My current job is 27 years old and there was no previous one. It was a choice made with my full heart and I still love it.
That's a long stretch Najam, and all the more remarkable that you are as happy as ever in the role. Great stuff :-) Saving Changes...
Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
I was actually not happy in my current job until recently. This was mostly due to poor upper management and some to do with boredom. Part of the reason I started obtaining certifications was so that I could position myself to change jobs. Then the CIO retired and a new one was hired. Everything started to change. I was quick to volunteer to work with the group setting up the PMO. I changed divisions and therefore I have a new manager. I am no longer bored. Now I am happy and am no longer looking to change jobs.
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Mar 27, 2018 5:47 PM
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Dinah that's a great story. Happy you stuck it out and the change in management worked out well for you.
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Daniel SilvaData Project Manager| InforRio De Janeiro, Rj, Brazil
I´m very happy in my current job. I have a great boss, I received one letter of recognition for a Magnificent Work that I´m been doing and the company that I´m working is like a family. But, I must confess, I´m looking for a new job abroad. I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and here, in Rio de Janeiro, we´re going through terrible times regarding the increase of the violence. I have double citizenship, Brazilian and European. And I´m thinking in move to Europe in July.
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Mar 27, 2018 5:50 PM
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That's difficult Daniel, to love your job, but the moment you step outside, to face possible chaos. If you have dual-citizenship with Europe, I would go for it. There will be plenty of jobs there.
Product Operations Program ManagerBarcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Definetely happier in my current job, also because I have more affinity to the industry - currently in pharma.
But it is also true to say that the perfect work place does not exist. After having worked in various companies, industries and countries, I can certainly verify that.
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Mar 27, 2018 5:51 PM
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Thanks Eduard, it;s true no perfect places exists, so we find happiness where we can. And being in a happy place (work) 1/3 of the day makes a big difference.
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Philip HindPM II| P R Hind Consulting LtdRayleigh, Essex, United Kingdom
Happier now as I sort of "work for myself". By that, I mean I choose which contracts I apply for and which I don't. I previously worked for a large multinational IT consultancy and had to take what I was told to take. The aim was to maximize the amount of money I could make them. And even though I was "on charge" for 95% of the 16 years I worked for them, I was made redundant and removed from chargeable work when it was deemed I was no longer required!! Never did understand that.
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Mar 27, 2018 5:53 PM
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Thanks Philip, I hear you. A similar thing happened to me at a major global IT solutions company around 15 years ago, which also prompted me to do contracting for a while. Being your own boss is certainly a good way to remain happy since you can choose your workplace.
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Janice GrierSenior Technical Vendor Manager| ATTShelby Township, Mi, United States
I started this job 4 years ago and I am as happy now as I was then.
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Mar 27, 2018 5:54 PM
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Great Janice, consistency is the key and probably better than peaking or diving in happiness.
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Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
Well, I'm in my current job for the last 15 years. I love my job but I think a change is always nice. So, hopefully I will find something interesting in the near future.
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Mar 27, 2018 5:55 PM
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Anish, sometimes even if we are happy, as you say we want a change. I have been like that sometimes. I don't conform to the status-quo even due to happiness.
I was actually not happy in my current job until recently. This was mostly due to poor upper management and some to do with boredom. Part of the reason I started obtaining certifications was so that I could position myself to change jobs. Then the CIO retired and a new one was hired. Everything started to change. I was quick to volunteer to work with the group setting up the PMO. I changed divisions and therefore I have a new manager. I am no longer bored. Now I am happy and am no longer looking to change jobs.
Dinah that's a great story. Happy you stuck it out and the change in management worked out well for you. Saving Changes...
I´m very happy in my current job. I have a great boss, I received one letter of recognition for a Magnificent Work that I´m been doing and the company that I´m working is like a family. But, I must confess, I´m looking for a new job abroad. I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and here, in Rio de Janeiro, we´re going through terrible times regarding the increase of the violence. I have double citizenship, Brazilian and European. And I´m thinking in move to Europe in July.
That's difficult Daniel, to love your job, but the moment you step outside, to face possible chaos. If you have dual-citizenship with Europe, I would go for it. There will be plenty of jobs there. Saving Changes...
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