Someone gave me a 'stress pig ball thingy' at work awhile ago; it was a kind gesture and I did appreciate it.

Before the end of the first week, it was no longer identifiable as a 'pig stress ball thingy', rather it looked like a mass of stress foam.

By the end of the second week, it was falling apart in my hands...

Now they try and ply me with chocolate...

I like the folks here too; there are quite a few interesting characters on the boards for sure!!!

 

1. having left one's job and ceased to work.

 

Do you miss it?

 

Absolutely not.

 

Your (2nd) 8500th post. Bravo.

 

That's too bad - everyone should do something they enjoy.

 

When I started my profession I really enjoyed the work. But after over 40 years the majority of the enjoyment was gone.

 

We'll see if it lasts.

 

Meh idc if i enjoy what im doing, if it makes me enough money to have fun then ill do it. I used to pro game for years, i absolutely hated it, made enough money to be comfortable so i just started doing retail management which i actually like and am good at.

 

That's too bad, I think it would suck to watch something you initially loved become so resented.

 

Pro game you say...? I hate it when the 7 year old continues to wax you, seemingly instantaneously, when you are playing your fave shooter...

I studied behavioral psychology in university, thought I'd be good at being a jury consultant, came out of school, was made an offer I couldn't refuse and have been working in oil/gas/pipelines etc. ever since. As they say, the best laid plans...

If you're happy, good on you - it's better than being miserable and doing something you despise.

 

Yeah lots of people say you can be a pro gamer for life... Yeah not really, when your reaction time goes to **** you tend to drop fast in leagues. Its ironic i used to enjoy video games, until it became work. I wanted basically to get into medicine but i wasnt cut out for it, so i ditched college and realized i was very good at gaming and turned every game i played into cash did that for years until ct wrecked my hands and i couldnt play without pain so off to corporate i went.

The best part of my job now is that i move around all day instead of sit in a chair staring at a screen for 12 hours.

 

That's crazy; I only play one game, COD, Ghosts for the last 5 years and I'm trying to get all 10 MP dudes through 60lvls... and I'm not kidding about the average 7 year old...

I'm not good at it. I use it as a way of unwinding until the 7yo gets the better of me once too often. Then I'm pissed and turn it off. Come to think of it, probably the reason I've been at it so long...

So, you don't play at all now?

 

No, i cant sit still long enough to play, i always wanna go out and do stuff theres always lots to do here in fl.

 

There is no resentment.

For me, work eventually got in the way of doing things that I enjoy much more than the work; things that have far less pressure, stress, and demands on my time, and that bring much greater enjoyment than my job did.