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NobleGuy
7,030 posts
84 months
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Justayellowbadge said: Ade07 said: Justayellowbadge said: Ade07 said: Absolutely love my job, I'd have to really as some working days are 14 hours long. I'm self employed and I source residential properties for private investors. Running around sourcing properties, project managing the refurbishments and then renting them out, busy times! Sorry, Ade. You're an Estate Agent. Estate Agent! Ha, couldn't be further from the truth! Part of the company is managing & letting yes, but not estate agency. Really? So if I said you were the Dark Lord of the Sith, currently orbiting the forest moon of Endor, that would be closer to the truth? If I suggested that you were serving with special forces in Afghanistan? Or serving Burgers at Newport Pagnell services? Bus driver? Porn star? IT support bod? High court judge? Venezualean trauma surgeon? Unicorn trainer to the Pixie King? Just about every convceivable occupation with the exception of yours is further from the truth. 
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okgo
20,736 posts
67 months
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jonno990 said: My job is so f  king unbelievable. I’ll try to sum it up by first telling you about the folks I work with: First, there is this supermodel wanna-be chick. Yeah, okay, she is pretty hot, but damn is she completely useless. The girl is constantly fixing her hair or putting on makeup. She is extremely self-centered and has never once considered the needs or wants of anyone but herself. She is as dumb as a box of rocks, and I still find it surprising that she has enough brain power to continue to breathe. The next chick is completely the opposite. She might even be one of the smartest people on the planet. Her career oppertunities are endless, and yet she is here with us. She is a zero on a scale of 1 to 10. I’m not sure she even showers, much less shaves her “womanly” parts. I think she might be a lesbian, because every time we drive by the hardware store, she moans like a cat in heat. But the jewel of the crowd has got to be the f king stoner. And this guy is more than just your average pothead. In fact, he is baked before he comes to work, during work, and I’m sure after work. He probably hasn’t been sober anytime in the last ten years, and he’s only 22. He dresses like a beatnik throwback from the 1960’s, and to make things worse, he brings his big f king dog to work. Every f king day I have to look at this huge Great Dane walk around half-stoned from the second-hand smoke. Hell, sometimes I even think it’s trying to talk with its constant bellowing. Also, both of them are constantly hungry, requiring multiple stops to McDonalds and Burger King, every single f king day. Anyway, I drive these f ktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and s t. 
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Monkeylegend
3,262 posts
100 months
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NobleGuy said: Justayellowbadge said: Ade07 said: Justayellowbadge said: Ade07 said: Absolutely love my job, I'd have to really as some working days are 14 hours long. I'm self employed and I source residential properties for private investors. Running around sourcing properties, project managing the refurbishments and then renting them out, busy times! Sorry, Ade. You're an Estate Agent. Estate Agent! Ha, couldn't be further from the truth! Part of the company is managing & letting yes, but not estate agency. Really? So if I said you were the Dark Lord of the Sith, currently orbiting the forest moon of Endor, that would be closer to the truth? If I suggested that you were serving with special forces in Afghanistan? Or serving Burgers at Newport Pagnell services? Bus driver? Porn star? IT support bod? High court judge? Venezualean trauma surgeon? Unicorn trainer to the Pixie King? Just about every convceivable occupation with the exception of yours is further from the truth. . Cowboy builder was my first thought
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S2Mike
2,090 posts
19 months
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okgo said: jonno990 said: My job is so f king unbelievable. I’ll try to sum it up by first telling you about the folks I work with: First, there is this supermodel wanna-be chick. Yeah, okay, she is pretty hot, but damn is she completely useless. The girl is constantly fixing her hair or putting on makeup. She is extremely self-centered and has never once considered the needs or wants of anyone but herself. She is as dumb as a box of rocks, and I still find it surprising that she has enough brain power to continue to breathe. The next chick is completely the opposite. She might even be one of the smartest people on the planet. Her career oppertunities are endless, and yet she is here with us. She is a zero on a scale of 1 to 10. I’m not sure she even showers, much less shaves her “womanly” parts. I think she might be a lesbian, because every time we drive by the hardware store, she moans like a cat in heat. But the jewel of the crowd has got to be the f king stoner. And this guy is more than just your average pothead. In fact, he is baked before he comes to work, during work, and I’m sure after work. He probably hasn’t been sober anytime in the last ten years, and he’s only 22. He dresses like a beatnik throwback from the 1960’s, and to make things worse, he brings his big f king dog to work. Every f king day I have to look at this huge Great Dane walk around half-stoned from the second-hand smoke. Hell, sometimes I even think it’s trying to talk with its constant bellowing. Also, both of them are constantly hungry, requiring multiple stops to McDonalds and Burger King, every single f king day. Anyway, I drive these f ktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and s t. I have to add my admiration for this..... I was reading , getting more and more full of disbelief, then the punch line.... Still laughing now. Thanks for that!! . Brilliant. !
