Your Jobs

[Revlis]

Originally Posted by ATG

my current job sucks

Originally Posted by TurboFan

+1!

If it sucks you gotta fix it... Bad jobs can effect your entire life, quality of life, relationships, everything. You have to find something that works for you.

There's two ways to do it.

1. Find a job that you love doing, look forward to getting to, and makes you happy regardless of the pay. This is what I do, to hell with the suit and tie, I'm wearing a T-shirt and Jeans for 1/2 the money and I couldn't be happier!

OR

2. Find a position that pays you so much damn money, that you no longer mind the fact that it's not really what you want to be doing, and you are happy anyway, cause of the compensation package.

Either or, but sticking around in a job that makes you unhappy means that just over 50% of your life is spent being unhappy, that's completely screwed... Might as well be in a shitty marriage and ensure that your entire life is in a shambles.

Scale back if you have to, but find something that makes you happy, figure out what you really love to do, then do it! Sounds easy and it really is, but you've got to be brave, and have to let go of a lot of the Bullshit trappings probably.

Or maybe not, I work in a 30X20 office, with windows that have a good view, I get paid well to do what I love, I've got good equipment and nobody shoots at me anymore... I'd say it's well worth the trade off. I do miss the Lunch and Learns, the Travel, I sometimes miss the respect the Suit and Tie garners, I miss business lunches, and golf....

But, I can wear jeans and a t-shirt from t-shirt hell if I like, I have a couple Captain and Cokes with Lunch, I work a Mile from home, have little or no stress, and I enjoy coming to work.

Work-Life balance... Oh and my good view out the window.

[Neurorad]

Originally Posted by Revlis

If it sucks you gotta fix it... Bad jobs can effect your entire life, quality of life, relationships, everything. You have to find something that works for you.

There's two ways to do it.

1. Find a job that you love doing, look forward to getting to, and makes you happy regardless of the pay. This is what I do, to hell with the suit and tie, I'm wearing a T-shirt and Jeans for 1/2 the money and I couldn't be happier!

OR

2. Find a position that pays you so much damn money, that you no longer mind the fact that it's not really what you want to be doing, and you are happy anyway, cause of the compensation package.

Either or, but sticking around in a job that makes you unhappy means that just over 50% of your life is spent being unhappy, that's completely screwed... Might as well be in a shitty marriage and ensure that your entire life is in a shambles.

Scale back if you have to, but find something that makes you happy, figure out what you really love to do, then do it! Sounds easy and it really is, but you've got to be brave, and have to let go of a lot of the Bullshit trappings probably.

Or maybe not, I work in a 30X20 office, with windows that have a good view, I get paid well to do what I love, I've got good equipment and nobody shoots at me anymore... I'd say it's well worth the trade off. I do miss the Lunch and Learns, the Travel, I sometimes miss the respect the Suit and Tie garners, I miss business lunches, and golf....

But, I can wear jeans and a t-shirt from t-shirt hell if I like, I have a couple Captain and Cokes with Lunch, I work a Mile from home, have little or no stress, and I enjoy coming to work.

Work-Life balance... Oh and my good view out the window.

+1

And you always get WHAT YOU SETTLE FOR. Quit complaining and do something about your situtation.

[Design1314]

Art Director for Macy*s. I design those Macy's Newspaper ads..etc. I enjoy it a lot!

[dxb335d]

Porn star

[JOSG328I]

Auto Industry that is all I will say.

[Zeroday]

Secret Agent for the CIA that is all I will say.

[ATG]

Originally Posted by Revlis

If it sucks you gotta fix it... Bad jobs can effect your entire life, quality of life, relationships, everything. You have to find something that works for you.

There's two ways to do it.

1. Find a job that you love doing, look forward to getting to, and makes you happy regardless of the pay. This is what I do, to hell with the suit and tie, I'm wearing a T-shirt and Jeans for 1/2 the money and I couldn't be happier!

OR

2. Find a position that pays you so much damn money, that you no longer mind the fact that it's not really what you want to be doing, and you are happy anyway, cause of the compensation package.

Either or, but sticking around in a job that makes you unhappy means that just over 50% of your life is spent being unhappy, that's completely screwed... Might as well be in a shitty marriage and ensure that your entire life is in a shambles.

