Do you like your job?

[Squeaky]

Just not having a good day at work, so I thought I'd throw the question out there to others as well.

[kurt]

Choice 1, but I have way too many hours. 84 this week.

[Doc]

Same for me, I love what I do, awesome opportunity really, but I wouldn't commit to more hours. A little more money would probably be warrented after all this time, but I understand why we can't afford that.

[HiSPL]

Love what I do, but hate working where I do. The only reason I stay here is the insurance is great. Having good insurance and job security is important when you have little ones around the house.

[kurt]

Just not having a good day at work.

What's so bad about it? I'll bet no one has pooed in your vehicle today? Feel better yet? It's all about perspective. :-P

[190 Octane]

Really starting to dislike my job lately, I too had a bad day. Guess on the bright side one way or another I won't be doing it much longer. Our contract ends in April and who ever is left at the end of April is getting laid off. Most of the people I enjoyed working with have already left. So watching everything go down hill lately has me bummed.

[bluedogok]

I have an interview tomorrow, maybe I would have a different response after that.

[WoodButcher]

I work out of the house and get decent pay, but I'm not in love with the job. However, if I'm frustrated I just leave the room and go play with the dog or visit with the wife. Or go for a ride :-D

[Ajax]

I like my job and employer, decent pay and benefits. Both of my brothers are in the same line of work (PCB layout design) but work for another company and they have it much worse.

[STCPO]

There are days I love my job and days I wish I was doing something else. However, the next time you don't like your job, just think about these poor folks:

Does your job really suck? (http://www.stcpo.com/doesyourjobsuck.html?1108672631610)


Pete

[sphpkr]

Unemployed at the moment and luvin it! 3K+ miles in the last 2 weeks including a 3 day romp in the Hill Country! It all ends Monday though when I start my new gig in Brenham. :-(

[cmcnamee]

I'm currently in college and am unemployed right now. It's amazing to me how few companies need/want part-time computer help. I figured that lots of them would like to have someone with loads of experience who would be willing to cover weekends.

Right now my goal is to break into the motorcycle dealer thing. Hopefully I can work out something in either parts or service. In the mean time I make a few bucks teaching MSF courses from time to time.

Carl

[scratch]

I don't have the greatest job either - lots of pressure, possibility of calls in the middle of the night, mediocre pay, etc., etc. The people I work with are a pretty good bunch, though. After you've overcome a few crisis situations in a team setting, you can't help but feel a little closer with everyone involved.

Sometimes it helps to put things in perspective. There are a lot of people who would love to have a chance at doing what most of us take for granted. Here's a story about a few of them - Think you’ve got it tough? (http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006311)

[igo-wfo]

I guess I would have a pretty cool job.
I work for the DA's office and myself and my co-worker receive and catalog/store all the video evidence that comes in from all over the county.
Almost all of it is DWI related, but we do a bit of other things that I really can't get into.

We have to keep track of about 8000 video tapes and several hundred CDs/DVDs as well as make them available to the defense attorneys and their clients when they want to view them before court apperances.
We also have to recycle/destroy the tapes after the cases have been disposed of and the destruction orders are approved.

A lot of the PDs are going digital in their cars, so that saves a lot of space for us, but it will be a slow process because the digital systems are very expensive.

Yes, I have seen people I know, a couple neighbors, people I went to school with as well as a few famous area people when they were not at their best.. :oops:

All in all, a cool job, my boss is a very good person to work for, and the group of folks I work with are all top notch. I am also in contact with law enforcement, the public and oh yeah... laywers too... :mad:
Most of them are actually pretty nice... :-)

[Squeaky]

Yes, I have seen people I know, a couple neighbors, people I went to school with as well as a few famous area people when they were not at their best.. :oops:

Let's just hope you haven't seen any of us on those vids...
And cross our fingers we won't get on your viewing list any time soon!

[igo-wfo]

Yep! :D

[Anonymous]

Again I'm the odd one out... FULL TIME RETIRED... Best of all possible jobs.......
Doc JR

[DaveC]

After being axed by that large computer company that is named after its founder. (I miss the $25 hr and 5 weeks of vacation and all the new stuff I got to work on) I went to building bicycles for Huffy service and then driving school bus and tinting windows. I now work for a small company repairing set top boxes (client computers) i got a bi-monthly check and some vacation. So yea the work I do is good duty, no worries, no politics, no 401, some insurance, a T1 connection to the internet, stereo radio and TV. I have weeknds off. It ain't the best job but it a dang site better than what I had before.

[Jack Giesecke]

I have to like my employer. I'm stuck in his body.

I HATED plant work, shift work. I no longer have to mess with any of it and I'm at least getting by. Ain't gettin' rich, yet, but I try.

