I love most things about my job and hate very little (power plant engineer). Love the schedule, problem solving, learning, future potential, coworkers, job itself and the opportunities. Hate the schedule, burns, coworkers, fiberglass and occasional danger.
I like the flexibility trucking offers me. Dispatch doesn’t care when or how far I drive, as long as I pick up and deliver on time. But this is highly carrier-dependent; most of the companies I’ve worked for would see my legal drive times as targets, rather than the limits they’re supposed to be.
I like that I get paid to cruise down the highway and listen to the radio all day. But I don’t like that it often takes all day. I often work sunrise to sunset. Literally.
I like that my boss physically cannot look over my shoulder at work, since he’s usually at least two time zones away. But so are my friends and family, most of the time. Phone calls just aren’t the same. Even if I’m just an hour’s drive from home, I may as well be on the moon.
I get to see a lot of amazing sights, but seeing them, in passing, is all I’m usually able to do.