Why does your job suck?

Eileen · 09-19-2008, 10:15 PM

Vent here.

Mine sucks because I never really "clock out."
And it is my agenda versus the agendas of twenty five ninth graders.
And I am not very good at managing behavior without becoming negative.

Night · 09-19-2008, 10:19 PM

- I'm "on call".
- Corporate buzz-words
- Timetables, with revisable bottom lines
- Time commitments are often vague and unevenly applied

Lateralus · 09-19-2008, 10:23 PM

My lack of a job kicks ass.

Mighty Mouse · 09-19-2008, 10:42 PM

I was hired to train and coach which I love...but they have me documenting material... I am so BORED with all the introverted detailed work. It is the exact opposite of what I enjoy ....

dnivera · 09-19-2008, 10:51 PM

People who aren't efficient, spend 20 minutes giving me a long, winding answer that could've been answered in 2, people who waste time, other people's incompetence and laziness in general. We're like cogs in a machine - just one bad one drags me down.

miked277 · 09-20-2008, 03:44 AM

the work itself and the people are alright. it's the fact that i'm a) the only tech guy in the office which blows when i think about way back when i was in a actual tech company and how much fun that was. being my natural introverted self doesn't help much and that combined w/ me having zero irl contact w/ others like me is no fun. and b) the work i do is fairly meaningless. granted most stuff i could be doing would be meaningless in 100 years i'd still prefer working on something i'm passionate about and that has meaning, to me at least.

EffEmDoubleyou · 09-20-2008, 03:55 AM

12 hour days are typical.

Looking for a new job every 6-8 months is no way to plan for the future or feel good about splurging in the present.

FDG · 09-20-2008, 06:45 AM

It's never really certain that I will have work to do for, say, the next year (although it's always known if I will have in the next 2 months). However, it's okay as long as I am still a student.

Not_Me · 09-23-2008, 06:01 AM

It takes up 8 hours of my valuable time.

Trinity · 09-23-2008, 06:31 AM

They expect me to work. Bastards.

09-19-2008, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eileen Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INFJ Location: an awesome bubble Posts: 1,963	Why does your job suck? Vent here. Mine sucks because I never really "clock out." And it is my agenda versus the agendas of twenty five ninth graders. And I am not very good at managing behavior without becoming negative. __________________ INFJ - 4w5 sx "Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility: that's the essence of America's promise." -- Barack Obama

09-19-2008, 10:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lateralus Crazy Bean Join Date: May 2007 Type: ENTJ Posts: 2,795	My lack of a job kicks ass. __________________ It's all about me.

09-19-2008, 10:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
dnivera Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Type: ISTJ Location: New York Posts: 152	People who aren't efficient, spend 20 minutes giving me a long, winding answer that could've been answered in 2, people who waste time, other people's incompetence and laziness in general. We're like cogs in a machine - just one bad one drags me down. __________________ Introverted (I) 60% Extroverted (E) 40% Sensing (S) 56.25% Intuitive (N) 43.75% Thinking (T) 61.29% Feeling (F) 38.71% Judging (J) 71.88% Perceiving (P) 28.13% How to experience different function-attitudes.

09-20-2008, 03:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
miked277 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Type: INTP Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 301	the work itself and the people are alright. it's the fact that i'm a) the only tech guy in the office which blows when i think about way back when i was in a actual tech company and how much fun that was. being my natural introverted self doesn't help much and that combined w/ me having zero irl contact w/ others like me is no fun. and b) the work i do is fairly meaningless. granted most stuff i could be doing would be meaningless in 100 years i'd still prefer working on something i'm passionate about and that has meaning, to me at least. __________________ I'm feeling rough, I'm feeling raw, I'm in the prime of my life.

09-20-2008, 06:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
FDG Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Type: ENTJ Location: Treviso, Veneto, Italy Posts: 1,811	It's never really certain that I will have work to do for, say, the next year (although it's always known if I will have in the next 2 months). However, it's okay as long as I am still a student. __________________ ENTj 7-3-8 sx/sp

09-19-2008, 10:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Night Focused Join Date: Nov 2007 Type: INTJ Posts: 3,098	- I'm "on call". - Corporate buzz-words - Timetables, with revisable bottom lines - Time commitments are often vague and unevenly applied

09-19-2008, 10:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mighty Mouse Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Type: ENFP Posts: 137	I was hired to train and coach which I love...but they have me documenting material... I am so BORED with all the introverted detailed work. It is the exact opposite of what I enjoy ....

09-23-2008, 06:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Not_Me Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Type: INTj Location: Canada Posts: 342	It takes up 8 hours of my valuable time.

09-23-2008, 06:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
Trinity Trouble Join Date: May 2008 Type: Ante Location: La-La Land Posts: 4,879	They expect me to work. Bastards. __________________

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