[SparkyBlue]

Having to work sucks. I think we got screwed a long time ago. btw, no proselytizing here. ;)

And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. 19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return

[groovyone]

Lately it is more along the lines of despise, but it was just in the "Hey, it pays for my toys."

[radarscratch]

Having to work sucks. I think we got screwed a long time ago. btw, no proselytizing here. ;)

And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. 19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return

Hum...a bit bitter there Sparky? :D

[mary111]

It's terrible that women folk had to do this to the men. But, remember us women during child birth? We're even!

[Corey]

I hated my job so much that I quit just a few days ago. The working conditions were bad, management was bad, and with the exception of two or three people, my coworkers didn't make the job any better. I got a minor injury outside of work that prevented me from being able to go back for two weeks, so I took it as a sign that it was time to look elsewhere.

I should have secured another job before leaving, but I think if I would have stayed any longer I would have torn all my hair out in frustration.

Slightly O/T: Anyone know of any job openings? ;)

[mary111]

I've had only one job I totally hated (it was at a major hospital in Houston). The boss was really cruel. I guess I've been lucky!

[Tourmeister]

Corey, what field?

[TexasTri]

I used to love the job and the people. It seems the ones I was closest to have or will retire soon. I have been doing this for a long time and the appeal is just not there anymore. Oh well, another 5 years and the retirement kicks in.
It is really not that bad. Pay is good, I can work from home and overall the hours are not bad.
So, it's a job.

[Corey]

Corey, what field?

Really, anything. My experience has only been in retail and sales environments, but I learn quick and take pride in what I do. This coming April (once I get residence status) I'm headed back to school to finish up my Bachelors, probably in Architecture. I'm at a point where I would like to switch over from just working at a job to having an actual career, if that makes any sense. I've done everything from typical restaurant jobs, to retail, to insurance, to working in a funeral home.

I like long walks on the beach and the color blue. ;) Vague answer I know, but I'm trying to leave all options open at this point.

[Bluedevil]

it took a while but the job I have had for the last 5 years is by far the best job I have ever had, pay not so good but every thing else is great. I get all the vacation time I want, any day off that I want, for instance this year I am off till next year.
oh yes I am retarted or retired, which ever.

[Steve O Chap]

I'm an Internal Controls Analyst for Reliant Energy... great company to work for but the pay sucks. I really don't enjoy what I'm doing right now, but I know what I'm doing is helping make the company safer for it's customers and employees.

[BrutusTx]

I really enjoy my job, been in the oil business now for 15 yrs, about 10 with a major oil co. Finally have no one looking over my shoulder........for the most part I do my thing and go home. A beside's all the free gas the money is pretty good!!!:duck:

[Photojojo]

My job requies me to be creative on a daily basis. Lately I have not been very creative, so that makes the job suck.

I saw an add for a gas satation attendant at the Racetrack on legacy in Plano that paid more than I make now. That makes it really suck.

So right now, for various reasons, my job sucks.

[mary111]

Have new job (in-training) in title/mortgage/insurance...like it so far. This is the first time I've worked for a massive Fortune 500 with 2,000 offices nationwide. Much different than my standard local government. Big corporations appear to layoff more than government jobs and that's a problem, eventhough, the pay is better at the time you're there. I work on a computer ALL day. My eyes get tired in the afternoon due to the excessive computer monitoring. This is the only problem I've encountered so far.

[Yeeha! Stephen]

It's not so much the job, but the benefits I love. 5 weeks vacation - Accruable, 120 hrs Sick Leave - Accruable, 9 Holidays, 2 to 1 match on Retirement contributions - Plus Interest, Health and Life Insurance, Take home vehicle, and I'm Senior Man, so I get first choice on everything!

The job and pay aren't gonna make me rich or famous, but I've stuck with it for the above reasons. It's very friendly to my recreation time!

Hang in ther folks!

[NUTT]

I really like my job. I am pretty happy with the hours that I am working ~ 50-60 per week. The pay is nice and I have a good boss and coworkers.

[mary111]

Have new job (in-training) in title/mortgage/insurance...like it so far. This is the first time I've worked for a massive Fortune 500 with 2,000 offices nationwide. Much different than my standard local government. Big corporations appear to layoff more than government jobs and that's a problem, eventhough, the pay is better at the time you're there. I work on a computer ALL day. My eyes get tired in the afternoon due to the excessive computer monitoring. This is the only problem I've encountered so far.

I've recently discovered.....they don't want to me leave. If an employee wants to spend 15 hours a day, well, come on in. I wonder if I should invest in a cot and disposable "wipes" for sleeping and a quick wash. I'm shocked they didn't put me on salary instead of overtime. The old saying, "It all comes out in the wash" could be true. Corporate America at its best! :trust:

[DucGirl]

absolutely positively DEISPISE my current job....I've been there a total of 6 days, and I've spent 5 of it in training.

