Yesterday I was driving to work and I realized I was smiling

I think you feel fulfilled in your work and that's great! i just started working 4 months ago and i feel happy about it. The people you meeet, new experiences, achievements and the new things i learned are the things that makes being at work worthwhile. Sometimes i look forward to being at work, but sometimes i feel bored and unhappy if there's nothing to do or projects being assigned. As long as you are happy with whatever you are doing getting a substantially les money won't matter. But sometims you have to take considerations if they can pay the bills. :)

When i was in the university,our school ask us to finish 120hours of being a volunteer,then you can get your degree.Then I have 2 opportunities to be with those who are disabled,not like you-adult,mine are teenagers.Like what you feel.they are really competent and warm-hearted,some of them are so cute:). If i have an abundant assets for myself,maybe i 'll chose this job,but you know the life is so down-to-earth.I have to support my family,so when i grow older with my own child ,i will chose to work for them,because it's my child's turn to support me:)

When I was working I loved going to work. I use to do medical billing and there was just a couple of us in the back office. We all got along so good. But then the doctor I worked for got real sick and closed his practice.

Good for you Deb. I used to work at a job that I loved too. I loved working with the people. It sure can have an impact on your life as work is where you spend alot of your time. I feel sorry for peole who hate their job. They mast have a hard time having a happy life.

Sounds like you are doing a very rewarding job with these people. It is so nice to find something out there that you can do to improve the lives around you, I think when you get such satisfaction from a job like that it really helps you too. It is a blessing to have a job that you love so much too. Im just doing bits of work from home and I am eternally greatful for what I get. It is much nicer at the end of the day to know you have dome something worthwhile Keep it up and hope you continue to enjoy your work my friend Lynn-Marie

I am definitely not happy with my job now...which i just started about 2 months back, and now i just realise..high pay / more money may not make any happier

i once had an experience of working in a company with a high-paying and updated salary but with a not "too friendly" management. you know what? i just managed to work there only for two weeks then filed my resignation after because i don't feel happy at all. right now, i have another job with a not too high salary but with better management staff and i prefer to stay here than having to work in a less friendly office.

I would accept a job that pays less if it was a job that I truly enjoyed doing. Money isn't worth it if you do not enjoy what you are doing. My last job was enjoyable for the most part. It became unbearable towards the end. I hope to find work that I am happy with that I can stay with until I am ready to retire.

I am very happy woking for myself. It is hard, because work is never done by 5 PM and I spend many hours woking at night...but I love it.

I am glad you are glad to be working. I too am glad to go to my job. It is amazing that I have found this job I do and get paid for it and they are glad to see me. I thought you took care of kids. How is that going. I could work for less if the employer would treat me kindly and give me good responsibilities so that I could be of value. I hope this job keeps you happy and indeed pays you what you are worth someday!

I too love my job-- I'm an accountant-- I've been at the company for 6 years-- so I can honestly say I'm not smiling every day anymore-- But I do really love it. I worked in your field for a while- I worked for the state of NY in the state run homes. There was 8 individuals living in the house I worked at.. They ranged from mild to severe mentally disabled. It was a really hard job-.. There was alot of seizures in the house and it was just heartbreaking to see the people go through it- Alot of it was enjoyable-- but like with any job there was some bad. It really made me realize just how lucky I am!

I too love my job. After years of practicing nursing, I now teach nursing. I did take a substantial pay cut to teach nursing. (I would almost triple my pay if I went back to hospital nursing) But I love having a part in expanding minds and helping make nurses of tomorrow! Being with the students keeps me young and on my toes, I still get to be in the hospital and practice bedside nursing on clinical days, and the hours are great as compared to working for the hospital. Best of all, just as when I practiced nursing for the hospital, nothing takes the place of the look in a patient's eyes when you have helped them. Words neeed not be exchanged, it is felt.

Yes I like my job. I really like my boss and the people that I work with. The only thing I don't like is I work downtown so I have to take the bus to work. It is too expensive to park down there. But I am happy with my job and the office manager is the best. I just got my review and it was excellent so that made me happy too.

i used to enjoy my job but with all the job cuts, staff shortages and financial problems within the nursing world lately it has become grim and very stressful job. I would enjoy it more if i was paid more and in better conditions. I would say i wouldn't mind a pay cut for a job i enjoyed but i'm already getting below minium while i am training so i would starve if i did that!

The last job I had was working in a children's mental hospital. I thought it would be incredibly sad, but I often looked forward to coming to work. The children were a joy, even though I struggled to comprehend how a child could do certain things, even to another child. Seeing children discharged and reunited with their families made up for all the times I carried a heavy heavy heart. I'm glad you found yourself smiling. Simple rewards like that can carry you far, can't they?

What an interesting discussion, not so much the topic but 'turn of events'. Just this last fall I quit a job doing what you are doing now, for a lesser paying job. I also loved my job very much and was very close to most all of the residents. The problem was I knew some of the employees weren't treating the residents the way they should and management knew how I felt. They, management, proceeded to make my life as miserable as possible. In a way I guess they won because I quit rather than get fired for some trumped up charge. I miss the residents horribly but I'm afraid I was becoming no help to them because of all the stress and in ways I think it was just making things worse. I did however, taking the cut in pay, also let a certain bit of information be released to the proper authorities, which I couldn't have done if they fired me. Making less money now but do love my work, I've always loved writing and now I'm writing for a living. I still think of and pray for the residents at the home daily.

i do love my job, my job is clericle job i have to finish on time but due to delays the pressure builds up like mountain , at that time only i feel really frustrated and think why did i joined this job.

I really like my current job. The only bad thing really is the hours. I work a rotating shift work, but I have adjusted to the hours and it is not that bad. As far as accepting a job for lesser pay, just to be happy, I would have to say yes as long as it didn't lower my or my family's lifestyle.

I am happy to find someone who does like their job. It is nice to have a smile on your face when you to into work. I had a job that was low paying and had no benefits. I loved working there though. I always had fun there and met many nice people.

work isn't a work when u like ur work if u push ur self to do something that makes work so hard so choose a job that u really love and that would make ur day driving to work full of smile...