Jacking in your job
Discussion
V8mate said:
I think you need to accept that all PAYE jobs are s
t, and then trying to build a bit of meaning to your life from there.
I don't think that being PAYE(assuming a reasonable salary) or contracting makes the difference if the type/nature of the work itself is wrong for you.t, and then trying to build a bit of meaning to your life from there.I build meaning in my life outside of work, but life has been on hold for 40ish hours per week for years on end and that needs to change.
911r said:
1000 Miglia said:
I quit my job , haven't worked since , I'm very broken.
burnt out mate ?
the top boss ,but manager never apologised to me for what he said and I resigned properly few weeks later .
My first line of the resignation letter was " I just can't do this anymore " .
Almost 6 years ago !
1000 Miglia said:
911r said:
1000 Miglia said:
I quit my job , haven't worked since , I'm very broken.
burnt out mate ?
I fell out with the manager , a nasty bitter little man , one day I walked out , I went back after a nice meeting with
the top boss ,but manager never apologised to me for what he said and I resigned properly few weeks later .
My first line of the resignation letter was " I just can't do this anymore " .
Almost 6 years ago !
911r said:
my last day today wooohooo
Congratulations! It's my last day at my current employers too! (well technically in tomorrow but that is just to hand back IT equipment and hand over my badge.
I'm a bit apprehensive as I'm going from a 32 hour work week to a 40 hour work week so working on a Friday again is going ot be a shock to my system but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
six port said:
Interesting reading very inspiring.
Looking at putting in notice and enjoying the rest of my wife’s leave with her and little one and then find something better although probably on less money.
Have a R32 Golf sat unused which I’ll happily sell and live off for a few months rather than dip in my savings.
Yes, do that! You won't remember your R32 but you'll never forget this time spent with your new family.Looking at putting in notice and enjoying the rest of my wife’s leave with her and little one and then find something better although probably on less money.
Have a R32 Golf sat unused which I’ll happily sell and live off for a few months rather than dip in my savings.
As long as you're confident you'll get a job befoer your funds run out.
Arnold Cunningham said:
Anyone in their mid 40's that LOVES what they do around here?
pete_esp said:
911r said:
my last day today wooohooo
Congratulations!
It's my last day at my current employers too! (well technically in tomorrow but that is just to hand back IT equipment and hand over my badge.
I'm a bit apprehensive as I'm going from a 32 hour work week to a 40 hour work week so working on a Friday again is going ot be a shock to my system but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
OldSkoolRS said:
pete_esp said:
911r said:
my last day today wooohooo
Congratulations!
It's my last day at my current employers too! (well technically in tomorrow but that is just to hand back IT equipment and hand over my badge.
I'm a bit apprehensive as I'm going from a 32 hour work week to a 40 hour work week so working on a Friday again is going ot be a shock to my system but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Welcome to the club...I'm only on my second day of retirement and already feel so much more relaxed and seem to have energy to do things I haven't had for a long time. Stress really does act in strange ways, so even if you aren't retiring I hope the change for both of you works out.
Woodrow Wilson said:
V8mate said:
I think you need to accept that all PAYE jobs are s
t, and then trying to build a bit of meaning to your life from there.I build meaning in my life outside of work, but life has been on hold for 40ish hours per week for years on end and that needs to change.
h, no matter how rosy some in the latter category like to insist otherwise.Island Hermit said:
There is a saying: “Choose a job you enjoy, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
I've kind of been doing that today; a little retirement side line of guitar repairs: A guitar that got dropped and lots of damage, so I'm fixing it for a friend at mate's rates. Hoping I get some more similar jobs as time goes by off the back of this one as it hasn't felt like work at all and I could pick it up whenever I felt like and come back to it later inbetween other things.Up to last April I’ve been working in F1 for the last 23 years and made my way up to a Production Engineer for the last 10 years.
Basically there were 2 people doing the job but then the company decided to lay off the other guy and this decision firmly placed all the pressure on my doorstep.
After the Covid stuff I decided that life was too short and got out of the sport and do something different.
Been through a few different jobs since then but now settled down into a nice little sub assy job doing normal hours and got my life back without all the stress.
Since I left there are now 4 people doing my job. Say no more.
I’m happy and looking forward.
Basically there were 2 people doing the job but then the company decided to lay off the other guy and this decision firmly placed all the pressure on my doorstep.
After the Covid stuff I decided that life was too short and got out of the sport and do something different.
Been through a few different jobs since then but now settled down into a nice little sub assy job doing normal hours and got my life back without all the stress.
Since I left there are now 4 people doing my job. Say no more.
I’m happy and looking forward.
Edited by Composite Guru on Saturday 21st May 11:41
Having read this thread, I do wonder if poor management is becoming more endemic, or if it has always been the case.
I recently had my nose put out of joint, got a new job then was offered what I wanted so stayed.
I do actually enjoy the bare bones of the job I do, but it does get eroded by poor management decisions. It is unfortunate my senior manager although a nice guy is totally useless.