The head training lady is rude, EXTREMELY opponionated, crass with clients, belittling, old, ugly, and demanding.

The job is not at all what I want to be doing, and that's only been cemented now that i'm here.

I've already started applying to other jobs (anyone know anything about United American Insurance Company?) and I'm seriously thinking about going back to school (community college) to get some certs to do what I really want and taking a much lower paying job that's more flexible that would allow me to....

*sigh*

but at least I get to ride to work every day!:rider:

[CycleCat]

I have one of the coolest jobs on the planet.:mrgreen:

I get to hang out with political movers & shakers, meet famous people, and at the end of the day when I go home and turn on the news I see they are reporting on stuff that *I* was working on that day. :pilot:

My boss is a great guy who has enough faith in me to let me do what I do without second guessing me and actually relies on me to advise him how to handle things. He's only here in Austin about half a year every two years and the rest of the time I have the office to myself, have a flexible schedule and can dress casually.

That's the good stuff. When it's time for legislative session (6 months every odd-numbered year) it's a madhouse...

I work a minimum of 12-16 hours a day and have on occasion just gone home as the sun was rising so I could take a shower and return straight to work. I work many weekends and holidays during that time. The avalanche of legislation starts as a trickle but quickly turns into a fullout deluge. There is a lot of pressure to understand EVERYTHING... all 7000 pieces of legislation, there is a constant stream of people coming through the office to try to tell me why I should be on their side regarding legislation (this time demand makes it impossible to have the time to actually READ all the stuff they are trying to influence us on), and to top it off no matter how good your idea is, there is always someone on the other side trying to shoot it down (lane splitting, for instance).

It's an absolute pressure cooker that will turn your brain to jello by the end of the 5 months. By the time we get to the end I'm just glad it's done.

But the good outweighs the bad and I've enjoyed myself for the last decade and a half. But I'm ready for a change now, which is why we are moving to the mountains and preparing to live the quiet life as far away from the rat race as we can get. :rider:

[Tourmeister]

You can run but you can't hide... The rats will find you ;-) Any kind of time frame for the move? I have this strange urge recently to go visit NM ;-)

[CycleCat]

My birthday is May 18. I promised my wife we'd be gone by then.

I'm counting on all you moto-rats to come find me, kick back on the porch enjoying the glorious sunsets and riding the magnificent roads of norhtern NM (once we get up & running in a year or two).

I'll be chief bottle washer, handyman, gardener and tour guide.... my wife will keep the books and cook. :-P

[Tourmeister]

Are you allowed to say where specifically in NM?

[CycleCat]

I don't even know yet, but draw a triangle between Taos, Santa Fe, and Las Vegas, NM. We are shooting for a location in that area.

We made an offer on a property near Las Vegas on Monday but it had gone under contract on the Friday before. We're a backup offer but they don't expect to need it. We may end up just moving, leasing a house and looking once we get up there. It's tough to buy a house from 700 miles away. So far we've had four places we liked snapped up before we could view them. :argh:

[cannondale]

gonna sound odd, but, I love what I do, but hate the Job and everything associated with it.......... :ponder:

[scratch]

I don't even know yet, but draw a triangle between Taos, Santa Fe, and Las Vegas, NM. We are shooting for a location in that area.

Great area! What are home prices like in Las Vegas? I imagine it's less expensive than the other two towns mentioned. Beautiful country there and nice roads to ride too. 8-)

[CycleCat]

LV and surrounding is definitely cheaper than the other two. Prices are less than here in Austin by 30-40%. The fine roads are what attracted us to that area to set up shop. I think we could easily host people for a week and they still won't have ridden all the good roads.

[04 TRIPLE SE]

Hmm, I like what I do, I get paid pretty good. I am beginning to not like traveling as much.

[scratch]

LV and surrounding is definitely cheaper than the other two. Prices are less than here in Austin by 30-40%. The fine roads are what attracted us to that area to set up shop. I think we could easily host people for a week and they still won't have ridden all the good roads.
Oooh, that looks tantalyzingly close to being an actual invitation... ;-)

Pricing sounds reasonable there - good luck with the search!

[CycleCat]

Oooh, that looks tantalyzingly close to being an actual invitation... ;-)

In a couple years we plan to open a motorcycle B&B. So, yeah... it is most definitely an invitation. :mrgreen:

[Jack Giesecke]

Has Jan voted???? :rofl:

[DucGirl]

I sure have

"I despise going to work"

that's what I voted...

I've had 7 jobs now since middle school....and this is BY FAR the worst one...working in the bagel store as a 15 yo and having to be there at 4 in the morning was better

:)

mmmm - bagels....man I'm starving!

