What's Your Passion?
As I sit here on my last day of maternity leave, I'm finding more and more that I'm actually a little nervous to go back to work. I'm not nervous about leaving my babies, we found a great in-home provider. I am feeling more nervous about being an accountant again. Its been months since I worked, and I am wondering if can I still do the job. I hate accounting...never been CPA material; therefore, I don't really give it my all. Its pays well. I must admit, its not my true passion.
I realized this so long ago. The end of my junior year is when it all began, I hated my classes. But I had such great internships I stuck with it. After my sophomore year, I interned in Phoenix, Arizona. It was exciting to be across the country on my own, living in a beautiful condo that someone else paid for. However, let me tell you, Phoenix is no place for black folk! I got all dark, my hair was all dry and turned red...I was ugly and ashy! The summer after I was an intern at a Big 5 firm...yeah the one that went down with Enron..in Washington DC. I had a ball. Auditing took me to Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California all summer. Since graduation, I've traveled all over the country with my job, and I love to travel. However, now I'm a mommy and a wife it tends to be a little less exciting, I missed my family terribly.
If I had to do it over again, I would be an English professor or go into journalism. I love reading and I enjoy writing. I love the classics. From the great black authors of the Harlem Renaissance to F. Scott Fitzgerald to Zane to Hillary Clinton, I love books. All kinda of books. If I was to write columns for a living, obviously editorials would be my choice. I'm full of opinions!
I admire those people who get paid to do what they love. I also admire those folks that are good at what they do. What's your true passion? If you could do it all again, what would your dream job be?
I realized this so long ago. The end of my junior year is when it all began, I hated my classes. But I had such great internships I stuck with it. After my sophomore year, I interned in Phoenix, Arizona. It was exciting to be across the country on my own, living in a beautiful condo that someone else paid for. However, let me tell you, Phoenix is no place for black folk! I got all dark, my hair was all dry and turned red...I was ugly and ashy! The summer after I was an intern at a Big 5 firm...yeah the one that went down with Enron..in Washington DC. I had a ball. Auditing took me to Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California all summer. Since graduation, I've traveled all over the country with my job, and I love to travel. However, now I'm a mommy and a wife it tends to be a little less exciting, I missed my family terribly.
If I had to do it over again, I would be an English professor or go into journalism. I love reading and I enjoy writing. I love the classics. From the great black authors of the Harlem Renaissance to F. Scott Fitzgerald to Zane to Hillary Clinton, I love books. All kinda of books. If I was to write columns for a living, obviously editorials would be my choice. I'm full of opinions!
I admire those people who get paid to do what they love. I also admire those folks that are good at what they do. What's your true passion? If you could do it all again, what would your dream job be?
posted by Mz Cane at 7:39 AM
12 Comments:
I feel you on this topic, Cane. I'm addicted to being a family man. I only work to support my habit. But lately, work has been flucking up my high. I hate to say it, but at one time my work day determined my day at home. I'm just now getting to the point where i'm not working at home.
In high school my dream job was to do exactly what i do for a living. Now its a nightmare. If it wasn't for the money and flexibility I'd quit every Monday.
One of the problems with my career happiness is that I've been working the same job for almost 7 years. I've seen coworkers come and go, however I wasn't allowed to move to a different area because I was doing well with my current job. I felt like I was punished for good work. So what did I do? Started doing a crappy job. I got my release and am starting a new job anyday now. However I feel like it was a Puric Victory. My morale is at an all time low and I think I'm gonna have a problem being motivated again. I've also ruined my reputation trying to get released from a job I didn't like.
My perfect job. I'd have to say being an exotic dancer. I don't think I'd get many tips but I'd enjoy it. Who knows, there has got to be a woman somewhere out there that would like to watch me shake my belly.
I feel ya! I started disliking my major during my senior year. But I continued on to grad school because it was free and I was guaranteed an internship. Started working at Big Blue after graduation. It's been 10 years and I am still at a job that I hate. Why? Pays well and lots of flexibility. Sitting at a desk all day is torture. If I liked or cared about my current job I would probably be the shit at what I do.
What is my dream job? I love to do home improvement type stuff. Painting, plumbing, tile work, putting stuff together...you name it I can do it or at will try. I love all that stuff! If I pay someone to do work around my house it's because I don't have the time to do it (burns me up when i hafta pay someone for something that i could have done myself). You folx that like your job make me sick! Yeah I'm hating. LOL. Maybe one day I will move on to my dream job.
