Are You Working in Your Field of Choice, and/or Do You Like Your Job?

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Let's Talk About Your Job.

  • I currently like the job I have.

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • I currently do not like the job I have.

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • I WOULD like the job I have, if certain things were different (better management, pay, etc.)

    Votes: 4 44.4%

  • I like going to work everyday.

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • I do not like going to work everyday.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I WOULD like going to work everyday, IF (please share in your post, if possible.)

    Votes: 3 33.3%

  • I am working in the original field I wanted to work in.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I am NOT working in the original field I wanted to work in.

    Votes: 3 33.3%

  • I intend to work as long as I possibly can.

    Votes: 1 11.1%

  • I would stop working if I were able to.

    Votes: 2 22.2%
  • Total voters
    9
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Miri

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#21
zeroturbulence said:
Where do I begin? When I was a kid people told me I should be an artist because I could draw well. Even my art teachers told me that. Drawing was my favorite thing and I drew all the time. No cartoons or anime (I don't even think anime existed then). I always tried to draw things realistically.

So anyway I got a degree in graphic design and worked as a graphic artist for most of my working life. I enjoyed it at first but then I got stuck working for small companies that were very poorly managed so I got tired of it and decided to go into the medical field because I've wanted to for many years.

I would have taken up nursing but I don't have the stomach for it, so I became a pharmacy tech instead. My goal was to eventually work in a hospital. It usually takes a few years of retail pharmacy experience before you can qualify... Well my first pharmacy job was a horrible experience. Not because of the job itself, but because of the way I was treated by my coworkers who basically didn't want me in their little clique.

Anyway, that job got cut short when my dad got sick with cancer and I spent the next 2 years caring for him. After he passed away I didn't know what I wanted to do or could do. Those 2 years changed me. I used to have a very sharp mind and nearly aced my national pharmacy certification exam which was mostly complex math problems.... but now I am so forgetful. I can't even remember 3 things on a shopping list or where I parked my car. People say its normal, but for me it is not. Needless to say, I have abandoned my desire to work in the medical field because I am no longer mentally fit to perform critical tasks, plus the fact that hospitals remind me of all the stuff my dad went through during those 2 years. I still have my sense of admiration and respect for doctors and nurses though..

So this brings me to where I am now.. Trying to start my own small business. It will be a one man operation and a very demanding one, but I keep running into unrelated problems that are preventing me from getting started. The first one put me in the hospital at the end of last year. Luckily it was nothing serious. But after that, it was a months long road to getting well enough to give my business idea another go... And then right after I start to make progress I suffer an injury that is totally unrelated to my work. Its something that requires more than a few days off. It's been a series of injuries and illnesses for the last few months. In fact right now I am just getting over a rotator cuff injury and a bout of sinusitis. So I don't know if I will ever have a job that I love. Lately I've been feeling like just giving up on everything.
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Aww Z, I’m sure there is something in the pipeline for you.
In Jesus you have a hope and a future.
Are you taking care of yourself eating sleeping properly etc. (That’s the mother
in me). In difficult times even if you can’t do anything else, you need to take care
of yourself.
 
Solemateleft

Solemateleft

Honor, Courage, Commitment
#22
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zeroturbulence said:
Where do I begin? When I was a kid people told me I should be an artist because I could draw well. Even my art teachers told me that. Drawing was my favorite thing and I drew all the time. No cartoons or anime (I don't even think anime existed then). I always tried to draw things realistically.

So anyway I got a degree in graphic design and worked as a graphic artist for most of my working life. I enjoyed it at first but then I got stuck working for small companies that were very poorly managed so I got tired of it and decided to go into the medical field because I've wanted to for many years.

I would have taken up nursing but I don't have the stomach for it, so I became a pharmacy tech instead. My goal was to eventually work in a hospital. It usually takes a few years of retail pharmacy experience before you can qualify... Well my first pharmacy job was a horrible experience. Not because of the job itself, but because of the way I was treated by my coworkers who basically didn't want me in their little clique.

