View Full Version : How many of you hate your current job?
backup qb
03-03-2006, 02:38 PM
I was just curious as to how many of you out there hate your current job?
watermock
03-03-2006, 02:40 PM
You mean that horse rendering vat I stir? At least I'm not in a cubicle like Dilbert...BTW...I also dig up corpses for medical research...
BritBronco Maniac
03-03-2006, 02:42 PM
I kind of have a love-hate relationship, so I don't really know where to vote.
Jason in LA
03-03-2006, 02:46 PM
I don't. I work for myself as a photographer. Set my own hours. I'm working right now, at home. I walk around in sweats most of the time. Don't have to deal with traffic much. Can blow off a day anytime I want to. Except Saturday. That's my money day. I work most Saturdays, all day.
broncosteven
03-03-2006, 02:50 PM
Right now my job is cool. As long as we are growing & spending $ on gear & new tech then I am happy. When we were penny pinching a few years back & they were pressuring all the employees I hated it.
jet19
03-03-2006, 02:52 PM
some days i hate it some i love it...guess it just depends on how much im making
as for today, this place sucks has sucked since about 8:45 and will suck untill 7:00
watermock
03-03-2006, 02:53 PM
http://www.orangemane.com/BB/image.php?u=3507&dateline=1136413564
So when is the Mars manned shot big guy...and FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION...
smalltowngrll
03-03-2006, 02:55 PM
I love what I do! It gets really crazy sometimes but, that's what I thrive on! I feed off of a good challenge! I love the downtimes and the flexiblity and freedom I have! I couldn't ask for a better situation!
illbroncsfn
03-03-2006, 03:03 PM
Depends on the day for me.............
Education can be a really big pain in the ass....
cbs1177
03-03-2006, 03:04 PM
I always take my vacation this time of year so I am soo ready to take a break from work. But mostly I enjoy my job and I make a decent living enough to be on my own, buying a car, and going to college.
dbfan4life
03-03-2006, 03:06 PM
I'm neutral. I really liked it up until a week or so ago when I learned I'm stuck in a dead end job. So, I did something about it. Going back to school to finish what I should have 10 years ago.
smalltowngrll
03-03-2006, 03:09 PM
I'm neutral. I really liked it up until a week or so ago when I learned I'm stuck in a dead end job. So, I did something about it. Going back to school to finish what I should have 10 years ago.
Good for you! Congrats on making that decision! Not always an easy one! :thumbs:
Taco John
03-03-2006, 03:14 PM
The only thing I hate is that there isn't enough time in the day to accomplish everything that I wish I could.
That's why I am aspiring to become a time traveler.
ZachKC
03-03-2006, 03:17 PM
I like my job for what it is. Pays the bills and gets me health insurance while I try to get my foot in the door to what I really want to do long term.
http://unitcompany.com/projects/newimages/newofficedepot.jpg
Sassy
03-03-2006, 03:19 PM
Depends on the day...I'm subbing part-time; working with toddlers...well, sometimes it's pretty much full-time...What I like about it is that they can't complain if I want to take time off...what sucks is I pay my own health insurance. Most of the time it works out well...so I guess I'm neutral. I actually like the kids and my co-workers most of the time.
Boobs McGee
03-03-2006, 03:25 PM
This is my first cubicle job, and this is my last cubicle job. I absolutely HATE being indoors. :(
BUT, now that my bills are caught up, I'm going to start looking for a lumber company to drive for again.
Hopefully I'll be back out under the wonderful sun again soon......
Orange_Beard
03-03-2006, 03:33 PM
Don't really hate it, just been board since the start of the year.
jet19
03-03-2006, 03:39 PM
They took my stapler
Popps
03-03-2006, 03:42 PM
I was on the "hate my job" side for many years as I built up my studio biz. But, I'm happily on the "life is sweet" side, these days. Working for two networks and filling in the gaps with my own studio clients when I have time.
I can honestly say I love my jobs... the money, the work, the people.
Not very often in life one can say that, so I'm enjoying it. Add to that the greatest wife in the world and a beautiful baby on the way, and I honestly have to pinch myself, daily.
Popps
03-03-2006, 03:44 PM
They took my stapler
http://www.monorailmike.com/archives/images/img_20051024_2.jpg
watermock
03-03-2006, 03:50 PM
http://www.allposters.com/IMAGES/MMPH-E/254687.jpg
bendog
03-03-2006, 03:52 PM
I don't mind the job so much, but I'd like to take my aluminum softball bat and beat some of my co-workers to a slow bloody death.
