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Do you enjoy your job?
Lil_M
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I really hate my job. Today I just sat there and thought I couldn't do this anymore and don't want to this anymore.
I use to work from 7 in the morning till half 8-9pm 7 days a week. I didn't get paid for overtime. Because there was so much to do, in order to make sure you are swimming the Atlantic Ocean, you had to work looooong hours and unpaid overtime.
It just keeps on coming. There is no break.
So a this weeks, I just though **** it, I am doing my 9-5 and that's it. Everything else can tkae it. Now,I feel I am drowning. This is not a way to live.
As much as I despise my job, there is nothing else out there and have to stick with it.
Anyone else in the same boat?
I use to work from 7 in the morning till half 8-9pm 7 days a week. I didn't get paid for overtime. Because there was so much to do, in order to make sure you are swimming the Atlantic Ocean, you had to work looooong hours and unpaid overtime.
It just keeps on coming. There is no break.
So a this weeks, I just though **** it, I am doing my 9-5 and that's it. Everything else can tkae it. Now,I feel I am drowning. This is not a way to live.
As much as I despise my job, there is nothing else out there and have to stick with it.
Anyone else in the same boat?
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But then I do love it at times when I get to go to gigs, festivals etc.
Oh and not forgetting the long stints of watching egg timers and blue circles going round waiting for the PC to decide if it fancies working for a bit or not.
Its nothing like what I wanted to do when I was 17 and if you told me then what I'd be doing now, I would have probably stayed in bed for 20 years. Demoralising now to think that's probably it for life, nor helped by at least 3 people a day saying "I don't know how you do what you do"
But, it pays reasonably ok, colleagues are ok, decent location, nice run or ride home and the small bit of my actual job is satisfying enough.
Yeah that's the main downside to mine, it's minimum wage.
I havent started my new job yet. Hopefully Ill like it, it sounds straight forward
I actually enjoy what I do sometimes but it is the sheer amount of work, the feeling of unappreciation, the fact that I do other people's work on top of mine, the atmosphere and environment.
I feel like if I took control or I did what I did and was self -employed, I could justify my long hours and my pay. I could earn a lot more than I am etc.. It comes a to a point,where I am so tired and so fustrated.
The people I work with though (not including my boss) are nice and I enjoy working with them.
The manager he even brought me 6 bottles of beer this morning as a thank you, for doing extra hours. I was actually pleased to just get the extra hours & more pay. So the beer was a bonus.
My last job however was always busy so time went fast, but the staff where horrible.
I loved my last job, even though I was also working loads of extra (unpaid) hours. It was challenging and I really liked the people I worked with.
Unfortunately, the money was crap and I was struggling. 'Luckily' I managed to find another job, nearer home with more money, but I hate it. I am looking, but have not found anything yet.
Now i'm just bideing my time until I'm financially secure enough to be able to tell them to stick their job.
THis. Disillusioned. I feel fustrated because the clients (their big major companies) have bases in India and I am talking to a brick wall.
It is people I work with. I am not happy. I don't feel happy. I don't feel settled and I need to settle and feel secure.I am not there. I lost my happiness.
However I've ploughed through loads of my to-do list today and I'm feeling much calmer and more in control. Today was the first day in weeks that I've enjoyed it.
Usually I love my job. I love my time off and my weekends too, but I rarely go to bed thinking "ugh, have to wake up and go to work tomorrow" like I did in other jobs.
I've also worked in our local Boots and thoroughly enjoyed that, although the customers can make that a lot more trying.