Would you do a job you hated?

Absolutely, the saying "you can't take it with you" is very true but I guess you need enough to survive on especially if you have to support a family.

@sprite1950 I never had to complain, I always managed to survive with jobs I liked, and they made me happy.

@topffer

That's a good idea . I was in a job I hated once but I didn't last long because it made me so unhappy. I really didn't care about the money and got another for less;

@porwest A blessing in disguise. Did you get something better that you liked after?

@sprite1950 Sometimes being happy is better. I do know when I left Coke I worked for a corrugated box making company, and while the pay there was good I said from day one as soon as something better comes along I am out. Luckily the company went bankrupt and five months later they laid me off, so I was forced to seek something else.

@sprite1950 I have to tell you that cleaning in Hotels is not something very nice at all and very hard work as you have to be quite fit to clean 21 bedrooms a day from top to bottom and the bathrooms included and look after your own place and a little boy on top. The worst part was cleaning the staff toilets I can still remember that even now. I used to get home and go to sleep from exhaustion. You have to think about the cleaning I used to do as you had the boss behind you to go and make you clean it again afterwards if not done according to her standard yuk. This was in England and in Spain they are slave drivers much worse than in Great Britain I know because I had to clean over there as well. But all i all I made some great friends and that is the best bit of memory I have..

@lovinangelsinstead21 My daughter cleaned in a travel lodge and she said that people had the most disgusting habits and sometimes left the rooms in a terrible state. Having to do the duvet covers would be enough to put me off

I did plenty of cleaning jobs in my time. They were at least something you could do and not have to worry about. I always hated jobs with a lot of responsibility that you would think about when you got home.

Yes sometimes a job is bearable but probably not what you might have chosen had there been more opportunities.

@LadyDuck Yes and I'm sure you made life a lot easier for him.

@sprite1950 I hate the numbers, I would have never decided to do a financial business if I had the choice. Following my husband was different.

It's nice to find a job that you like though. I worked as a chef/cook in my last job and I loved it.

@Hannihar Yes sometimes I think a change is good for us. What seems good at the beginning changes and becomes tedious over time.

@sprite1950 Yes, there were a couple of jobs I liked but they closed. I liked when I started my small business and found a place to sell but then after years of doing it and many changes at the place I no longer like it so wanted to sell my things and do something else.

@morgoodie Yes having to start again is stressful for anyone so I can imagine it's worse if you have anxiety problems. I find getting to know new people can be hard as not everyone is accepting and friendly.

Luckily I was always able to find another job but there was a time when I was very young and was being sexually harassed. I was scared to go to work so I left that one pretty quickly. I was only 17 then and lived at home. I got another job right after as unemployment wasn't too bad then.

@sprite1950 I don't blame you for leaving that job. I probably should have changed jobs, but I don't like change at all. It causes me some serious anxiety.

@sprite1950 I do agree that money doesn't make us happy, but like you I wouldn't complain if I had a little more.

@dodo19

Yes money doesn't always make you happy .. although I would like more of it!

@sprite1950 True.. you need to like your JOB and the People you work with!

@minx267 I have been in jobs where I was treated as an outsider and felt very uncomfortable. I think it's mean of people to treat a newcomer that way. It's hard enough learning a new job.

I agree. I must feel comfortable with the people I am around too.

I think when we have a family we are more likely to stick a job we don't like.

@nela13 I had a job in a bakery at a supermarket once but the person I worked with did not like me and treated me with contempt because he preferred to work with someone who had been moved off the department. I hated going in every day and left as soon as I found something else.

@sprite1950 yes, it maybe be hard but it is even hard don't have money to raise our children.

Yes that's how I feel about it too. I have done jobs with good money that I hated and soon left.

@anamika161088 Yes that is a good way of thinking about it. It's nice to have money but not at the expense of happiness,

@sprite1950 When you are not happy in life doing what you don't want to... Does that money make any sense? To me it's not. I think we can earn better life by doing what we love as it opens many doors to excel in it.

Yes I wouldn't like to do anything that was disgusting.

@sprite1950 just because of money

@saritflor Not really. I just hate to see animals being cruelly treated.

I would hate that too. I'm a big animal lover.

@sprite1950 So you are a Vegan as well?

@prakashj256 It's best to have a job you like though,

I have been in jobs I hated but I stuck them for a while until I found something different.

@sprite1950 yes, if you have found better line then that's great.

I used to have a job which made me very unhappy and I didn't stay in it. I found another one which had less money but I liked it and was much happier.

@Jessabuma I liked my last job very much, I'm retired now but it was fun. I had others I liked too,

@sprite1950 ohh I see, glad you found a job you liked

That's a good attitude to have. I should take a leaf out of your book

Yes especially as we spend such a large portion of our lives at work.

@sprite1950 That's my thinking too. Imagine spending the great part of your life somewhere where you'd rather not be.

It's a lot of time to spend doing something you dislike though,

That is the right way of thinking. I've taken jobs with lower pay because I preferred them.

I think you're right. If you don't enjoy the work you're not going to do a good job.

@sprite1950 I think you are right. It's such a chore if you hate your job.

Sometimes jobs are not what we hoped they would be. I had a well paid job which was not all as they described at the interview. I was very disappointed and felt I was wasting my talents so I left and got a lesser paid job.

@sprite1950 That was right... you cannot measure everything with the money