Job Satisfaction 1

[BJCooperIT]

Could you share with us what gives you the most satisfaction in your job?

One of the most satisfying aspects of my job as a developer is when I watch the user successfully use my application with ease. These rare glimpses elevate my sense of having contributed something important. It is especially gratifying when they say they love the application but ask if I could make a modification that I wish I had thought of. If they are using it well enough to request sensible improvements, then I know that I have done a good job.

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[cyclegeek]

Top Five Most Satisfying Aspects Of My Job
(it started as ten, but I guess my job isn't that great)

5. Getting it in the first place.
4. Successfully debugging a program.
3. Knowing the answer to a technical question.
2. Getting asked for help in the first place.


And the number one most satisfying aspect of my job WILL
be LEAVING it!

Cheers,
cyclegeek

 

[DonQuichote]

Not THE most satisfying thing, but a green bar (seeing all of my unit tests run) makes me feel good.

Best regards

 

[KornGeek]

Another thing for me:
Learning new technologies and programming languages.

My boss recently purchased me some new goodies for software development. I should be happy for awhile.

 

[jrbarnett]

Speaking as an IT professional who has worked both in support and development, I prefer the support work, as my development experience is that it is all "this is broken" and "that bug hasn't been fixed yet" with no positive feedback at all.
However, in my support roles, I constantly have people saying "Thank you" and "Well done" and can see for myself that my expertise has benefitted the user, either in fixing their problems or more junior staff learning something from me, in my unoffical capacity as their mentor and supervisor.

However, I am also one of many unemployed IT professionals at the current moment in time. With a lack of a user base to thank me, I found that I can get that same positive feedback by posting solutions to problems related to my areas of expertise in these forums. I equate being awarded a star as the person saying thank you for your time/expertise in fixing my problem. The only part that is missing is the salary being paid at the end of the month.

John

 

[AIXSPadmin]

I too have done both, but the development being a part of my job. And have been a downsized IT professional (8 years) for 2 months.

I turned down a WebSphere support job a month ago and this morning they called me again wanting me for the job because it is still open. They even mentioned going a bit higher on the pay. It would require a move about 2 hours from home, and I am not sure I really want to do WebSphere, having been exposed to it for over 3 years; however, with all of the unemployed IT people and the lack of jobs, I think maybe I should take the job anyway. It is a contract job for 6 months which would make it easier to stomach (since it is WebSphere!)

Anyone with opinions on my situation?

 

[CajunCenturion]

AIXSPadmin - I would take the contract. It's only for six months. I think that in six months, the long term job market will be better than it is today. This sounds like a good short term bridge.

Good Luck
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As a circle of light increases so does the circumference of darkness around it. - Albert Einstein

 

[BJCooperIT]

The contract I am on now is not in my preferred area of expertise. *BUT* it pays the bills and I always have the comfort of telling myself it will not last forever. Taking the contract more importantly, will help prevent a long unemployed gap on the resume. I think it speaks well of someone to know that they want to work and will take on tasks that they do not like. It also says something about the company that they not only offered you the job once, but finding no other suitable candidate, they cam back with a second offer!

Good luck.

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[RiverGuy]

Days that I get to go to lunch on time are the most satisfying for me.

 

[DarenNM]

I like the look of astonished wonder on users' faces when you take a manual process which requires two people and involves two weeks of comparing figures on stacks of A3 fan-fold paper with figures on (even bigger) stacks of A4 fan-fold paper, and write an application that does the comparison in under 5 minutes. Priceless.

I recently had a major rush of job-satisfaction when a system I wrote eight years ago was replaced by an off-the-shelf system (with a hefty price tag). After using the new system for a few days the users asked if they could have the old one back as it was easier to use and automated more of their daily tasks!







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