Do You Guys Enjoy Your Job?

Alhaji265

As the title states, do you guys enjoy what you do and wake up in the morning saying to yourself "I love my job".

TC1

Yes, I do. I feel blessed and very lucky to do what I do. I have almost unlimited resources to learn from so I can't complain.

Legacy User

Hell yeah. I have total autonomy. I worked hard to get to do whatever I want. And I love it.

Alhaji265

So what do you like about your jobs? I have a year of desktop support exp (which I am getting tired of doing almost like everyone else) and would like to go on the networking support side as I am preparing for the CCENT and CCNA to see if I enjoy that type of work.

TC1

Alhaji265 wrote: »

So what do you like about your jobs? I have a year of desktop support exp (which I am getting tired of doing almost like everyone else) and would like to go on the networking support side as I am preparing for the CCENT and CCNA to see if I enjoy that type of work.

I am mostly the "call manager" guy for my team but I am a bit of a jack of all trades. I like the fact that I get to play with CUCM, servers and TelePresence daily. I also like having a manager that just lets me work.

joshmadakor

Do I enjoy what I do? It's alright. Do I wake up in the morning and say, "I love my job"? Nope. However, I'm extremely grateful to be in my position. Extremely.

I'm a state IT specialist. Primarily, I do the usual M$ Sysadmin stuff, lots of SCCM stuff, and desktop/web application development.

JDMurray

My job is a constant learning experience about things that I am interested in. I see a progressive future path in my career, I'm making decent money, and I feel needed. I've been in a lot worse employment situations, so relatively speaking I feel very fortunate to be where I am.

Looking back over three decades of employment, I can say you never really know how good you had it somewhere until after you have been gone for a while and then look back. When you were in a bad job, however, you tend to forget how bad it was as time marches on.

Roguetadhg

Same state as Joshmadakor. I would go one step further - I tolerate my job.

I see my current position is just the stepping stone. It's very little hands on, very little of anything remotely thought provoking. I've got my resumes out there, considering the recent death in the family - I would like to go back to PA to make sure my family gets things squared away.

For me: It pays the bills. It's paying (out of my pocket) for certs. But mostly it's just paying for my growing collection of cisco books.

jibbajabba

The two job before my current I have been in for 10+ years and only left the latter because the office was closed - current job ? Nope, leaving in 26 days tho

truckfit

Roguetadhg wrote: »

Same state as Joshmadakor. I would go one step further - I tolerate my job.

I see my current position is just the stepping stone. It's very little hands on

, very little of anything remotely thought provoking. I've got my resumes out there, considering the recent death in the family - I would like to go back to PA to make sure my family gets things squared away.

For me: It pays the bills. It's paying (out of my pocket) for certs. But mostly it's just paying for my growing collection of cisco books.

i used to not anymore thats y im leaving

ptilsen

I love my job. It's not perfect. It can be a lot of work and a lot of stress, but it's great. I'm involved in designing and implementing projects across all aspects of infrastructure for a significantly large company. It's a generalist role in the sense that I work across different specialties, but I will have opportunities for deep dives in any areas I want, and generally the say to avoid areas I don't.

Prior to this, I have always started a job loving it for 6-12 months, then either becoming bored or hating it in the 13-24 months. I don't see that happening in the current position. I also see that as inevitable for most positions that aren't at a senior or managerial level, and for most positions that are extremely specific, e.g. only working on PKI, or server backups, or routing -- a specific area of a specific specialty of a specific track.

cyberguypr

Also love my job. And here's why:
- it's challenging; I get to come up with creative solutions to problems
- my dept drives projects, things don't come from the top with illogical expectations
- my contributions are appreciated
- great, flexible manager
- great team
- fun company (google type)
- training benefits
- other generous benefits besides training
- and the reason that trumps all others... Chicks dig it!

ptilsen

cyberguypr wrote: »

- and the reason that trumps all others... Chicks dig it!

