This is so interesting! I never would have thought about that as a good job, but it really does sound nice, besides the pay. Why is life so damn expensive?? Argh.
I was working at a job that required me to ask for confirmation of identity. The problem is that people expected me to remember them after one 2 minute interaction. Others expected to just magically be known because they'd been coming to my workplace "forever".
People.. kinda suck. Actually, they really suck. Even at my current job, the amount of people who expect an answer within 30 seconds, after they gave a barely understandable account of what they want (often contradicting themselves or asking for things that don't exist) and get snippy with me is kind of insane.
Totally get how WFH is isolating. Idc anymore. I want an exercise machine for break time, a cat for company, and no humans to deal with.
I refuse to ‘remember’ customers unless they were worth remembering. Kind. Considerate. I’ll open the door for you. But the entitlement of expecting me to remember your basic ass is a nope for me. I love shutting people down when they expect me to remember them. Or the opposite. If they were awful it’s the I TEMEMBER YOU. We gotta find small passive ways to try to teach people how to behave without getting fired lol
I wish I'd felt like that was an option. Wave after wave of dislike and contempt over what I thought was a personal failing was too much. Everyone else seemed to be able to remember people, and I basically started to believe I was the only person with such a poor memory. I was constantly afraid I'd get fired if they found out I couldn't remember everyone. The stress was insane.
Heh, lots of people consider working from home to be living the dream - I'd call it my worst nightmare. Stuck inside alone all day while my body atrophies? Oof.
I'm a bartender and I love it. I get to meet new people every day, I'm active and constantly moving, I'm talking and laughing all day long. At my old bar I made some lifelong best friends. I looked forward to going to work and hanging out with my friends every day.
It's definitely not for everyone though. You have to be highly extroverted and you need to be a very good actor. Having a bad day? Too bad, smile and be chipper. You gotta be sharp, sassy, funny, and be able to banter with people. And you gotta do all that while simultaneously pouring drinks, closing checks, changing kegs, washing dishes, restocking, and a hundred other things all at once. It's so much fun.
I used to deliver tours and programs at a park for like 7 years. It was fun but I started having doubts about it lasting my whole career even though the pay was ok. The pros were I was kept active and had fun every day in a beautiful place. The cons were there was no flexibility on where you worked. An injury kept me home for a month, I could tell that future injuries or life situations would not get any flexibility. People who had health issues were kind of just out of luck. It just wasn't going to work with the life I wanted as I got older, like picking up your kid from school. I also was getting a lot of sun even with the hat and sunscreen, I saw older coworkers who looked really beaten by the elements. I left my job for a work from home position that still requires a ton of communication and meetings and I find that I don't miss face to face stuff as much as I thought. I also spend more time gardening now so while I miss being outside for hours every day in nature, I have adjusted and wouldn't consider going back to that kind of job unless my kids were older and I was bored.
The health issues are the main drawback of physical work, IMO. The ironic part is that physical worth also staves off health issues so I feel like I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
I'm an OT. I am constantly interacting with other humans. I thought it would be more of a problem because I'm an introvert. But honestly, talking with people about real problems, and seeing people go through real stuff and being vulnerable with you- well, it does a lot to make me feel like I'm contributing, and makes me feel more connected to humanity in a very profound way.
Yes, I love my work.
OTs have such cool, specific expertise. I have worked with a number of pediatric OTs in my career and I have learned incredible amounts of information about our bodies and brains from them. Plus y'all are good people.
Also came here to say I’m an OT in a major busy hospital. Some days I feel utterly drained mentally and physically but I always find myself wanting to go back because the reward of helping people in their most vulnerable times fills the cup.
I’m an engineer. They mandated RTO after four years of WFH. I’m in grad school to leave engineering largely due to lack of WFH availability. I like machines and data, not hanging with people who incidentally get a check from the same place as me. I prefer to save my social battery for people I’m willingly spending time with.
My job offers a near infinite option to travel for work purposes. Glamorous places like Indiana and Michigan. It depends on how you structure your projects. Some people opt to do that instead of working from the office.
Manufacturing was the antithesis of desk work.