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jonno990
384 posts
47 months
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S2Mike said: I have to add my admiration for this..... I was reading , getting more and more full of disbelief, then the punch line....
Still laughing now.
Thanks for that!! . Brilliant. ! Have to admit it's not original, remembered it from the last thread. Been around since at least 2009. My real job https://www.johnsabella.com/detail.lasso?title=110... . I've just phoned work(every day at 5 o'clock to see what I'm doing the next day) In at 1900 for a twelve hour shift 
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sunoco69
1,076 posts
34 months
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Well mine is a great job but sadly the MD is somebody that couldn't spell man-management. Everything is last minute dot com and changed endlessly, even though we have regular planning meetings.
Fully intend to get out soon as whilst the money is good, it just aint worth it anymore. There is more to life!
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TankRS
1,425 posts
23 months
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I didn’t add yesterday that when I realised 6th form school and college wasn’t where I wanted to be at 17 I ended up floating between various jobs for about 18months to 2 years. I worked various jobs from painter & decorator, drivers mate, building site slave, car washer/valeter, waiter/barman, telesales operative, shelf stacker, to name a few.
The one constant through all of these jobs was meeting all different types of people. I realised I enjoyed the interaction it gave me.
I was also very active physically, playing footy 3 times a week, out on my bike other days.
It was lucky that my local college kept me on the mailing list for their prospectuses, that I happened to be reading through one one day, having run out of ‘throne room reading material’, and saw they offered an NVQ that was activity based instead of being all theory, theory/bookwork bores me to death even to this day. I booked myself into an open day and all went well. College was an awesome 2 years of my life and it gave me the foot in the door I needed to get on in the Leisure industry, leading me to where I am now.
So there can be some truth behind taking a career that revolves around your hobbies and interest. The difficulty can come when those hobbies and interests change leaving you in a job you no longer enjoy.
Of course my hobbies and interests have switched to more motorsport based now, and given the option I probably would head off in that direction as a career if it didn’t mean going back to college and uni for about 5 years, if money want a factor I would. But I can’t say I regret where my career has taken me now as I still enjoy what I do.
Would I rather be doing something else, something more exciting, more adventurous? Of course! Who here wouldn’t??
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S2Mike
2,090 posts
19 months
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jonno990 said: S2Mike said: I have to add my admiration for this..... I was reading , getting more and more full of disbelief, then the punch line....
Still laughing now.
Thanks for that!! . Brilliant. ! Have to admit it's not original, remembered it from the last thread. Been around since at least 2009. My real job https://www.johnsabella.com/detail.lasso?title=110... . I've just phoned work(every day at 5 o'clock to see what I'm doing the next day) In at 1900 for a twelve hour shift . Well this beats health and Safety eh! . Still laughing........!
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russ_a
1,386 posts
80 months
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Ade07
390 posts
36 months
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Justayellowbadge said: Ade07 said: Justayellowbadge said: Ade07 said: Absolutely love my job, I'd have to really as some working days are 14 hours long. I'm self employed and I source residential properties for private investors. Running around sourcing properties, project managing the refurbishments and then renting them out, busy times! Sorry, Ade. You're an Estate Agent. Estate Agent! Ha, couldn't be further from the truth! Part of the company is managing & letting yes, but not estate agency. Really? So if I said you were the Dark Lord of the Sith, currently orbiting the forest moon of Endor, that would be closer to the truth? If I suggested that you were serving with special forces in Afghanistan? Or serving Burgers at Newport Pagnell services? Bus driver? Porn star? IT support bod? High court judge? Venezualean trauma surgeon? Unicorn trainer to the Pixie King? Just about every convceivable occupation with the exception of yours is further from the truth. Richard, you made the assumption that I'm an estate agent, I put you right that I'm not an estate agent. Simples.
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Rickyy
3,327 posts
88 months
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Ahhh Moneypenny said: After 6 pages am dissappointed that there are not more people who hate their job as much as me, only a couple, I actually considered crashing the car on the way to work the other day so I didn't have to go in for a while, not completely maiming myself but enough to warrent a few weeks in hospital Been there. Even twitched the steering wheel towards the embankment a few times. I know how you are feeling, I felt like it for 3 years and ended up depressed. It was an unbelievably scary step handing in my notice to go self employed, but I feel like a whole new person for it. Hope you find a way out, I don't ever want to feel like that again. Work to live, not live to work!