What do you do?

cyberguypr

Sys admin. I tell them I can override the web filter so they can get to the shopping sites. Rest is history. Ha!

ptilsen

I feel stupid for never thinking of this. Oh, the missed opportunities.

dave330i

I enjoy my job. I get to play with the latest/greatest VMware products and there are other VMware SMEs I can bounce ideas off of. I figure by end of next year I'll have all 7 VCAPs.

demonfurbie

well ... humm.. thats a hard one, it has good days and bad days

Psoasman

I like my job. While it can be challenging, it's not very stressful. It allows me plenty of study time for school.

TLeTourneau

I come to work with the honest belief that what I do helps impact peoples lifes, generally in a good way. I enjoy what I do and I like my employer so I can't ask for much more. Well, OK, more pay is always nice!

paul78

demonfurbie wrote: »

well ... humm.. thats a hard one, it has good days and bad days

Same here- right now I'm on a "I hate my job" kick. But I struggle with the fact that I should be grateful that I have a job that provides very well for my family and frankly its not that easy to find a new job.

jamesleecoleman

I don't love my job but I do like it. It can be frustrating at times but I work with some cool people. I work at an ISP and it's been a month. The best thing is that I get to help people. That's what I like the most about my job. As long as I help someone in a certain way, I'm happy.

Deathgomper

Everytime I ask myself that question I follow it up with: Would you like to go back to construction?

Yes, I love my job as I know what the alternative is.

bermovick

Absolutely not, but it gives me the incentive to do the things I need to GTFO

NotHackingYou

Yes, the organization I work for is fantastic and I love the work I do.

Dr IT

Not lately - we have been outsourced to a different management and it is all not good sign at the moment ( given that the new company is always looking to cut its cost ). So i am likely to move out from here . Have had 4 fantastic years from helpdesk and then moving to Level 2 Support ( with a bit of Service Delivery ) but now the future looks gloomy . It is just a matter of how long it takes to find a better job

xenodamus

Yes, I do. I leave work some evenings eager to return the next morning and continue what I was working on. I'm currently supervising the Desktop Support and Helpdesk teams for a medium-large organization, but I have the opportunity for future growth on either the technical or management sides of my department. We're neck deep in desktop virtualization now, so I get to play around in all the various aspects of that: Citrix, VMware, along with the usual SA stuff.

For me it's all about being challenged and feeling appreicated.

joehalford01

Mine is tough, I love the people I work with, but sometimes it gets very frustrating. Having grown from a clerical role to a systems admin over several years has made it clear to me that my supervisors do care and will give me opportunity to learn and grow. However, that growth isn't necessarily in their best interest because trying to get some of these mind numbing tasks off my desk has been pretty much impossible. I've finally got someone that I can train to take over some of these tasks but I have to share this person with another department that gets the priority. On top of that, it's been made clear that I can't give her too much of "the boring stuff". I have cart blanch to take the IT department in whatever direction I want but I have to get my other 40 hours worth of work done before I dig into that stuff every week. The reality is I will have to leave at some point to really grow and it makes me a little sad.

Alhaji265

Psoasman wrote: »

I like my job. While it can be challenging, it's not very stressful. It allows me plenty of study time for school.

Would that be considered counterproductive in a way? I read somewhere on this forum that work is work and studying is suppose to be done at home.

chaser7783

I like my job. Currently I am learning lots, and the environment is laid back. Last Friday we had a security awareness day, guess the password, crypto challenge, lock picking, and a CTF all while we were able to drink beer, can't beat that kind of day at work.

TLeTourneau

Alhaji265 wrote: »

Would that be considered counterproductive in a way? I read somewhere on this forum that work is work and studying is suppose to be done at home.

That depends on the employer, mine encourages study when the work loads permits.

Psoasman

Alhaji265 wrote: »

Would that be considered counterproductive in a way? I read somewhere on this forum that work is work and studying is suppose to be done at home.

Only if I got lazy and decided to stay in Help Desk all my professional life, which I do not. I have the benefit of being able to study at work. I make sure that all the calls are taken care of, work orders updated, and then I feel free to study. I am gaining knowledge from my degree that helps at work, so that can be considered work.