As someone who had her absolute dream job in academia for years but burnt out so badly because of it it actually landed her in the emergency room...
I've become a lot more pragmatic in that regard and switched jobs and it was the best decision I ever made (even though it was very, very hard).
I do not want to end up sacrificing my health again. I like my current job a lot. It is interesting enough to keep me engaged and not bored out of my mind, but I can essentially do it with 70% of my brain power and still read a novel while doing it. The coworkers are nice, but what keeps me there are the excellent pay, working conditions and benefits. I can work from home (or my garden... or the fucking beach) 3 days a week and they gave me amazing equipment and tech for my home office, I have very flexible hours and can basically start or take breaks whenever I want as long as I clock my hours and show up for the meetings, no weekend work ever and no overtime if I don't want to do it, 30 paid vacation days plus public holidays off (11 days this year, I think), female superiors who are amazing, and the usual benefits regarding health insurance, pension plan etc...
I work to live now instead of living to work and enjoy it immensely.
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I work in travel managinging the support teams that book flights, deal with complaints etc. It has it's "this sucks" days...but if it didn't, it would be a hobby and they wouldn't have to pay me! The main thing that pulls me through those rare days though is getting to travel like a wealthy person (I make decent money but I wouldn't put myself in that category)...there is ALWAYS light at the end of the tunnel. Also we aren't an American company and have a more European outlook on work/life balance which means there is alot of tenure in the company. Many of us have worked together for 10+ years, vacationed together, covered for each other etc. I feel very blessed to have grown with this company, stuck around to get promoted and been sent around the world. I also LOVE that most of our corporate leadership is female ❤
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We typically hire a class in the Spring. Parlez vous Français?
This sounds like an incredible experience. Would you be willing to share where someone might be able to apply? Vivant en France depuis l'âge de 10 ans, je parle couramment français 🙂
I'll be honest, I'm not happy with my job itself. It's so monotonous and repetitive answering customer emails and doing order management (ecommerce) all day, and there have been several times where I threatened to leave because management keeps putting more work on my plate knowing I'm one of the only competent people there. Meanwhile, the "less competent" people resent management for not allowing them to handle more responsibility and grow in their positions. But, my coworkers are all wonderful, and we've formed meaningful friendships outside of work. And, I get to work from home most days of the week so I get more time with my cat (or to slack off to a reasonable extent). The pay is also quite nice for my area, and it affords me to live on my own and save for my dream house. I have tried looking for other jobs that would feel more fulfilling to me, but have yet to find anything else that would pay as well and still allow me to work from home. Plus, I've had jobs that were great but the company culture and people I worked with made it miserable, so I try not to have "grass is greener" syndrome. On the days where I really feel tempted to just quit, I try to remind myself that this boring, unfulfilling job is helping me save for a more fulfilling future. I also try to spend my time off doing things that are meaningful to me.
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Feb 04
I like my waitressing job, but my all time favorite job was ghost writing for IT websites. Some of my landing pages are still up from five years ago.
I love showing my friends work I've done, and the pay was fucking incredible.
I got fired when I tried to write about mortgages though, because some of the info was off.
I WAS making like 60-80/hour, and there was a crap ton of work I could do from my phone anywhere.
I wrote a Medicare handbook for $400 in a week while my kids played on the playground. ^^
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As someone who had her absolute dream job in academia for years but burnt out so badly because of it it actually landed her in the emergency room...
I've become a lot more pragmatic in that regard and switched jobs and it was the best decision I ever made (even though it was very, very hard).
I do not want to end up sacrificing my health again. I like my current job a lot. It is interesting enough to keep me engaged and not bored out of my mind, but I can essentially do it with 70% of my brain power and still read a novel while doing it. The coworkers are nice, but what keeps me there are the excellent pay, working conditions and benefits. I can work from home (or my garden... or the fucking beach) 3 days a week and they gave me amazing equipment and tech for my home office, I have very flexible hours and can basically start or take breaks whenever I want as long as I clock my hours and show up for the meetings, no weekend work ever and no overtime if I don't want to do it, 30 paid vacation days plus public holidays off (11 days this year, I think), female superiors who are amazing, and the usual benefits regarding health insurance, pension plan etc...
I work to live now instead of living to work and enjoy it immensely.
I work in travel managinging the support teams that book flights, deal with complaints etc. It has it's "this sucks" days...but if it didn't, it would be a hobby and they wouldn't have to pay me! The main thing that pulls me through those rare days though is getting to travel like a wealthy person (I make decent money but I wouldn't put myself in that category)...there is ALWAYS light at the end of the tunnel. Also we aren't an American company and have a more European outlook on work/life balance which means there is alot of tenure in the company. Many of us have worked together for 10+ years, vacationed together, covered for each other etc. I feel very blessed to have grown with this company, stuck around to get promoted and been sent around the world. I also LOVE that most of our corporate leadership is female ❤
I'll be honest, I'm not happy with my job itself. It's so monotonous and repetitive answering customer emails and doing order management (ecommerce) all day, and there have been several times where I threatened to leave because management keeps putting more work on my plate knowing I'm one of the only competent people there. Meanwhile, the "less competent" people resent management for not allowing them to handle more responsibility and grow in their positions. But, my coworkers are all wonderful, and we've formed meaningful friendships outside of work. And, I get to work from home most days of the week so I get more time with my cat (or to slack off to a reasonable extent). The pay is also quite nice for my area, and it affords me to live on my own and save for my dream house. I have tried looking for other jobs that would feel more fulfilling to me, but have yet to find anything else that would pay as well and still allow me to work from home. Plus, I've had jobs that were great but the company culture and people I worked with made it miserable, so I try not to have "grass is greener" syndrome. On the days where I really feel tempted to just quit, I try to remind myself that this boring, unfulfilling job is helping me save for a more fulfilling future. I also try to spend my time off doing things that are meaningful to me.
I like my waitressing job, but my all time favorite job was ghost writing for IT websites. Some of my landing pages are still up from five years ago.
I love showing my friends work I've done, and the pay was fucking incredible.
I got fired when I tried to write about mortgages though, because some of the info was off.
I WAS making like 60-80/hour, and there was a crap ton of work I could do from my phone anywhere.
I wrote a Medicare handbook for $400 in a week while my kids played on the playground. ^^
I signed up on an online writing platform.
</3 miss that job forever ...
I teach fitness to adults.
I love teaching and find it fulfilling, and my clients want to be there.
Every so often I get someone who’s not into it, but it’s easy for me to tell them it’s not a good fit, if it’s not a good fit.
I’m my own boss too, which makes a big difference.