Do you look foward to go to work and if so what position and why?

[RatherBHiking]

Is it even normal to be excited to go to work or is that asking to much? I've usually dreaded or been half scared going to work and now I'm in a position where I'm not dreading or scared but I'm sure not excited. To me it's a good job (school nurse) and there are aspects I enjoy (along with a lot of nuisances) but at the end of the day it's just a job and not a calling. This job works well for my family and my personality but I'm constantly wondering "what if". My mom loved her job and working (a different profession) and I know a few people who love what they do but I'm not sure if it's the norm or if I should just be content with good enough. Maybe it's just me...

[Nola009]

I'm glad I have a job, but I wouldn't say I look forward to going into work. It's just okay.

[BSNbeauty, BSN, RN]

I have my dream job as a post partum nurse. I do look forward to going to work. For me my good days definitely outweigh the bad.

[RNperdiem, RN]

Expecting sweeping love and excitement from work is expecting too much. Being happy when good things happen is fine, but unreasonable expectations set you up for disappointment.

I am satisfied with my job. I don't always look forward to going in, especially when the bed is warm and it is cold and dark outside.

Some people really love their jobs. I suspect that is the nature of the person, not always the job.

[westieluv]

If I could quit nursing today, I would and never look back. I have been an RN for almost 25 years and I am VERY ready for a mid-life career change but am not trained and do not have any experience doing anything else and cannot afford to go back to school with our daughter in college. I am kind and compassionate to the residents where I work, because it's certainly not their fault that I'm burned out, but I could and would leave it all today and not miss it one iota.

So I guess the answer is no, I do not look forward to going to work. I felt this way with hospital nursing, hospice nursing, dialysis nursing, and (currently) memory care nursing. I picked the wrong profession.

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

I enjoy certain aspects of my job. I manage a unit in LTC. I enjoy educating residents and staff. I enjoy physician rounds.

I do not enjoy the endless forms and all the meetings we have to attend. Work is work. There are many other pursuits that I would follow if I had the financial means. I would also work casual instead of the full time hours I'm currently working.