Enjoy your job?
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shirt said:
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
what is it you do and why don;t youy stop doing it? i used to detest my job and couldn't see any future at all in it. it was bone crushingly boring and the people i worked with were dullards. it got so bad i was terribly depressed, used to think of half arsed excuses not to go it or to go in late and i was such a bad employee i spent whole days playing solitaire or arriving in the morning half baked just so i could face it.
ended up getting some great advice and mentoring from a pher [paddy&murphy, big thumbs up to him] so i quit. spent over a year unemployed and contracting, working out what i should do. applied only for full time positions that interested me and offered a varied career, and ended up 15mths later moving to a new country to take one up. so far so good and i have so many more varied paths to take from here simply by virtue of being here in the first place.
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
Wow...I mean I genuinely hate my job and often think of a reason not to go in, but I'm nowhere near that 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 fking 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 fking dog to work. Every fking 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 fking day.
Anyway, I drive these fktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and st.
This is the funniest thing i read all day, I am crying here!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 fking dog to work. Every fking 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 fking day.Anyway, I drive these f
ktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and st.NobleGuy said:
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
Wow...I mean I genuinely hate my job and often think of a reason not to go in, but I'm nowhere near that I hated my old job, I felt like I was conning people (sales at Yell - yeah, them) but I've now gone back into IT working for a great little reseller on Sussex coast and love it - couldn't be happier!
They're a brilliant company, the office is a blast, dress code is relaxed, the banter is first-class and they really care about their staff.
The main thing for me is that they actually DO put customer service front-and-centre as opposed to my old role where it was a case of being told to shut up and sell stuff even if it wasn't the right thing for the customer (even if they would say this wasn't the case, it was exactly what happened).
The right job has a massive impact on the rest of your life, and life's too short to be unhappy.
Funk said:
The right job has a massive impact on the rest of your life, and life's too short to be unhappy.
never a truer word spoken. work affects everythingi know how moneypenny feels, my mind did wander to hospitalising myself. dark days thankfully behind me but it's not worth the impact on your state of mind to stay there for 3 more years. get out or speak up.
shirt said:
never a truer word spoken. work affects everything
I wish I'd pursued something more aligned with what I enjoyed doing. I had some notion that work involving a hobby/interest would spoil things. Realising that I now spend 40-odd hours a week, every week, plus thinking about it out-of-hours, I wish I did something I was more attached to.
hmm, well fwiw i don't hold that the only enjoyable job has to involve an activity or interest you enjoy. for instance i work in the power industry, which is about as far from sexy as you can get. i just enjoy the scope of my work and the satisfaction of turning a fk up into a succesful job.
i used to do something intensely technical and had zero input into any area of the business other than my specialised niche are [which was stll often disregarded by some managers]. now i don't touch the boring stuff and get input into everything i like, even doing some spannering if i feel like it.
it's what i said before - meaningful work has to be complex and involving and have a link between your personal efforts and the task outcome / personal reward.
k up into a succesful job. i used to do something intensely technical and had zero input into any area of the business other than my specialised niche are [which was stll often disregarded by some managers]. now i don't touch the boring stuff and get input into everything i like, even doing some spannering if i feel like it.
it's what i said before - meaningful work has to be complex and involving and have a link between your personal efforts and the task outcome / personal reward.
MC Bodge said:
shirt said:
never a truer word spoken. work affects everything
I wish I'd pursued something more aligned with what I enjoyed doing. I had some notion that work involving a hobby/interest would spoil things. Realising that I now spend 40-odd hours a week, every week, plus thinking about it out-of-hours, I wish I did something I was more attached to.
Sorry to put a spanner I the works but...
I left school (many years ago ) and started an apprenticeship in Carbody repairs, the training was good and as I always had great interest in cars, my Dad was a mechanic, all was well for a few years. The company began pushing for the work to be done quicker, at the expense of quality, not allowing , in my opinion, time to get the job right. As my supervisor agreed with me he left to do painting and decorating instead, not long after I could not bear the, rush and leave inferior repairs for customers, and moved to another company. This place soon ,also, required the quick turnaround for profit, so I decided that the only way to enjoy the car repairs was as a hobby, to enjoy perfecting the craft, for my own benefit and leave the industry altogether.
I really enjoy the job I do now, which I only found by chance as explained in an earlier post, and I enjoy restoring cars as a hobby.
It does not always work doing what you enjoy as a job, particularly if the company you work for is only after profit.!!
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
If you dislike your job that much you should walk away. There are always ways of making a living if you seriously put your mind to it.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.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.
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.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.
I work in advertising for a newspaper/website as an account manager (sales side, but not really that much outgoing stuff more inbound) and I do like it. Lots of new things happening in the industry which we are at the head of, so its exciting to be part of.
Pay is alright, I get to go on lots of jolly's and I work a 35 hour week, certainly could be, and has been, a lot lot worse!
Pay is alright, I get to go on lots of jolly's and I work a 35 hour week, certainly could be, and has been, a lot lot worse!
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.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.
jonno990 said:
My job is so fking 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 fking 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 fking dog to work. Every fking 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 fking day.
Anyway, I drive these fktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and st.
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 fking dog to work. Every fking 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 fking day.Anyway, I drive these f
ktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and st.
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.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
okgo said:
jonno990 said:
My job is so fking 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 fking 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 fking dog to work. Every fking 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 fking day.
Anyway, I drive these fktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and st.
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 fking dog to work. Every fking 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 fking day.Anyway, I drive these f
ktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and st.Still laughing now.
Thanks for that!! . Brilliant. !
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