Who enjoys their job?
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I don't. A lot of the people I work with are nice, but my job description is so vague I end up feeling like I've not achieved anything and wondering when "proving you can do the job above your level" turns into "doing job above your level for your own job title and salary" You could say it's varied and that's a good .thing, but often I struggle to see it that way.
In my last 2 annual appraisals I've asked about promotion. There are noises being made about maybe a half-step this year and maybe an actual promotion next year but i think there's only a 50% chance of that actually happening, knowing my immediate boss.
I'm in the middle really. It's not awful but it's not great either.
Am I being melodramatic and that's just what life is like, or should i expect to enjoy it?
In my last 2 annual appraisals I've asked about promotion. There are noises being made about maybe a half-step this year and maybe an actual promotion next year but i think there's only a 50% chance of that actually happening, knowing my immediate boss.
I'm in the middle really. It's not awful but it's not great either.
Am I being melodramatic and that's just what life is like, or should i expect to enjoy it?
kwits in a dingy windowless office, in an industry that doesn't interest me. I really enjoy what I do as it involves an element of several jobs I've done over the years. It's varied, I work with some good people (not all!) and the workload is manageable. Doesn't pay particularly brilliantly but that's the trade off for living in a nice part of the county, having lots of time off and a pretty stress free job.
I've always enjoys what I do, when it gets to the point I don't then its time to change.
I've always enjoys what I do, when it gets to the point I don't then its time to change.
I love my job. There are bad bits, but they're still usually good learning experiences. In particular I appear to have found a niche career where my idiosyncratic thinking actually works very well indeed. I would like to be paid more and either be more senior or go into consultancy but I'm working on that, and given that my home life is in turmoil, I'm very lucky that I have as much leeway as I have at work.
I used to all the time but it's been regulated and automated to death. Thankfully i work with some fantastic people that i've known or worked with for over a decade and that makes it worthwhile. There are still days when it's an awesome job, but they're becoming fewer and further between sadly.
I like mine. I run a consultancy business. I like the fact that I work, within reason, when and where I want to, and I like the variety. The downside is that I never know whether it's going to be a good or a bad year and I'm never at home. In order to get here I spent 20 years working all over in a variety of jobs, some of which I hated. I wouldn't change where I am now but I bloody certainly would some of the sh*t I went through to get here.
No. I despise every passing minute that I am in this place.
This is the first job that I have not enjoyed since starting work all the way back in 1991.
It has reached a point now where I not only dread coming in on a morning, but also dread going home at night as I know it will only be a few hours until it's off to bed then back in here again.
Unfortunately I am stuck here for the time being, as myself and partner have only just set up our own business, and I need to keep a steady guaranteed income coming in until it becomes established enough to enable me to either look elsewhere (for less money if need be) or quit and work alongside her.
This is the first job that I have not enjoyed since starting work all the way back in 1991.
It has reached a point now where I not only dread coming in on a morning, but also dread going home at night as I know it will only be a few hours until it's off to bed then back in here again.
Unfortunately I am stuck here for the time being, as myself and partner have only just set up our own business, and I need to keep a steady guaranteed income coming in until it becomes established enough to enable me to either look elsewhere (for less money if need be) or quit and work alongside her.
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