Ask Lemmy

Stay at home dad

Fuck yes

Yes, i love my job. I design substations. I feel like my work matters, and I get a thrill that I have a hand in bringing our electricity power grid to life.

My boss does not give me busy work and my work is important, but I still phone it in.

I'm a stay at home parent and also do comedy part time. Both are fulfilling, but exhausting.

We're building a data lake which is pretty boring. I try to keep myself inspired that maybe just maybe the optimizations gained from these data analytics will lead to a drop in our greenhouse gas emissions from this organization.

I am an Uber driver and I fucking love my job

It is if you focus on the ultimate end state, which is a very serious net human good.

But jesus, the path to making that happen can grind you down. Canyon-like process gaps in some areas, poor integration of the different business lines, every area has been short-staffed since the pandemic with no end in sight, taking on more work without an appropriate allocation of resources, etc.

Have said "Fuck this, I quit" to myself more than once, only to come back because my memory of times where I was involved in something positively life changing for some random human in my country.

Not really but my life outside of work is, plus I get free health insurance and they pay me enough money to have a reasonably comfortable life.

Yes! I work for a non-profit, providing a highly in-demand service to my community, for free or at a reduced cost. Nobody is getting rich doing what we do, but we are actively enriching and supporting our community. It is also a fantastic foot in the door for other forms of cooperation, community support, and mutual aid.

Not all non-profits are on the level, but no company with a profit motive will ever provide the kind of environment that a good non-profit can.

I'm a freelance chef.

• Fairly well paid (I can work parttime and still pay the bills).
• I'm ridiculously self-disciplined and stress-resistant so I find it quite easy.
• I get to see behind the curtain at a lot of restaurants.
• I've built something of a local reputation and a circle of friends in the industry.
• Being good at cooking, organising, and leading people is in itself very satisfying.
• People find me more attractive because of it, haha.

I'm just sick of making money for other people and sort of sick of working evenings. Oh, and people are always asking me to cook for them. Otherwise, I'm fulfilled. It'll be time for me to look at setting up my own place soon enough.

Ish? I run machines at a steel tube/chromed bar processing plant in the Midwest which is kinda neat but also mind-numbing, but the money is really good for what I do. They just offered me an outside sales position over my whole state so... I like doing new things and my background is in food and bev so I'd much rather be dealing with people than pushing buttons on a CNC or hone all day plus for a pay increase and not being all gross and oily when I get off work? No-brainer

Yes! Self-employed, four-day work weeks, 4-6 hours a day. Enough money to be comfortable and to put some away for later. I have to clean the place by myself on that weekday off, but that's fine. Cathartic even.

It would be fulfilling if it paid enough to do more than just scrape by. It's basically social work

Little bit of both here. When there's something important going on, I bring it. Other times, we're just waiting for something important to happen.

It is alright I guess.

My career is fulfilling. My current employer is trying to make sure this specific job is not.

I like what I do now. 80% work from home in a smallish company without enterprise bullshit. :) We have no standups and no agile shit which is amazing.

I haven't been able to work for a few years due to disability, but my last job was surprisingly fulfilling. It was very challenging. Without that, I get bored.

I've worked on an ambulance for 37+ years. Still enjoy work. I'd be happy to reach 50 years. We'll see...

I work to live.

It has its moments. The opportunity to figure out a tough problem or create an innovative solution can be very rewarding.

What busy work there is I can work at my own pace, so long as I meet deadlines.

I work from home, have a fair amount of autonomy and responsibility and have no one looking over my shoulder.

I recognize I’m very fortunate.

Is my life fulfilling ?

My job is not fulfilling...anymore. I started in the industry and consumed knowledge. Landed a high level job in the industry but due to regulatory bodies (which is understandable) I'm not able to use most of my knowledge and am wilting in capabilities now.

Moving up is nigh impossible within the company. However, I do get paid enough that I'm not cheque to cheque and can focus a bit more on my outside life. That with the additional fact that my specific job is extremely stable to economic factors comparatively, I'll probably stay.

It fills my bank account, if that's what you're asking!

No, but I am fulfilled by the things my wage pays for