Last week we were told we had to draw up a plan for 6 day working/coverage, not ideal, but we got together a plan which everyone seemed happy with. Fast forward this week, 'oh there isn't enough budget left, we can't do 6 day working'.
We recently also had a major defect on an integral piece of equipment, my job is to diagnose this and replace the appropriate circuit cards and figure out how/why it happened. We had major snags in getting the equipment back up and running. My senior manager asked what I needed, implying what spares I needed, to the point he said he'd order a whole new machine. I just said 'time', to which he looked at me blankly. Fast forward a week, turns out we had identified the exact issue initially, but were being served in a load of crap! We ended up checking the equipment down to each diode and transistor, and making good from multiple bad spares. (We are by no means electronic specialists, although have learnt a load in past few weeks). Had my manager ordered some downstream 'big lumps' the problem would have still been there, and we'd have looked like a right bunch of chimps.
It seems as companies become 'more caring' they are losing there focus. My senior management are full of yes men, no one is prepared to stand up and tell it how it is, which is a major detriment to the business. More recently a young female filled the job as principal engineer(I was skeptical at first, due to lack of industry experience), who is excellent. She takes no prisoners, wants justified responses, tells more senior management how it is. A total breath of fresh air; guess what, she can't put up with mismanagement and has found a job elsewhere.
Meanwhile, I think I'll try and stick it out for another ten years (till I'm 40 or so), pay the mortgage off, make some investments. Fingers crossed, things may have improved or I'll reassess!
I recently had my nose put out of joint, got a new job then was offered what I wanted so stayed.
I do actually enjoy the bare bones of the job I do, but it does get eroded by poor management decisions. It is unfortunate my senior manager although a nice guy is totally useless.
Last week we were told we had to draw up a plan for 6 day working/coverage, not ideal, but we got together a plan which everyone seemed happy with. Fast forward this week, 'oh there isn't enough budget left, we can't do 6 day working'.
We recently also had a major defect on an integral piece of equipment, my job is to diagnose this and replace the appropriate circuit cards and figure out how/why it happened. We had major snags in getting the equipment back up and running. My senior manager asked what I needed, implying what spares I needed, to the point he said he'd order a whole new machine. I just said 'time', to which he looked at me blankly. Fast forward a week, turns out we had identified the exact issue initially, but were being served in a load of crap! We ended up checking the equipment down to each diode and transistor, and making good from multiple bad spares. (We are by no means electronic specialists, although have learnt a load in past few weeks). Had my manager ordered some downstream 'big lumps' the problem would have still been there, and we'd have looked like a right bunch of chimps.
It seems as companies become 'more caring' they are losing there focus. My senior management are full of yes men, no one is prepared to stand up and tell it how it is, which is a major detriment to the business. More recently a young female filled the job as principal engineer(I was skeptical at first, due to lack of industry experience), who is excellent. She takes no prisoners, wants justified responses, tells more senior management how it is. A total breath of fresh air; guess what, she can't put up with mismanagement and has found a job elsewhere.
Meanwhile, I think I'll try and stick it out for another ten years (till I'm 40 or so), pay the mortgage off, make some investments. Fingers crossed, things may have improved or I'll reassess!
Rob_125 said:
Meanwhile, I think I'll try and stick it out for another ten years (till I'm 40 or so), pay the mortgage off, make some investments. Fingers crossed, things may have improved or I'll reassess!
Why would you want to stagnate for another 10 years in a company like that, it will be soul destroying if you have any desire to progress further career wise.In 10 years time when things have not changed and you reassess, your career will demonstrate a distinct lack of ambition and will signal one of two things too a potential new employer, either you were not good enough, or lacked the desire to progress further.
At 40 ish most people have reached their optimum level. They call it a mid life crisis for a reason, that's the time you make decisions about sticking things out, not in your early 30's.
You will look back on 10 wasted years and regret not doing something about it now.
Monkeylegend said:
Why would you want to stagnate for another 10 years in a company like that, it will be soul destroying if you have any desire to progress further career wise.
In 10 years time when things have not changed and you reassess, your career will demonstrate a distinct lack of ambition and will signal one of two things too a potential new employer, either you were not good enough, or lacked the desire to progress further.
At 40 ish most people have reached their optimum level. They call it a mid life crisis for a reason, that's the time you make decisions about sticking things out, not in your early 30's.
You will look back on 10 wasted years and regret not doing something about it now.
Agreed. Ten years is a loonnggg time. By 40 you may not have the energy/enthusiasm/drive to make the change you want. By all means stick it out for a bit longer if you want, but only if you think something will change in that time (personnel/roles, etc). In 10 years time when things have not changed and you reassess, your career will demonstrate a distinct lack of ambition and will signal one of two things too a potential new employer, either you were not good enough, or lacked the desire to progress further.
At 40 ish most people have reached their optimum level. They call it a mid life crisis for a reason, that's the time you make decisions about sticking things out, not in your early 30's.
You will look back on 10 wasted years and regret not doing something about it now.
Generally speaking, organisational culture doesn’t change that much at a particular workplace.
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