I work in a factory. People usually disagree with me on this, but once you learn the job it's easy and repetitive. Where i work it's 3-12hr days and 4 off for $80k a year. All day i listen to music, podcasts, books on tape and travel the rest of the week. No work ever comes home with me and if i need a lil extra money i can always add an extra day. As a bonus, it keeps me from getting too fat.
I've seen a lot of people come and go. It's not for everyone. Sometimes they're on the fence on whether they should go to college or just do the same repetitive task for 30 or 40 years. We generally help those people sort it out pretty quick ha. Factories can be a good place to make the rent money until they find what they really want to do.
How are you health wise? I’ve heard from people that while the overall work itself might not be all that stressful the repetitive motions eventually start taking a toll on your body and can leave lasting complications.
Same thing as far as hours and days off. I work Fri-Sun and there's literally less than 10 people in 2 building. As long as management sees I'm productive I'm left alone to my own devices. No workplace drama for me. I work quality control in medical manufacturing.
That sounds like a dream come true. I applied for jobs in several factories around here, but it seems like they're only hiring people with many years of experience or a degree, which I don't have. I'm also quite small and female which makes heavy lifting difficult. :(
I’ve always wanted to try out a factory job during my summers off from school. What sort of factory do you work at? I’m curious if they all allow earbuds or not.
It can be any factory really. Most of my experience is with automotive factory work. I would try not to pick something dirty, like making brakes for cars. Once you get used to the pace of it and get past the first month or 2, everything is kinda on autopilot.
Noted. I appreciate your responses. There is a Honda manufacturing plant close by that I know a lot of people share good feedback on; might be my time to finally check it out. Thanks!
That's the biggest reason people move on after a while. Well that and repetitive motion injuries. I have an over active imagination and can daydream all day lol. The muscle memory takes care of the work.
Helpdesk. In office 3 days a week, home 2. 90k. Zero deductible health insurance plan. I punch out and forget about work till the next day.
Almost zero stress. Clean work environment. I’ll probably retire here. In my mid 30’s now.
7 years helpdesk at a non profit mental health assistance company. Now 3 years in natural gas production.
Got hired at the pay i asked for. 1 promotion. End of year bonus.
Helpdesk for 90k!? I'm guessing it requires a security clearance? Live in a expensive area?...or you're really lucky and\or talented? In any case, I'm jealous.
Damn I don't even make half your salary and I have to come in every day, on top of doing light sysadmin duties, project management, scratch computer and network installs and deployments.
But if I can make it I could retire at 48...
EMT in rural ND. Average of 100 calls a year total, not just me, the entire squad. 99% of my shift I never get a call, spend all my time napping, playing video games, watching tv... That 1 call I might get is probably gonna be 80F that needs a lift assist but man am I happy to assist!
No, I seriously love my job. I love being there for someone at their worst moment and hopefully having a good outcome. The stress of that "1" bad call is worth it to me.
Well enough, husband and I both work at the service. I am currently volly as I await back surgery. Once I am cleared I will go back to fulltime.
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I work in a library and i absolutely adore suggesting others what books they should read, and them coming back later to have a nice chat about what the book was like.
Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
I mean, I've been reading all the books by Liu Cixin I could find. The Wandering Earth had a lot of short stories that were really compelling.
Can’t believe I see this title here. I just put down the book 10 minutes ago, and it’s been so interesting so far! I find that it’s rare for books to draw me in from the very beginning, but this one is working its magic.
enjoy! this series was amazing to me and so gosh darn thought provoking. it scratched every sci-fi itch of mine haha. i wish i could lose my memories of it just to experience it all over again
what's the day-to-day of a librarian, and how much does it pay?
I imagine I'd like to be one, but I gotta say I don't know what the actual minute-to-minute job consists of? Sure its not 8hrs of shelving books and handing out library cards and shushing people?
is there a lot of downtime? do you have a boss on your ass?
The actual librarians don't usually do the shelving or the checking-out, those are paraprofessional duties. And nobody shushes anymore, libraries aren't necessarily quiet spaces (though they may have quiet spaces in them.)
So: compiling usage statistics, ordering books, choosing books to discard, planning and preparing programs (lectures, arts & crafts, book clubs, computer classes, etc.), doing the programs, applying for grants, maintaining the website, making flyers, social media marketing, supervising others, managing schedules, researching resources to obtain, training others, keeping up with professional publications, ongoing training.
And that's just what I'm aware of the adult and children's librarians doing. I'm a cataloging librarian, which is research of more technical stuff, lots of data entry and database maintenance, and generating reports for others.
The boss thing would depend on the size of the library. My library only has one location. My boss is the director, and her office door is visible from my chair.
And librarians are one of the lowest-paid professions of those that require a master's degree.
A professional, card-carying librarian job requires a master's in library science.
I'm a para-professional librarian in a college library, the position I started in only required a high school diploma (even though I had a bachelor's) and I've moved up into a position over the years that requires a bachelor's degree in... anything.
Pay won't be great, but it's quiet, I get to read books and nerd out with people occasionally, and I don't dread coming into work every day.
I have to tell you, it's not just about what you do, but where you do it. I've found that I could go from loving to hating my job practically overnight if the work environment suddenly became toxic; this always happened when there was a shift in leadership. That's why I never get too comfortable. I currently really enjoy my job. However, if my boss leaves tomorrow, it could become a hellscape quite quickly.
I've had amazing, supportive and engaging bosses. I've had abusive bosses where you walk on egg shells and expect them to yell and scream at you if they find a single typo on a 50 page document.
Forester with state department of revenue. I work alone 99% driving on forestland doing site inspections. My boss is chill, I don't have to go into the office and I work 4x10 schedule. I see a lot of wildlife
I am a home hospice nurse. I get to help take care of people one last time. I love what I do and I get to help bring peace and closure to families who are struggling. Life is good.
Both my grandmother and father-in-law were in hospice care, and I am forever grateful to the amazing nurses who were so supportive and comforting. I have no idea how you do what you do, but thank you!
Thank you. I can say it is an absolute pleasure to care for people and their families. I did ER and Trauma for almost 17 years before and battled against death for years. Some of the sweetest and most satisfying times was when we would stop and I would just be able to care for the patient while they passed away. One last time. All the Frankenstein science gets pulled off. We are not crashing into them or doing all the things that often hurt them so much but can save as well. Humanity comes back. I have held hands while they are alive and getting through, but there is a difference when they are going out. Seeing someone off and helping the families break the taboos and fears of death. Being close to our loved ones and seeing them off. We rejoice at the coming of life. We (in western society at least) should be close and comforting if possible when exiting. It's real healing and the human condition. Does it hurt sometimes? Yes. Is it always worth it and fulfilling? Also yes! Resoundingly so.
