[Crescent Fresh]

I want to see how INTJf members feel about their current job. If you happened to be unemployed, then please state your previous working experience.

1. What do you do for a living?

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

[themuzicman]

1. What do you do for a living? Database Administrator

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying) 7.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career? Yes, although I've been trying to get into a team lead spot.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field? Technology is always moving, so there is always something to learn. Plus, you have to interact with developers, Unix admins, Storage guys, and other folks, so you get some cross education with them.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it? To an extent. An administrator's job is usually to remain invisible. If people know what you're doing, that usually means something is wrong.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any) Participate in a team by doing my role well, and supporting others in doing their roles.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position? Problem solving. Most often, when there is a problem, it's a crisis, and needs to be understood and fixed ASAP.

[Warrior]

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	I want to see how INTJf members feel about their current job. If you happened to be unemployed, then please state your previous working experience. 1. What do you do for a living?

I manage a team of engineers, technology developers, and analysts.

	2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

Probably a 9. I enjoy it a lot.

	3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

In this career, yes. Whether I am with the same company or specific job five years from now I can't say. I'm always on the lookout for a better opportunity.

	4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

I find it very rewarding. If anyone else in my company can solve the problem, it typically does not come to my team. We work on a variety of projects that are often pushing what the technology can do or devloping new technologies.

	5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

I think so, although we often face issues moving new products and technologies into the mainstream support processes of our company. We have to do a good job helping people understand what we are doing and convincing them that it is a good idea.

	6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

Do the right things right the first time.

	7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

Putting together the overall plan for a new service, product or technology. Is it a good fit for the company? How far do we want to take it? How do we manage it? What is a realistic timeframe for implementation?

[deconspire]

1. What do you do for a living?
cartographer/researcher

2. How satisfied is your job(s)?
8/10, i love it. it would be a 9 if i was paid more (i work in academia)

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
I'm always probably gonna get paid for making maps, but I'm leaving this job for another in China in a couple months.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
always new ways of representing geography visually, and map making is an art that i always feel i can improve in.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
I don't know, do you? Like i give a shit. Somebody has to make them.

6. What is your work philosophy?
Make it cleaner and more efficient than the next guy and he'll never take your job.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
working with clients that don't know what they want until you give them finished work, then they know exactly what they want and it it's never what you gave them. but i suppose that's every job that deals with clients. So my answer is "other people". what a surprising thing for an intj to say, right?

[Sumwun]

1. What do you do for a living?
Tend fish in an aquarium warehouse.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
8. I love the fish and the atmosphere, but I work with a few ghetto people who always seem to be pissed off at everything for no reason. I try to just avoid them. There's also some people who don't give a damn about the fish and don't really want to be there, but I guess that's their business.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
I plan to be a vet, so sort of. The only thing similar will be the presence of animals.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
I love the fish, so I'd say it's rewarding. The pay is also quite decent for my needs. I'm learning a lot, particularly the difference between hot and cold fish.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
It's not really a subject I bring up. I suppose it's respectable enough. It's better than wasting my time and McDonald's.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
Do your best even when everyone else does their worst.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
Dealing with the weird ghetto people. It's amazing to me how 40yr old guys can still behave like fucking preteens. I never get into any problems with them personally, but they do bicker among themselves. It's really juvenile.

[eagleseven]

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	1. What do you do for a living?

Medical Lab Scientist

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	2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

8. It'd be a 10 if it paid six figures.

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	3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

Yep. Still planning my next move, either up or laterally.

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	4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

I can specialize in my current area, work in a different specialty because I'm legally a generalist, obtain additional professional certs to advance more rapidly, or go back to school with employer-funding.

Or I can do what I'm doing for the next 40 years of my life, like some of my older co-workers.

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	5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

Just donning the scrubs wins respect, but people's mouths drop when I tell them the details. Definately.

