What careers don’t get enough credit for being fulfilling, acceptable pay and a good work life balance?

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
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    8 months ago

    If you’re outgoing at all, waiting tables is the shit. I support a family of five working 32hrs a week. I meet interesting people, including celebrities. My coworkers are some of the kindest and funniest people you’ll ever meet. And I easily get 15K steps in every working day at a minimum. Free food and sometimes drinks, of course as a perk. And your job is to make people happy, to make their lives better in an immediate and appreciable way, so it’s very fulfilling work.

    But it’s not for someone with thin skin.

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      8 months ago

      Some days I miss serving so dearly but I am not an extrovert at all and I absolutely hated having my pay depend on my mood. I’m not very fond of faking it and sometimes it was just so draining. I’m so jealous of the people that can do it well for a long time though, my sister saved up so much money and I had colleagues walking out making 2 or 3x as much as I did, and I wasn’t bad off myself at all most days.

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
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        8 months ago

        I’m very much an introvert, just one with strong people skills. But you’re right that it can be draining. I love it, though, and I’ve been at it for decades.

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      8 months ago

      I’m extroverted with thick skin, but also an empath. Working any job where I’m facing the public is incredibly emotionaly draining because of it.

      Sometimes I miss working service jobs, but never so much that I could go back to it and be that mentally exhausted every day. I give you major props.