Rewarding jobs.

[Will88]

I used to work as a band 6 specialist continence nurse dealing mainly with patients who have had prostate problems. A highly stressful unevenful job I detested but only stayed because of the relatively good pay. A friend who works in a residual unit catering for people with learning disabitities new of my predicament and suggested working with learning disabled people as she found it really rewarding. Having soon found part time work in a small unit I soon realized the benefits of giving something back to the community. It also gave me a great sence of well being helping the less fortunate. I would much rather work in a low paid job what I enjoy then something I don't. Money is not everything.

[loobie]

Will, I completely admire you for this. I suppose it depends on your individual circumstances because for me money is important. Not the be all and end all but for me I need money to get a flat, get married and have children that i can support without struggling. The reason I admire you is because I would love to drop everything and go back to uni to become a midwife. Unfortunately I cannot afford this and am stuck in a job that I do not completely like. So well done to you for not caring. Unfortunately I have a student loan to pay back and a flat to save up for, so for now I'll have to stick with where the money is.

[malaise]

Will, I completely agree!

Maybe because I have the same job as you do now :-)