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	6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

I use my education and judgment to help save lives for lots of money. The stakes are too high, and I'm paid too much, to blow off my responsibility.

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	7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

When our equipment malfunctions while ER docs are anxiously waiting for results, the stress can be overwhelming. You got to keep your cool despite the desperation you encounter. Others in the hospital also like to blame you for their mistakes/shortsightedness, so you always need to CYA.

It also helps if you can quickly shake off exposure to horrifying diseases, immense pain, and death. Can you laugh in the face of pediatric stage-4 cancer?

[True Rune]

1. What do you do for a living?
Wage slavery at a gas station.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? 3.

It's easy and I can walk there. I don't need a lot right now and I'm recovering from "life". (I don't tell people that.)

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

Trying to search for greener pastures, but the future looks bleak considering what I did to myself.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

I know all the different brands of cigarettes and the extent of idiocy in people.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
Lol.. no.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
Use it only for what it provides.. INTJs work hard and put their lives into it because they have no other choice.
7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

Regret and the "smile and say thank you philosophies."

Excuse me while I go kill myself lol.

[Sumwun]

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1. What do you do for a living? Wage slavery at a gas station. 2. How satisfied is your job(s)? 3. It's easy and I can walk there. I don't need a lot right now and I'm recovering from "life". (I don't tell people that.) 3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career? Trying to search for greener pastures, but the future looks bleak considering what I did to myself. 4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field? I know all the different brands of cigarettes and the extent of idiocy in people. 5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it? Lol.. no. 6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any) Use it only for what it provides.. INTJs work hard and put their lives into it because they have no other choice. 7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position? Regret and the "smile and say thank you philosophies." Excuse me while I go kill myself lol.

Why don't you go back to school?

[Vesuvius]

Ex-Military, Unemployed while going to school. (Enjoying the time-off)

1. What do you do for a living?

Nuclear Reactor Operator in the US Navy.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

6

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

Definitely something similar. Not sure if I'll pursue Nuclear work after school, but will stay in power generation.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

You learn a lot of stuff. Everyone else affects my work. So I have to be familiar with their work to understand mine.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

Probably.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

Don't be last. And if you are last, don't be wrong. Actually, don't be wrong ever. But if you are wrong, don't be wrong next time.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

When sh_t hits the fan, it really hits the fan. Its a good stress and I liked the rush of problem-solving with on a time-table.

[Mogura]

1. What do you do for a living?
IT Project Manager.

2. How satisfying is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
2.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
No. Yes.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
Only through self-financed, independent study. No support from my company whatsoever.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
No. Rodney Dangerfield gets more respect.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
"The reason I don't look busy is because I did it right the first time." (70%) "Please kill me." (30%)

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
Not having any direct authority over the individuals assigned to my projects. As a result I have to spend a significant portion of the day writing pursuasive emails to people encouraging them to do their job, which is extremely draining.

[Crescent Fresh]

1. What do you do for a living?
Full-time waitress.

2. How satisfying is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
2.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
Absolutely not. I am still looking for a career change at this point--hopefully something that ventures creativity.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
I think it helps me when it comes to enhancing my people's skill, especially when I consider myself as an introvert.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
My relatives don't. They thought it's a sign of lack of competency in job market. Which I have to agree.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
"Try not to hate the job because you'll eventually start hating yourself."

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
Servicing industry is never easy for introverts. The most challenging aspect is to always look pleasant and proactive in carrying a casual conversation when you're not in the mood for it. I consider this job as a training camp for someone who abhor pointless small talks because that's one of the essential people's skills needed in job market.