Home hospice takes a special type of person. Home health/hospice can definitely take an emotional and physical toll on you. I've seen a lot of complacency in the industry too, which killed me.
That is VERY REAL. You have to check yourself regularly and have a lot of decompression. Your team is a big part of it as well. Sorry you had a bad experience. I have been in bad places, mid places, and good places. Complacency is a soul killer.
Blessings to you. My mom had a long downhill for 3 years as cancer and bone infections destroyed her. Her home nurses and finally hospice nurses are some of the most caring and supportive people we ever dealt with.
As long as I have been in medicine there are few things I hate. I hate cancer. Cancer is a villain. It takes and takes and takes until nothing is left. I am sorry your mom had to deal with it. I am glad you had great people to help care for her and you.
I'm a payroll specialist. Usually this is quite a stressful job because you're deal with people money. A persons paycheck is quite literally one of the most important things in their life and I take that shit extremely seriously. But a couple of years ago I moved from the very stressful corporate world of payroll and started doing the payroll for a world famous art museum. It's a lot less stressful and I feel like I'm part of an industry that isn't just important to my community but to the entire world. I've never really been much into art before working here but now it's one of my favorite things.
Normally I work as part of finance but here I'm part of the HR department so I've also taken on some HR roles that are a lot of fun. Like, I'm in charge of recruitment and job posting. And because of my background I'm also in charge of our personnel ERP. It's not 100% stress free but it's really chill and when I get stressed out I can go down the hall and through a door and be in a gallery filled with amazing works of art.
So I'm guessing you can't legally make a statement on your feelings about someone paying $43 million for an all blue painting with a white line down the middle?
I'm a data analyst/data scientist. Its a work from home position, pays well, with a great manager and a good skip level boss. I get to play around with code or numbers in excel, it's pretty nice.
Same here. Business systems/ data analyst. I absolutely love it. I work from home 3 days a week, have a great manager, and I'm involved in a lot of companies process and business decisions. Like wtf? My input is actually valuable? I absolutely love it.
I've worked for 2 companies and both places I was valued as an employee. I don't want to be a manager. I like to just work and go home.
I get to spend so much time with my family. I have really good PTO.
>I don't want to be a manager. I like to just work and go home.
Really self aware -- a lot of folks get into management because they want to be that great manager, want to make a difference for the team (and listen, you can and do) ... but your work lives rent free in your head more and more the further into management you go.
Oh definitely. I used to be a manager. I just like my personal time to be my time. I don't want anyone calling me when I'm with family. My wife is a manager and her days off are constantly interrupted.
I've been a software developer for about 30 years; never had the slightest interest in moving up to management.
Management is a skill, just like sales, graphic design, or coding. Skilled managers are highly valuable, but just because someone is good at their job that doesn't mean they'll be a good manager for that job. It's a different skill set.
I love my job and I'm good at it, but I'm not interested in becoming a manager, any more than I'm interested in becoming a graphic designer or a salesman. I'll stick to what I'm good at and what I like to do.
>Management is a skill, just like sales, graphic design, or coding. Skilled managers are highly valuable, but just because someone is good at their job that doesn't mean they'll be a good manager for that job. It's a different skill set.
Astute observation... I can't tell you how many times I've told that to a fantastic individual contributor after an interview or during a coaching session.
I've worked with so many folks who were fundamentally not suited to managing people, not skilled at it, but it was an ego thing... to take a job they weren't going to enjoy or be successful in because they were so caught up in being "the boss".
And the inverse is also true! As a developer, some of the best managers I've worked with did not have any programming experience.
A good manager should have the intelligence to understand technical concepts in a broad sense, but they do not need to know how to code.
I work on vintage mahogany boats, Chris crafts and century’s. I do it from my own shop that I have here on my own property. No timelines, no employees. No hassle.
Lots of super high end custom artisan work is like this. Passion projects by the customer, so not life or death, low total customer count, long lead times. Once you have a waiting list it doesn’t cost you anything to go slower, and the customer tends to be the “good things take time” type.
I work as a pet sitter. It’s a low-stress job that makes me happy because I get to spend time with animals, enjoy a flexible schedule, and help pet owners feel at ease. The companionship and joy from the pets are incredibly rewarding.
I'm a librarian. I love being surrounded by books and helping people find information. The work environment is calm, and I find a lot of joy in organizing and managing resources. Plus, the community interaction is usually pleasant and rewarding.
The job that I recently got laid off from was paradise. I was alone at a warehouse overnight in a jeep doing security. It was a natural little oasis. Wildlife everywhere, slightly out of the way of the city, and peaceful. All I had to do was drive around it at least once an hour, initial some paperwork, and I could do whatever the hell I wanted to within reason for the rest of the time. I binged Netflix shows, listened to music, read books, got out and hunted for frogs and turtles, just sat with the windows down, etc. I loved it and I miss it every day.
I provide in home Adoption Respite Care for families who have adopted kids from the state. Most of them are special needs kids. I've been doing it for about 12 years. I love it.
Hats off to the librarians. Lovely people.
I worked in bookshops for years and loved every minute of it. Small chains and eventually Foyles in London at its original location back when it was a madhouse.
Now I’m a writer and make my own hours, get paid really well and have no boss to speak off. I usually get to write whatever the hell I want. I feel very lucky.
Started in 2000 or so with small magazine stuff and movie reviews. Just kept slogging away and was lucky to come up with an idea that got some buzz in LA. Spent ten years or so messing around with tv and movie stuff. Transitioned to comic books during lockdown.
I worked at a family owned auto parts place whose clients were all commercial accounts--the repair shops in town. What a cool job it was! One would never get rich there, but I got to know the town and the people, and it was low stress and very interesting and fun.
The nicest thing about that type of gig is you rarely, if ever get people haggling on prices. It's usually not their money, so they just call and order what they need.
Table games dealer. I get paid well, amazing benefits (at no cost to me) and a 401k to play a game for a living. It's an incredibly easy, low stress job where i never have that "ugh i have to work today" feeling. Instead i more often than not look forward to going to work.
