Do you feel like your job is ‘meaningful’?

Posted by Tildatots@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 75 comments

Been an e-commerce manager for the past 8 years. All of my days involve making up numbers of how many items I think we will sell over the next few months, and building reports to show website traffic & KPIs. I struggle to find meaning in what I do - it’s such a vague job which is a lot of guess work. When I’m in meeting with software developers, graphic designers or finance people I envy how clear cut their days seem to be, and how they must see the final result in what they do. I don’t get that. I think my next career will involve something where I’m ‘doing’ more. Do you find your job meaningful? Do you see the hard work and results at the end?