Scale back if you have to, but find something that makes you happy, figure out what you really love to do, then do it! Sounds easy and it really is, but you've got to be brave, and have to let go of a lot of the Bullshit trappings probably.

Or maybe not, I work in a 30X20 office, with windows that have a good view, I get paid well to do what I love, I've got good equipment and nobody shoots at me anymore... I'd say it's well worth the trade off. I do miss the Lunch and Learns, the Travel, I sometimes miss the respect the Suit and Tie garners, I miss business lunches, and golf....

But, I can wear jeans and a t-shirt from t-shirt hell if I like, I have a couple Captain and Cokes with Lunch, I work a Mile from home, have little or no stress, and I enjoy coming to work.

Work-Life balance... Oh and my good view out the window.

Revlis, I want to be your business partner!!!

[ATG]

Originally Posted by Desi

I drive a taxi. I shit you not, I drive an Ottawa Cab part time.

Full time, I'm a University Student. Pre-law, currently in Political Science.

My aunt's husband is a taxi driver in Calgary. He owns a $800,000 home and makes no less money than a doctor. Still puzzles me how ...

[RedGT3]

Airline Pilot (Jetblue if you must know)

[ATG]

Originally Posted by fll335

Airline Pilot (Jetblue if you must know)

Is air travel really safe as everyone says? Are most of the accidents caused by a pilot's error?

[DFW_M]

Originally Posted by ATG

Is air travel really safe as everyone says? Are most of the accidents caused by a pilot's error?

statistically, it is safe, but it sucks if you become a piece of the statistics...
I would say that although nicely maintained in the US, some US carriers fleet age is scary (Delta for example, old MD-8x's at AA, DC-9s ar NW).

I would expect that the majority of future accidents are caused by the humans, not the aircrafts (example would be the Brazilian A320 not long ago doen there, or the one in Thailand)...

[F87LUV]

Assistant VP @ a private equity firm.... I like it so far but I wanna transfer offices which will up my commute to just under two hours each way but the people are cooler. more to learn and its in the middle of the action... but i will have no life so I dunno if i wanna move

[canucklion]

what's an 'assistant VP'? or do you mean assistant to the VP?

Originally Posted by ZGirl4U

Assistant VP @ a private equity firm.... I like it so far but I wanna transfer offices which will up my commute to just under two hours each way but the people are cooler. more to learn and its in the middle of the action... but i will have no life so I dunno if i wanna move

[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by canucklion

what's an 'assistant VP'? or do you mean assistant to the VP?

First level VP on the scale here.

Im in the Client Tax & Financial Planning Group... not like a secretary.

[e90fanatic]

Originally Posted by ZGirl4U

First level VP on the scale here.

Im in the Client Tax & Financial Planning Group... not like a secretary.

that's what they call it here...lol..but u gotta be in the financial services industry to know

[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

that's what they call it here...lol..but u gotta be in the financial services industry to know

Call what there? A secretary the assistant vp? Wouldnt that be like executive assistant or assistant to the vp?

[canucklion]

cool, interesting to know. Each industry's got its own lingo and labeling

Originally Posted by ZGirl4U

First level VP on the scale here.

Im in the Client Tax & Financial Planning Group... not like a secretary.

[Artz 330]

Originally Posted by ZGirl4U

First level VP on the scale here.

Im in the Client Tax & Financial Planning Group... not like a secretary.

I need a Financial Planning Specialist. Or maybe a Shrink. I spend too much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :sad0147::sad0147::sad0147:

[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by Artz 330

I need a Financial Planning Specialist. Or maybe a Shrink. I spend too much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :sad0147::sad0147::sad0147:

LoL.... well we have a min requirement of 10M to invest/become a client

[Zeroday]

Originally Posted by fll335

Airline Pilot (Jetblue if you must know)

I musn't but thank you.

[Artz 330]

Originally Posted by ZGirl4U

LoL.... well we have a min requirement of 10M to invest/become a client

Ok Im 8% there, 12% by the end of this year. does that help? lol

[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by Artz 330

Ok Im 8% there, 12% by the end of this year. does that help? lol

Haha ... sure