Work

[wisconsinguy]

How much has your work defined you? If you peeled away all the extraneous features of who you think you are...would you be happy...or would you look at your work at your salvation? This includes being the President to a garbage collector, (like my dad).

[gallahadesquire]

even though it was a profession (anesthesiology), it was always a job. Now on disability, I'm having more fun than I ever did at work.

[+ Funguy]

I am also a MD - I LOVE my profession - it's not a job to me. I went out on disability many years ago and my policies were such that I could work, tho somewhat differently. I got hugely bored and slowly did re-integrate back into the profession, albeit as a locum. I have as much work as I want, whenever I want it. If I don't feel like working a particular week, or day, or whenever, I don't. It's not my salvation but I am happier when I'm working.

 

And I'm more FUN!

[+ honcho]

Although I love my work (and have sometimes put in many, many, MANY extra hours just to do a really exemplary job on something), my interest in performing music more defines who I am to myself.

[+ purplekow]

How much has your work defined you? If you peeled away all the extraneous features of who you think you are...would you be happy...or would you look at your work at your salvation? This includes being the President to a garbage collector, (like my dad).

I too am a physician. I was the director of a residency program and loved the teaching and the administration kept my interpersonal skills sharp. I also admitted all the patients who had no insurance and oversaw their care. I enjoyed that very much. I eventually opened my own practice, which was exhausting work, long hours, 6 or 7 days a week and I usually had a great time, appreciated my patients and generally felt I was doing good work and was proud of myself and my profession. Recently, I sold my practice to a corporation and I feel as though I sold my soul and my heart with the practice. I despise just about every moment I am there and I am working on an exit strategy. As an aside, when I had my own practice, my income was in the lower quarter of physicians in my speciality nationwide. Now I am in the top quarter and I am working less.

[+ Charlie]

I wouldn't call it my salvation, but I did the kind of work I wanted to do, and it enabled me to have the kind of life I wanted to have, so I might not have had as satisfying a life if I had had a different job. It is not only what you do, but the conditions under which you do it, which color your attitude toward your work.

[Rudynate]

I like my profession. It's very challenging intellectually- always something new to learn, something that you can be better at. I make an important contribution and create a lot of value for my clients. The pace can be relentless at times because it's very deadline-driven, but I make a generous income.

[+ quoththeraven]

Someone I know said that the legal profession's the only one in which "Congratulations!" is the correct response to both "I just got a job" and "I just left my job" (especially if it meant one had left the profession).

 

I was good at it, but the private practice of law is more about how many clients you can bring in than it is about how good an attorney you are. I practiced in a highly obscure, technical area of the law that took a lot of effort to keep up with. I don't particularly miss it.

 

Another saying I heard that some escorts can probably relate to: Your client is your worst enemy (as in leaves everything to the last minute and has probably already screwed things up royally before contacting you).

[whipped guy]

Over the years I have enjoyed my work... However, of late it has become more and more like pulling teeth... and that combined with some orthopedic issues related to the job have made me come to the decision to retire in a few months time... I'm not sure if it is the correct decision, but I do have a number of interests that will hopefully keep me occupied... If not there's slways the greeter's job at Walmart... Though that might be too demanding as I'm told that he is the chief security officer for the entire store with the job of scrutinizing all those who enter... Plus, on Black Friday he would be the first one to get trampled... So I guess I'll pass on that one... Probably bagging groceries? We shall see...

 

Heck... In light of the over thirty-five thread could there be a demand for a Daddy type BDSM escort?

[wisconsinguy]

Over the years I have enjoyed my work... However, of late it has become more and more like pulling teeth... and that combined with some orthopedic issues related to the job have made me come to the decision to retire in a few months time... I'm not sure if it is the correct decision, but I do have a number of interests that will hopefully keep me occupied... If not there's slways the greeter's job at Walmart... Though that might be too demanding as I'm told that he is the chief security officer for the entire store with the job of scrutinizing all those who enter... Plus, on Black Friday he would be the first one to get trampled... So I guess I'll pass on that one... Probably bagging groceries? We shall see...

 

Heck... In light of the over thirty-five thread could there be a demand for a Daddy type BDSM escort?

I have come to the conclusion that the aging process is a matter of adaptation, not giving up. Doing as much as we can do, (physically and mentally),and take it from there. WG1, I have a feeling you r doing just fine, you dog!!!WG2

[+ honcho]

Heck... In light of the over thirty-five thread could there be a demand for a Daddy type BDSM escort?

 

 

I'm told on reliable authority that actually is you in your avatar and it's fairly recent. Once I'm able to afford it again, I would certainly pay the going rate for you to hurt me in some tender and private places ...

 

And you yourself have remarked on the relative scarcity of skilled BDSM tops ...

[Zman]

Hmmm....mine's just a job. Boring but undemanding office work. Pays pretty well. I'm comfortable there and doubt I'd ever leave. I can't be the only one here who just does it for the paycheck.