[oct1285]

Who else here can't stand their job? Everyday I come in and pretend to do work when in all actuality I just sit all day broswing car forums, and wasting my money on parts. I've been with this company, if you can call it that, for about 4 years now; but only in this job field for about 4 months. And I really can't see myself doing this for longer than i'm required to. I thought when i changed jobs it would be all great but it really hasn't turned out the way I wanted it to. Its just not satisfying in any way at all. Everybody is out for themsevles and don't give a shit about you.

[jdmish]

what do you do?

[Perpetrator]

Welcome to everyone else's life.

[oct1285]

Originally Posted by jdmish

what do you do?

work at a hospital

[stooken]

LOL sounds like me. i don't HATE it, just extremely bored. i'd rather switch to a busier company with people around my age group.

[MnK6]

I m glad I m not the only one

[Raja Ventureshield]

welcome to 2007.
Everything is so crappy for now, hope things only get better soon.

[stooken]

Originally Posted by MnK6

I m glad I m not the only one

yeah. same here. i thought i was the only one that got paid to just sit around at my job. i felt like such a bum.

thanks for the thread!

[gonzo]

Here are the Top 10 most gratifying jobs and the percentage of subjects who said they were very satisfied with the job:

Clergy—87 percent percent
Firefighters—80 percent percent
Physical therapists—78 percent percent
Authors—74 percent
Special education teachers—70 percent
Teachers—69 percent
Education administrators—68 percent
Painters and sculptors—67 percent
Psychologists—67 percent
Security and financial services salespersons—65 percent
Operating engineers—64 percent
Office supervisors—61 percent


“The least satisfying dozen jobs are mostly low-skill, manual and service occupations, especially involving customer service and food/beverage preparation and serving,” Smith said.

Here are the 10 least gratifying jobs, where few participants reported being very satisfied:

Laborers, except construction—21 percent
Apparel clothing salespersons—24 percent
Handpackers and packagers—24 percent
Food preparers—24 percent
Roofers—25 percent
Cashiers—25 percent
Furniture and home-furnishing salespersons—25 percent
Bartenders—26 percent
Freight, stock and material handlers—26 percent
Waiters and servers—27 percent

[darkphantom]

I work in the software department at Halliburton - not exactly fun at times....half the time i'm just browsing forums

But that is mainly because I can keep something going in the background or on the other computers and just do w/e I want while it does its thing

[!Xoible]

i used to hate my job 2 or 3 months ago, i made a change and now i cannot be happier

[BigDog]

i used to be...

worked for a few years in the defense industry... got to the point where i hated my life.... did a total career change... now work at a hedge fund and love it

life's too short for crappy jobs

[cryptkeeper]

work from 1030 to 8pm out at a nursery inspecting plants. Nobody my age or that speaks my language. Fuckin sucks. I have no clue where to go work with an environmental science degree that'll be at least somewhat fun and actually have people my own age. Jobs fuckin suck right now. Somedays I envision myself putting my boot through my supervisor's face. Can't wait for the day I can walk into his office and kick my feet up on his desk and proceed to tell him how shitty he is, how shitty the department is and how shitty the job is. Until the economy gets better though, at least it's income.

/endrant

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by BigDog

i used to be...

worked for a few years in the defense industry... got to the point where i hated my life.... did a total career change... now work at a hedge fund and love it

life's too short for crappy jobs

65% "Happy" rating.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by cryptkeeper

work from 1030 to 8pm out at a nursery inspecting plants. Nobody my age or that speaks my language. Fuckin sucks. I have no clue where to go work with an environmental science degree that'll be at least somewhat fun and actually have people my own age. Jobs fuckin suck eight now. Somedays I envision myself putting my boot through my supervisor's face. Can't wait for the day I can walk into his office and kick my feet up on his desk and proceed to tell him how shitty he is, how shitty the department is and how shitty the job is. Until the economy gets better though, at least it's income.

/endrant

Not laughing at you but the boot comment made me chuckle. Good/rewarding jobs are out there it's just finding the ones that pay worth a sh#t.

[darkphantom]

Gents and Ladies, we have to remember why we work, to get the things we want in life, and also to get by. While we may hate our jobs, we must endure until we have enough equity to move on. We can't quit so abruptly if we really detest our jobs. Ensure your future, then move on.

[kgb1637]

I work at a hospital billing office.....laid back, stressless, just would rather be on the couch.

[gonzo]

Lotto Texas last night was 3.7M cash option if you hit all six. I spent a dollar hoping to go to St. Tropez. I got three numbers right ....I won $3.

[oct1285]

is being a police officer a good idea?

[EHbavarian]

I work part time as a teller in a bank i just stared but the ppl i work with r fuking old and on top the fukin clients r the same im thinkin already on movin to another bank

[KL2DC]

Originally Posted by oct1285

Everyday I come in and pretend to do work when in all actuality I just sit all day broswing car forums, and wasting my money on parts.

Holy shiet...that's my regular day at the office!

[cryptkeeper]

Originally Posted by oct1285

is being a police officer a good idea?

Here in Cali, the CHP makes an excellent salary, has good benefits and a good retirement plan. Being a police officer has to be something you want to do from what I'm told. You're going to work long hours sometimes and you're going to see things most people would only see in a nightmare. It'll get to you. I'd ask a police officer though. It seems to be a thankless job. Everybody hates you when you give them a ticket, even though they get caught breaking the law. Everybody also hates you when something goes wrong because they say police are "never there when you need them." Just can't win with people. It can be a good job imo though. It just depends on the person. There's a show on tv called rookies. One dude quit after like 1 week. I think one rookie actually got killed. The job is no joke.