Enjoy your job?

I love about 90% of it, but the other 10% is so bad that it’s driving me nuts. Luckily I am only here till the end of the month, then its sweet freedom.
 
anyone else noticing a pattern where its interesting in the beginning due to the simple fact that you don’t know what you are doing and need to learn/ develop skills, etc. Then, a year later once you’ve mastered it, it gets mundane really quickly?? Maybe its because my roles so far have involved repetitive monkey work, but I really hope I eventually find something rewarding in the long term.
 
Most jobs involve repetitive monkey work, especially in the financial services industry. I was talking to my boss the other day – top 2 MBA / CFA / 20 years of experience / Director of Research. He feels that even his job is fairly mundane and involves a lot of monkey work. Go figure.
 
Turkish Wrote:
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>Who wouldn’t want
> to be a double agent, James Bond gets a ton of
> chicks.
Actually, despite the glamour stories, spies need to be relatively inconspicuous. Be too much of a head-turner, and too many eyes start watching you when you don’t want them to.
 
bromion Wrote:
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> Most jobs involve repetitive monkey work,
> especially in the financial services industry. I
> was talking to my boss the other day – top 2 MBA
> / CFA / 20 years of experience / Director of
> Research. He feels that even his job is fairly
> mundane and involves a lot of monkey work. Go
> figure.
Thats why I always wonder about the consulting industry- seems like you may get a little variety working on different projects and such.
 
i like my job but would like to be a stay-at-home dad in the future. that means that once i have kids, i am going to stay at home (though working from home is also acceptable if the time commitment is insubstantial). now to find a wife who’ll support me…
 
Turkish Wrote:
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> Yes. As for “could not picture yourself doing
> anything else.”
>
> I would much rather be in the NBA or a F1
> driver…sitting behind a desk is ok, but come
> on…not doing anything else? Who wouldn’t want
> to be a double agent, James Bond gets a ton of
> chicks.
I’d settle for being The Dark Knight. Superhero with lots of money!~
 
i love my job, even with the market tanking and clients bitching left and right.
 
XSellSide Wrote:
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> No. Job is getting mundane, some of the people I
> work with leave a lot to be desired.
I hear you! I generally like the work, but it is a REALLY DULL office…
 
I like the job enough, but I really want to leave California and move to Russia ASAP. Enough of the easy life and linear career path.
 
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