who likes their job
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SkinnyBoy said:
I used to but now I am bored and need a change. Even the 30 minute drive to work just pisses me off for the rest of the day. Every day I go in, do above and beyond my remit and get no thanks, so rather than b
h about it, I am planning my escape with military precision.
Have you got the teaspoon packed for the digging?h about it, I am planning my escape with military precision. littlegreenfairy said:
SkinnyBoy said:
I used to but now I am bored and need a change. Even the 30 minute drive to work just pisses me off for the rest of the day. Every day I go in, do above and beyond my remit and get no thanks, so rather than bh about it, I am planning my escape with military precision.
Have you got the teaspoon packed for the digging?h about it, I am planning my escape with military precision. Some people might think that a job that only pays £12,000 a year for an average 70 hour plus a week would not be very good but I quite enjoy this one.
The odd working times can be a pain especially as it means I have a very restricted social life but there's lots of benefits and compared with some others I have had, like split shifts in a hotel waitressing or barmaid 6-11 mornings, 6-12 evenings and having to sometimes walk home from Penzance at 1 in the morning or when I worked for a builder painting schools all summer sweating buckets in the heat, this is rather nice.
The odd working times can be a pain especially as it means I have a very restricted social life but there's lots of benefits and compared with some others I have had, like split shifts in a hotel waitressing or barmaid 6-11 mornings, 6-12 evenings and having to sometimes walk home from Penzance at 1 in the morning or when I worked for a builder painting schools all summer sweating buckets in the heat, this is rather nice.
Just picked up on this one. Despise my job in the NHS. As a tax payer I object to 1 manager per 3 employees, management meetings running to 3-4 per month at the expense of about £500 per meeting ( not including the loss of patient contact,) 20k worth of equipment rotting in a cupboard due to the inability to find and use appropriate facilities, perpetual "fudging" of figures/ waiting lists ( which are running into 1 year) etc., a culture of bullying, flagrant aggression, over management, beaurocracy resulting in my productivity being forcibly reduced by 30%. And the best part of it is that when I attempt to run by clinic as per guidelines, I will have patients threaten me ( usually the healthy ones who have no clinical needs) resulting in the genuinely ill being left to wait/ deteriorate. And then a meeting with management to "discuss my attitude"
Staff turn over is incredible, sickness through the roof and a manager who has increased working hours with the statement of " it's non negotiable"
This present government should be prosecuted
Staff turn over is incredible, sickness through the roof and a manager who has increased working hours with the statement of " it's non negotiable"
This present government should be prosecuted
I quite enjoy my job, beeing doing it for about 7 years now (over 3 different countries) and don't see myself ever doing anything else anymore.
- it's a great feeling if you can actually make a real difference, eg save someone's life.
- i work with a great bunch of collegue's, and after talking the patient to hospital i hang around/flirt with a lot of nice nurses
- i get to drive back 5 ton van's and nice sporty cars at high speeds day and night without worry about fines.
- i do 12-hour shifts, meaning on average i only work about 15-16 days each month, so i've got loads of days off, including 8 days off every 5 weeks. Plus planning a holiday is easy because i can end up with 15 days off by only taking 3 or 4 days annual leave (which i can do throughout the year).
- i get to be outside which i love (don't like beeing stuck indoor).
- we only work when we're needed (when someone rings 999) so if it's quiet we can use the computers/tv/dvd, play games (tabletennis, badminton) in/around our station, or we can go out and run little errands (pick up something from the car shop, go get an icescream somewhere etc etc.) as long as we stay available.
- i get to go places and see stuff i'd otherwise never get to.
And i could go on and on, obviously every job has it bad sides (abbusive drunks, heartbreaking trauma etc.) but all in all, i do really like my job
Interesting thread...
I've been really lucky, my job is pretty bloody fantastic. It's taken me all over the world & because of it, I've lived in some incredible places & seen many amazing things. I work as part of a really enthusiastic & talented team & I get to hang out with loads of brilliant people (OK, some of them are a real PITA but those are mostly few & far between).
I have the luxury of being able to choose which projects I want to take on & then I get see them through from start to finish. It gets stressful sometimes because there's always a deadline, but actually seeing the results of all your hard work affords a real sense of satisfaction.
These days, as a result of the general downturn in my chosen industry, I earn a lot less than most people in a similar position at my age (not like it used to be ten years ago). But then, I didn't go into it for the money so it hardly matters. Some things are more important - not wanting to stab yourself in the head when you get out of bed in the morning for eg...
I've been really lucky, my job is pretty bloody fantastic. It's taken me all over the world & because of it, I've lived in some incredible places & seen many amazing things. I work as part of a really enthusiastic & talented team & I get to hang out with loads of brilliant people (OK, some of them are a real PITA but those are mostly few & far between).
I have the luxury of being able to choose which projects I want to take on & then I get see them through from start to finish. It gets stressful sometimes because there's always a deadline, but actually seeing the results of all your hard work affords a real sense of satisfaction.
These days, as a result of the general downturn in my chosen industry, I earn a lot less than most people in a similar position at my age (not like it used to be ten years ago). But then, I didn't go into it for the money so it hardly matters. Some things are more important - not wanting to stab yourself in the head when you get out of bed in the morning for eg...
One month in to my job and I'd have to say no. This is entirely down to having a supervisor who must have lied on his CV (he's blatantly not an "electronics expert") and spends most of his time trying to make himself seem more important by making it impossible for anyone to do anything without going through him first. Oh the joys of the car industry.
okgo said:
Symbolica said:
cornishgirl said:
Some people might think that a job that only pays £12,000 a year for an average 70 hour plus a week would not be very good
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I'm rather intrigued now, what's the job?
Just because it will take her an age to reply
ujio said:
It's all very well loving your job, but what the hell do you do?!
It's like someone telling everyone of this great land far and away... but not giving the directions to it!
So come on, what do you do?
For the record, I hate mine... So I ain't telling.
I bake cakes, cookies, brownies. But mostly birthday and wedding cakes.It's like someone telling everyone of this great land far and away... but not giving the directions to it!
So come on, what do you do?
For the record, I hate mine... So I ain't telling.
ManusFechis said:
I worked in an office, but Covid happened, now I work from home, and I love it.
>David Attenborough voice on<Behold the lesser-spotted Threadus Resurrectus in it's natural habitat.
Here, it devours a thread from 11 years ago, having navigated that archives for fodder............over the course of the morning.
This is Resurrectus' first meal and it will now.........devour.
>David Attenborough voice off<
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