I don’t love what I do....

Rick Teinert said:
.... question was whether or not somebody would continue doing what they do for as long as they do it, and invest the time and money to learn and advance their skills if they do not love what they do....
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The answer to your question is yes. Many professions require large sums of time, money and effort in order to reach the expected pay scale for that given occupation. Very few people IMHO truly love what they do to earn a living.

I can understand that you are pissed off and frustrated, anybody would be, but try to digest some of the good advice posted here, even if it was not what you were looking for.
 
Rick Teinert said:
Again, the subject or question was whether or not somebody would continue doing what they do for as long as they do it, and invest the time and money to learn and advance their skills if they do not love what they do. This was not an evaluation of my character, work ethic, or why I was terminated. Thanks guys.
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I advance my skills continually without loving what I do, so do many others. I do so to make more money, so I can do more of the things I love. I have some expensive hobbies. By the way I wasn't talking about climbing related stuff here.
 
For the record, I do love what I do. Also, not really pissed off. So it seems people do go the length and hate what they do? Interesting. I don’t think I would be happy with that. I started doing tree work and stuck with it because I enjoyed it. I just don’t see why anybody would invest the time, money, or effort, if they didn’t love what they do.
 
DSMc said:
The answer to your question is yes. Many professions require large sums of time, money and effort in order to reach the expected pay scale for that given occupation. Very few people IMHO truly love what they do to earn a living.

Totally agree. Being able to do what you truly love to do is rare. I had several jobs I hated but did it anyway to provide for my family. I have much respect for anyone that is willing to do whatever it takes to provide for their family.

I can understand that you are pissed off and frustrated, anybody would be, but try to digest some of the good advice posted here, even if it was not what you were looking for.
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Great advice DSMc. I sure wish I had listened to some of the advice I was given in my younger years. I also wish I was able to be here on the Buzz about 20 years ago!



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Rick, I had a very similar situation happen to me. I was out of work for 6 months and me and my family were essentially homeless save for the hospitality of friends. The wait proved to be worth it as the job I eventually found has been the absolutely best thing for my career I could have done. Thanks to that event, I have interactions with arborists literally across the world. Keep your chin up, decide on a path, make your action plan and do it. I think everyone who has responded to this thread wants to see you succeed, even those who you think are giving bad advice or comments. All the best to you.
 
FJR said:
I can see why you you were fired.

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I’m sure you can.....probably because you
oldoakman said:
Rick, I had a very similar situation happen to me. I was out of work for 6 months and me and my family were essentially homeless save for the hospitality of friends. The wait proved to be worth it as the job I eventually found has been the absolutely best thing for my career I could have done. Thanks to that event, I have interactions with arborists literally across the world. Keep your chin up, decide on a path, make your action plan and do it. I think everyone who has responded to this thread wants to see you succeed, even those who you think are giving bad advice or comments. All the best to you.
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Thanks for the encouraging advice. I do appreciate it.
 
One of the secrets of my success is that I always let go my best employees and anyone else that shows even the slightest hint of being an asset to my company.

It's how I roll.
 
There's always more complexity to a story than what's shared

I've been given some really lame reasons at job terminations. They were safe reasons from an HR standpoint but not truthful

Take what was sAid, ponder for a short time and move on. It's rarely easy to fire someone. Hard to accept being fired too
 
Plenty of people work in jobs they have trained for but didn't love. One of my students had worked for 17 yrs as a chartered accountant rising to the level of executive director of finance for one of the biggest credit card companies in the world. He told me he hated numbers!
 
Tom Dunlap said:
That reminds me of a Monty Python sketch. The chartered accountant, Palin, wanted to be a lion tamer. Cleese was some middle manager in the government trying to point out reality

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And this reminds me of the joke about loan office Paddywhack. Its a nick-knack Paddywhack, give the frogs a loan!
 
Rick Teinert said:
Again, the subject or question was whether or not somebody would continue doing what they do for as long as they do it, and invest the time and money to learn and advance their skills if they do not love what they do. This was not an evaluation of my character, work ethic, or why I was terminated. Thanks guys.
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The answer is: Of course, yes. The world is full of people who have spent 13 years,And often times many more, feeling fortunate that they’ve been retained in a job they don’t feel enthusiastic about or especially care for, so that they can pay their bills and do right by their families.
 
I know very few who actually love their job. Maybe 2 out if 100. Yet most people retire from a job they dislike just for the paycheck, benefits and retirement. Meanwhile steadily working their way to the top, learning, advancing and dedicating most of their life to it all the way.
 
People will work shitty jobs for crazy lengths of time because it provides for their family. Many people work jobs they hate because they have to. If it makes them succeed in their personal lives they may be willing to sacrifice their profession lives to provide that to their families. It happens and people do it all the time.
 
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