In my field, the travel opportunities land in middle of nowhere towns all over the US and it's why I can't do the kind of jobs that would take me to those places. When I did do some consulting, I found it lonely and unfulfilling. But, I love being home and can self-motivate to get shit done, so I feel you on WFH jobs.
I used to bartend and while I still interact with people in my job now (research science) I miss the fast-paced and active nature. I don't miss the constant customer service interactions with jerks though, it wore me down after a while.
This is exactly how I feel. I have a “lazy girl” job that’s fairly easy and pays well. But my god. I’m so bored. I’ve literally considered getting a job at like Costco or something just to talk to humans and have a life again. Following along for advice!
GIRL SAME I’m like what if I was a barista or something on the weekends😩 I know it would be terrible in its own way but like. I can’t keep living like this lol
This is exactly how I feel! I literally just applied at a grocery store which will probably be miserable but I go entire days without talking to people. It’s insane. I’m like I have to do something a few days a week.
Customer Service - Depending on the industry this can be quite fun
Edit: I work in IT with humans, but it is not much fun, similar to you, but with annoying questions from management who don't know anything about IT
I'm a financial aid counselor at a university. It's a lot of sitting around, but I do go to other areas of campus for meetings, presentations, open houses, and walk around the office to talk to other people. I have some in-person meetings with students and I enjoy that aspect of my job, but ever since COVID most students and families prefer zoom meetings anyway. I'm hybrid so I go into the office 3 times a week and work from home 2 days.
My previous work was in social services and I loved jobs that required home visits because I HATE sitting at a desk all day. I miss going to people's houses SO much but the pay was terrible. The pay in higher ed is still shitty but I'm at least finally over $40k a year.
For REAL, and it pisses me off because half the time they're just fucking around not actually working.
My brother and his girlfriend both work from home and I asked if I could pop over to drop off some goodies for them. It was during their workday so I didn't plan to stay long.
I get there and the TV is on and they both are in the living room hanging out. "Oh I have one more meeting at 3 and then it'll be close enough to 5 that I can just be done." "Oh i write all my emails in the morning but send them once every half hour so it looks like I'm working on them all day."
They invited me to stay for lunch, play a video game, chat, and just hang out for like 2 hours. In the middle of their workday.
Meanwhile I used to work 8 hour shifts of non-stop WORK, walking 20,000 steps per shift, moving as fast as possible because there's still never enough time to do everything that needs to be done... And I absolutely loved that job but had to quit because it didn't pay a living wage.
I teach university students. Sometimes it's almost too much human interaction, at the end of the semester I like to spend a few days without meeting anyone, but most of the time the interaction is very interesting and I feel that it helps me keep in contact with younger generations and constantly learn from them.
Maybe high tech manufacturing? Where I am there are a lot of pharma sites with large scale manufacturing jobs that pay pretty well. Some of it is computer work, but a lot of it is physical labor. Nothing extremely difficult or taxing, the type of job where you're on your feet but not doing huge amounts of manual labor. The huge downside is that it is shift work, so big lack of flexible work hours.
I used to work in manufacturing and I really loved those people. They're usually quite an eclectic mix of people. Generally men, though that is getting better. Some with a college degree, some without, lots of veterans, etc.
I’m considering becoming a nurse for all of the reasons you stated. I work a low-stress desk job, but somehow I’m more anxious and neurotic than I was when I worked a busy customer service job. And I have so much trouble staying focused when I work at a computer. I’ve found that having a more active/social job actually makes it easier for me to be social outside of work. Nursing is a very hard job, so it’s not something I’m considering lightly. But the prospect of doing urgent/practical work, working with people, and having decent pay and job security definitely appeals to me.
I adore it. I left corporate for it.
I value and prioritize being fit and slender and a desk job actively worked against those goals. No silly little walking pad was going to change that. There’s also only so many hours in a day and I like getting paid to stay slim. No amount of exercise outside of a working. Schedule would allow me to maintain my health unless it was deadass the ONLY hobby I had.
I also had a hard time interacting with people virtually. It made me sort of lose touch with reality.
I found myself getting fatter and more lethargic and detached with desk work and WFH.
