Comments on: Creating Job Satisfaction http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/01/29/creating-job-satisfaction/ The online magazine for candidates of Badenoch & Clark Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:38:56 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rob Taylor http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/01/29/creating-job-satisfaction/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Rob Taylor Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:32:07 +0000 http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/01/29/creating-job-satisfaction/#comment-474 Brilliantly expressed Angela. A story that could be repeated several times if not several hundred. Finding your passion and sense of purpose is one thing, managing it for the long term is another! After a 6 yrs of building two businesses, both of which are a passion, there is a definite rhythm to find as purpose WILL burn out without without it. It can be done! Brilliantly expressed Angela. A story that could be repeated several times if not several hundred. Finding your passion and sense of purpose is one thing, managing it for the long term is another!

After a 6 yrs of building two businesses, both of which are a passion, there is a definite rhythm to find as purpose WILL burn out without without it.

It can be done!

]]> By: Angela Lax http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/01/29/creating-job-satisfaction/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Angela Lax Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:47:52 +0000 http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/01/29/creating-job-satisfaction/#comment-441 I have found my dream position after 25 years of working in 'jobs'. I teach in professional studies (surveying, architecture, etc) at a local college. I love it, but it is killing me at the moment. As a new teacher I have a very full teaching workload. I am also course organiser for the full-time students and tutor for half of the group. Additionally, the course changed last year and all the course scheme of work, lesson plans and materials have had to be re-written to suit the needs of the new course. I work an average 60 hour week, bursting up to 70+ on a regular basis. I keep telling myself that it is only for this first year and things will be better next year - and I must believe this to maintain my sanity. But at the moment my 'little voice inside' is asking if it is worth it. Is a 70 hour week worth the third cut in salary? Worth all the traumas? Or should I just go back to contract management - it didn't get me excited but I did only work a 40-45 hour week and managed to have a life too? Passion fulfilled, sense of purpose fulfilled but at what cost? I have found my dream position after 25 years of working in ‘jobs’. I teach in professional studies (surveying, architecture, etc) at a local college.

I love it, but it is killing me at the moment.

As a new teacher I have a very full teaching workload. I am also course organiser for the full-time students and tutor for half of the group. Additionally, the course changed last year and all the course scheme of work, lesson plans and materials have had to be re-written to suit the needs of the new course.

I work an average 60 hour week, bursting up to 70+ on a regular basis. I keep telling myself that it is only for this first year and things will be better next year – and I must believe this to maintain my sanity.

But at the moment my ‘little voice inside’ is asking if it is worth it. Is a 70 hour week worth the third cut in salary? Worth all the traumas? Or should I just go back to contract management – it didn’t get me excited but I did only work a 40-45 hour week and managed to have a life too?

Passion fulfilled, sense of purpose fulfilled but at what cost?

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