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I don’t dislike it, but yes I’m mostly in it for the money and because I have invested time into it. I took a non-traditional path and it took me a while to get where I am now. There’s nothing else that I really wish I was doing instead, my passions are away from the workplace and I’m happy to have my current job which allows me to fund them.
There are things about the work I find interesting, so it's not horrible. Having said that, there are other things I would find much more interesting, but I didn't think I could make a decent living at them. To be honest, I kind of stumbled into the career and it paid well so I guess I just went along with it. If it hadn't paid well I might have found something more interesting, or perhaps more useful to society, to do.
That statement fits me as well ... fell into into mtg lending about 20 years ago and although its never been a dream job - it has provided a good income so no big complaints. But lately I have been thinking about what would I truly love doing ... forget the salary. If you love doing something, I think the money has to follow eventually.
I'm very grateful for the position I'm in financially. My job is stressful, but it's not demanding or physically taxing or even really that emotionally exhausting. There are a lot worse jobs out there and I think about that all the time. But I'm definitely not passionate about it.
I don’t find my work that fulfilling, but I do find it stable, well-paying, and I’m not overworked. I’ve been trying to focus more on the positives and saving so I can retire early
Good questions.
The paycheck is so good, and the skills not easily transferable to the same level.
At this point I will stay until I have plenty of money then may never work again.
I'm a back office monkey so the paycheck was never great to begin with. Not about to start over in another field now that I have more than 20 YoE. I'm just hoping to stick around until I can retire.