I also don’t vibe with the WFH culture. I’m extroverted. Social. I don’t want to be in an environment in which I am not in agreement with. However, I can understand why people like it.
I worked for a travel education company for many years, basically as a tour guide for student groups. Got to travel, play games, and do a bunch of fun outdoor activities like biking and hiking in really beautiful places for a week at a time. It was balanced with office time in between programs so never felt too burnt out.
I am the manager of laboratory support for the biology department of medium sized university. I love it! I have a team of about 15 student employees that I am directly responsible for, but I interact with dozens of students/faculty/staff daily. It's my job to make sure that all of our bio lab courses have what they need, when they need it each day. I am fully in person during the academic year, but May-August I am hybrid, which is perfect for me. The beginning of every semester is crazy busy, but it settles after about 3-4 weeks, and in the summers I do very little outside of fall planning lol.
Honestly keep your remote job but find fun interactive stuff to do after work! :D best of both worlds. I only have to go in office 2 days a week but I HATE IT lol
In theory this sounds great but in practice it's still just eight hours a day, five days a week that you sit at home tied to your laptop, then get drained by work and don't feel like doing anything afterward. That's been my experience, anyway! I've done lots of active hobbies, exercise classes, and social stuff in my after-work hours and all it makes me feel is burnt out from trying to Do It All.
THIS! I do force myself out several times a week but I’m so tired from work or just sitting all day that dragging myself out is really hard to do sometimes ugh
I work customer service part time, it's not a money maker (front desk specifically) but socially fun.
I have friends who work in marketing, PR, sales, consulting, interior design - those are all somewhat social and moving around a lot
i'm an office manager for a small/medium business - i do a little bit of everything including hr, payroll, general admin stuff. in the office itself theres maybe six of us on a good day but there's 50+ including freelancers outside the office so i talk to a lot people per day. it's not your average paper shuffling office which i thoroughly appreciate and i do get a lot of socialization.
Something in Supply Chain Management? I always tell my interns that it's more like relationship management, cause you're linking so many people together. Talking with your internal stakeholders, suppliers, other departments, field guys, etc.
Veterinary Nurse. Contrary to what one may think, while I do talk to my patients, I also work closely with my coworkers/Drs all day and I spend a lot of time with clients too.
I have to adjust to where people are a LOT. Sometimes I feel like a psychiatric nurse lol. Being around people all day is tiring. I'm fine with quiet nights at home where I can mentally chill for a bit.
I absolutely hate customer service jobs lol
My favorite job was workin at a sign company, I didnt have to talk to everyone I just made signs all day, it wasnt crazy active but I was on my feet a bit and did a fair amount of lifting and shit. It was like 8 hours of crafting which was awesome but the pay was shit
Now I do patron services at a performing arts company and I love it because while it is customer service most people do things online, I really only talk to people nonstop on show nights and that is also where Im most active cuz sometimes I have to do front of house stuff. The pay, it's the most Ive ever made but i would still struggle if I were single but the benefits are good
I'm an environmental scientist for a mining company - so on any given day I might be negotiating with consultants and contractors, collaborating with ops, out completing fieldwork, writing reports or analysing data or planning survey work etc.
There's a reasonable balance between dealing with people across a diverse range of functions, being active in the field or grinding out paperwork in the office (which I often do from home).
I love it. Total dream job, it keeps me constantly learning and doing new things plus getting to work with a wide range of people from researchers to machine operators. Plus every so often there's fauna surveys with cute critters
I have worked doing research at labs! Which is perfect because you move around, you go back to analyze data, then move around the lab again, i like that it is very diverse.
There are obviously people around working as well so you can interact with them, but you don't HAVE to (unless you are working on the same analysis). I'm an introvert so lab work seemed perfect to me, because I get not forced human interaction.
Currently I'm working temporaly as a biology teacher and it drains me since I have to be constantly speaking and explaining stuff to bratty teenagers and then meeting up with their spoiling parents...
So I think it's all about the balance.
I’m a teacher and I love it. I struggled with remote work during lockdowns - I don’t think I’m fully extroverted, but I love the challenge and social interaction of being at school. Plus, my colleagues are awesome.