[Rift Zone]

1. What do you do for a living?
Kayaking guide/paddling instructor.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
7 -I absolutely love the outdoors and playing in it... Would rank higher if it paid more.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
Ultimately, I will work within academia. I suspect it will take more than 5 years to make that transition.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
It is very rewarding in many regards. Unfortunately, intellectual fulfillment is not always among them. Growth? Sure, I stand to grow in many ways: relating better to other personality types and being more socially adept seems to be the greatest benefit. It will also help me keep up to date on the latest gear technologies. I doubt it will impact my personal skills in wilderness, not likely I'll go even more hard-core in the outdoors while hanging out with city people.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
Hard to say. I'm certain many have no respect for it at all. Of course, most of this class would not survive long in my chosen environment so the feeling is pleasantly mutual. Many do have respect for my position but I have to assume indifference would be a fair overview.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
This planet rocks! See for yourself while you can.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
Resisting the temptation to flirt with some clients.

[envirodude]

1. What do you do for a living?
Public Health Engineer

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
6

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
No. Yes.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
People are grateful when you help them, but usually in Public Health you're giving people bad news. Yes, I could learn a lot more about the field - I came in quite inexperienced.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
Some people truly admire the work I do, but many don't see its value.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
Be brief, be brilliant, be gone.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
Definitely the deadlines. I'm 50/50 j/p and the j portion loves finishing jobs while the p part is always exploring and expanding my workload. My boss would say the p part is winning, and I would not be too surprised to be fired at any moment. The fact that I continue to do things my way in the face of clear direction from my boss is symptomatic of how idiotic INTJs can be.

[8iii8]

1. What do you do for a living?
Caterer. My official title is busser, but I am the main catering guy so that's what I mostly do.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
5

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career? Absolutely not. I am graduating with a bachelors in business in 1.5 months. Attempting to get financial analysis jobs (corporate financial analysis, not banking/investment). If I don't get a job, I am contemplating other moves: Masters in Financial Analysis and get into investment industry (the financial analysis I really want to do) or search for other types of jobs.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field? I guess it teaches interpersonal skills that can apply to working in the business field.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it? Don't know. Doubtful.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any) "Work hard and do quality work; the money will take care of itself." So far this worked for my current job. Will see if it works in the future.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position? Talking to people. Not mixing pussy with my paycheck.

[Causa Mortis]

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	1. What do you do for a living?

Consultant

	2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

Overall, 2/10. The work is great, 9/10, the pay is very good, 8/10, the boss is completely fucking nuts, 1/10, and manages to make every day he's in the office living hell. He yells - all day - then wants to hang out socially - every fucking day.

	3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

Unless my boss gets hit by a truck, I won't last another 5 months.

	4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

Lots, its great.

	5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

Yes, its a low six figure job, and they pay for a car.

	6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

Work smart and intense, not dumb and while texting/surfing/etc, batch shit, don't take phone calls except from your boss or direct reports, take 5 minutes per day to organize your desk, take a 3-6 minute every hour or so break to piss get coffee or bullshit with people

	7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

Deciding which moronic, contradictory instruction from my boss to follow.

[Jeroen De Dauw]

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	Overall, 2/10. The work is great, 9/10, the pay is very good, 8/10, the boss is completely fucking nuts, 1/10, and manages to make every day he's in the office living hell. He yells - all day - then wants to hang out socially - every fucking day.

Why don't you become a self employed consultant then? No idiots telling you what to do (unless you have idiot clients, but you can ditch those).

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	1. What do you do for a living?

Self employed open source developer, mainly MediaWiki and Semantic MediaWiki.

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	2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

~9/10 it varies, but in general I'm very happy with it

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	3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

I'm 20. 5 years ago I did not know how to program. For me this is an extremely long period, so I really can't predict that far ahead. If I find something better, I'll go for that.

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	4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

Since I can choose the projects that interest me, there is a huge opportunity to learn. And I typically only do part time work, so I can also study things that interest me.

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	5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

In general, what people get is that I "do stuff with computers", so they tend to classify me together with the job student "repairing" computers by putting the accidentally deleted IE icon back on the desktop. Hard to get respect for that. However, people that have a good understanding of what I do in general think it's very cool and worthwhile.

