Do you do your job for the money? Or the satisfaction... is it love / hate?

[dblack1]

Self employed here. I work a lot. Last couple of weeks twelve hours a day. It wears on you, but I've got no boss, a sub ten minute commute, and sleep in my own bed. No one would pay me what I make without dedicating my life to a company and putting in 20+years.

I love what I do, the challenges, stress, building it, etc. It's not about loving work. I get out of bed and want to go to work. I've got days I know are going to be hard and I look forward to them.

I worked nights 12 hr shifts one time as a RN. Did that about nine months. I miss not thinking one bit about anything work related 16 days a month, and all the time off. I had a 45 minute commute though, and not loads of money by any means. I'd take money everyday.

[quikag]

Both and Both.

[quikag]

The money, of course. It is the highest paying job I've had with a solid bonus potential. I earned ~$20K in bonus last year on top of my base salary.

With that said, I love my job. Yes it can be extremely stressful at times, but in the end, I find it extremely rewarding. The company I work for is TOP NOTCH and just changed over to an ESOP making us all part owners of the company, so to speak. I just can't say enough good things about the company.

Is my job stable, nope, If the housing market were to take a sharp down turn, my job is in jeopardy. It is cliche but I build the American dream. At the end of a build, I am proud of the home that I turn over to the family that chose us as their builder. I know that the emphasis on quality and attention to detail that we put into our homes will serve them well as long as they are there.

Highland Homes. Great company! I have a good friend who is pretty high up there.

[black2002ls]

Highland Homes. Great company! I have a good friend who is pretty high up there.

Who?

This is by far the best company I have worked for.

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[BMCSean]

I want to talk shit about this...buts its out of pure jealousy. I want both of those things.

What industry you trying to get your own thing started in?

Engineering.


But seriously, woodworking/craftsman stuff. My dad has been a professional carpenter for 45 years and I have always enjoyed making stuff. I have only prototyped one design so far but I have a lot of interest in it. Eventually I will have a site or an etsy page. I will re invest all profits in new equipment and tools until I am happy with my garage/shop setup. I will be doing some mixed medium stuff, I have a cerakoting setup and my friend who lives around the corner is a blacksmith/ metalworking major at UNT.

[DamonH]

I like what I do, and I get paid well to do it, but if I were independently wealthy I'd quite my job and just be a gentleman farmer.

[Ruffdaddy]

Engineering.


But seriously, woodworking/craftsman stuff. My dad has been a professional carpenter for 45 years and I have always enjoyed making stuff. I have only prototyped one design so far but I have a lot of interest in it. Eventually I will have a site or an etsy page. I will re invest all profits in new equipment and tools until I am happy with my garage/shop setup. I will be doing some mixed medium stuff, I have a cerakoting setup and my friend who lives around the corner is a blacksmith/ metalworking major at UNT.

Man you can never have enough tools for woodworking. I admire the guys who can do it well...especially every time i go to some of the bigger market day events. Ive built a fair amount of the furniture in my house and couldnt handle doing it long term. Finishing is the part that kills me. Sanding, staining...painting...etc.

Good luck with it...im sure you can make some awesome stuff with custom metal work.

[Tremor14]

Engineering.


But seriously, woodworking/craftsman stuff. My dad has been a professional carpenter for 45 years and I have always enjoyed making stuff. I have only prototyped one design so far but I have a lot of interest in it. Eventually I will have a site or an etsy page. I will re invest all profits in new equipment and tools until I am happy with my garage/shop setup. I will be doing some mixed medium stuff, I have a cerakoting setup and my friend who lives around the corner is a blacksmith/ metalworking major at UNT.

Ruff has a desktop cnc wood lathe

[Broncojohnny]

Engineering.


But seriously, woodworking/craftsman stuff. My dad has been a professional carpenter for 45 years and I have always enjoyed making stuff. I have only prototyped one design so far but I have a lot of interest in it. Eventually I will have a site or an etsy page. I will re invest all profits in new equipment and tools until I am happy with my garage/shop setup. I will be doing some mixed medium stuff, I have a cerakoting setup and my friend who lives around the corner is a blacksmith/ metalworking major at UNT.

Tremor14 has a criminal record

[Big A]

It's both for me, what started off as a "I'll give it a year for the experience," has turned into a lucrative career with my feet firmly planted in another state, and a world of opportunity ahead. It's not the path that I'd have chosen, and I'd quit tomorrow if I hit the big lotto, but life as a whole is pretty peachy all things considered.

All jobs with a decent check have stresses associated with them, I've come to learn to better manage the ones in mine, rather than day-dreaming about greener pastures that probably don't exist.

[BMCSean]

Ruff has a desktop cnc wood lathe

Tremor14 has a criminal record

Perfect, I was looking to invest in a CNC'ed wooden mini toilet to market to former inmates.

[93LXHORSE]

Well what I am doing now for my offshore company is strictly for the money. I am pretty grateful for that job as it has provided me the opportunity to really get things in order financially, learn a bunch of new stuff, deal with extreme stress in a way I've never known, etc..

Thing is, it is so severely mismanaged it's almost comical. The technical support is laughable, etc., emails ignored, etc., and on and on... but it allows me to operate on my own and have lots of leeway...

I was hoping to ride out the oil slump until business is booming again, I certainly have my eye on companies like NOV, FMC, Oceaneering, Noble, where I could most likely earn even much bigger money, but I have an opportunity to return to a place where they actually give a shit, treat people well, will allow me a say so in how I do things, and be able to improve processes, etc...

So, I'm thinking about it. Really I am honored to be in the position to make these kinds of choices, 3 years ago I was posting up wondering where my car was, LOL!

[jluv]

Both money and satisfaction. This job is off the charts in both categories compared to any other job I've had.

But ya, if I won a big lottery, I'd never go back to work.

[AnthonyS]

Honestly I went to this job interview and had no clue. However I knew both guys interviewing me were wearing suits that cost more than I made in a month. Now one is my direct supervisor and the other is now the new CEO as of January. Compared to anything I've ever done I'm rolling in coin and for the most part I really like it a lot. In six years I've gone from knowing very little about this business to a guy that can do a lot that others cannot and have carved out a niche for myself. Once things pick back up in the energy business I should see another raise! With that the wife and I will finally start building our cabin the woods. She may be getting another promotion too. I 2 yrs when my son graduates HS we may downsize and get another house either in Santa Fe or Galveston.

I've finally realized though that if I could I'd work for myself and do a lot more stuff remote and not come into the office everyday. I have a few coworkers I could do without and I honestly get more done in less time without all the interruptions of being in the office. The only problem is benefits are awesome and contractors don't get benefits. This is what I'm ultimately working towards. Once the houses are all paid, I will have the ability to say fuck it, I'm going fishing for a week any time I like.

I currently have 160 hours of PTO per year, and will be at 200 in another 3 years. I'm looking forward to that. We also get most holidays. Arrival and departure time are flexible within a 2 hr window too, but most weeks I work 50-60 hrs anyway. I also have to travel 6-10 weeks a year. Moving up means more pay, but more travel so I'm not sure I want to do that.

Honesty we all work for money. If it didn't pay we'd be better off gardening and building our houses instead of working. If it weren't for the whole concept of money all of us would live very differently.

[Roscoe]

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