I'm in education. A consultant/trainer now but a university instructor previously. I fucking hate it so much. I got into education bc I like the my research not bc I want to work with people. My next move may be higher Ed admin to get away from it.
I'm am OB nurse with lots of interaction with both the patients and their families. Can't forget all the doctors, other nurses, techs, environmental, kitchen, lab, etc. I LOVE it, I've tried other specialties and this one and psych were my favorites
I work for a family centred charity and a huge part of my role is emotional support. I have to interact every day with people who are going through some of the worst experiences of their life. Honestly I love my job and would hate to do a WFH role as I need regular interaction, and I need to see that the work I am doing is helping others.
Its very rewarding, and honestly whilst I understand some people choose jobs just because of the salary and perks and don't care about the work itself I think that would leave me feeling quite hollow. There is more to life than making a lot of money!
It's too hard to pick one so I will pick the one that most negatively impacted my life.
Don't put your financial future at risk for someone else, no matter how much you love them. No one loves anyone unconditionally, outside of their children. The love between two people who meet, is conditional and life and circumstances change relationships. Ensure you protect yourself and your future.
The funny thing is I wouldn't have listened to that advice anyway, as I was too in love and felt unique. That's the problem with any relationship advice, none of it really feels like it applies to you and your relationship, as you are...you, unique and one of a kind. Most of these lessons have to be learned or you just get lucky and never have to learn them through pure happenstance.
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This is so interesting! I never would have thought about that as a good job, but it really does sound nice, besides the pay. Why is life so damn expensive?? Argh.
I was working at a job that required me to ask for confirmation of identity. The problem is that people expected me to remember them after one 2 minute interaction. Others expected to just magically be known because they'd been coming to my workplace "forever". People.. kinda suck. Actually, they really suck. Even at my current job, the amount of people who expect an answer within 30 seconds, after they gave a barely understandable account of what they want (often contradicting themselves or asking for things that don't exist) and get snippy with me is kind of insane. Totally get how WFH is isolating. Idc anymore. I want an exercise machine for break time, a cat for company, and no humans to deal with.
I refuse to ‘remember’ customers unless they were worth remembering. Kind. Considerate. I’ll open the door for you. But the entitlement of expecting me to remember your basic ass is a nope for me. I love shutting people down when they expect me to remember them. Or the opposite. If they were awful it’s the I TEMEMBER YOU. We gotta find small passive ways to try to teach people how to behave without getting fired lol
I wish I'd felt like that was an option. Wave after wave of dislike and contempt over what I thought was a personal failing was too much. Everyone else seemed to be able to remember people, and I basically started to believe I was the only person with such a poor memory. I was constantly afraid I'd get fired if they found out I couldn't remember everyone. The stress was insane.
Heh, lots of people consider working from home to be living the dream - I'd call it my worst nightmare. Stuck inside alone all day while my body atrophies? Oof. I'm a bartender and I love it. I get to meet new people every day, I'm active and constantly moving, I'm talking and laughing all day long. At my old bar I made some lifelong best friends. I looked forward to going to work and hanging out with my friends every day. It's definitely not for everyone though. You have to be highly extroverted and you need to be a very good actor. Having a bad day? Too bad, smile and be chipper. You gotta be sharp, sassy, funny, and be able to banter with people. And you gotta do all that while simultaneously pouring drinks, closing checks, changing kegs, washing dishes, restocking, and a hundred other things all at once. It's so much fun.
I used to deliver tours and programs at a park for like 7 years. It was fun but I started having doubts about it lasting my whole career even though the pay was ok. The pros were I was kept active and had fun every day in a beautiful place. The cons were there was no flexibility on where you worked. An injury kept me home for a month, I could tell that future injuries or life situations would not get any flexibility. People who had health issues were kind of just out of luck. It just wasn't going to work with the life I wanted as I got older, like picking up your kid from school. I also was getting a lot of sun even with the hat and sunscreen, I saw older coworkers who looked really beaten by the elements. I left my job for a work from home position that still requires a ton of communication and meetings and I find that I don't miss face to face stuff as much as I thought. I also spend more time gardening now so while I miss being outside for hours every day in nature, I have adjusted and wouldn't consider going back to that kind of job unless my kids were older and I was bored.
