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Old 05-27-2015, 11:20 AM
 
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I'm kind of halfway between sadboy and the happy workaholics.

I'll start off loving a job that entails 95% stuff I love, but 5% stuff I loathe or that just feels like a chore. After a while the chores start to grate enough that even the good stuff starts to be less fun. And there always is at least one mitigating factor that has prevented me from 100% loving any of my jobs, and it's usually something out of my control, like ONE aspect of the job I HAVE to do, or having to deal with one coworker or supervisor who I just don't like.

However, if my dream job were to come along and there was not ONE negative aspect -- all coworkers/supervisors were wonderful and we clicked brilliantly, payment and cost of living lined up perfectly, the location to live in was ideal, and I only had to do things I actually enjoy for the job -- then yes I would do it even if I didn't have to.

Otherwise, no thanks. I'm a writer, working as a newspaper journalist. My dream job would be to write and edit an arts/features section at a newspaper in some unique, artsy town. And get paid enough to live there comfortably. That's the dream!
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Old 05-27-2015, 01:09 PM
 
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Screw it.
I wouldn't work in any capacity if money wasn't an issue.
Screw all the research that says I'd get bored or go insane if I don't work, even for myself.
I would be catching up on yearsssss of sleep working has deprived from me.
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Old 05-27-2015, 01:19 PM
 
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I pretty much do the same thing for my job as what I do as a hobby, so yes.
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Old 05-27-2015, 01:46 PM
 
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I'd quit in a heart beat, but then I'd figure out something I could do that I would enjoy and feel good about doing. And I'd travel..... a lot.
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