Can you be happy at work AND unhappy - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Can you be happy at work AND unhappy - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Gerardo Amaya asks this question: I dont know if youve already talked about this, but this thought really disturbed me. I heard a lady talking at a friends birthday party about her retirement. She said that she has never been happier since then, but the phrase that really makes me wonder was, when she said I loved my work, but since my retirement I can finally do the things I really love. Looks to me like an oxymoron, but can this be true? She used to work as a financial adviser and she said that despite the fact that she is retired, she loves to make all the financial reports and calculations for her house budget because she misses it to much, so I guess she still loved the financial world. Can you see the conflict here? So my question is, she loves her job, but she was wanting something else, but when she retires she had that something but misses her job. Is it possible that she loved her work but never realized it while looking forward for retirement? Can we say that she was happy and now she is not? Thats a great question how can you both enjoy what you do and yet long to put it aside in favor of other pursuits. I dont really have an answer for this. What do you think? Please write a comment, Id really like to know your take. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related