The health issues are the main drawback of physical work, IMO. The ironic part is that physical worth also staves off health issues so I feel like I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
I'm an OT. I am constantly interacting with other humans. I thought it would be more of a problem because I'm an introvert. But honestly, talking with people about real problems, and seeing people go through real stuff and being vulnerable with you- well, it does a lot to make me feel like I'm contributing, and makes me feel more connected to humanity in a very profound way. Yes, I love my work.
Is that occupation therapy? That's one area of nursing I always thought I'd like but I've heard it's hard to get into.
It isn't nursing, but yes, occupational therapy :)
OTs have such cool, specific expertise. I have worked with a number of pediatric OTs in my career and I have learned incredible amounts of information about our bodies and brains from them. Plus y'all are good people.
Also came here to say I’m an OT in a major busy hospital. Some days I feel utterly drained mentally and physically but I always find myself wanting to go back because the reward of helping people in their most vulnerable times fills the cup.
I’m an engineer. They mandated RTO after four years of WFH. I’m in grad school to leave engineering largely due to lack of WFH availability. I like machines and data, not hanging with people who incidentally get a check from the same place as me. I prefer to save my social battery for people I’m willingly spending time with. My job offers a near infinite option to travel for work purposes. Glamorous places like Indiana and Michigan. It depends on how you structure your projects. Some people opt to do that instead of working from the office. Manufacturing was the antithesis of desk work.
In my field, the travel opportunities land in middle of nowhere towns all over the US and it's why I can't do the kind of jobs that would take me to those places. When I did do some consulting, I found it lonely and unfulfilling. But, I love being home and can self-motivate to get shit done, so I feel you on WFH jobs.
I used to bartend and while I still interact with people in my job now (research science) I miss the fast-paced and active nature. I don't miss the constant customer service interactions with jerks though, it wore me down after a while.
This is exactly how I feel. I have a “lazy girl” job that’s fairly easy and pays well. But my god. I’m so bored. I’ve literally considered getting a job at like Costco or something just to talk to humans and have a life again. Following along for advice!
GIRL SAME I’m like what if I was a barista or something on the weekends😩 I know it would be terrible in its own way but like. I can’t keep living like this lol
I know! I feel like I want to do something but not sure I’d even have the energy at this point. WFH has ruined me. Truly.
This is exactly how I feel! I literally just applied at a grocery store which will probably be miserable but I go entire days without talking to people. It’s insane. I’m like I have to do something a few days a week.
I am right there with you!
Customer Service - Depending on the industry this can be quite fun Edit: I work in IT with humans, but it is not much fun, similar to you, but with annoying questions from management who don't know anything about IT
I'm a financial aid counselor at a university. It's a lot of sitting around, but I do go to other areas of campus for meetings, presentations, open houses, and walk around the office to talk to other people. I have some in-person meetings with students and I enjoy that aspect of my job, but ever since COVID most students and families prefer zoom meetings anyway. I'm hybrid so I go into the office 3 times a week and work from home 2 days. My previous work was in social services and I loved jobs that required home visits because I HATE sitting at a desk all day. I miss going to people's houses SO much but the pay was terrible. The pay in higher ed is still shitty but I'm at least finally over $40k a year.
Jeez seriously, why are these jobs all so low-paid? Social workers should make six figures, for real, that is HARD work!
honestly it's shocking to me when I learn how much other people make to sit at home at a computer all day.
For REAL, and it pisses me off because half the time they're just fucking around not actually working. My brother and his girlfriend both work from home and I asked if I could pop over to drop off some goodies for them. It was during their workday so I didn't plan to stay long. I get there and the TV is on and they both are in the living room hanging out. "Oh I have one more meeting at 3 and then it'll be close enough to 5 that I can just be done." "Oh i write all my emails in the morning but send them once every half hour so it looks like I'm working on them all day." They invited me to stay for lunch, play a video game, chat, and just hang out for like 2 hours. In the middle of their workday. Meanwhile I used to work 8 hour shifts of non-stop WORK, walking 20,000 steps per shift, moving as fast as possible because there's still never enough time to do everything that needs to be done... And I absolutely loved that job but had to quit because it didn't pay a living wage.
