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When did you know a career was either the perfect or the worst match for your personality? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm trying to give someone advice on choosing a career that will suit them better than the one they're in and hate. I wanted to get together a list of good questions for them to ask themselves so they can use the answers to compare options like "do you prefer to work sitting or moving around," "do you want to not work weekends" etc.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

You know it when you go to work and it doesn't feel like work. It doesn't feel like an absolute drag to get out of bed.

I'm an HVAC engineer. I love my job, to me it's like spending all day solving logic puzzles or a detective mystery. I found I was pretty good at it about 6 months into the job, when I figured out a problem the senior techs couldn't. I enjoy being out and about instead of chained to a desk.

A job/career doesn't have to be a passion. Just something you don't dread everyday. My passion is in sports but somehow engineering was something I was good at, it felt satisfying fixing things. I'd never make my passion my job cause I know it would completely ruin it for me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

I can well imagine that is difficult to be passionate about some installation’s heating and cooling system. But problem solving IS something that many people are passionate about. Good distinction!