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Absolutely hate my job, pay doesn't near reflect the work we do, hours are terrible and I'm yet to find a company who cares about its employee's less. The company is McDonald's and I could probably hit the character limit for this post on why they are awful if I really wanted to, hopefully I'll be gone by this time next year though 
Edited by ezi on Wednesday 1st August 15:48
Love it.
One of three directors in a design consultancy. Lots of public art and masterplanning work amongst others.
My background is in town planning, and still do a bit, but also work on visual impact assessments, heritage, crime prevention and also do expert witness work in court.
One day might be spent designing a subdivision. The next walking over a site for a heritage impact report, the next arguing with a local council to get an approval for a 400 unit development then I might do a concept for improving the livability of an area.
I get paid well, I work with great people, I enjoy the work and I can farm out the tedious stuff to underlings.
One of three directors in a design consultancy. Lots of public art and masterplanning work amongst others.
My background is in town planning, and still do a bit, but also work on visual impact assessments, heritage, crime prevention and also do expert witness work in court.
One day might be spent designing a subdivision. The next walking over a site for a heritage impact report, the next arguing with a local council to get an approval for a 400 unit development then I might do a concept for improving the livability of an area.
I get paid well, I work with great people, I enjoy the work and I can farm out the tedious stuff to underlings.
ezi said:
Absolutely hate my job, pay doesn't near reflect the work we do, hours are absolutely terrible and I'm yet to find a company who cares about its employee's less. The company is McDonald's and I could probably hit the character limit for this post on why they are awful if I really wanted to, hopefully I'll be gone by this time next year though
I thought they were all franchised?Papa Hotel said:
Lemmonie said:
My husband doesnt so he jacked it in today.
Anyone need a Car Sales Manager in the south East?
I haven't got one, I think it'd be fun. I'll open the bidding at twenty British Pounds. Anyone need a Car Sales Manager in the south East?
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
aizvara said:
NobleGuy said:
Seriously? You can't think of anything better to do than IT...?
Anyway, you'll notice in my post that I said I have thought of something "better to do than IT". Yes, I can think of many things I would do if I didn't have to work; what I really mean is that I like my job, and would miss it - I'd even like to continue creating software and working with/talking to the people I do, if money wasn't an issue.
I think I need to find something else I'm good at
Not this week.
I'm bloody good at it, if I say so myself, but I'm bored and it's starting to show in terms of boring admin tasks I'm not really doing as well as I should and have had 2-3 b
king emails from my Boss this week about it - not serious, certainly not enought to warrant a sit-down.
I'm torn between talking to my Boss about a few issues that are really bothering me, namely the fact I'm the only one in the company who didn't get a payrise despite ending the year about 160% of target and leading some things that aren't really in my job description, but it's far from straight forward because my pay is performance related so I actually earn more than anyone else my a margin and I had a large rise last year. I don't actually want cash, I want 5 more days leave, but she keeps dancing around the subject.
So I don't know whether to ask for it and ask for a new challenge, I was all ready to do it on the back of an exceptional July performance, but the email bking has taken away my bargaining position.
Or look to move on, I'm seeing new challenges nearer to home for £10k more a year which is £13k in real terms after transport costs, but I really enjoy some aspects of my job, namely I wear what I like and never work outside 9-5 m-f.
I'm bloody good at it, if I say so myself, but I'm bored and it's starting to show in terms of boring admin tasks I'm not really doing as well as I should and have had 2-3 b
king emails from my Boss this week about it - not serious, certainly not enought to warrant a sit-down.I'm torn between talking to my Boss about a few issues that are really bothering me, namely the fact I'm the only one in the company who didn't get a payrise despite ending the year about 160% of target and leading some things that aren't really in my job description, but it's far from straight forward because my pay is performance related so I actually earn more than anyone else my a margin and I had a large rise last year. I don't actually want cash, I want 5 more days leave, but she keeps dancing around the subject.
So I don't know whether to ask for it and ask for a new challenge, I was all ready to do it on the back of an exceptional July performance, but the email b
king has taken away my bargaining position.Or look to move on, I'm seeing new challenges nearer to home for £10k more a year which is £13k in real terms after transport costs, but I really enjoy some aspects of my job, namely I wear what I like and never work outside 9-5 m-f.
P-Jay said:
Or look to move on, I'm seeing new challenges nearer to home for £10k more a year which is £13k in real terms after transport costs, but I really enjoy some aspects of my job, namely I wear what I like and never work outside 9-5 m-f.
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