I am about to go crazy, this job sucks.
Long hours, demanding work, no love from the higher ups, pressure to get projects done............engineering blows.
scorpio
03-03-2006, 03:58 PM
I'm a linux/unix system admin for the University. I love it. Except when I hate it
Good topic but why in the world did you not make it a public poll...
Love my job I work part time and make over 200K per year sometime a lot more. Life is good!!!!!!!!
Dagmar
03-03-2006, 04:04 PM
Good topic but why in the world did you not make it a public poll...
Love my job I work part time and make over 200K per year sometime a lot more. Life is good!!!!!!!!
Well? WHatta you do Baja?
Well? WHatta you do Baja?
I'm a hooker :twokisses
Dagmar
03-03-2006, 04:08 PM
I'm a hooker :twokisses
http://www.tportal.hr/2005/01/31/0109007.19.jpg
You know it's hard out here for a pimp...
jet19
03-03-2006, 04:08 PM
I'm a hooker :twokisses
LOL
a damn high priced one i might add
heydensmom
03-03-2006, 04:09 PM
Do you mean pimp?
watermock
03-03-2006, 04:12 PM
No...http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.ablongman.com/html/henslintour/henslinchapter/transvestite.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/lollygang/party/man.girl.jpg
Billy Clyde Puckett
03-03-2006, 04:17 PM
I am the Managing Partner in a company with about 150 employees. Somethings are good, some are bad. I put in 80-100 hours per week at all sorts of odd times of the day and have to travel pretty frequently.I pay my self OK, not great, and I have about 1/3 of my employees making more than me. I really have mixed feelings, somedays it is great fun and some days I wake up and want to head straight to the social security office to begin collecting benefits.
Hotrod
03-03-2006, 04:24 PM
I love my job mostly because it allows me to live comfy certainly not rich but more importantly it allows me to live where I want to....in a small town with fishing and hunting right out the back door.
So 9 people hate their jobs please tell my your atleast trying to do something about it. I cant imagine going somewhere 40 hours a week that I hated.
Boobs McGee
03-03-2006, 04:31 PM
<------------------------------------- that used to be my backyard, until I decided to make the move down the mountain to our fair city. I had a TERRIFIC job up in Grand Lake, miss it a lot. I feel ya hotrod, fishing, hunting and camping right out the back door.
TexanBob
03-03-2006, 04:45 PM
My job is okay. Pays the bills, has some great bennies. Could be a lot worse, or so I tell myself.
I love my job mostly because it allows me to live comfy certainly not rich but more importantly it allows me to live where I want to....in a small town with fishing and hunting right out the back door.
So 9 people hate their jobs please tell my your atleast trying to do something about it. <b>I cant imagine going somewhere 40 hours a week that I hated.</b>
Now how about "Hate my marrage" thread
Clockwork Orange
03-03-2006, 05:00 PM
Any time I feel like I'm ready to run amok with a meat cleaver I just think back to the worst jobs I've ever had and feel better about it.
Jobs OK but it's the same thing day after day...
http://www.aapn.org/sichuan%20images/zgmducksandchopper.jpg
No1BroncoFan
03-03-2006, 05:08 PM
I love my job mostly because it allows me to live comfy certainly not rich but more importantly it allows me to live where I want to....in a small town with fishing and hunting right out the back door.
So 9 people hate their jobs please tell my your atleast trying to do something about it. I cant imagine going somewhere 40 hours a week that I hated.
I'm sticking out until I'm profecient in the new design software I'm learning then shakin' the dust off. Once I've got this software down I'm looking at 90-150K/yr anywhere but where I'm at currently. A Nice improvement from the 55-60K I'm making now.
Ben
Bronx33
03-03-2006, 05:22 PM
Jobs OK but it's the same thing day after day...
http://www.aapn.org/sichuan%20images/zgmducksandchopper.jpg
What exactly is the job?
Swedish Extrovert
03-03-2006, 05:24 PM
I hate my job, but someones definitley gotta do it. Plus Im only doing it for four years.
Got a fat contract gig in IT. You gotta love America, best place for an immigrant
What exactly is the job?
http://www.aapn.org/sichuan%20images/zgmducksandchopper.jpg
I'll give you a hint I ain't one of the ducks
TexanBob
03-03-2006, 06:06 PM
Foi Gras (sp) factory?
ludo21
03-03-2006, 06:19 PM
I work at WalMArt, what do you think? Ha!
