I don't love my job, but I don't know what else to do

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I've been working in construction for 1 1/2 years now. I really enjoy certain aspects of the job, others I hate. The thing is, I really like the money. This is the only job I've ever had that paid well. That being said, I don't know if it is really where I am supposed to be. I have a university degree that I do not use in a subject that I have very little interest in. I really don't know what else I should do, so I stay in my field. Maybe some day I will try a change?

Anyone else in this situation?

I thought you were gonna stick it out until you can retire comfortably (house paid off and all that) so that you can then pursue what you really want to do (whatever they may be)?

I don't love my job either, but I really can't afford to go without insurance.

What was your major at uni?

Good luck.

yep..i have a degree. and it ultimately was and is the wrong career field for me. so im thinking about going to school for a second time sometime this year. until then i will be working a low wage job with very little future in it for me. so its time to move on for the better.

Let me see if I have this straight:

You have a job.
The job pays well.
You actually enjoy parts of it.

If you're in the USA, count yourself as extremely fortunate. With unemployment running between 9.6% and 16% (depending on who gets counted and who doesn't) there are probably a lot of people, Aspies and not, who would like your problem of wondering if this is "where (you're) supposed to be."

I'm not trying to be a smarta$$. Defining life goals is great, and working toward them is even better. But don't look past what's good about your current situation by getting hung up on what's "supposed" to be happening.

Good luck!

That's still the plan. I have no other reasonable option right now anyways. Life is gonna be tough for me either way. I'd rather have a tough life that gets easier because of accumulated capital, than a tough life where I don't have cash.

I majored in political studies.

You could always try a different trade?

Space, I suspect that very few people in this world get to do something they love for a job/ career. The best most people can hope for is something tolerable. Non-autistics seem to compensate by doing social things at work -- apparently having friends at work is a good predictor of job satisfaction. Some drink heavily after work. Those with children say they work to give their children a "better life". And so it goes.

I work a low level, low paying job that is highly structured, repetitive, rather boring, and completely unrelated to both my educational background and interests, but what else I am going to do? I have tried to more advanced work before, and it did not go well for a variety of reasons. Part of the problem was the social interaction, office politics, etc., that often trip up autistics. Part of the problem was my poor communication and time management skills (i.e. executive dysfunction), and perfectionist tendencies. I have thought about going back to school and studying something else, but I just do not have the energy.

In short, sometimes you just have to make do with what you can get. C'est la vie.