[scratch]

In a couple years we plan to open a motorcycle B&B. So, yeah... it is most definitely an invitation. :mrgreen:
You da man! :rider:

[okayf00l]

I am currently unemployeed :(

[reverendbiker]

Minister. Long hours (no, we don't just work on Sunday), on call 24/7, calls in the middle of the night, poor pay. I love it and wouldn't want to do anything else.

[Tourmeister]

Rev, you also forgot mostly a thankless and taken for granted position. Few jobs have higher expectations placed upon them except for maybe President of the US. And those expectations bleed over onto the family as well.

[reverendbiker]

Rev, you also forgot mostly a thankless and taken for granted position. Few jobs have higher expectations placed upon them except for maybe President of the US. And those expectations bleed over onto the family as well.
Hey, Scott--
Seems like we clergy are like cops, paramedics and firemen; people don't think much about us until they get in a bind. I also serve as a volunteer chaplain at the local hospital, and I have nothing but the greatest respect for the emergency responders.

[pub610]

I vote number 1.
I love my job. The hours become a burden sometimes, but I love what I do. I've operated road construction equipment, been a janitor, worked a night shift at a window factory, assembled furniture for mobile homes, been a financial adviser for two firms; most of my adult life has been in the newpaper business. I enjoyed every single one of those jobs. At each of my jobs there have been people who were unhappy and gave less than their best, or even second-best, to the company's effort. Without exception, it was (is) those people who are my greatest source of dissatisfaction, my greatest frustration.
As a middle-aged guy who's covered lots of miles, I offered the following advice to my children:
If you're not happy doing your job, you won't do a good job. Use your education and your ability to draft a resume, capitalize on your natural gifts and find a job you enjoy. Otherwise you'll be miserable and you'll make your co-workers miserable for no good reason. Do work you enjoy and you'll find you're proud of the work you produce.

[Tourmeister]

:tab I think a lot of people wind up with the job they have not as the result of deliberate searching but more as the result of stop gap choices under less than desirable circumstances. I think once a lot of people get into a particular job, even if they don't like it per se, it is less hassle to stay at the job than it is to find a new one. For most, a relatively certain paycheck and benefits is better than risking a change. Like many things in life though, no risk, no gain.

:tab I never planned to be where I am right now. However, when I started, it was the best choice I could make under the circumstances at that time. As events unfolded, the cost of leaving increased to the point where although I would like to be doing something different, I simply could not afford to go with out pay for some intermittent time period or to take a hit in pay. However, circumstances are once again changing. With the spiraling costs of health care and the need for more retirement, neither of which do I get right now from work, I may be forced to seek a lower paying job with better benefits.

:tab Do I like my job? It sort of depends on when you ask me ;-) Right now while I have free time to be goofing off on the net, it is a pretty nice gig. At 3:00am when I am trying to get some clueless technician to get the minimum necessary info I need to do a job and he is lazy and just doesn't want to mess with it... Or perhaps when the waitress walks away after having just taken our dinner order and then my pager goes off... Or I am enjoying a nice ride in the local country side and the pager goes off... Or I am having to explain the same thing to the same guy for the 100th time and he still claims it is the first time he has ever heard of it and just plays stupid because he doesn't want to deal with reality... It is times like those where it is hardest to keep that positive perspective that it is this job that lets me pay for the house, car, bikes, food, clothes, etc,...

:tab I think for a lot of people, disatisfaction arises not so much from the actual work they do so much as it does from the sense of value or purpose of their work. I might do some kind of labor that is extremely unpleasant during the moment, but the reward may come from knowing that my sacrifice is for a good cause. In my case, the cause is the support of my family. Other than that, work is just what I do because it is a necessary part of life since I did not inherit a fortune ;-) Sure a "fun" job would be great,but there seems to be a short supply of that kind of job!

[DucGirl]

:tab I think for a lot of people, disatisfaction arises not so much from the actual work they do so much as it does from the sense of value or purpose of their work. I might do some kind of labor that is extremely unpleasant during the moment, but the reward may come from knowing that my sacrifice is for a good cause. In my case, the cause is the support of my family. Other than that, work is just what I do because it is a necessary part of life since I did not inherit a fortune ;-) Sure a "fun" job would be great,but there seems to be a short supply of that kind of job!

EXACTLY!

If I'm going to spend 5/7 of my life doing this thing, it had better be worth it...fun or not!:thumb:

[Big Bandit]

I basically love my job. I am a teacher. I enjoy the kids. I have three kids of my own and with the exception of 5-6 teacher inservice days a year I am on the exact same schedule as my own children. I don't get paid great, but I get a lot of time off and what I do really matters.