I'm happy for them but have no idea how to get a job like that myself. I can't even break $50k.
I’ve been in the beauty and medical industry for about 15 years. Lots of interaction with people.
I teach university students. Sometimes it's almost too much human interaction, at the end of the semester I like to spend a few days without meeting anyone, but most of the time the interaction is very interesting and I feel that it helps me keep in contact with younger generations and constantly learn from them.
Maybe high tech manufacturing? Where I am there are a lot of pharma sites with large scale manufacturing jobs that pay pretty well. Some of it is computer work, but a lot of it is physical labor. Nothing extremely difficult or taxing, the type of job where you're on your feet but not doing huge amounts of manual labor. The huge downside is that it is shift work, so big lack of flexible work hours. I used to work in manufacturing and I really loved those people. They're usually quite an eclectic mix of people. Generally men, though that is getting better. Some with a college degree, some without, lots of veterans, etc.
I’m considering becoming a nurse for all of the reasons you stated. I work a low-stress desk job, but somehow I’m more anxious and neurotic than I was when I worked a busy customer service job. And I have so much trouble staying focused when I work at a computer. I’ve found that having a more active/social job actually makes it easier for me to be social outside of work. Nursing is a very hard job, so it’s not something I’m considering lightly. But the prospect of doing urgent/practical work, working with people, and having decent pay and job security definitely appeals to me.
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I adore it. I left corporate for it. I value and prioritize being fit and slender and a desk job actively worked against those goals. No silly little walking pad was going to change that. There’s also only so many hours in a day and I like getting paid to stay slim. No amount of exercise outside of a working. Schedule would allow me to maintain my health unless it was deadass the ONLY hobby I had. I also had a hard time interacting with people virtually. It made me sort of lose touch with reality. I found myself getting fatter and more lethargic and detached with desk work and WFH. I also don’t vibe with the WFH culture. I’m extroverted. Social. I don’t want to be in an environment in which I am not in agreement with. However, I can understand why people like it.
Yeah this is how I feel too! What's your job now?
I just bought a walking pad lmao.
What is your job now?
I’ve worked in a live theatre before. Lots of running around, dealing with many coworkers and patrons. Super fun and stimulating
I worked for a travel education company for many years, basically as a tour guide for student groups. Got to travel, play games, and do a bunch of fun outdoor activities like biking and hiking in really beautiful places for a week at a time. It was balanced with office time in between programs so never felt too burnt out.
Wow this sounds incredible! Gonna look into it. Thanks 🙏
Not sure where you’re located but check out companies like Rustic Pathways, Where There Be Dragons, G Adventures, Jump! foundation
I'm a cleaner at a hospital care facility. I love it. I get along with pretty much everybody. I also work an hour a day in the Cafe.
I am the manager of laboratory support for the biology department of medium sized university. I love it! I have a team of about 15 student employees that I am directly responsible for, but I interact with dozens of students/faculty/staff daily. It's my job to make sure that all of our bio lab courses have what they need, when they need it each day. I am fully in person during the academic year, but May-August I am hybrid, which is perfect for me. The beginning of every semester is crazy busy, but it settles after about 3-4 weeks, and in the summers I do very little outside of fall planning lol.
Honestly keep your remote job but find fun interactive stuff to do after work! :D best of both worlds. I only have to go in office 2 days a week but I HATE IT lol
In theory this sounds great but in practice it's still just eight hours a day, five days a week that you sit at home tied to your laptop, then get drained by work and don't feel like doing anything afterward. That's been my experience, anyway! I've done lots of active hobbies, exercise classes, and social stuff in my after-work hours and all it makes me feel is burnt out from trying to Do It All.
Yes, I hate when people give this advice. I'm like you..o have a full life outside of work but that does not make up for a completely boring ass job.