I passed National registry test, so i should be moving to Flagstaff soon and starting working as a Tech in the hospital soon. So im almost free from there.
Meck77
03-03-2006, 06:21 PM
I'm in the process of helping another die hard Broncos fan to town. Life is good.
backup qb
03-03-2006, 06:33 PM
[QUOTE=baja fan]Good topic but why in the world did you not make it a public poll...
I didn't realize I didn't make it a public poll. Sorry, I am going on 8 months w/o a vacation b/c we are too damn busy. Being in mgmt. sucks.
Broncoman13
03-03-2006, 06:34 PM
I love my job. Sometimes there are things that I don't much care for, but as someone mentioned earlier, you only need look at past experience to see the good. It's easy for me. For 10 years I wore a uniform to work. I turned wrenches, chased wires in schematics, trained the untrainable, and took orders from those too incompetent to read and shiit at the same time.
Now I'm a civilian w/the DoD. I make good money and best of all I do more directing than working. I'm not a supervisor or anything like that, I just oversee contracts. I determine (along with my 14 co-workers) whether the government is going to accept aircraft in a multi-billion dollar contract.
The best part of my job. Being responsible for Flight Releases on brand new aircraft, each of them flying for the very first time. I also enjoy the fact that if I ID a fault with the aircraft somebody else gets to fix it. I get a call when it's fixed and then determine whether or not the gov concurs with the corrective action.
The part I don't like... I have several course I have to take to get my level two. The courses aren't easy but they aren't bust your ass hard either. The biggest problem is funding. Our training budget was one of the first budgets hit by the war against terror. Normally, a new person can finish all 6 courses for level cert and the 7 courses for commodity cert within 18 mos. I'm now 12 mos in and I'm just now going to my 4th course for level II cert. 2 more to go, but then I still have 7 more for my commodity cert. The good news is that I'll have NASA, Aircraft, Aerospace, NDI/NDT, ISO (maybe, yet TBD) FAA, FCC, and Mechanical certifications. I'm not interested in moving but I'll be very marketable! How could I complain, other than to complain about the time and funding?
Broncoman13
03-03-2006, 06:49 PM
[QUOTE=baja fan]Good topic but why in the world did you not make it a public poll...
I didn't realize I didn't make it a public poll. Sorry, I am going on 8 months w/o a vacation b/c we are too damn busy. Being in mgmt. sucks.
Don't feel bad, I haven't gone on vacation in nearly 3 years. Two years in Houston was b/c I was too busy. We were exercising nearly every other month and the time in between was spent preparing for the exercises and correcting our problem areas. The last year here in Amarillo I haven't really wanted to take a vacation. I really enjoy my job, plus my wife had a baby in Sept. so it didn't make much sense to vacation anyway. I'm sitting on nearly 300 hours of leave. My max carryover was supposed to be 240, but I transfered 200 hours that I couldn't take in Houston for the reasons I mentioned earlier. Through whatever loop hole I didn't lose anything to the use or lose policy.
The good news... I'm going to San Diego for a week for training and then as soon as I get back we're heading up to Colorado for a 10 day vacation!!!
I forgot to mention this part about my job earlier. It's certainly a like. As most of you know I'm a proud father of 3. 6, 2, and 5mos. I can't afford to work a job that could have lay offs or something of that nature. That's not to say we couldn't have a RIF or something of that nature, but b/c of the program I'm more secure than most. And, even if we did have something happen I would be offered a job of equal or more pay by the DoD. As my supervisor once put it, "you could come in to my office, smoking a joint, tell me to F*** off, and then I could call and see about getting permission to start the firing process... but there's no guarantees even under those circumstances." Naturally I'd never do anything like that. Unfortunately there are other people that I sometimes wish would do that, that won't either! lol
Broncoman13
03-03-2006, 06:51 PM
As you can see, it doesn't take much provocation for me to talk about my work.
Pezman
03-03-2006, 06:56 PM
Love my job. Being a photogeek has its advantages. But so does the motivation to make money. Together, they make for some pretty good times.
Screw my old jobs...