Anyway, that job got cut short when my dad got sick with cancer and I spent the next 2 years caring for him. After he passed away I didn't know what I wanted to do or could do. Those 2 years changed me. I used to have a very sharp mind and nearly aced my national pharmacy certification exam which was mostly complex math problems.... but now I am so forgetful. I can't even remember 3 things on a shopping list or where I parked my car. People say its normal, but for me it is not. Needless to say, I have abandoned my desire to work in the medical field because I am no longer mentally fit to perform critical tasks, plus the fact that hospitals remind me of all the stuff my dad went through during those 2 years. I still have my sense of admiration and respect for doctors and nurses though..

So this brings me to where I am now.. Trying to start my own small business. It will be a one man operation and a very demanding one, but I keep running into unrelated problems that are preventing me from getting started. The first one put me in the hospital at the end of last year. Luckily it was nothing serious. But after that, it was a months long road to getting well enough to give my business idea another go... And then right after I start to make progress I suffer an injury that is totally unrelated to my work. Its something that requires more than a few days off. It's been a series of injuries and illnesses for the last few months. In fact right now I am just getting over a rotator cuff injury and a bout of sinusitis. So I don't know if I will ever have a job that I love. Lately I've been feeling like just giving up on everything.
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Zeroturbulance,
I can relate and empathize with your scenario. I've found a couple few remedies for my memory challenges... as a pharmacist I assume you may have tried: Vyacog (prescription); Ginko Smart or Brain supplements; and Acai berry smoothies?
God bless
 
mochi

mochi

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May 26, 2015
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* What is your current field of employment, and how did you get into it?
i'm a youtuber (dunno if i can call this a job or not.. i'm just sharing and at the same time adsense pay me as well ;)

how i get into it..

at first i did it because i was bored enough and want to distracted my mind.. but not really sharing..
i only upload simple videos (with poor editing and lighting)
i seriously hate if i have to share my recipes where it cost me time and money to experiment :)
when i posted food pictures on my fb or ig, people (especially friends) always bug me with: can i have your recipe please? (and i HATE that)
i also hate inspiring people as well (not a very Christian way i know)

one day i got pmed from my friend, she asked me for a brownies recipe.. i then refer her to a good video recipe BUT she wanted mine! i told her sorry i plan to sell one day.. she said: but its me? i'm your friend.. can you please share it with me? i insist saying no.. and she tried to understand (i sounds evil right)

i dont get the idea why they didnt go to google (bunch information there) and do their own trial and error but want instant way

since i got those questions a LOT either on my own fb page or baking group.. i started getting tired and didnt want to post pictures anymore.. but then i wondering.. if i only bake and keeping it for myself.. whats the purpose of that??
i felt like i burying talent that God give to me and didnt want to share with others..

after that i decided to start uploading video again (was hiatus for few months) and this time i really tried to shared (ps: i'm not an expert.. even until now i still learning and practicing.. i just shared what i know)

through this i know that God mold my characters a LOT in many ways,
at first i would felt hurt when i got negative comments and i even turn off my notification because of that.. lol.. my friend even told me to ignore and stop reading and replying to each comments
now i feel like its OK.. not everyone will agree with me or like what i did on that videos.. different method and such is common..

when i got comments like: thank you, you helped my family's financial with your recipe..
i can sell and such..
i felt happy for those selling comments (previous me will mad and upset.. i hate competitors especially if they using my recipe to sell.. now i truly felt happy for them and wish the best and success for them)
thinking back again.. there is no original recipe that i can call it my own since i got inspired from others creation as well ;) like who created pancake for the first time? you never know.. >_<


* Is there another field that you would like to get into, and why?
there are several things on my mind for sure :)


* Are you working in the field you had originally intended to work in, or are you doing something different, and why? If you're in a completely different field, has it been for the better or for the worse?
no, its kinda different..
after i graduated i worked on pharmaceutical company as qc.. due to some personal reason i decided to resign..
then i'm into soap making and natural cosmetic in hope i can produce and sell one day.. but the more i learned about it the more i realize its expensive and regulations here not friendly.. i was sad and disappointed about that.. regulation for food not strick like soaps.. here everyone can sell food at their house anytime

* Do you like your current job? Why or why not?
idk if i can call this a job but yes i love what i do now
 
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