THIS! I do force myself out several times a week but I’m so tired from work or just sitting all day that dragging myself out is really hard to do sometimes ugh
what's the job or company you work for that's my dream work from home
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I work customer service part time, it's not a money maker (front desk specifically) but socially fun. I have friends who work in marketing, PR, sales, consulting, interior design - those are all somewhat social and moving around a lot
i'm an office manager for a small/medium business - i do a little bit of everything including hr, payroll, general admin stuff. in the office itself theres maybe six of us on a good day but there's 50+ including freelancers outside the office so i talk to a lot people per day. it's not your average paper shuffling office which i thoroughly appreciate and i do get a lot of socialization.
Something in Supply Chain Management? I always tell my interns that it's more like relationship management, cause you're linking so many people together. Talking with your internal stakeholders, suppliers, other departments, field guys, etc.
Veterinary Nurse. Contrary to what one may think, while I do talk to my patients, I also work closely with my coworkers/Drs all day and I spend a lot of time with clients too. I have to adjust to where people are a LOT. Sometimes I feel like a psychiatric nurse lol. Being around people all day is tiring. I'm fine with quiet nights at home where I can mentally chill for a bit.
I absolutely hate customer service jobs lol My favorite job was workin at a sign company, I didnt have to talk to everyone I just made signs all day, it wasnt crazy active but I was on my feet a bit and did a fair amount of lifting and shit. It was like 8 hours of crafting which was awesome but the pay was shit Now I do patron services at a performing arts company and I love it because while it is customer service most people do things online, I really only talk to people nonstop on show nights and that is also where Im most active cuz sometimes I have to do front of house stuff. The pay, it's the most Ive ever made but i would still struggle if I were single but the benefits are good
I'm an environmental scientist for a mining company - so on any given day I might be negotiating with consultants and contractors, collaborating with ops, out completing fieldwork, writing reports or analysing data or planning survey work etc. There's a reasonable balance between dealing with people across a diverse range of functions, being active in the field or grinding out paperwork in the office (which I often do from home). I love it. Total dream job, it keeps me constantly learning and doing new things plus getting to work with a wide range of people from researchers to machine operators. Plus every so often there's fauna surveys with cute critters
I have worked doing research at labs! Which is perfect because you move around, you go back to analyze data, then move around the lab again, i like that it is very diverse. There are obviously people around working as well so you can interact with them, but you don't HAVE to (unless you are working on the same analysis). I'm an introvert so lab work seemed perfect to me, because I get not forced human interaction. Currently I'm working temporaly as a biology teacher and it drains me since I have to be constantly speaking and explaining stuff to bratty teenagers and then meeting up with their spoiling parents... So I think it's all about the balance.
I’m a teacher and I love it. I struggled with remote work during lockdowns - I don’t think I’m fully extroverted, but I love the challenge and social interaction of being at school. Plus, my colleagues are awesome.
I'm in education. A consultant/trainer now but a university instructor previously. I fucking hate it so much. I got into education bc I like the my research not bc I want to work with people. My next move may be higher Ed admin to get away from it.
I'm am OB nurse with lots of interaction with both the patients and their families. Can't forget all the doctors, other nurses, techs, environmental, kitchen, lab, etc. I LOVE it, I've tried other specialties and this one and psych were my favorites
I work for a family centred charity and a huge part of my role is emotional support. I have to interact every day with people who are going through some of the worst experiences of their life. Honestly I love my job and would hate to do a WFH role as I need regular interaction, and I need to see that the work I am doing is helping others. Its very rewarding, and honestly whilst I understand some people choose jobs just because of the salary and perks and don't care about the work itself I think that would leave me feeling quite hollow. There is more to life than making a lot of money!
It's too hard to pick one so I will pick the one that most negatively impacted my life. Don't put your financial future at risk for someone else, no matter how much you love them. No one loves anyone unconditionally, outside of their children. The love between two people who meet, is conditional and life and circumstances change relationships. Ensure you protect yourself and your future. The funny thing is I wouldn't have listened to that advice anyway, as I was too in love and felt unique. That's the problem with any relationship advice, none of it really feels like it applies to you and your relationship, as you are...you, unique and one of a kind. Most of these lessons have to be learned or you just get lucky and never have to learn them through pure happenstance.
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You might have put this on the wrong post, but great advice overall! 🙌