First of all, to "a" - anytime you feel the urge to do some home improvement type stuff let me know. I've got a TON of stuff that I need to do.
Secondly, I know that what I do on a daily basis is NOT AT ALL my passion. I'm in accounting/finance, and I hate it! The $$$'s good, and I used to have flexibility at my last job (I changed recently for more $$$ and HATE it). I don't even know how to find what I'm passionate about anymore. I can't afford to take a paycut so I continue to dread coming into work on a daily basis so that I can pay my bills and my kids can eat. What a life!
Any suggestions on making a career change (or even finding out what to change it to)???
I always knew I wanted to be a fashion designer but my parents wouldn't pay for that degree or support a struggling designer, so I went into engineering instead. For a while I was in denial about how much I didn't like it and I put myself in debt getting a graduate degree. Now I just work to pay off that debt. I've kept up with designing though and I've decided that I'm not going to give up on the dream. My path will just be slightly altered. I refuse to believe that I have to live a life that I hate. For now I do freelance designing and I'll start my larger business when I can move to a city with a better fashion sales base.
I'm saying.....what's wrong with being dark and ashy????
If I could follow my dreams, I'd be in front of a camera daily. I've gotten to live a little bit of that but since it's not enough to 'bring home the turkey bacon', I gotta keep the full time gig.
Me,my true passion, a teacher. I know the pay is lousy but the rewards are great! I am in a job now that I absolutely hate. I can't even say the money is that great but it is better than a teacher's salary. Oh to mold the minds of our great leaders!!! Truly a wonderful profession!
I am ditto Jetta. I would love to go back to teaching Kindergarten or preschool special education. That was so very rewarding. Money was not good. I have not been truly happy with my occupation, since I left teaching.
Okay, people. I do not hate my current job or occupation. Its not my dream job, but I enjoy it. I am an accountant and have enjoyed being an accountant since I majored in it back at college.
My dream job would be a poet/writer. I would not confine myself to one category. I would write plays, movie scripts, books, comic books, and write for urban magazines. As I was growing up, one of my favorite past times was using my imagination and writing my own comic book and fantasy stories. I have so many ideas for books that have not been placed on the market yet by today's authors. Currently, I have been writing more poetry than anything else. If I ever live this dream, once I am established, I would open my own jazz/poetry spot. I would also develop and publish my own magazine. If that day ever comes Mz. Cane, you can have your own column or section in my magazine. You can also write the reviews for the movies, plays, and books I put out on the market.
Well here goes............I used to love my job. I mean, where else can you work for 30 hours a week or less, get paid good money to solve problems, directly contribute to the bootm line, and have the flexibility and time to still do other things that you desire in life. However, recently it is becoming harde to come to work and be productive. I guess because my job is really not my passion either. If circumstances were different (Lottery Winner), my passion occupation would be "Ultimate Entertainer". Now b4 yall start thinking stripper/exotic dancer.........slow down! I'm talking about the never ending backyard BBQ, card party, house party, fish fry, pool party, birthday party, party bus, gym jam, set at the house type entertainer. Since the funds aren't endless, and the fam gotta eat, I guess I'll keep showing up daily at the political swamp of a company with its they call IBM
My days of 'loving my job' are over. I've been working for the same company for almost 17 years; stuck in a rut for the past 6 years. I want a job where I can say --- I made a difference. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to say that for a long time. I've always wanted to work with kids; but there is no money in that field.
I enjoy my chosen profession- being a CPA. I get to interact with clients, and dig into numbers. I don't know if I have a passion for accounting, or a passion for solving accounting related problems. Anyway, I think I am pretty lucky that I can stand being a CPA. (Most people that enter the profession leave after 5 years.)
I have worked for the last 7 years in various accounting roles from consulting and audit work at one of the big public firms, to being a plant controller in private industry. I can honestly say I hate accounting. I am a good at it. However, accounting is stealing my life. I currently work between 60 and 65 hours a week for about $50k a year. I know I am underpaid by about $15-25k, but I don’t even care. If I thought I could live on $35k I would leave today. The problem is I am also a “family” man and have responsibilities to my daughter. Many people don’t get why anyone with such a great resume would want to leave a well plotted career path…Most of these people have not been an accountant. If you get to know an accountant and get there honest opinion on the profession 90% of them will admit that it sucks.
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