Do You Enjoy your Work?
By Shiva
@Shiva49 (28397)
Singapore
April 13, 2021 11:49am CST
A few love their job; some enjoy them, and the rest work just to earn a living. If one is the boss then it is more likely they are more involved and fulfilled in what they do.
I have mostly worked for others. I loved the challenges on hindsight but not during those times! There were few bursts when I loved my work but most times they were anxiety filled.
I was in finance and accounts and what made me happy to call it a day? Here go the reasons:
1. I was working in factories mostly and month end was tough as the wages and salaries had to be arranged. They depended on the health of the concerns and collections. I had to double up on the efforts as the normal take was it was my baby!
2. Pressure from banks to keep accounts in order
3. Compliance with tax and corporate regulations
4. Getting accounts audited on time
5. Dealing with staff
6. Coordinating with other key executives
Many times I recalled the famous line by William Shakespeare “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown”. Though I was far from being a king, lots of times I felt the weight of expectations.
In a nutshell, I was happy to call it quits when I could!
How about you?
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8 responses
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
14 Apr 21
My career was in education - general education, special education, and teaching at our local university. I loved every minute of it while it lasted. However, teaching special education entailed a vast amount of legal paperwork, guiding Paraprofessionals, and working with the powers that be at the special education central offices, my principal, assistant principal, reading department, language and speech therapist, occupational therapist, school psychologist, and parents. I decided to take early retirement when my principal expected us to check our school email from our homes up until midnight. I went to bed at 10:00pm and was up at 4:45 am to exercise so I could be at school before the others arrived to get work done and was the last one to leave. That was the last straw. So happy they had a buyout that year. I received 3 extra years of pay and one year of accumulated sick days.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
14 Apr 21
@Shiva49 You had a very demanding profession, but everyone needs an accountant.
My husband was the breadwinner. My job was just icing on the cake. I did want to be a heart surgeon, but my mother talked me out of it, and years later, my husband did, too, for a variety of reasons. I always wanted to be a teacher, too, so everything worked out for the best.
I love being retired!
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@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
14 Apr 21
@DianneN As we did not have children for fourteen years, I did not pursue an ambitious career.
After my son was born, I wanted to spend time with him.
That meant career was always not the in thing for me.
However, I made sure I did my best and never let down my employer.
All in all, it worked out well in the end.
I had worked in three countries - Singapore, Indonesia, and India.
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@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
14 Apr 21
That is tough work and intrudes into your private space too.
I worked to live and not lived to work.
My job did not benefit society directly to give me much motivation.
So happy to call it a day when I could - no regrets
My family has a lot of teachers and I would have loved to be one but went into professional accounting.
I console myself when feeling low - accountants are first to be hired and last to be fired!
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@kanuck1 (4424)
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14 Apr 21
@Shiva49 When I was working there was more choice in jobs where I lived. I know that it was not the case everywhere. Having to endure and put up with a bad situation is not easy but at times there is no other choice. I'm glad that there were some plus points and that you focused on that.
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@kaylachan (84908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr 21
When I worked for other people, iI wasn't very happy. I perfer to work from home, set my own hours and work at my own pace. I might not be making a huge ammount of money, but I'm happy with what I do make.
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@kaylachan (84908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr 21
@Shiva49 That can happen at any time and at any job. I am not concerned about being around people. The risk of getting sick has not changed. Just one more named virus added to the very long list of things walking out of your home exposes you to. Doesn't bother me. I can understand fighting is an issue. I'm just sorry it's one you have to deal with.
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@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
13 Apr 21
@kaylachan It did happen at one place that upset the working environment.
One was out of control.
Looking forward to the day when this virus is history too.
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
15 Apr 21
I am an engineer and works in reputed company but I would say I don't enjoy my work because of the office politics people play there and the extreme pressure we do have. The targets we are given are never achievable and we are asked to achieve them
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
13 Apr 21
You provided so much to others Shiva.
You must have had to be very precise and also organized.
I could never.
My work was art..hairdressing of persons and listening to problems.
I loved my job and worked under umbrellas of corporations.
But it lent me a lot of independence to make my own money.
I miss it.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
13 Apr 21
@Shiva49 Yes I know it is always better to be free of the yoke.
My creations gave me the ability to earn the sky is the limit. Quite often, there were educated professionals in my chair that had been unable to find work, while, I with only my hands as my work able to make my own money.
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@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
14 Apr 21
@RebeccasFarm I used to frequent a tailor who ran his own shop alone.
He took orders and got them ready from a few contract workplaces.
He told me his children were professionals and would not be interested in taking over from him.
However, I told him there is a difference; he was running his own outfit while they were working for others.
If you are a skilled tradesperson one need not worry about looking for a job. It will come looking for you!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Apr 21
I loved my job but mostly it was my boss and the great atmosphere that made the last 18 years that I worked so enjoyable
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@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
15 Apr 21
That is nice to hear. It depends a lot on the boss.
One should be able to look back on our working career with a sense of satisfaction.
The hurdles I crossed make me pat myself but during those times it was worrisome.
I am thankful that I had the opportunity to work in a few countries and that enriched my overall experience. ,
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
14 Apr 21
I think that nobody alive could ever totally enjoy their work, as every job entails us interacting with others.
Even a writer, writing away, on his own at home, is thinking of his would-be readers, and would not like a savage critique/review of his work, by some armchair expert either.
I had work where I worked for others, and also a few jobs where I was my own boss.
I enjoyed it most when I had a very good mentoring type of a boss, and when I was my own boss, I didn't like my boss much then either. He was tough, and hard-nosed with me, and gave me little respite, or freedom, with his nose always concerned about my performance, as well.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
15 Apr 21
@Shiva49 If we are born with silver spoons in our mouths, we usually want to make them gold ones, as soon as we can too.
Greed breed greed.
Some mentalities are very hard to turn around, and to put right in society's cesspool of mixed ideas, and varied behaviours.
@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
15 Apr 21
@innertalks Ultimately, we need to go with the flow, compromise, and move on.
We shine our light and hope it will have some effect.
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@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
15 Apr 21
Yes Steve, maybe I was expecting others to behave in a certain way and that does not happen.
Even the much maligned politicians are human too.
The arm chair critics do not have it easy either!
Once I wrote to BBC asking their agenda in retaining one who had nothing good to say about a country he was reporting on!
One was seeing fake news all around only to be banned from the social media!
When I tried to be my own boss, I ended up reporting to many clients without respite.
Maybe I should have tempered my expectations to the reality of the world.
However, I could never understand a few who were a real pain - as if the world owed them a living.
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@Laurakemunto (13787)
• Kenya
13 Apr 21
Working for others is very tiring and stressful but working on my job that is self employment I enjoy much.
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