Jobs....... Who likes theirs...?

[fossyant]

Go on, who actually enjoy's their job ?

I used to, certainly hate it with a passion now..... why...... bullying, disinterested line managers..... with a massive blame culture....no team work, just waiting to pounce on folk.....

The rest of my job is good, but it's the line managers that are making it crap.

Now where are the job pages....

 

[grhm]

I'm quite enjoying mine at the moment - but then I'm working my notice There's no long term pressure, I've nothing to hand over, and cannot meet deadlines - so am doing what I can and not worrying about it.

I'm more concerned about my new job. It's 35 miles away so I'm not likely to be cycling much any more

 

[Perfect Virgo]

I worked for a leading UK High Street bank for 30 years. The first 10 were good, we worked hard and played hard. The second 10 saw the progressive shift to sales rather than service. The final 10 were miserable with ugly sales tactics, cheating, over-lending, people stamping on heads to climb the promotion ladder. I was too far in to back out so stuck to my own principles where possible and bided my time.

When voluntary redundancy came I bit their hands off but it wasn't a fun life waiting for the hammer to fall. Now I am less well off but happier. Plus I have plenty of free time to cycle!

 

[dan_bo]

Line managers pissing people off? who'd have thowt it.

Me? Really enjoy my job most of the time, something different every day, high tech, no line managers to do your head in, small tight crew......consider myself lucky most of the time.

Could do with less driving though.

 

[upsidedown]

Love it.

 

[nosherduke996]

I enjoy mine, as i am self employed doing house and property repairs. I can have time off when i feel like it and i don,t have to answer to anyone

 

[Brahan]

The job is difficult at the moment and is somethings a bit draining but I look at the fact that I get to do loads of riding everyday and that kind of balances it out. We have downsized our operation and I currently share a small office with the guy who owns the business so we're always on each other's toes, but we get along ok. I've managed to get him to ride to work quite often too. But he is a bit slow so I save riding in with him for recovery days

 

[top-tube]

Hate mine. If I manage to get out, I'll try and avoid German companies. Too culturally different to us methinks.

 

[Spinney]

I enjoy mine, as i am self employed doing house and property repairs. I can have time off when i feel like it and i don,t have to answer to anyone

Same here - not property repairs, but work for myself from home. Can go out on the bike on a sunny weekday if the mood takes me, and make up the time on a wet weekend. But things like CycleChat are a great way of reducing productivity

 

[tyred]

I've been here for five years now. Liked it at the start, hated it with a passion when we got a new manager who was a total lunatic and quite like it again now that he 'left to pursue other interests."

 

[iendicott]

I work in the public sector and actually enjoy it, there are days where I think this is sh#t but they are outweighted by the good days. I cycle to work which is a great stress buster and work in a very good team.

As to the line manager though he is an a#se but I have not worked for one that isn't to be honest, it's a given.

I am oncall 1 in 3 which is the only downside but hey I get renumerated for it well.

 

[andyfromotley]

like mine, always have done. Everyday is something different, and i get to meet the whole spectrum of the public.

 

[snapper_37]

Like mine most of the time but management politics really stink!.

Like everyone, have good, bad and some really shitty days. Whenever I get really pissed off with it, I just imagine not having any job - usually stops me feeling so sorry for myself.

 

[Piemaster]

Has its ups and downs. If things go wrong it can cost the company circa £15k/day - so lots of pressure for it not to or fix it quick on the rare occasion it does.
But then I work 4 weeks then have 4 weeks off. I very much like the 'off' bits. Dunno if I could put up with only getting weekends off.

 

[rh100]

I got out of a rut about 18 months ago of a job I really grew to hate.

After a couple of ups and downs I'm now doing something I enjoy, people I work with are great and the hours are normal. Slightly worse off, but I've learn't money ain't everything.