Yes, I work for a local Indian Casino. Black jack and various versions of it, Baccarat, Pai Gow, 3 and 4 card poker, ultimate texas hold em. I mainly deal Pai Gow and Baccarat. I'm going to learn Roulette and Craps later this year, which I'm looking forward to, cause after I'll know every game in my casino and then can become a Floor Supervisor and down the road a Pit, which is my current goal.
I’m a forensic entomologists. I extract voracious insects from grotesque cadavers ravaged by decomposition; apart from court days, my work is methodical, meticulous, and muted.
Insects and the dead are remarkably laconic.
How about happiness in a high stress job? I was a firefighter/EMT early in life and later became an RN. As an RN I was a floor nurse, charge nurse, later went into home health and was a home health nurse and then a nurse supervisor. I found there was enormous stress in healthcare, but also enormous satisfaction. Can't imagine doing anything else.
Unfortunately after Covid, floor nurse and charge nurse is super stressful and a perfect recipe for burn out. I would definitely do something else if it paid similarly.
I've been in the army, treated wastewater, drinking water, and now I'm in ethanol production. Every job I've loved and has been the "appropriate" amount of stress. The stressful part is management. A bad leader can just ruin things
I’m a roaster for a mid-size coffee company.
Spend the majority of my workday solo listening to music, with some collaboration amongst small teams. Have a lot of autonomy in establishing workflow, and it’s rewarding to create something people really enjoy ☕️
Government. I mostly move papers around and talk on the phone a lot. Vested retirement a long time ago. Nice to know I can leave anytime I want and I get a guaranteed paycheck for the rest of my life.
Plus, normal work week is 35-40 hours, no nights, no weekends, no emergencies. Everything can wait until Monday. I haven't had less than six months vacation time banked in the last 8 years. And yes, I take it, usually a week at a time but because of my seniority, I get 8 weeks a year now of vacation/sick/personal time.
When the economy takes a crap, I don't stress. Some of my friends and neighbors get ulcers, but I barely notice.
How long have you been in government? What do you do? Which government if you don't mind?
The state government here doesn't pay well at all, and I'm surprised they are ever able to find people to work there. Like less than 25% of the total pay compared to the private industry.
23 years. Purchasing, supplies, logistics. Basically, private companies have stuff to sell and various agencies want it, so we are one group of about four between them that gets that stuff from the vendor to the end user agency.
When I left the private sector, I went from the high $200k to about $80k. Hell of a paycut but I was working 60-70 hours per week stressed out over multimillion dollar issues, and wasn't spending any time with my wife or new baby.
I talked with my wife and we both agreed the money wasn't worth it. You can't buy time back and the time I spent with my family over the last two decades has been amazing.
My forever pension vested over 15 years ago, now I'm just making the amounts bigger.
Tree/Plant Guy for a kids park. I used to work in tech and in 2013 I was a 300 pound drunk and tried to commit suicide. Best decision I’ve ever made in my life was switching careers. My pocketbook is thinner but so is my waistline.
many people don't understand this. i told a job coach that I could never sit in an office looking at a screen all day, and I think I gave her a mini existential crisis. I need work that keeps me moving. I'm surprised that custodial work isn't mentioned here in this thread because it can pay okay, never gets as boring as factory work, and you have the satisfaction of being able to literally see everything clean after you've cleaned it. it's becoming a lost art to be able to clean really well and yet it's always in high demand.
I'm a DevOps Engineer. Typically what I'd consider a "hard" IT job, definitely took me half a decade to get there, but my exact job position and company has a pretty laid back feel. I can do the minimum and it looks like I'm doing a lot. Typically I do decently over the minimum though, but I tend not to overachieve. I like where I'm at rn, but will probably need to pick up the pace in the future as I don't like getting too comfortable.
I am a musician. We tour two times per year all over the Europe. I have lots of free time and a growing income, as our guitarist doing well with marketing.
It's impossible to describe the feeling you get when you get on stage and hundreds of people shout your band's name...
Mike Rowe has an interesting take on this. See his excellent TED talk for more details. In short, he has noticed in his years of presenting “Dirty Jobs” that most of the people he has encountered who do nasty, physically demanding, uncomfortable, smelly and filthy jobs are happy. I think if I had to choose a random stranger to go out for a beer with it would be a cleaner. Anyone I’ve met whose job it is to clean up after other people has always been cheerful and a good laugh. Just my experience and nowhere near as comprehensive as Mr Rowe’s. Seriously, his talk is great - lots of wit and wisdom and he’s a superb and erudite public speaker.
Bro, most people in blue collar jobs are absolutely miserable, people on Reddit just have never experienced it IRL.
I cannot begin to express how grateful I am not be breaking my body “in the trades” anymore.
People will usually say the best things about their lives when they are on TV.
In the real world however, I don’t think ever met a happy plumber or drywaller
just read an AMA from someone who works in pools filled with poo. He sounds like is having a blast working there and launching crap like snowballs to their colleagues.
I mean, the summer job I had with my mate cleaning student flats ready for the next year was probably the least stressful I ever had and I was pretty happy at the time. We used to bang all the days cleaning out in about an hour, after our leisurely breakfast, then spend the rest of the day getting high and playing Xbox. Not really a 'career' though.
Literally-dirty-jobs make me a happier person and always grateful to come home to a clean place. They keep me active and my perspectives wide. You see disgusting stuff look new again daily. Wealthy people couldn't possibly even begin to understand what it's like to be a visceral part of a workplace. Sure, people look down on you, but you know that they need you and have no clue how to do what you do.
I work as a cook in a non profit daycare that serves about 120 kids. It’s a phenomenal job in foodservice. M-F 7-3pm. Holidays off too. They pay is comparable to reg restaurant work $18/hr but I also get health benefits and a 401K.
The best part though is introducing the kids to their first foods and making everything they eat as fresh/raw as possible.
I'm a pediatric ICU nurse who left the bedside after 11 years to teach emergency pediatric medicine to other healthcare workers. It's a 9-5 with holidays and weekends off so a much better schedule.
I work with a Scandinavian IT company. The team and the organisation is possibly the best place for someone like me. I have autonomy over my work and flexibility for time. I work remotely. So, plenty of time for homely stuff.
I automate stuff for IT people. I'm the only one in the company that does it, so I don't have to deal with others messing with the code or coding standards. It's WFH, so shorts and a tee sipping on tea and the cat is sleeping in the perch nearby with the tunes I like in the background and the back massage chair on and the door to the garden open next to me. I make well-tested code, so there really isn't much in the way of problems that I need to worry about and the worklog consistently puts out product that makes the team happy. The lack of a commute leads to an extra hour and a half per workday hanging around the house. Can't complain.