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	6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

I strive to make the world a better place, since it's where I happen to live. Whatever job is the one I can have the biggest positive impact with is the one I'll go with.

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	7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

For me, this would be not messing up my biorhythm. Working till 8am in the morning is sometimes just to tempting.

Rant: why is this list starting with 1 instead of 0? :<0

[CoMpLiCaTeD]

1. What do you do for a living?

Technical Support Rep

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

4

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

No. Yes trying to get into Finance/Money Services

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

No I don't think I enjoy computers as much as my co-workers who spend all day talking about CCNA

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

It depends on who you ask. Most people like that money that I make.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

Do what you get paid to do while you're on the clock. Once you're off enjoy life without thinking about work.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

Empathy that I'm supposed to show, but can not get the hang of.

[InsipidPariah]

1. What do you do for a living?

Senior Internal Account Executive at a gun manufacturer.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

I would give it an 8 most days.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

I could see myself in this field, but hopefully in a more management related role within it.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

I know more shit about guns than I ever cared to know. I also know how to interact with police officers a hell of a lot better.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

They literally think I sell guns out of the trunk of my car. Internally people think I get paid to be their secretary. Respect from the outside is obvious, on the inside I think they view me and my team as replaceable. Considering I handle 172 accounts I don't really give a shit if they think I am replaceable
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6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

If something goes wrong and your response is simply to smooth it over than you don't belong on my team. Solutions only happen when the root cause of a problem is discovered and rectified.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

Learning who is truly on the cusp of canceling their backorder and buying a competitors product and who is just pissed off because they didn't get first dibs at a new product of ours.

[Lion Snake]

1. What do you do for a living? Purchaser of a Radiopharmaceutical company.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? 6
3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career? No i do not. This job was not part of the plan, i already change careers but i landed in this job due to no office experience.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field? It feels great to get contracts signed and save the company money. There are prospects of learning because you learn how the company works. No enriching knowledge.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it? They think it is great that i deal with the purchase of scientifice materials such as chemical and equipments.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any) process improvement and organization.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position? Searching for alternate sources of products that have become obsolete or making sure that materials arrive on time.

[Ambra]

1. What do you do for a living?

Administration.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

5, It is okay for now, but not nearly where I see myself settling in.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

Only if I advance, then yes. If not, no.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

The job is challenging so it is rewarding in those rare moments where everything is finished for a moment. I have and am still learning more about working with people, then I ever had in my entire life. I am thankful for the chance to build that skill, even though some days I still fail.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

I think people do or say they do respect my job on paper. In all actuality though, I think I am in the most over worked and under appreciated department. There is a lot that could be reformed.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

Make it happen. No excuses, nothing is impossible. Find a way to make it work. No whining.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?[/QUOTE]

Being in a position where success is based on your ability to consider and organize multiple time references (which I naturally excel at) at once, and having to work by the standards of people who have no concept of that idea. Being told how to do my job by people who could never be talented enough to actually do it.

One of my supervisors is an ISTJ, and loves to organize us to do things that make absolutely no sense at all, and has no actual experience for our department. That frustrates me to no end as it wastes the time I desperately need to do my actual job.

[JYFly]

1. What do you do for a living?
PhD student. I believe it counts because I'm getting paid pretty well. More than enough to live comfortably. I prefer "researcher in training" or just plain "researcher" better, because it better describes what I'm doing. :P

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
7. I'm getting tired of taking classes, and I'm feeling an itch to drop everything and go into industry. The work is great, though, and I love the freedom I have with my daily schedule.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
I hope not. I want to be done with this by then! If I change careers, it will be to some other software-related field, since the bulk of what I'm doing now is developing software.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
Quite. I recently read through a Cell Bio book to get the knowledge needed for developing this specific software. I wouldn't have read through it otherwise, but I'm glad I did, because now I know better how the body works. I'm also learning new programming-related things daily.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
Those who don't know much about PhD programs probably see it as an extension of undergrad. The classes part does suck, but I will be done with that next year, and from then on I will be working full time.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
Work hard at work, and once I'm done, leave the work at work... unless I'm particularly inspired.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
Reading and writing long papers, as well as constant schmoozing and stressing over funding. I'm convinced that I'm not going into academia unless it's for a non-academic position (like software developer).