Tech, HVAC, etc. I'll never go back to an office again
Hogan11
03-03-2006, 06:58 PM
How can I hate my job? I get unlimited vacation hours, almost 1600 in sick hours, 40 hours of personal time per year plus holidays...I get to use the internet at will (within reason) and get OT almost every pay period if I choose to work it...all at a decent and very livable wage.
And some of you fools hate Unions Ha!
Pezman
03-03-2006, 07:02 PM
How can I hate my job? I get unlimited vacation hours, almost 1600 in sick hours, 40 hours of personal time per year plus holidays...I get to use the internet at will (within reason) and get OT almost every pay period if I choose to work it...all at a decent and very livable wage.
And some of you fools hate Unions Ha!
Which always reminds me of one of my favorite Simpsons moments Hogan...
Worker being dragged off-"You can't keep treating us like this. One day day the workers will form a Union. Then we'll go too far, and become shiftless and greedy. And the Japanese will eat us alive.
Ha!
Hogan11
03-03-2006, 07:09 PM
Which always reminds me of one of my favorite Simpsons moments Hogan...
Ha!
Well, I do get some envious comments from time to time.....and all I can say to them is "Just keep paying your taxes" Ha!
MrPeepers
03-03-2006, 07:34 PM
I work in flagstaff. :)
I love my job, love the field, it has it's stresses. I have been very angry about my work lately. I'm fighting for a raise I should have been given long ago. Rather than being given the raise on my efforts, i'm having to get angry. That sucks.If they would acknowledge the work I do and take care of this raise, I'd be perfectly happy.
ak1971
03-03-2006, 08:13 PM
love my job...most of the time..
broncogary
03-03-2006, 08:15 PM
Good topic but why in the world did you not make it a public poll...
Love my job I work part time and make over 200K per year sometime a lot more. Life is good!!!!!!!!
That's why those Timeshares are such a good deal.
I sign up to buy every one they'll let me get. Hilarious!
Den Smith 49
03-03-2006, 08:15 PM
I like my job, not my bosses. I operate a 10 ton crane at a pipe plant. Basically building loads of 21 ft pipe all day.
If they could find somebody to run the place with an ounce of common sense we could make some money at this plant.
They are making some capital improvements to the tune of 13 million dollars, new coil slitter, new saw, so the job should be safe for at least a couple years. If the Chinese don't put us out of business with all their imports.
The politicians in this country need to put a stop to the outsourceing of america's jobs.
That's why those Timeshares are such a good deal.
I sign up to buy every one they'll let me get. Hilarious!
Ha ha No I have a mirror in my house so selling timeshare is out...
I like my job, not my bosses. I operate a 10 ton crane at a pipe plant. Basically building loads of 21 ft pipe all day.
If they could find somebody to run the place with an ounce of common sense we could make some money at this plant.
They are making some capital improvements to the tune of 13 million dollars, new coil slitter, new saw, so the job should be safe for at least a couple years. If the Chinese don't put us out of business with all their imports.
The politicians in this country need to put a stop to the outsourceing of america's jobs.
Wheeling Pitt Steel Engineer
4 years of 3 years of company bankruptcy, one year out of bankruptcy the President and VP's had their floor remodeled. Our company floor frigde broke. We had to wait 3 weeks to get an ok to purchase a new one. Upper management is a bunch of BS'ers and look out for themselves. Now WP is going to be sold to a Brazilian steel company!
Amazing to me that every Steel company in the US is in the same boat. Is it the overseas steel dump. Or the Jag-offs that run the US steel companies being idiots?
Broncobuddy7
03-03-2006, 08:54 PM
For the most part I love my job. I've been in the military for over 10 years. Their sending me to Vegas for 7 months starting in two weeks to go to school. I'm gonna learn how to fly the Predator. It's pretty nice, they're renting me an apartment 10 minutes from the strip so I'm pretty happy about that. I spend my spare time working on a bachelors degree in video game design. I'm learning programs like Maya and Photoshop at the moment.
OrangeShadow
03-03-2006, 09:14 PM
Im in school so i only work part time. stocking shelves at a gorvery store. Its not that bad a lot of my friends work there not mention amny fine looking females.
watermock
03-03-2006, 10:56 PM
Wheeling Pitt Steel Engineer
4 years of 3 years of company bankruptcy, one year out of bankruptcy the President and VP's had their floor remodeled. Our company floor frigde broke. We had to wait 3 weeks to get an ok to purchase a new one. Upper management is a bunch of BS'ers and look out for themselves. Now WP is going to be sold to a Brazilian steel company!
