Whats a rewarding job?
Discussion
Currently sat here, bit bored. Pondering a change. Work in operations for a travel company. Good at organising, planning etc/
This isn't about money.
I'm happy to earn somewhere in the early to mid 20k, but what I really want is the job to be rewarding. I want to feel like I'm making a difference to people lives.
This has been prompted by all the wonderful people I've seen over the last few months who have helped my son speak.
Current thoughts are fostering, maybe some sort of charity coordinator? What else could be classed as rewarding?
This isn't about money.
I'm happy to earn somewhere in the early to mid 20k, but what I really want is the job to be rewarding. I want to feel like I'm making a difference to people lives.
This has been prompted by all the wonderful people I've seen over the last few months who have helped my son speak.
Current thoughts are fostering, maybe some sort of charity coordinator? What else could be classed as rewarding?
The exact opposite of my job!
I guess something where you can see the direct benefit what you are doing is having on someones life would be the most rewarding. Something in the medical profession, nurse, paramedic etc, although any reward would probably be offset by the times when the patient doesn't make it.
I think even working for a charity unless you are at the coal face so to speak it is hard to see the reward.
My wife works for a small charity. They match up people who want to volunteer with people who need help. She finds that very rewarding because she is helping people every day and can see the difference. It pays buttons though.
I work in IT and have never felt what I did was rewarding. Even when I worked for the police, allegedly writing software to make policing more efficient, it wasn't rewarding because the benefit to the public, if any, wasn't tangible to me.
I guess something where you can see the direct benefit what you are doing is having on someones life would be the most rewarding. Something in the medical profession, nurse, paramedic etc, although any reward would probably be offset by the times when the patient doesn't make it.
I think even working for a charity unless you are at the coal face so to speak it is hard to see the reward.
My wife works for a small charity. They match up people who want to volunteer with people who need help. She finds that very rewarding because she is helping people every day and can see the difference. It pays buttons though.
I work in IT and have never felt what I did was rewarding. Even when I worked for the police, allegedly writing software to make policing more efficient, it wasn't rewarding because the benefit to the public, if any, wasn't tangible to me.
Friend of mine left working as a manager for B&Q and became a carer for young adults with learning difficulties.
He loves it. He does a mixture of stuff, but a lot of it is just going for days out, having meals with them... almost being a "dad". He takes them fishing (his hobby), trips on the train, one is fascinated by wind turbines so they go to the local windfarm and just look at the turbines, do basic cookery. Pay isn't great but is enough to keep him going.
He loves it. He does a mixture of stuff, but a lot of it is just going for days out, having meals with them... almost being a "dad". He takes them fishing (his hobby), trips on the train, one is fascinated by wind turbines so they go to the local windfarm and just look at the turbines, do basic cookery. Pay isn't great but is enough to keep him going.
boyse7en said:
Friend of mine left working as a manager for B&Q and became a carer for young adults with learning difficulties.
He loves it. He does a mixture of stuff, but a lot of it is just going for days out, having meals with them... almost being a "dad". He takes them fishing (his hobby), trips on the train, one is fascinated by wind turbines so they go to the local windfarm and just look at the turbines, do basic cookery. Pay isn't great but is enough to keep him going.
That is what my other half does. She likes it. Hours are a bit rubbish which would cause us an issue re child care. I'd need to do Mon-Fri 9-5ish ideally.He loves it. He does a mixture of stuff, but a lot of it is just going for days out, having meals with them... almost being a "dad". He takes them fishing (his hobby), trips on the train, one is fascinated by wind turbines so they go to the local windfarm and just look at the turbines, do basic cookery. Pay isn't great but is enough to keep him going.
S10GTA said:
That is what my other half does. She likes it. Hours are a bit rubbish which would cause us an issue re child care. I'd need to do Mon-Fri 9-5ish ideally.
Yeah, the hours can be mixed. From memory he does one sleep-in cover a week at a hostel/support centre and one weekend day every other weekend. the other days are roughly 9:30 - 4:30. He uses his own car to move people around (gets paid mileage allowance) and gets expenses for all food/drinks/ice creams while on days out
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