Does the Nature of your Job Affect the Quality of Your Life?

hello. i am a license pharmacist and had been working for four years using my profession. and i say, i love to meet people.. customers, patience of all ages. makes me feel a part of the world and makes me feel my importance to them. there are people who just don't want medicines to be prepared for them, most of them have problems in life at some sort and need someone to talk to. so, my service for people isn't just up to preparing meds and asking for payment... it extends more to listening to them and making them feel that somehow, someone is interested in listening. making them sure that they live the premises with comfort and a smile on their face. i haven't been working now for months since i was busy preparing papers for my visa application to sweden. and it's worth it since i want to be with my future husband. plus, even if not working as a licensed pharmacist,i earn a lot online... wherein earnings are better compared to what i earn with my profession. i can have my own time and still do chores at home and earn money. but thing is, i still miss the job. i guess, i miss people and i miss interacting with them. well, one day... i will work again and earn on the internet at the same time. not impossible. hehe. happy myLotting!

It doesn't have to but I think it does. However, in my case it is a positive thing. I teach at a secondary boarding school operated by our church. We have 252 students this year in grades 9-12. My wife is the girls dean so we live in an apartment connected to the girls dorm. I am probably a better christian because of the spirituality of the school, the students and the staff. I have learned as much from the students as they have learned from me. My job is not just a job but a lifestyle. It is not for everybody. I have seen some new staff come to work here and they leave after one or two years. It is demanding on your time put you get to know the students so well and many of them for life. I would not trade it for anything although once in awhile it has crossed my mind to change jobs but when I think about it I would truly miss being in school with teenagers. Sounds crazy doesn't it?

I have sometimes tried working from home, but felt that I needed outside time guides for structure. I am older now, and more mature. I would really like to have enough time to explore the possibilities of working from home.I think, at this time, it would really improve the quality of my life.

I am the same free bird, who prefers to have own rules for her job.That`s one of the reasons to be officially unemployed. Where is the compromise we all can make between the money, respect, status, obligations and life? I posted a week ago discussion about the undesired job. All of us say that all jobs are good ,if the money are good, but deeply in us we know that there are some jobs we really hate.

I work full time at a print shop. I work third shift, the people I come in to relieve always leave me with a buttload of work, I rarely see them doing anything but talking to each other and horsing around. I come home every day frustrated and angry at them. I recently picked up two freelance photography gigs, and I enjoy them both immensely. My quality of life before picking up the freelance stuff sucked. I was miserable all the time, and broke. I worked there for the insurance, mainly. With the freelance stuff, I have more work, but it's more enjoyable too. It's doing stuff I'm good at, the stuff I went to college for. I'd prefer to work for a company. I don't like the fact that freelance stuff is ephemeral. I prefer job security. But the two together make for a nice combination.

Yes, I believe so.I have a regular work, but never experienced at the receiving end of power politics. I would love to be my boss someday, but for the time being, my present job seems good to me. I love interactive jobs, power doesn't mean anything to me.

yes i feel it.

I would say that having my own business is the best decision I've had so far when it comes to career/ employment. I always thought that being employed and earning regular income is very important, but I was wrong. Money can't buy my emotional health, no matter how good our bank account was at the time. Now I'm happier working on my own, although the money income is not regular. I just have to learn control my spending. There were times when employment felt so safe but unfortunately it never lasted long, the politics were unbearable. If you can find a place where there is less or little politics, I suggest you take advantage, it will boost your earning too.