• Question: if you had a choice between your dream job or something you don't like but good at what would it be

    Asked by michael hussey to Andrew, Angela, Eleanor, Emma, Withdrawn on 7 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Andrew Pidgeon

      Andrew Pidgeon answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      I would do my dream job and do what I’m good at (but don’t overly enjoy) as a hobby

    • Photo: Eleanor Sherwen

      Eleanor Sherwen answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      I actually had this situation once, sort of. I spent a while working in Production Improvements, which was much more of a business role than an engineering role. I turned out to be good at it but it was very stressful, difficult environment. People worried about money and deadlines so much and would be shouty with each other when things went wrong. Engineering isn’t about blaming people like that, it’s about solving problems.

      So, they promoted me but I realised I wasn’t having any fun. I resigned and took a pay cut to go back into a design engineering job somewhere else. It was a very good choice for me. I would do exactly the same again.

      You will spend most of your adult life at work or asleep. I think you have to have fun at work, otherwise no amount of money is worth it.

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