Do you love your profession?

[fetaby]

I love my profession.

I'm working towards encyclopedic knowledge of the materials I work with, as well as a variety of techniques.

On the other end of it, selling my work is very simple. It's become rare that I don't turn profit when the items are up/out for viewing.

But the biggest roadblock I seem to have right now is underpricing my work. It's the comment I receive most often. But I'd rather make a small profit on a fairly priced item, than no profit on an overpriced item that doesn't sell.

 

[blonderocker]

i love my profession have always done and i doubt i will ever not feel that way

 

[refujiunderground]

let me put it to you like this. i'm starting to realize that i should start listening to myself because the people around me aren't for my own interest. if i just listened to whatever i was thinking, i would have quit this job and found something else. i'm getting paid pennies for this bullshit that i'm doing and i've been doing it for six years. i blame myself for actually listening to others around me and allowing myself to be misguided. obviously, they're not looking out for me and my best interest. it sucks when your own parents are actually encouraging you to fail talking about "stay here while you're in school". really? that was the WORST advice they gave me. i'm listening to myself which is why in june or july when i have enough money stacked up, i'm QUITTING. i don't give a fuck what happens or whatever. i'm quitting and not a second later. i can't afford to do doing this bullshit any longer. i can't be down with this crab in a barrel mentality where people actually want to see me down and out while they're all on top. fuck that shit.

i most definitely am not running towards drugs, alcohol, or any of this bullshit where i'm going to be dodging my problems. NOPE. i'm not doing that at all. i'm handling my problems head on and this whole occupation shit where i'm at a fast food spot most definitely isn't in my plans. i could give a fuck what my mother says about me staying home or whatever. that's how i got myself in this mess in the first place. running blindly into whatever just to get someone out of my fucking hair.

so now, i'm looking at working with a police force OUT OF STATE, getting up out of here and not turning or coming back. i could give a fuck less what happens. i'm not staying HERE and i need to get on with my life instead of feeling stagnated, depressed, and all annoyed because i have people all telling me whatever, putting me down, belittling me and pissing me off. i can do better and i have to drop some cargo along the way. i no longer feel like pretending everything is fine when it's NOT. HELL FUCKING NO. if i continue you this, i might fuck around and end up in jail or prison because i'm itching to whip somebody's ass because that's how pissed i am.

 

[csb999]

I have observed , being on welfare in Canada , that those who most dislike people on welfare often have badly paying jobs with irritating co-workers and really nasty bosses . I had one friend whose new boss was so difficult he ended up in hospital with something like a nervous breakdown . To be helpful and useful and to get paid for it must be a good thing .

 

[HunterM]

Who wouldn't love getting paid to have sex?

 

[G-Lexington]

I can't say I'm crazy about my paycheck, but that's about the only thing negative I can say about my jobs. I never get that "ugh, I just want to stay in bed and skip work" feeling. I'm always ready to go to work and kick ass at it.

Lex

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

I find that people who are geniuses in their field often have inclination towards it as in they are very interested in their work.

I'm "The Michelangelo of Lazy", pleased to meet you.

 

[anchihiro]

I can't stand my job. What i'm good at, a job doesn't exist for it. Currently looking for a new one but don't feel a release is coming soon.

 

[ronboy]

I loved my profession a whole lot more before the US Government and the state level politicians decided to fuck around with the American educational system.

It all started with GW Bush, and his "No Child Left Behind," legislation. We became an educational system that was more concerned with high test scores over whether or not the children were really learning anything. Result... schools in all states are teaching to the test. Instead of teaching a curriculum, we teach the kids how to take tests.

Then, the current president decides to offer "Race to the Top" money to states who qualify. This means that test scores have to be tied to a teacher's evaluation. At the same time, our clueless New York governor is trying to "raise the rigor" after years of teaching a diluted curriculum to make it look like more children were succeeding.

If my kids fail to perform on the tests, I will be considered a bad teacher and fired (after 25 years of being considered a great teacher). What if I get a bunch of kids that are not motivated to greatness? What if, in my quest to try to motivate them, I can't reach them? Then I am screwed....


I still love working with children. I believe in being held accountable for what I teach in the classroom through measurements that actually measure learning. But I do not believe that I should be punished if I get kids who simply do not want to learn, in spite of my best efforts to motivate them.


How about some parental responsibility too?

 

[xRemyx]

I have a love-hate feel for my profession. Working in an investment firm is okay but I need to go back to school to open more doors if I choose to stay. But I want to be in the creative field, so I'm stuck here until I find the right opportunity to leave.

 

[swerve]

let me put it to you like this. i'm starting to realize that i should start listening to myself because the people around me aren't for my own interest. if i just listened to whatever i was thinking, i would have quit this job and found something else. i'm getting paid pennies for this bullshit that i'm doing and i've been doing it for six years. i blame myself for actually listening to others around me and allowing myself to be misguided. obviously, they're not looking out for me and my best interest. it sucks when your own parents are actually encouraging you to fail talking about "stay here while you're in school". really? that was the WORST advice they gave me. i'm listening to myself which is why in june or july when i have enough money stacked up, i'm QUITTING. i don't give a fuck what happens or whatever. i'm quitting and not a second later. i can't afford to do doing this bullshit any longer. i can't be down with this crab in a barrel mentality where people actually want to see me down and out while they're all on top. fuck that shit.

i most definitely am not running towards drugs, alcohol, or any of this bullshit where i'm going to be dodging my problems. NOPE. i'm not doing that at all. i'm handling my problems head on and this whole occupation shit where i'm at a fast food spot most definitely isn't in my plans. i could give a fuck what my mother says about me staying home or whatever. that's how i got myself in this mess in the first place. running blindly into whatever just to get someone out of my fucking hair.

so now, i'm looking at working with a police force OUT OF STATE, getting up out of here and not turning or coming back. i could give a fuck less what happens. i'm not staying HERE and i need to get on with my life instead of feeling stagnated, depressed, and all annoyed because i have people all telling me whatever, putting me down, belittling me and pissing me off. i can do better and i have to drop some cargo along the way. i no longer feel like pretending everything is fine when it's NOT. HELL FUCKING NO. if i continue you this, i might fuck around and end up in jail or prison because i'm itching to whip somebody's ass because that's how pissed i am.

Wow...

Having read your post -- I suspect that you'll fit right in with most of the Police force...

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

Titanic of professions world ova

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thankyou

 

[geloge]

Somedays I do, somedays I hate it.

 

[sixthson]

Refujiunderground, you do know, I hope, that the police force requires psychological evaluations, right?

 

[maxpowr9]

Right now I may be getting an awesome job if the second interview goes well. It's a 10k pay cut but IMO the job is perfect.

 

[RaKroma]

I think many people go into college thinking about their dream career and then when they come out into the real world, their dreams are shattered by life. If you get paid well, any shitty profession becomes tolerable.

 

[justsimon]

Yes. .

 

[Rex]

I work in the medical field for the Air Force. So far I hate it, but I'm due to get moved to a different section. Hopefully a clinic or a ward or something.

 

[-Kane-]

I hate my profession which is why I hate my life.

lol You are funny....but in order for a joke to be successful, there must be a hint of truth to it. I worry about you. PM me if you wish to talk..

As for the topic, I don't really "Love" my profession, but I "Love" the fact that I earn more than most.

 

[Taz]

I was sitting by the lagoon, sipping coke, listening to music, and watching the talent pass by. That's when I realized I fucking love my profession. XD