Just curious because a while back I read an article stating that only about 27 percent of Americans ENJOY their current job, about 53 percent are content, and about 20 percent absolutely hate their job. Myself I think I fall into the 53 percent that is content (could be better, could be worse) category. I have worked jobs that I absolutely despised but I've never worked a job that I absolutely enjoy. I wonder if they factor in hollywood, the NBA, NFL etc in that 27 percentile.

Personally I always wanted to do Stand up comedy.

Enjoying your work and enjoying your job are two different things IMHO. I truly enjoy working with computers but absolutely loath doing jobs for people who spend their entire day trying to find faults in others. Demeaning everyone else's work is a lot easier than bettering your own. So, depending on the people/environment, I adjust my rate accordingly. Would take a million bucks a year for me to work some places, at others I might even do it for free.

I enjoy my work and my job. But I'm not American, so disregard me for statistical purposes.

:P

For those who hate your jobs, one word of advice: Quit!

Im content with my current job.. I have 7 more months to go

I love my job.

I am a systems engineer for a large hospital. Me and 3 other guys manage about 70 servers and the hospital network. It's spread across 6 locations with about 1200 desktop computers.

It runs Windows 2003 Server and Active Directory....with some Novell servers and AIX boxes too.

I can pretty much define what I do everyday....as long as the network is up and the servers are up and people are happy I'm good.

Even when stuff goes down it's cool. I get to fix Dual and Quad processor boxes with RAID 5 and RAID 10 with tons of cool hardware. I also get to work with Cisco routers and switches.

At my job....it's all good. I get paid for doing my hobby

Peace,
Whitehat

i don't like my job but i need to put some food on the table...

sounds like like an interesting job Whitehat...I work in Tech Support handling calls all night..fun. NOT! What part of Ohio are you in?

Between Cleveland and Akron

I dont like Cleveland...no offense but travelling through there was like driving on dirt with all the potholes. I do like Columbus..I usually go there about once a month to visit family.

Yeah Roads suck in Northeastern Ohio. Never finished, and always in repair. You'd think they' would learn how to fix em

Oh well. Peace out...

Thoughtful!

Well, being a truck driver would be great, if I didn't have to stop and make deliveries to moron's who have absolutely no concept of how difficult it can be to manoeuver a 3 axle tractor and 13.8 metre semi trailer around, especially into a space about big enough to park a skateboard.

But to mirror XavierP, I'm not American either - but I'm also too stupid to do anything else!

I guess I'm one of the 27% who love their job. I work in safety, and although it's not a perfect job and can sometimes be frustrating dealing with hard headed people--I really love what I do. Thanks for letting me put my 2 cents worth in.