Do you like your job?
I am just wondering who enjoys the work they do. What is it about your job that you enjoy? If you don't like your work, why so? Do you think your job will be a stepping stone into another career you enjoy?
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I love it. I pull apart fund proposals, change fund strategies, and generally act as fireman for a number of items where my company doesn't have anyone assigned to the job. I can't claim that I'm the best at anything I do, but given that I've 'failed up' from a startup to a big name in the field through acquisitions, I think I know more than most in my field. If you gave me two months vacation and four day workweeks I'd be happy working here until I keel over.
Liking your job and liking your industry are two very different things. My job annoys me (whose doesn't?) but I love what I do in general and what I will be doing in the future as a result.
Yes, but its a bit underwhelming; I don't feel challenged.
I enjoy my job because there's a constant need to solve problems, and your solutions are definitively graded in real-time. However, I don't enjoy some of the people and the bureaucracy. I'm personally coming to terms with the idea that there's a lot of arrogant d*cks out there, hold those you can trust close. Also, people value the ability to tell a story in work and outside.
Would you mind elaborating on the first sentence of your reply for all us monkeys not familiar with your industry?
I'd love to, but I'm fairly confident the compliance department would shoot me. However, I’m a quantitative analyst at a hedge fund.
I like the big-picture part of building a company, thinking up and implementing systems, etc. I don't like doing day-to-day shit. Nothing that unpleasant about it. I'd just rather do a bunch of other shit instead with my time. I'm doing less and less day-to-day shit thankfully these days.
I like my job and I love the industry, but S&T is definitely in trouble. If the last part of the prior sentence wasn't true I'd like to stay in sales and trading long term, but I'm not sure how feasible that is. The amount of money my colleagues were making only a few years ago compared to today is mind blowing.
Given what I said above...I'm going to prepare myself for life beyond what I'm doing now - I think that may be business school. It's kind of unfortunate because I do love what I do. I think I may have just missed the boat from a timing perspective. It's apparent by looking at the league tables.
I like it a lot! I do a lot of portco support and start-ups love getting help on the financial operating side so the appreciation helps. Also inspiring to work closely with entrepreneurs + management teams. Deal work is also pretty interesting and focusing on the consumer space makes for good conversation with folks in the non-finance world
Current job is boring and pointless, but it's just because of my manager, and the job is just a stepping stone in my career path.
I do like the freedom granted to work on what I want half the time because said manager has no idea how long my work should actually take.
I do enjoy my job, very much, been doing it for a very long time and I still enjoy it the vast majority of the time.
I enjoy finding information, digging through reports or websites to find what someone needs. I enjoy test-driving new products, platforms and vendors to see if they answer the questions we're getting asked. I also enjoy sharing what I learn and what I know so that someone else can work smarter not harder.
While I've been primarily a librarian or research associate, even when I was a real estate agent, it was the hunting to find someone the right property [and to some extent looking for the right buyer], helping someone find their first or next home with all the items from their particular wish list [near parks, near transportation, swimming pool, near schools, etc].
SB for that residential brokerage background. It can be very fun if you have a stream of clients. I enjoyed closing day for buyers- they're all so happy and excited.
One of my favorites were helping this family move into a house that actually fit their family. They lived in (not kidding) maybe 400 sf of space for a family of four. Their kids were twins and very rambunctious two year olds. My clients invested all of their money in several properties and did well. They finally decided it's time to use some of that income. They went from 400 sf to 2,700 sf with a big backyard. Kids were in disbelief when they realized that house is theirs.
I so agree!
I helped a woman with 2 young children, including one that was wheelchair-bound with cystic fibrosis, relocate from Philadelphia to New York as the majority of the ailing child's doctors were in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Found her a bright, airy spacious co-op apartment with many amenities [gym, pool, garage, cable, utilities] already included in the monthly maintenance - we managed to reduce her travel time, scale back the number of checks she had to write each month along all while getting her family into a place where both her children could enjoy moving around the apartment's open layout with ease, especially the one in the wheel-chair. Knowing that I helped her to reduce many varying day-to-day stresses so that she could concentrate on her family was an amazing feeling.
Yes, even sometimes I feel really tired but I do this just for my family
Work in buyside investing , yes I enjoy my job, due to the intellectual stimulation of covering many industries / sectors and the day to day excitement of the markets. Boss is great, can work flexible hours , and from home if I want (as long as I'm producing the analytical goods). Plus it feels great when an investment thesis plays out well.
However the stress comes from our value investing style being out of favour in the market, and uncertain future career prospects due to the secular shift towards passive investing,.
3 simple keys to a great job
1) Intellectually challenging
2) Quality of Co-workers (cannot stress this enough)
3) Work/Life balance somewhat matches your personal life needs
God no. Thats why im starting a new one in a few weeks. Secret secret, I’ve got a secret.
Dude, please tell me the answer. I want out too!
My secret Im referring to is that Ive accepted another position. All you can do is apply and interview. I actually didnt get the first job I interviewed for with this particular company but they referred me to interview for a more advanced position that I was granted in a better part of the business for my background.
More or less yes, but I am underpaid.
I hate it, but it pays the bills. I used to love the industry, but most jobs are completely pointless. After a few re-orgs I've learned that good and bad bosses come and go, same for co-workers, and the company you work for doesn't give a $hit about you. There's way more to life than slogging it out in some cubicle dealing with passive aggressive co-workers all day bathed under artificial light. If something better came along I'd be gone...but the grass isn't always greener. Career chasing is for amateurs, we all learn this the hard way. Good luck!
> “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” ~Thomas Edward Bodett
Why not find a way out? I understand this is much harder with bills and responsibilities. It's not always as easy and straightforward. But why not at least try?
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