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Jerlene · #1 (**permalink**) 11-29-2007, 10:50 AM

What do you do for a living? Do you enjoy doing it?

I'm a webmaster and most of the time I love doing what I do.

philgtc · #2 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 07:22 AM

I work hard for a living but enjoy my day job. But I have always been amazed by the power of the Internet and enjoy creating extra income from it.

I love being outdoors and love having fun so I combine the both to be successful.

deelip · #3 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 07:23 PM

I don't have a day job. I am a freelancer web worker and I am enjoying it fully. I can get leave whenever I want and I can have holiday whenever I can. I can wake up late in morning and all that. I totally enjoy my job.

layla17 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 04:06 PM

I enjoy my job completely. I work as a freelance writer for a few newspapers and ad agencies. I love my job as I can take a vacation, whenever I want.

Money Matters · #5 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 10:57 PM

The only job I have as of currently are some blogs and websites I manage. Hoping to become a stock broker or a business manager one of these days though!

Worked in retail for a number of years, but that seemed pretty dead end.

Mynion · #6 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007, 04:30 PM

Love my career wouldn't trade it for the world... won't tell you what it is, either.

I will say that I went to school for Computer Engineering at one of the top engineering schools in the country. Soon I figured out that while I enjoyed working with computers and technology, I enjoyed working with people even more. For a while I did computer sales, and then my family was torn apart by tragedy. What my family went through moved me to an entirely different industry, and I'm very grateful to help families avoid going through what I went through.

I think it is ****VERY*** important to find something that you are passionate about. My work doesn't feel like work, and I don't have the "drag" of getting up each morning and not wanting to head for the office. Most of the time I'm eager to get to the office to see what my day has in store.

If you don't love what you do, find what you love to do, and try to make it a business/career.

Money Matters · #7 (**permalink**) 12-30-2007, 03:23 PM

Unfortunately, finding a job that you both enjoy and will pay the bills can be rather difficult for most of us.

As a sad result, many people end up with jobs they are unhappy with.

SuperCash247 · #8 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 04:29 AM

J.O.B = Just Over Broke...not for me!!!

TheAdjustment · #9 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 10:04 AM

Hands down I greatly enjoy my job. I co-own a web development company and I free lance camera operations in various high-end studios. I also manage other web projects. Looks like there's a lot of web guru's in here, feel free to PM me!

C-squared · #10 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 03:19 AM

I have a few jobs right now - I'm a very busy person!

I work for my father, who owns two businesses. He runs his own pool service business which is growing larger and larger each year - he used to do everything on his own (the work, the billing, the banking) but then I took over all the office work so he could just do field work. He also owns rental properties, which I manage most of the time. I do all the bookwork and banking, he does the decision making.

In relation to the pool service - our main supplier just went out of business due to their owner's death. So we decided to open up in their place. We have been very close with the woman who did their office work and we have their customer list and vendor list - so this winter I've been working my butt off to get this store started - we will open our doors this spring. My husband is currently in the Army, but when he gets out, he and I (and my father) will co-own and run this store together.

I'm also a freelance designer - what I went to college for.

I love my jobs because they allow me to work from home on my own schedule. I am very busy every day, all day, but I get to work in my PJ pants with a cat or two around me. I also like that on days that I feel very creative I can design, and other days I can do bookwork and banking.