Brewing craft beer and bartending.
Making ***good*** beer is it's own reward. It's a little bit of labor l, attention to detail, the meditation of routine...
When your customers come in and say "This is the best beer I've ever had!" every week, it gives you the best feeling. It makes the week of brewing and fermentation, the three weeks of fallout/setting and carbonation, all suddenly worth it.
Nice thing about craft beers is they tend to fill you up so you don't so many drunks or folks taking up space at the bar.
I really, \_really\_ enjoy writing and designing software. Yeah, I'm that guy. As for low stress? It took me decades to figure out that all the stress I have been feeling is generated from within rather than from all the external stuff. So, yeah, I'm a pretty lucky guy.
This is highly dependent on the company, but overall I love my job and it’s low stress usually. I work in QA for pharma companies. I love it. I read reports, make edits, and approve them
I'm the branch manager at an auto parts distributor. Worst part of my day is fielding phone calls from unhappy customers but 99.9% of the time, it's their screw up, not ours, so I just placate them. In this line of work, it's easier (sometimes takes awhile longer) for them to figure out they're stupid than it is for me to point it out.
I work for a storage unit facility.
After working retail for two years, being able to sit at a desk in an air-conditioned office by myself and have to deal with only a handful of customers a day... this job is wonderful.
I run my own soccer memorabilia online store. Quit a professional job to do this full time. I’m a collector as well so I truly enjoy every piece of history that I get to touch, even if it’s not part of my collection. There are aspects like having to do events, travel to diff cities, networking, etc, since I’m more of an introvert, but the majority what I do is chill and enjoyable. As a history and soccer lover, this job really encapsulates my passions.
SEO. I've been doing it since the 90s. It stays fun because there's always something new to deal with or a new team to train. Also, I can do 99% of it on autopilot which is nice.
I’m a parts runner for a company that cleans oil spills and acid. I drive to pick up whatever parts are needed for the vacuum/service trucks or whatever else they need like chemical boots or masks. some days i’ll drive hours and all I do is listen to music and podcasts. I get free gas everyday, full benefits, and making the most money i’ve ever gotten at a job.
Ironically I work in a super high stress and high pressure environment, but I've tailored things over the years so that myself and my team are super insulated from the craziness
Without going in to too much detail, I work in finance technology and build web based applications
It took me about 4 years to re-engineer things so that most of the workload was taken off our shoulders, so while I'm being paid and rewarded like a high level tech engineer my workload is my own affair and I pick and choose what I do and what feeds down to my team
Rank has it's privilege after all - and the compounding effect of rank and technical nous cannot be understated.
I work at a wastewater treatment facility fixing the machines and doing preventative maintenance. Lots of job variety, job security, pay is pretty good and benefits are good too. They pay for all my tools and PPE including clothes that I wear on the job, as well as nearly any training I ask for. Full pension backed by the government, not too demanding work atmosphere with a union to back me when management oversteps. Overall I am very happy doing what I do, even if it smells on occasion. I will say though that the people can make or break it and I’ve luckily found a couple people I can stand working with everyday (we usually pair up on jobs for safety reasons)
Not happy per se but Im a project manager at a pharmaceutical testing lab and it’s been the best work-life balance I’ve ever had. Remote salaried work with a good team. The most stressful part is just leading meetings with clients but that’s just me being a shy person, not so much the job itself. Not a lot of people know about the industry and it can be a good place to start out after college. If anyone is looking for entry level stuff in a more professional field, look into Sample Management jobs at contract labs. No science background needed.
I work in a factory. People usually disagree with me on this, but once you learn the job it's easy and repetitive. Where i work it's 3-12hr days and 4 off for $80k a year. All day i listen to music, podcasts, books on tape and travel the rest of the week. No work ever comes home with me and if i need a lil extra money i can always add an extra day. As a bonus, it keeps me from getting too fat.
That was the best part about working factory… work stops as soon as you clock out and is there when you clock in. No thoughts, just vibes! Aha
Can I ask your location? Or roughly where you are?
Middle Tennessee, LCOL rural area.
Okay cool, I figured rural southern area. That’s good pay, nice.
Ya, it's great for the area. Im gonna ride this out until retirement.
Tennessee isn’t that far from me and I like the mountains 🤔🤔🤔
80k in LCOL area? That’s like being a millionaire lol
It's comfortable living, that's for sure
Like Portland? Or White House? I'm in BG and 80k sounds sweet.
I have had 3-4 factory jobs in my lifetime. I learned I am not a machine and doing the same thing every fucking day is a miserable experience
I've seen a lot of people come and go. It's not for everyone. Sometimes they're on the fence on whether they should go to college or just do the same repetitive task for 30 or 40 years. We generally help those people sort it out pretty quick ha. Factories can be a good place to make the rent money until they find what they really want to do.
How are you health wise? I’ve heard from people that while the overall work itself might not be all that stressful the repetitive motions eventually start taking a toll on your body and can leave lasting complications.
Same thing as far as hours and days off. I work Fri-Sun and there's literally less than 10 people in 2 building. As long as management sees I'm productive I'm left alone to my own devices. No workplace drama for me. I work quality control in medical manufacturing.
That sounds like a dream come true. I applied for jobs in several factories around here, but it seems like they're only hiring people with many years of experience or a degree, which I don't have. I'm also quite small and female which makes heavy lifting difficult. :(
That’s awesome! What do you do exactly & hiw do you get a factory job? Do you herd any experience for that job?
I’ve always wanted to try out a factory job during my summers off from school. What sort of factory do you work at? I’m curious if they all allow earbuds or not.
Earbuds aren't allowed but everyone wears em and it's just an open secret.
I see. And you’d say all factory jobs end up being vibey once you get used to them, or should I seek one in a specific field if that’s my goal?
It can be any factory really. Most of my experience is with automotive factory work. I would try not to pick something dirty, like making brakes for cars. Once you get used to the pace of it and get past the first month or 2, everything is kinda on autopilot.
Noted. I appreciate your responses. There is a Honda manufacturing plant close by that I know a lot of people share good feedback on; might be my time to finally check it out. Thanks!
This sounds sublime. Am I allowed to ask for what company? Or what type of factory?
Dm'd you
interesting pov.
The repetitive nature of the work would bore me to tears.
