I may be in the minority here, and obviously no-one should continue to work in a job that makes them unhappy or is abusive, but work is work and fun is fun.
Work is what you do to pay the morgage, feed your kids and put them through school etc. It may suck, but (speaking as a husband and father) I have responsibilities that trump whether I am enjoying every hour of my work day.
Fun is the stuff that you do voluntarily because you enjoy it.
If you can get the two to overlap, great, but I would say that is the vast minority of people and for most probably unachievable. But, that's OK.
If work was that much fun, then they wouldn't need to pay you to do it.
What makes you say that? I don't think it is OK. I am also a father and soon will be a husband. I'd say being a father makes work even worse, because it prevents me from spending time with my child.
I suspect you think it is OK because most people have to work to sustain their lives. Not all of them, though.
Would you still think it is OK having to work if you were the only one doing it?
I think if you are only responsible for yourself, then you can absolutely please yourself where you work and for how much.
I take the point that I think you are making though - I wouldn't take an extra £X,000 if it meant I never got to see my daughter during the week because I was working 20 hour days. I would say that is different to generally just not enjoying your job though.
Work is what you do to pay the morgage, feed your kids and put them through school etc. It may suck, but (speaking as a husband and father) I have responsibilities that trump whether I am enjoying every hour of my work day.
Fun is the stuff that you do voluntarily because you enjoy it.
If you can get the two to overlap, great, but I would say that is the vast minority of people and for most probably unachievable. But, that's OK.
If work was that much fun, then they wouldn't need to pay you to do it.