The way you answered it sounds more like a job than a career.
I suppose it depends what you want out of your working life, mine is to enjoy doing the work i do. I cannot think of any other work I would want to do. Yes i enjoy my time off more, but I genuinely enjoy sticking that headset on and controlling aircraft, that is after all what I joined up to do. I have no desire to control paperwork. thankfully there are those out there who do.
I would never describe ATC as just a job, it isn't however one where many progress beyond a jobbing ATCO but then that is was what most of us simply wish to be.