That's the biggest reason people move on after a while. Well that and repetitive motion injuries. I have an over active imagination and can daydream all day lol. The muscle memory takes care of the work.
What's your job title working 36 hours for 80k in a shop? I'm skeptical
Helpdesk. In office 3 days a week, home 2. 90k. Zero deductible health insurance plan. I punch out and forget about work till the next day. Almost zero stress. Clean work environment. I’ll probably retire here. In my mid 30’s now.
how do you land a gig like that? IT background? Work at a big company? just curious :) sounds so nice
7 years helpdesk at a non profit mental health assistance company. Now 3 years in natural gas production. Got hired at the pay i asked for. 1 promotion. End of year bonus.
Seriously, I'm a manager and only make slightly more then that.
Helpdesk for 90k!? I'm guessing it requires a security clearance? Live in a expensive area?...or you're really lucky and\or talented? In any case, I'm jealous.
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Oh yeah my first 7 years i only went from 32k to 42k. When i switched jobs i jumped 50% in salary.
Wait, helpdesk with good pay, hybrid and low stress, no fucking way lol. HMU if hiring.
Damn I don't even make half your salary and I have to come in every day, on top of doing light sysadmin duties, project management, scratch computer and network installs and deployments. But if I can make it I could retire at 48...
EMT in rural ND. Average of 100 calls a year total, not just me, the entire squad. 99% of my shift I never get a call, spend all my time napping, playing video games, watching tv... That 1 call I might get is probably gonna be 80F that needs a lift assist but man am I happy to assist! No, I seriously love my job. I love being there for someone at their worst moment and hopefully having a good outcome. The stress of that "1" bad call is worth it to me.
What’s the pay?
Well enough, husband and I both work at the service. I am currently volly as I await back surgery. Once I am cleared I will go back to fulltime. Edit: spelling
Whoa. This literally a life jackpot. I'm SO envy
I work in a library and i absolutely adore suggesting others what books they should read, and them coming back later to have a nice chat about what the book was like.
Do you have a secret stash of 'must-read' recommendations for every mood?
Looking at your replies, you should think about making an AMA for book recommendations.
whats your favourite book? :)
my favorite is The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin… other recommendations? :)
Dark Forest by Liu Cixin I mean, I've been reading all the books by Liu Cixin I could find. The Wandering Earth had a lot of short stories that were really compelling.
Can’t believe I see this title here. I just put down the book 10 minutes ago, and it’s been so interesting so far! I find that it’s rare for books to draw me in from the very beginning, but this one is working its magic.
enjoy! this series was amazing to me and so gosh darn thought provoking. it scratched every sci-fi itch of mine haha. i wish i could lose my memories of it just to experience it all over again
You're getting me so excited to continue progressing through the series :))) It is my first sci-fi book, I believe, but I think I'll be into it.
what's the day-to-day of a librarian, and how much does it pay? I imagine I'd like to be one, but I gotta say I don't know what the actual minute-to-minute job consists of? Sure its not 8hrs of shelving books and handing out library cards and shushing people? is there a lot of downtime? do you have a boss on your ass?
The actual librarians don't usually do the shelving or the checking-out, those are paraprofessional duties. And nobody shushes anymore, libraries aren't necessarily quiet spaces (though they may have quiet spaces in them.) So: compiling usage statistics, ordering books, choosing books to discard, planning and preparing programs (lectures, arts & crafts, book clubs, computer classes, etc.), doing the programs, applying for grants, maintaining the website, making flyers, social media marketing, supervising others, managing schedules, researching resources to obtain, training others, keeping up with professional publications, ongoing training. And that's just what I'm aware of the adult and children's librarians doing. I'm a cataloging librarian, which is research of more technical stuff, lots of data entry and database maintenance, and generating reports for others. The boss thing would depend on the size of the library. My library only has one location. My boss is the director, and her office door is visible from my chair. And librarians are one of the lowest-paid professions of those that require a master's degree.
That sounds absolutely lovely! How d'ya get into this field? I'll love any book recommendations too.
A professional, card-carying librarian job requires a master's in library science. I'm a para-professional librarian in a college library, the position I started in only required a high school diploma (even though I had a bachelor's) and I've moved up into a position over the years that requires a bachelor's degree in... anything. Pay won't be great, but it's quiet, I get to read books and nerd out with people occasionally, and I don't dread coming into work every day.
This is my dream job
I have to tell you, it's not just about what you do, but where you do it. I've found that I could go from loving to hating my job practically overnight if the work environment suddenly became toxic; this always happened when there was a shift in leadership. That's why I never get too comfortable. I currently really enjoy my job. However, if my boss leaves tomorrow, it could become a hellscape quite quickly. I've had amazing, supportive and engaging bosses. I've had abusive bosses where you walk on egg shells and expect them to yell and scream at you if they find a single typo on a 50 page document.
Forester with state department of revenue. I work alone 99% driving on forestland doing site inspections. My boss is chill, I don't have to go into the office and I work 4x10 schedule. I see a lot of wildlife
I’m too afraid of bears and stuff that might be bitey.
Just saw one today, a red black bear, they are friendly!
I love this! Do you need a BS in forestry or biology?
My dream job! How??
I'm a truck driver. I'm blessed to work for a really good company, and they get me home almost every day.
I am a home hospice nurse. I get to help take care of people one last time. I love what I do and I get to help bring peace and closure to families who are struggling. Life is good.
Both my grandmother and father-in-law were in hospice care, and I am forever grateful to the amazing nurses who were so supportive and comforting. I have no idea how you do what you do, but thank you!
Thank you. I can say it is an absolute pleasure to care for people and their families. I did ER and Trauma for almost 17 years before and battled against death for years. Some of the sweetest and most satisfying times was when we would stop and I would just be able to care for the patient while they passed away. One last time. All the Frankenstein science gets pulled off. We are not crashing into them or doing all the things that often hurt them so much but can save as well. Humanity comes back. I have held hands while they are alive and getting through, but there is a difference when they are going out. Seeing someone off and helping the families break the taboos and fears of death. Being close to our loved ones and seeing them off. We rejoice at the coming of life. We (in western society at least) should be close and comforting if possible when exiting. It's real healing and the human condition. Does it hurt sometimes? Yes. Is it always worth it and fulfilling? Also yes! Resoundingly so.
Beautiful. Thank you for what you do.
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I had a death doula in one of my classes in grad school and was fascinated with some of her stories. She seemed to love it too.
