I "kind of" enjoy all of the tasks.
Proof is that I haven't moved yet! (But the isolation is not good for me, so that will change)
I mostly enjoyed my jobs, being a real mixed bag of techie things: electronics, optics, computers. Had some great bosses and some psychopaths (Silicon Valley and surrounds ... comes with the territory) Highlights were working at Sun Microsystems, and doing computer support at U.C. Berkeley, with those Nobel Laureates. Some great people.
Most memorable incident was when a boss went non-linear and demanded daily verbal status reports. Well, it took me only a day or two to respond. It was "take your kid to work day" and after my daughter got her pizza, I showed her how to deal with a deranged boss. Just walk away.
My projects were all in good shape and documented.
Other goodie was when I got a bonus check (those were rare) and after I left the company, the boss notified me that I hadn't (in his mind) fulfilled all the terms, and would I please return the check?
(evil laughter)
Come end of the quarter, closed the book on that.
The toughest part was that I was/am a generalist, jack of most trades, and changing jobs was an ordeal, since each new one was substantially different from the previous one. I finally failed the toughest Silicon Valley test: the age test. I was rated a "guru" by one agency, but when you're older, that and $6 will get you a drink at Starbucks. (a.k.a. SixBucks)
I had enough years of work behind me to retire.
Never took the company car (there wasn't one) but thought long and hard about donating a car to charity:
THE BOSSES CAR, of course.
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