Does anyone like their job?

I don't like my job. I love it.

Im a city driver. Yup, I drive a daycab. I have one of them 9-5ers. Shifts where I work at are 8 hrs long. I spend 6 of those hrs driving, loading and unloading, and the other 2 working on trks.

 

Yeah some people do OK, but you have to admit that the odds are way better as a pharmacist. I stand by my statement.

 

This isn't an issue that concerns me. Obviously if this was a money issue I wouldn't pick truck driving over my current position. The dilemma I'm facing is whether I should retire at such a young age. I have given it plenty of thought, but I have concluded I am not ready to not work. I guess I should have been more clear in my original post that this decision isn't an either/or type thing. I'm leaving Pharmacy regardless of what I do next in my life. I am just trying to gauge job satisfaction from the people doing the work.

 

I can see where you are coming from. I am 60 and been in aviation for many years and make good money but I am ready for a change. I have worked all over the world and just want to come back to Indiana and drive a truck for a few years until I feel I need to retire.
i don't expect to make great money starting out but as soon as I get my CDL from a community college I hope I have a company lined out that pays pretty good and treats the drivers good also.

I have searched this site over and over and still not sure of a company but I am in no big hurry but hope something interesting pops up soon, I am ready to come back to the USA . : )

 

braceface, why do you say "Not your typical driving job though"? What makes it different?

Thanks!

 

I'm the other way 5 day not great but the other 2 I like.
The week end I think it's called.

 

I hate it. I count the hours and days towards the weekend. And even though I make 60k+/year and only work 5 days a week I can barely stand it.

What you have to understand is you are probably leaving a 9-5 job to go into an industry where typical hours and schedules go out the window. Having a life outside this job is hard to come by, you either don't have enough time off or when you do have it you are too tired to enjoy it.

With that being said, you are warned.

 

I love my job. Money is not bad. I worked as a banker for 19 years and made all the money I could ever spend but still I should make right around 100k this year. I work hard. But I tell you this there is never a day that goes by that I don't rejoice in the fact that I didn't listen to my high school guidance councilor Mohammad Omar who said I would make a great suicide bomber.

 

Money isn't everything, and is sometimes the very worst thing to consider. I think you and I are watching the river go by from the same banks; a person who's worked all his life needs a reason to get up in the morning, sure as hell. I'm done with my last career and left it on good terms, but I'm ready for the next thing. Bring it on.

 

HA! I had the same guy! Wow! The only thing that stopped me was the fact that I couldn't get any feedback from journeymen or retirees in that field. He said my second career choice should be "Emergency backup lead electric guitar for polka band". "Don't worry", he said, "They always need a backup".
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