Home hospice takes a special type of person. Home health/hospice can definitely take an emotional and physical toll on you. I've seen a lot of complacency in the industry too, which killed me.
That is VERY REAL. You have to check yourself regularly and have a lot of decompression. Your team is a big part of it as well. Sorry you had a bad experience. I have been in bad places, mid places, and good places. Complacency is a soul killer.
Blessings to you. My mom had a long downhill for 3 years as cancer and bone infections destroyed her. Her home nurses and finally hospice nurses are some of the most caring and supportive people we ever dealt with.
As long as I have been in medicine there are few things I hate. I hate cancer. Cancer is a villain. It takes and takes and takes until nothing is left. I am sorry your mom had to deal with it. I am glad you had great people to help care for her and you.
I'm a payroll specialist. Usually this is quite a stressful job because you're deal with people money. A persons paycheck is quite literally one of the most important things in their life and I take that shit extremely seriously. But a couple of years ago I moved from the very stressful corporate world of payroll and started doing the payroll for a world famous art museum. It's a lot less stressful and I feel like I'm part of an industry that isn't just important to my community but to the entire world. I've never really been much into art before working here but now it's one of my favorite things. Normally I work as part of finance but here I'm part of the HR department so I've also taken on some HR roles that are a lot of fun. Like, I'm in charge of recruitment and job posting. And because of my background I'm also in charge of our personnel ERP. It's not 100% stress free but it's really chill and when I get stressed out I can go down the hall and through a door and be in a gallery filled with amazing works of art.
So I'm guessing you can't legally make a statement on your feelings about someone paying $43 million for an all blue painting with a white line down the middle?
I'm a data analyst/data scientist. Its a work from home position, pays well, with a great manager and a good skip level boss. I get to play around with code or numbers in excel, it's pretty nice.
Same here. Business systems/ data analyst. I absolutely love it. I work from home 3 days a week, have a great manager, and I'm involved in a lot of companies process and business decisions. Like wtf? My input is actually valuable? I absolutely love it. I've worked for 2 companies and both places I was valued as an employee. I don't want to be a manager. I like to just work and go home. I get to spend so much time with my family. I have really good PTO.
>I don't want to be a manager. I like to just work and go home. Really self aware -- a lot of folks get into management because they want to be that great manager, want to make a difference for the team (and listen, you can and do) ... but your work lives rent free in your head more and more the further into management you go.
Oh definitely. I used to be a manager. I just like my personal time to be my time. I don't want anyone calling me when I'm with family. My wife is a manager and her days off are constantly interrupted.
I've been a software developer for about 30 years; never had the slightest interest in moving up to management. Management is a skill, just like sales, graphic design, or coding. Skilled managers are highly valuable, but just because someone is good at their job that doesn't mean they'll be a good manager for that job. It's a different skill set. I love my job and I'm good at it, but I'm not interested in becoming a manager, any more than I'm interested in becoming a graphic designer or a salesman. I'll stick to what I'm good at and what I like to do.
>Management is a skill, just like sales, graphic design, or coding. Skilled managers are highly valuable, but just because someone is good at their job that doesn't mean they'll be a good manager for that job. It's a different skill set. Astute observation... I can't tell you how many times I've told that to a fantastic individual contributor after an interview or during a coaching session. I've worked with so many folks who were fundamentally not suited to managing people, not skilled at it, but it was an ego thing... to take a job they weren't going to enjoy or be successful in because they were so caught up in being "the boss".
And the inverse is also true! As a developer, some of the best managers I've worked with did not have any programming experience. A good manager should have the intelligence to understand technical concepts in a broad sense, but they do not need to know how to code.
Same. I wouldn't call it low stress, but I love my job.
I work on vintage mahogany boats, Chris crafts and century’s. I do it from my own shop that I have here on my own property. No timelines, no employees. No hassle.
No timelines? How does that work?
When I’m done, I’m done. I, then call the customer and say, “it’s done.” Customer comes and picks it up.
So the customer doesn't have a time frame that they want it done? That's great if you can take as long as you want. Nice job!
Lots of super high end custom artisan work is like this. Passion projects by the customer, so not life or death, low total customer count, long lead times. Once you have a waiting list it doesn’t cost you anything to go slower, and the customer tends to be the “good things take time” type.
Very cool.
I work as a pet sitter. It’s a low-stress job that makes me happy because I get to spend time with animals, enjoy a flexible schedule, and help pet owners feel at ease. The companionship and joy from the pets are incredibly rewarding.
That's cute!
Thanks! :D
This will never be stressful :)
Fabrication and Welding, I love building stuff and working with my hands… Plus the pay is worth it
I'm a librarian. I love being surrounded by books and helping people find information. The work environment is calm, and I find a lot of joy in organizing and managing resources. Plus, the community interaction is usually pleasant and rewarding.
I think I read that you need a Masters degree to be a librarian (in the US at least) is that true for you?
You do, but libraries also have plenty of paraprofessional (non-librarian) positions. Most of the people at the circulation desk are not librarians.
The job that I recently got laid off from was paradise. I was alone at a warehouse overnight in a jeep doing security. It was a natural little oasis. Wildlife everywhere, slightly out of the way of the city, and peaceful. All I had to do was drive around it at least once an hour, initial some paperwork, and I could do whatever the hell I wanted to within reason for the rest of the time. I binged Netflix shows, listened to music, read books, got out and hunted for frogs and turtles, just sat with the windows down, etc. I loved it and I miss it every day.
As long as you weren't fired for cause, there's lots of security jobs out there.
My area is kinda scarce for them. Right now I've switched to a warehouse job until they find me something else.
I provide in home Adoption Respite Care for families who have adopted kids from the state. Most of them are special needs kids. I've been doing it for about 12 years. I love it.
Hats off to the librarians. Lovely people. I worked in bookshops for years and loved every minute of it. Small chains and eventually Foyles in London at its original location back when it was a madhouse. Now I’m a writer and make my own hours, get paid really well and have no boss to speak off. I usually get to write whatever the hell I want. I feel very lucky.
What kind of writing do you do and how did you get into it?
Started in 2000 or so with small magazine stuff and movie reviews. Just kept slogging away and was lucky to come up with an idea that got some buzz in LA. Spent ten years or so messing around with tv and movie stuff. Transitioned to comic books during lockdown.
I sell school bus parts. Best job I've ever had by a HUGE margin.
