Are you passionate about your career?

[ziggystardust]

I don't think my career is my calling, though it's basically all I've ever done. How do you find what's right for you?
I'm 30 and don't want to waste another year at something I don't love.

And let me also say, I'm not sure if I've ever been passionate about these types of things. Kinda fell into my major at school, kinda fell into my job and got very comfortable there over the last few years.

I would love to hear stories of yours. Maybe it'll rub off a little

 

[mjantz]

I'm passionate about my career (teaching preschool/kindergarten) but I've not always been passionate about the jobs that have come along in my career.

 

[Jeafl]

I am now, but I wasn't before. I graduated college with a double major in marketing and management, with an additional associate's degree in advertising. I worked for 9 years in advertising but couldn't stand the stress anymore. I quit my job to stay home and raise my kids, but eventually went back to school and got a teaching degree. Now I teach Special Ed and I LOVE it! It took a lot of years for me to figure it all out, but there is nothing I would rather be doing right now.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

To be honest, I think what I am passionate about is being a mother and now a grandmother. I loved raising my kids and I cherish every moment I get to spend with my grandkids.

I like my work - I am a freelance writer, and it's not an easy way to make a living but I like writing. I would write even if I wasn't doing it to make money. But it doesn't come close to the way I feel about mothering. I was a full-time mother when my four kids were young, but I got divorced when the youngest was five and had to work to support my family. I am so glad that I got to spend those years with them.

Teresa

 

[mickeyboat]

No. It's a job so I can make a living and support my family.

I like my job, don't get me wrong, but I am not passionate about it.

 

[Jennasis]

Very.

 

[low-key]

Oh yes, I just love lifting heavy stuff all day

 

[minkydog]

I've been a nurse for 34 years and there was a day that i was absolutely passionate about it. Not so much anymore. I love my *job*, though, because i get to work with kids every day,which i love. I enjoy being a mom more than being a nurse.

Thirty-four years is a long time in a nursing career, believe me.

 

[mrsklamc]

Nope, I'm like you- 31, stumbled into my degree and my job and wish I was passionate about something.

 

[ziggystardust]

Nope, I'm like you- 31, stumbled into my degree and my job and wish I was passionate about something.

Doesn't it stink? I don't know if I have to go out and try different things ( probably not financially feasible) or just suck it up and deal

 

[miralys]

I don't think you have to have "a calling". It is possible to just have a job, which is a means to the end (pay the bills). We can't all be over the moon about what we do to get by in life.

My calling is actually my hobby (dressing up like fictional characters and raising money for charity). It will never pay the bills, and that's okay with me. That's what my job is for.

I love my job and love my co-workers. I am blessed in that respect. But if something happened, I would go into another line of work with no problem. My career is not a calling. It's merely a way to allow me to pursue my calling in my down time.

 

[Maddykins06]

Yes, & I am very grateful & I know I am extremely lucky.

I am an Exercise Science & Wellness professor and I love teaching, research & working with the community, students, faculty & staff to encourage healthier lifestyle choices.

My university is extremely flexible in my teaching (I decide what & when I want to teach, but I am also the Program Director of the Department so it's a lot of administrative work too).

I've only been teaching for four years now, but I kept knocking on doors, sending out resumes, volunteering, ANYTHING to get my foot in the door.

What do you LIKE to do? Make a list & see if you can research some possible careers. ANYTHING is possible if you believe & put your heart & mind into achieving it.

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!

 

[jrmasm]

Um, no.

 

[3smithboys]

I am a 6th grade teacher, and I love my job. I can't imagine doing anything else... (The only thing I would like to do more is not work at all!!! ) I have to say that I LIKE some years more than others depending on the students I get.... I adored the students I had last year, and after 18 years of teaching they reminded me why I do what I do. (After some years, I have to say I do need to be reminded!!! )

 

[Robinrs]

I loooove my job, didn't always but now have a great group of people and I actually enjoy coming in everyday.

I also enjoy my home life which makes it all complete.

 

[Nette]

I also fell into my major and my "career". I do not love it at all. (Software engineer) However, I've been told that I'm very good at it, especially since I'm not your typical hacker... I can't bear the thought of coding in my down time. ugh.

I'm 35, and I suggest that if you want to make a change to do it before you have kids... once there are little ones in the picture it becomes even harder to make that big of a change. There's the money, yes, but the time involved as well.

Over the years I've been thinking really hard about what I would like to change to, and I'm just not sure. From Pharmacist to nurse to teacher to writer.... And actually a couple of years ago I almost fell into Project Management, which I was enjoying a lot, but I had to leave that company before *bad things* (TM) happened. I'm still upset about that.

 

[Alyssa88]

I love my job, and I really care about my clients, but this is not my passion. I love that I am helping people, and that I truely feel like I am needed and important. I spent over a year after college working every weekend and every holiday, between two part time jobs, and odd hours. I split my time between a demetia unit and psychiatric unit . . . both were stressful but combined it was becoming too mch for me.

I work as a case manager for people with developmental disabilities. I am 23 and it is a good job, for now. Now, I have a flexible schedule that I set and have off every weekend and holiday. I have beneifts and I make enough to get by. Right now, I am very happy. The money isn't great (but in this economy I am lucky to have a job like this) and while it is certainly a difficult job at times, it is not nearly as stressful.

I hope to go to graduate school for a Psy.D or Ph.D in Neuropsychology. I would LOVE to be a Clinical Neuropsychologist. THAT is my passion. Right now, it is not an option. Also, I am just not sure if there is enough demand for them. For now, I am satisfied. I love what I do and I can always continue to learn more and more on my own.

 

[ZephyrHawk]

No, I don't love my job. I don't even really like it. I'm 32 and don't want to spend the rest of my life at it, but I can't see myself leaving it now when I want to have kids soon and need the financial security.

 

[Pakey]

I have a BS in Accounting and an MBA. I didn't love accounting in school. However, I've been blessed with a 30 year career in that field and I have loved every minute of it.

The only part of my career that I have not 100% loved is managing people. I currently have a great staff but there have been times when that has not been the case.

 

[MM27]

I love my job and couldn't imagine myself doing anything else. Unfortunately, I work with some people that are only there for the paycheck. It shows in the work they do, or rather don't do. When you are in a career like education, you really do a disservice to the children you work with when you are not "all there" or into the job.