Amazing to me that every Steel company in the US is in the same boat. Is it the overseas steel dump. Or the Jag-offs that run the US steel companies being idiots?
Hey...that marble floor had scratches in it...the Chinese and Brazilians are our friends right along with the UAE...workers have to understand safety is a second issue...you can walk on the superstructure on your own floor...excuse me...my Trophy Wife is on the cell and I have to go to lunch...Sorry Heave...take it up with resources...Ha!
Crushaholic
03-04-2006, 01:04 AM
http://www.aapn.org/sichuan%20images/zgmducksandchopper.jpg
AFLAC!
smalltowngrll
03-04-2006, 11:22 AM
For the most part I love my job. I've been in the military for over 10 years. Their sending me to Vegas for 7 months starting in two weeks to go to school. I'm gonna learn how to fly the Predator. It's pretty nice, they're renting me an apartment 10 minutes from the strip so I'm pretty happy about that. I spend my spare time working on a bachelors degree in video game design. I'm learning programs like Maya and Photoshop at the moment.
Where are you studying for your Degree in Video Game Design? My daughter wants to do that but she's struggling finding a school that she likes that offers that program?
Rock Chalk
03-04-2006, 11:26 AM
I love my actual job. Some parts of it are tedious, but ironically enough I know that those parts make me the money so that kinda balances out not wnating to do the tedious ****.
I dislike my boss greatly though. I mean, dont get me wrong, I can do what I want, boss dont really care cause he knows the work gets done almost as soon as its assigned, but he is this little guy. Little shortman. Napoleon syndrome to an extreme degree. He talks down to almost everyone (not me or one of my collegues, but everyone else) and belittles people at almost every chance.
I just want to punch his face.
But the money is good and he dont bitch at me so I shrug it off and ignore him.
Only got a year or so left there before I do it on my own anyway.
Rock Chalk
03-04-2006, 11:30 AM
Where are you studying for your Degree in Video Game Design? My daughter wants to do that but she's struggling finding a school that she likes that offers that program?
Tell your daughter to focus on applications programming because unless she knows someone in the industry, she wont get a job.
I know five people that tried for between 5-10 years to get into the industry before finally breaking in. Its VERY difficult because of the good ole boy (and girl) system of the industry.
Den Smith 49
03-04-2006, 03:07 PM
Wheeling Pitt Steel Engineer
4 years of 3 years of company bankruptcy, one year out of bankruptcy the President and VP's had their floor remodeled. Our company floor frigde broke. We had to wait 3 weeks to get an ok to purchase a new one. Upper management is a bunch of BS'ers and look out for themselves. Now WP is going to be sold to a Brazilian steel company!
Amazing to me that every Steel company in the US is in the same boat. Is it the overseas steel dump. Or the Jag-offs that run the US steel companies being idiots?
We have one of your mills in our plant. Small world. We make bridge decking for Wheeling Pitt. The guys get paid from Wheatland Tube but the foreman are for Wheeling Pitt.
As for the steel industry, and the pipe makers specifically, when the imports of foriegn pipe go from 9300 tons to 400,000 tons in 4 yrs. you'd think the politicians would see a problem with that.
Broncobuddy7
03-04-2006, 04:03 PM
Where are you studying for your Degree in Video Game Design? My daughter wants to do that but she's struggling finding a school that she likes that offers that program?
http://www.uat.edu/
They also offer online degrees. So far I'm very pleased with the school. If you have any other questions send me a PM and I'll tell you anything you want to know.
We have one of your mills in our plant. Small world. We make bridge decking for Wheeling Pitt. The guys get paid from Wheatland Tube but the foreman are for Wheeling Pitt.
As for the steel industry, and the pipe makers specifically, when the imports of foriegn pipe go from 9300 tons to 400,000 tons in 4 yrs. you'd think the politicians would see a problem with that.
Most of WP employers are rent-a-workers. It's cheap than paying benefit's. I have little in any issue with the plant guys. It's the suits in the main building that have me banging my head on my desk.
Wanna hear/read something funny!
Last month WP reduce it's steel making. For Sale Signs every where IMO.
Decking side needed a high gauge steel. So we (WCC) purchased steel from Mexico!
It wasn't up to specs, but it was cheap. Well our deck properties where blown. Customer wasn't happy. Seems sales gave him a kick back to make him happy!