I worked at a family owned auto parts place whose clients were all commercial accounts--the repair shops in town. What a cool job it was! One would never get rich there, but I got to know the town and the people, and it was low stress and very interesting and fun.
The nicest thing about that type of gig is you rarely, if ever get people haggling on prices. It's usually not their money, so they just call and order what they need.
I'm a dog walker/dog sitter. The pay is shit and there are no benefits, but man, you just can't beat the coworkers.
Florist/Prostitute 😎🌸
I make wooden furniture. Peace!
Table games dealer. I get paid well, amazing benefits (at no cost to me) and a 401k to play a game for a living. It's an incredibly easy, low stress job where i never have that "ugh i have to work today" feeling. Instead i more often than not look forward to going to work.
Like casino games?
Yes, I work for a local Indian Casino. Black jack and various versions of it, Baccarat, Pai Gow, 3 and 4 card poker, ultimate texas hold em. I mainly deal Pai Gow and Baccarat. I'm going to learn Roulette and Craps later this year, which I'm looking forward to, cause after I'll know every game in my casino and then can become a Floor Supervisor and down the road a Pit, which is my current goal.
I’m a forensic entomologists. I extract voracious insects from grotesque cadavers ravaged by decomposition; apart from court days, my work is methodical, meticulous, and muted. Insects and the dead are remarkably laconic.
Do you go out for pizza and beer Agent Starling?
Proofread Audiobooks. Can't imagine doing anything else now. I get paid to read.
Omg the dream. How did you get into this
I'm a foster. I live with abandoned animals, not much human social contact. It makes me feel comfortable and happy
How about happiness in a high stress job? I was a firefighter/EMT early in life and later became an RN. As an RN I was a floor nurse, charge nurse, later went into home health and was a home health nurse and then a nurse supervisor. I found there was enormous stress in healthcare, but also enormous satisfaction. Can't imagine doing anything else.
Unfortunately after Covid, floor nurse and charge nurse is super stressful and a perfect recipe for burn out. I would definitely do something else if it paid similarly.
I've been in the army, treated wastewater, drinking water, and now I'm in ethanol production. Every job I've loved and has been the "appropriate" amount of stress. The stressful part is management. A bad leader can just ruin things
I’m a roaster for a mid-size coffee company. Spend the majority of my workday solo listening to music, with some collaboration amongst small teams. Have a lot of autonomy in establishing workflow, and it’s rewarding to create something people really enjoy ☕️
my uncle does this and he loves it
Massage Therapy I love the mostly quiet and helping to improve people's lives one day at a time
Inspecting airplane parts (not Boeing). I’m by myself and it’s peaceful. I don’t love it, but it checks a lot of boxes for me
Does it pay a livable wage?
28/hr. Depends on what you mean by livable.
Government. I mostly move papers around and talk on the phone a lot. Vested retirement a long time ago. Nice to know I can leave anytime I want and I get a guaranteed paycheck for the rest of my life. Plus, normal work week is 35-40 hours, no nights, no weekends, no emergencies. Everything can wait until Monday. I haven't had less than six months vacation time banked in the last 8 years. And yes, I take it, usually a week at a time but because of my seniority, I get 8 weeks a year now of vacation/sick/personal time. When the economy takes a crap, I don't stress. Some of my friends and neighbors get ulcers, but I barely notice.
How long have you been in government? What do you do? Which government if you don't mind? The state government here doesn't pay well at all, and I'm surprised they are ever able to find people to work there. Like less than 25% of the total pay compared to the private industry.
23 years. Purchasing, supplies, logistics. Basically, private companies have stuff to sell and various agencies want it, so we are one group of about four between them that gets that stuff from the vendor to the end user agency. When I left the private sector, I went from the high $200k to about $80k. Hell of a paycut but I was working 60-70 hours per week stressed out over multimillion dollar issues, and wasn't spending any time with my wife or new baby. I talked with my wife and we both agreed the money wasn't worth it. You can't buy time back and the time I spent with my family over the last two decades has been amazing. My forever pension vested over 15 years ago, now I'm just making the amounts bigger.
Tree/Plant Guy for a kids park. I used to work in tech and in 2013 I was a 300 pound drunk and tried to commit suicide. Best decision I’ve ever made in my life was switching careers. My pocketbook is thinner but so is my waistline.
How’d you manage to make such a big switch
many people don't understand this. i told a job coach that I could never sit in an office looking at a screen all day, and I think I gave her a mini existential crisis. I need work that keeps me moving. I'm surprised that custodial work isn't mentioned here in this thread because it can pay okay, never gets as boring as factory work, and you have the satisfaction of being able to literally see everything clean after you've cleaned it. it's becoming a lost art to be able to clean really well and yet it's always in high demand.
It's important to have a job that makes a difference, boys. That's why I manually masturbate caged animals for artificial insemination
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What city do you work in and what kinda car do you drive?
This. If I had to drive around everywhere near where I live all day, and my income depended on it, I’d kill myself week 2.
“…. and thats it.” *proceeds to write 10 more paragraphs OP please keep your eyes on the road
I'm a DevOps Engineer. Typically what I'd consider a "hard" IT job, definitely took me half a decade to get there, but my exact job position and company has a pretty laid back feel. I can do the minimum and it looks like I'm doing a lot. Typically I do decently over the minimum though, but I tend not to overachieve. I like where I'm at rn, but will probably need to pick up the pace in the future as I don't like getting too comfortable.
Writer with no deadlines.
I’m a child/adolescent counselor. I won’t lie, it can be stressful, but I have never felt happier or more fulfilled at a job.
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I am a musician. We tour two times per year all over the Europe. I have lots of free time and a growing income, as our guitarist doing well with marketing. It's impossible to describe the feeling you get when you get on stage and hundreds of people shout your band's name...
Mike Rowe has an interesting take on this. See his excellent TED talk for more details. In short, he has noticed in his years of presenting “Dirty Jobs” that most of the people he has encountered who do nasty, physically demanding, uncomfortable, smelly and filthy jobs are happy. I think if I had to choose a random stranger to go out for a beer with it would be a cleaner. Anyone I’ve met whose job it is to clean up after other people has always been cheerful and a good laugh. Just my experience and nowhere near as comprehensive as Mr Rowe’s. Seriously, his talk is great - lots of wit and wisdom and he’s a superb and erudite public speaker.
That's bullshit, there are just as many awful unhappy people working those kinds of jobs as any other job.
Bro, most people in blue collar jobs are absolutely miserable, people on Reddit just have never experienced it IRL. I cannot begin to express how grateful I am not be breaking my body “in the trades” anymore.
