I love most things about my job and hate very little (power plant engineer). Love the schedule, problem solving, learning, future potential, coworkers, job itself and the opportunities. Hate the schedule, burns, coworkers, fiberglass and occasional danger.
It’s 100% WFH and it’s as awesome as it sounds.
I’ve done work like this job for a very long time so I can get things done very quickly, because I’ve done it all many times before. That gives me a lot of free time at home.
My company is a real manufacturer that is one of the few and best in the world at what it builds. The product is something that peoples’ lives depend upon. So much so that profit motive is not the #1 consideration in regards to our products. Safety is absolute and profit takes a distant back seat. Contrast that with my last employer that makes household goods destined for a land fill and there were entire teams dedicated to making products cheaper, but be able to charge more for them. Absolutely hated my last employer.
Corporate culture is an interesting mix of old school, stay with the company till you retire and bringing on new ideas and integrating them. Always keeping an actual eye on the important things, such as the aforementioned product safety.
Needless to say, I love my job.
Some cons: The main one is that I’m not really learning anything new, but I’ve been in this business for 30 years. While I do try to learn, a lot of the things that are being pushed these days are the same as I’ve seen before, just with new labels. That actually has been true for my last two employers, so I think it’s a symptom of my age and experience rather than an issue with the companies.
My boss, who is fantastic, is wanting me to step up and take over his position. Which would raise my importance level in the corporate structure quite a bit. The problem with that is I took this position, which was a major downgrade for me, just to avoid being important. Fortunately, this is not an UP or OUT type of company. I just need to be careful to remain relevant.