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texasjohn
2,663 posts
100 months
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sunoco69 said: Well mine is a great job but sadly the MD is somebody that couldn't spell man-management. Everything is last minute dot com and changed endlessly, even though we have regular planning meetings.
Fully intend to get out soon as whilst the money is good, it just aint worth it anymore. There is more to life! Sounds all too familiar to me.
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russ_a
1,386 posts
80 months
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Rickyy said: Been there. Even twitched the steering wheel towards the embankment a few times. I know how you are feeling, I felt like it for 3 years and ended up depressed. It was an unbelievably scary step handing in my notice to go self employed, but I feel like a whole new person for it.
Hope you find a way out, I don't ever want to feel like that again. Work to live, not live to work! HeHe I think that crashing the car goes through most peoples heads with stressful jobs.
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condor
6,260 posts
117 months
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I don't really work as such - just earn pin money from walking dogs and doing pet-sitting. I enjoy it as I love animals 
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ribenavrs
480 posts
65 months
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Yes I enjoy my jobs
Main job - 57 x 12hr day shifts and 57 x 12hr nights shifts a year, days busy and varied within a good team, nights quiet but occasionally busy when needed. Well paid IMO, all things considered. More than happy to be here with no great aspirations after 9yrs
Retained Firefighter and Search and Rescue team - Oncall 24/7 when not at main job, train 1-2times p/wk and 2 days p/mnth. Recently changed stations and have become more involved with Union stuff which is interesting. Service has seen many changes recently but still going after 17yrs
Life is generally enjoyable despite rocky home life lately, enjoy shift work and looking to do bike test soon
Really feel for you guys that don't enjoy the biggest part of your life!!
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NobleGuy
7,030 posts
84 months
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Ade07 said: Justayellowbadge said: Ade07 said: Justayellowbadge said: Ade07 said: Absolutely love my job, I'd have to really as some working days are 14 hours long. I'm self employed and I source residential properties for private investors. Running around sourcing properties, project managing the refurbishments and then renting them out, busy times! Sorry, Ade. You're an Estate Agent. Estate Agent! Ha, couldn't be further from the truth! Part of the company is managing & letting yes, but not estate agency. Really? So if I said you were the Dark Lord of the Sith, currently orbiting the forest moon of Endor, that would be closer to the truth? If I suggested that you were serving with special forces in Afghanistan? Or serving Burgers at Newport Pagnell services? Bus driver? Porn star? IT support bod? High court judge? Venezualean trauma surgeon? Unicorn trainer to the Pixie King? Just about every convceivable occupation with the exception of yours is further from the truth. Richard, you made the assumption that I'm an estate agent, I put you right that I'm not an estate agent. Simples. What would you call it then? Anyway... texasjohn said: sunoco69 said: Well mine is a great job but sadly the MD is somebody that couldn't spell man-management. Everything is last minute dot com and changed endlessly, even though we have regular planning meetings.
Fully intend to get out soon as whilst the money is good, it just aint worth it anymore. There is more to life! Sounds all too familiar to me. 
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sunoco69
1,076 posts
34 months
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sunoco69 said: Well mine is a great job but sadly the MD is somebody that couldn't spell man-management. Everything is last minute dot com and changed endlessly, even though we have regular planning meetings.
Fully intend to get out soon as whilst the money is good, it just aint worth it anymore. There is more to life! Well with this in mind, anyone got any jobs going in the Bournemouth/Poole area. I would even travel say 30 mile radius so let's include Southampton, Eastleigh and Winchester. I am ex Royal Logistics Corps (22 Years) and can drive a HGV2 Adr class 3 packages. I am currently a Operations Manager but open to all sensible, (no, I do not wish to sell my arse down the docks), suggestions or offers. Nothing is beneath me and I am not afraid of hard graft.
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Alex
6,250 posts
153 months
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NobleGuy said: texasjohn said: sunoco69 said: Well mine is a great job but sadly the MD is somebody that couldn't spell man-management. Everything is last minute dot com and changed endlessly, even though we have regular planning meetings.
Fully intend to get out soon as whilst the money is good, it just aint worth it anymore. There is more to life! Sounds all too familiar to me. It's often the same in small companies. The MD has a superiority complex because he "started the company from nothing" and treats it like his own personal train set. Also, every penny paid to employees is paid begrudgingly because it's out of "his own pocket." I'm never working for a small company again, unless it's mine, and I'm the miserable dictator.
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NotDave
20,951 posts
26 months
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Today I am reminded why I hate mine
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Dovile
21 posts
9 months
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i absolutely do love my job! :}}}}}}}
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