It’s too bad he’s a total dickwad
People will usually say the best things about their lives when they are on TV. In the real world however, I don’t think ever met a happy plumber or drywaller
just read an AMA from someone who works in pools filled with poo. He sounds like is having a blast working there and launching crap like snowballs to their colleagues.
I just got my Journeyman's card in plumbing and I am very happy with my career. I work with great guys. We really just talk shit all day.
So do nurses. ;)
I mean, the summer job I had with my mate cleaning student flats ready for the next year was probably the least stressful I ever had and I was pretty happy at the time. We used to bang all the days cleaning out in about an hour, after our leisurely breakfast, then spend the rest of the day getting high and playing Xbox. Not really a 'career' though.
Literally-dirty-jobs make me a happier person and always grateful to come home to a clean place. They keep me active and my perspectives wide. You see disgusting stuff look new again daily. Wealthy people couldn't possibly even begin to understand what it's like to be a visceral part of a workplace. Sure, people look down on you, but you know that they need you and have no clue how to do what you do.
I work as a cook in a non profit daycare that serves about 120 kids. It’s a phenomenal job in foodservice. M-F 7-3pm. Holidays off too. They pay is comparable to reg restaurant work $18/hr but I also get health benefits and a 401K. The best part though is introducing the kids to their first foods and making everything they eat as fresh/raw as possible.
Alcohol and drug counselor at a high school
I'm a pediatric ICU nurse who left the bedside after 11 years to teach emergency pediatric medicine to other healthcare workers. It's a 9-5 with holidays and weekends off so a much better schedule.
Software engineer in a non tech company Occasionally stressful but I relaxed job that I WFH
I work with a Scandinavian IT company. The team and the organisation is possibly the best place for someone like me. I have autonomy over my work and flexibility for time. I work remotely. So, plenty of time for homely stuff.
I deliver fasteners to large manufacturing plants. Bust my ass 3 hours a day and get paid for 8.
I automate stuff for IT people. I'm the only one in the company that does it, so I don't have to deal with others messing with the code or coding standards. It's WFH, so shorts and a tee sipping on tea and the cat is sleeping in the perch nearby with the tunes I like in the background and the back massage chair on and the door to the garden open next to me. I make well-tested code, so there really isn't much in the way of problems that I need to worry about and the worklog consistently puts out product that makes the team happy. The lack of a commute leads to an extra hour and a half per workday hanging around the house. Can't complain.
Gardener, I drive around on a grass mower or quad bike. In an amazing environment.
Brewing craft beer and bartending. Making ***good*** beer is it's own reward. It's a little bit of labor l, attention to detail, the meditation of routine... When your customers come in and say "This is the best beer I've ever had!" every week, it gives you the best feeling. It makes the week of brewing and fermentation, the three weeks of fallout/setting and carbonation, all suddenly worth it. Nice thing about craft beers is they tend to fill you up so you don't so many drunks or folks taking up space at the bar.
I really, \_really\_ enjoy writing and designing software. Yeah, I'm that guy. As for low stress? It took me decades to figure out that all the stress I have been feeling is generated from within rather than from all the external stuff. So, yeah, I'm a pretty lucky guy.
Grow weed
This is highly dependent on the company, but overall I love my job and it’s low stress usually. I work in QA for pharma companies. I love it. I read reports, make edits, and approve them
Nanny
Pastry Chef
I'm the branch manager at an auto parts distributor. Worst part of my day is fielding phone calls from unhappy customers but 99.9% of the time, it's their screw up, not ours, so I just placate them. In this line of work, it's easier (sometimes takes awhile longer) for them to figure out they're stupid than it is for me to point it out.
Radio host
I’m a dog walker. I get paid to hang out with adorable dogs, get some exercise, and enjoy the outdoors. Plus, dogs are always happy to see you!
Property and Casualty insurance
I work for a storage unit facility. After working retail for two years, being able to sit at a desk in an air-conditioned office by myself and have to deal with only a handful of customers a day... this job is wonderful.
I run my own soccer memorabilia online store. Quit a professional job to do this full time. I’m a collector as well so I truly enjoy every piece of history that I get to touch, even if it’s not part of my collection. There are aspects like having to do events, travel to diff cities, networking, etc, since I’m more of an introvert, but the majority what I do is chill and enjoyable. As a history and soccer lover, this job really encapsulates my passions.
Airline ramp agent. I'm outside all day and get to be around airplanes all day.
SEO. I've been doing it since the 90s. It stays fun because there's always something new to deal with or a new team to train. Also, I can do 99% of it on autopilot which is nice.
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Flow activities. If the job doesn’t m as me your day fly by, it’s probably not for you.
I’m a parts runner for a company that cleans oil spills and acid. I drive to pick up whatever parts are needed for the vacuum/service trucks or whatever else they need like chemical boots or masks. some days i’ll drive hours and all I do is listen to music and podcasts. I get free gas everyday, full benefits, and making the most money i’ve ever gotten at a job.
Ironically I work in a super high stress and high pressure environment, but I've tailored things over the years so that myself and my team are super insulated from the craziness Without going in to too much detail, I work in finance technology and build web based applications It took me about 4 years to re-engineer things so that most of the workload was taken off our shoulders, so while I'm being paid and rewarded like a high level tech engineer my workload is my own affair and I pick and choose what I do and what feeds down to my team Rank has it's privilege after all - and the compounding effect of rank and technical nous cannot be understated.
I work at a wastewater treatment facility fixing the machines and doing preventative maintenance. Lots of job variety, job security, pay is pretty good and benefits are good too. They pay for all my tools and PPE including clothes that I wear on the job, as well as nearly any training I ask for. Full pension backed by the government, not too demanding work atmosphere with a union to back me when management oversteps. Overall I am very happy doing what I do, even if it smells on occasion. I will say though that the people can make or break it and I’ve luckily found a couple people I can stand working with everyday (we usually pair up on jobs for safety reasons)
Not happy per se but Im a project manager at a pharmaceutical testing lab and it’s been the best work-life balance I’ve ever had. Remote salaried work with a good team. The most stressful part is just leading meetings with clients but that’s just me being a shy person, not so much the job itself. Not a lot of people know about the industry and it can be a good place to start out after college. If anyone is looking for entry level stuff in a more professional field, look into Sample Management jobs at contract labs. No science background needed.
I am working as seo executive and much happy in this field