What do you do? Do you enjoy your occupation?
First, I'm going to tell you what I used to do.
I spent over 20 years working in warehousing and distribution. I know that's sound boring and mundane, but I loved it. Most of that 20+ years was spent trying to figure out how to make a warehouse function better. How do I take boxes of merchandise off a truck, store it in warehouse, then ship that merchandise via another truck to a store that sells it? How do I make it easier, faster, more efficient for people to move 'stuff' from a manufacturer to a retail outlet where people can buy that 'stuff'? There's nothing glamorous about about that sort of work, but if I can figure out a way to get you a pair of shoes, an alternator or a light bulb more efficiently and cheaper than the store next door simply by moving boxes better than the other guy, I'm worth my weight in diamonds. And I loved the challenge of doing that.
3 years ago I got downsized (fired) from a position doing just that type of work, so I made a career change.
Now, I work in IT for a fortune 500 company. Man oh man, I love this work to. Most people would think that changing from warehousing/distribution to information technology is a huge switch. Hell, I still do the same stuff. Instead of figuring out how to make moving a box from one place to another easier, faster and more efficient, I figure out how to make that computer on some persons desk do what they want it to do (not the desktop computer itself, but the database behind it). I make the computer better do what they want it to do. They tell me what they want the computer to do and I work with code developers and testers to make sure it does what they want it to do. I get challenged everyday, I learn new things everyday, and I love it.
