on a large number of responsibilities and unwanted stress. The hours I have now kind of suck, but I've always worked this second/third shift junk so it is what it is. Moving up in the company would mean that could change, especially if I start looking at my path towards store manager, but there's no telling how long that could take and if it's even worth all the extra stress since I'm comfortable with where I'm currently at. It's a decision I've been fighting with myself over for about the last 7/8 months as things have continued to go downhill at our location, since even if the rest of the team isn't my responsibility it's still irritating watching things slowly degrade with each shitty new hire we get in on recommendation of someone else that does fuck all at work. |
Yes, it is my ideal job for sure. It's that way due to remote/work from home, and it has to do with my skillset of volunteering online related to my job. I applied and found it on Linkedin, and was not sure if I'd get the job but they liked me enough to offer it to me!
It pays pretty decent and is semi monthly pay. |
My ideal job would be something like, getting paid to sleep. Job I have now ain't too bad. Pay is decent, work at home, normal schedule. Just hate getting asked the same question 200 times every hour every day every week.
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I probably do have my ideal job, even though I don't feel overly inspired for it nor wish to make a big career. I'm a researcher with one food in academia and one in industry. I do a lot of practical lab work and I control my tasks and days and work hours almost completely myself. I can work from home whenever I need to be at a computer, and my lab (and office) is 15 min away by foot. I don't hate my coworkers but I also don't have to hang out with them (I greatly prefer to keep private life and work life separate, it seems) and my bosses are nice albeit a bit messy. The pay is enough to keep me afloat with a little bit of savings for emergencies.
So yeah. I probably have my ideal job if I can ever raise my salary a bit. |
Somewhat ideal. In theory, it's what I've been working towards ever since I graduated film school. Video editing was a huge hobby of mine back in high school, so it's kind of unreal to think I get paid to do that now.
But, as with anything you do 5 times a week for minimum 8 hours a day, it gets tiresome and loses its appeal. I don't always love it. But it pays well, it's creative and I can generally find some way to improve my skills. That last part is a huge motivator to keep on going. The only downside to my industry is being a freelancer. I am not built for that lifestyle. I like structure and routine. Right now I don't know what I'll be doing for work in the new year. We're still a little while off from then, so I've got some time, but it's still worrisome. |
For me the perfect job is when you have more income than loss. It took me a long time to get to that point. And to be honest, I despised my office job as much as possible. I felt like some kind of office plankton to be honest. But when I finally got sick of it.I decided to start my own business. As stupid as that sounds. I made a plan of action. I saved up some money. And I went to the best life coach program for training. You can't just create something all at once. It takes both moral and physical preparation. My plan was sorted out there with specialists. They decided how to properly allocate my money so that there would be enough to cover everything. And now I have my own clothing store. And yes, it's the perfect job.
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Hi everyone, an ideal job is certainly not the one I am in now. Working as a project engineer now, while the prospect of one is quite good. Can earn more as you climb the ladder, I am having a hard time loving it, or at the very least liking it.
The thing keeping me sane is my wife, knowing the fact I have a family to take care off, i cant just pack up and leave the job. But i do have a plan now though, to earn and save as much as possible within the next decade or earlier and open up my own shop. To be honest, what i like to do apart from gaming, is cooking...and...doing other calming stuff, like knitting..etc (I am a guy if anyone wondering). I am in engineering just for the money i guess, my young self thought after a while i will love it. Nope. The plan to now, save as much and open my own food shop in the future..HAHAHAH To those younger generations, plan your future, do something you have passion for, find something you can do better at and at the same time like it, of course not everyone can be a pro gamer, and play games to earn, but there must be something else you love to do which can earn your income. ifonlysleepingpaysmemillions |
Not even close. I'm working on a degree and applying for an internship to hopefully help get my dream job, but fast food is not anything remotely close to my dream job.
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It's ok. It pays well and I can schedule my work whenever I please. But I don't wake up excited about it or anything. I'm just glad the trajectory of my professional life right now is going up, and so are my finances. That's what matters to me.
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