[Axion004]

1. What do you do for a living?

I am a computer programmer at a small software company. Right now I am involved with customer support. I take night classes at a nearby university and I study over the weeknights and on Saturday.

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

5 out of 10. I would like the job much more if I was more interested in the company itself and the type of work which I am doing. I think software is a good industry to go into however my job lacks autonomy and is turning repetitive.

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

No, I see myself in the software industry or in a position which involves problem solving. I am applying to graduate school starting Winter 2013, applying to be a TA at a school nearby, and I have started to apply to positions elsewhere. I would hate to get stuck.

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

The job was challenging when I first began since I didn't have a very good understanding of their software however it became easier as time passed. Now the work I do is mostly repetitive however I still need to think through designing how to write the code. This is the most interesting part of the job.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

I'm not sure since I don't get out much and I never ask people what they think about my life. At my age(24) I think that my job would be okay.

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

I work overtime to get the job done, I go out of my way to assist a client and work over the weekends(this was for a school district), although I think I may become a workaholic.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?


Working in an office environment and not going crazy. I don't like small talk, and I don't normally chat very much with my co-workers. When I am in "work mode" I don't want to talk about anything else besides work.

[lazyliberal]

>1. What do you do for a living?

Teacher - 11-18

>2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)

8

>3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?

maybe. gut instinct was no, but I didn't originally see myself doing 5 and I've just started my
8th...

>4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?

it is rewarding, although also frustrating. plenty of changes for enrichment of self and others

>5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?

generally yes they do, which make up for the fact that in my spare time I am a politician...

>6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)

enjoying class is good, building relationships is good, developing skills for the workforce is good, but at the end of the day it's all about the learning...

>7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?

league tables. bleh.

[Zomba]

1. What do you do for a living?
I'm and operations manager for a container leasing company in Asia

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
1.3

I know exactly what to do to improve our internal processes, our HQ agrees with me, but local management tries everything to thwart me. My boss is a huge ass, and he and our marketing director re-arrange my employee's work schedules and priorities without telling me. Arghhhhh

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
No. I plan on going back to the USA and get a MBA. Unfortunately, it is a bit late for me to pursue engineering, but oh well. I plan on going into consulting prior to a consulting/project management/strategic management career

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
I have made some decisions that have made our company a lot of money, as well as getting to learn a lot about a complicated and changing field (logistics in China). This is the .3 that keeps me from walking out every day.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
Most people have no idea who my company is, or what our product is, but I get respect when they know I 1) work in China and 2) work in Chinese

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
Work hard to ensure continuous improvement. Plan ahead and research so that I am never blind-sided

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
The people that I work with locally refuse to follow procedures--everything is always a one-off exception. Once we finally agree on a course of action, they promptly ignore it. Often, they find it easier to 'hide' things from me until after they are already done.

[pip]

1. What do you do for a living?
Tech Controller for Eurofighter Typhoon

2. How satisfied is your job(s)? On a scale 1 (least satisfying) to 10 (most satisfying)
5 - indifferent

3. Can you see yourself in this job for the next five years? If not, are you planning to change your career?
Yes. (it's either this or job centre plus)

4. How rewarding is your job? Any prospect of learning/enriching knowledge/skills within this field?
Don't care: Too tired.

5. What do people think of your job? Do they respect it?
Yes. (fucking why!?)

6. What is your work philosophy? (If there's any)
Don't care: Too tired.

7. What is the most challenging aspect from this job position?
Getting up at 5 in the morning and doing a 100+ mile round trip every day on top of whatever random stupidity passes for military industry today.