Do you love your job?

FunkSoulSista

I seem to be hearing a lot from people lately about how they are getting messed around by their manager, being treated badly etc. It is as if the recession has brought out the dark side in management in a lot of places, they know their staff can't leave them. Anyone else noticed this?

This brings me onto my next point, do you love your job and if you do what do you love about it?

Sky King

FunkSoulSista wrote: »

It is as if the recession has brought out the dark side in management in a lot of places, they know their staff can't leave them.

Yes but a lot of it is the fact they are running business that are really struggling to stay open and have little time for messers etc, whereas before the recession they would have been making so much money they wouldn't have cared.

I don't love my job as I am a d!ckhead manager in a struggling business.

Heyes

I enjoy my job yes, but I do feel like they are taking advantage of the recession, as they are doing well but we get no thanks for it.

kfallon

I do.......in me hole

noxqs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63kRUCWstCo

stupidusername

Yeah I love mine. well I loved it last night when I was drinking

Wetai

kfallon wrote: »

I do.......in me hole

Escort service?

rednik

kfallon wrote: »

I do.......in me hole

What a jockey should expect.

kfallon

stupidusername wrote: »

Yeah I love mine. well I loved it last night when I was drinking

But hated this morn when you woke up with a hangover?

Nodin

FunkSoulSista wrote: »

I seem to be hearing a lot from people lately about how they are getting messed around by their manager, being treated badly etc. It is as if the recession has brought out the dark side in management in a lot of places, they know their staff can't leave them. Anyone else noticed this?

.......

I worked in a place where people would frequently put in 60-65 hours a week for little reward and with no prompting just to keep the show on the road. The CEO referred to these people collectively as a "bunch of fucking monkeys". That was during the 'good times'.

44leto

I don't hate it at least.

44leto

I don't hate it at least.

Dartz

I'd love a job alright.

But all I get is silence.

stupidusername

kfallon wrote: »

But hated this morn when you woke up with a hangover?

only took 3 to get me well bladdered (:o) so no hangover..slept till 12... then snoozed a bit later too

Cian92

Nodin wrote: »

I worked in a place where people would frequently put in 60-65 hours a week for little reward and with no prompting just to keep the show on the road. The CEO referred to these people collectively as a "bunch of fucking monkeys". That was during the 'good times'.

Seems stupid to work there then, especially during the good times.

Nodin

Cian92 wrote: »

Seems stupid to work there then, especially during the good times.

People have mortgages, children.....it wasn't that easy for them to get the nerve to go, particularily when this was the largest company in the field, and the most stable. In the end though, they all did, the younger and brighter first. There was a particularily blatant and vile bit of nepotism that opened the floodgates. Created a deficit in skills and knowledge that lasted until the place went bust well over a decade later.

FatherLen

stupidusername wrote: »

only took 3 to get me well bladdered (:o) so no hangover..slept till 12... then snoozed a bit later too

cheap date

hidinginthebush

I hate my job and smug bastards who like theirs and have job security :mad:

Oranage2

Id go as far to say i dislike my job immensely, not quite hate but almost there but sure aren't i lucky to have one!

JustAddWater

Dartz wrote: »

I'd love a job alright.

But all I get is silence.

Are you a mime artist?

stupidusername

FatherLen wrote: »

cheap date

another one to add to my pros list :cool:

Frank Black

I used to think if I won the lotto I'd still turn up for work the next morning.
Not now though.

nix84

absolutely hate it and wish every night as I go to sleep, with every fibre of my being, that the place will have burned to the ground when I wake!

Babybuff

I don't feel anything for it I just do it because it puts food on the table. I haven't missed a day in the two years I've been there but the company I work for are useless at organising things like getting paid on time and putting holiday wages through, when they f up we bare the brunt of their mistakes and ultimately they are the epitome of why Irish business are doomed to fail. and I hope they do.

Shryke

I hated mine enough that I did quit due to new wanker management. The company installed the most spineless, ignorant and oafish man they could find. A punching bag (of ****) for them. A mess of a man to have to work for.
Snidey when he thought he was wiley. Spent 5 hours doing the rota every week. It's a copy and paste job with 1 or 2 changes. You might think he was lazy. No. He was and is just that thick. When upper members of the company would come around they would completely ignore him and speak with members of lower management.
The kind of guy that pretended to be nice to your face when it was so obviously forced it made you sick to be around him. Not a clue what was to be done. Still doesn't have one from what I hear! The idea occured to me that maybe I should feel bad for him since no one likes him or really talks to him but then I remember what he makes, how he treats people and God help the woman but he's married.
I also know for a fact he got the job as a favour. Good old Ireland with all its ****ing nepotism. No wonder the place is in a state with goons running the show.
And I had to take **** from him AAARRRRRGGGGGGG- but then of course the place was horrible, I was treated poorly and I quit.

Not often I go on a rant.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I work with a great bunch of people, and generally I don't suffer fools or negativity.. Yes, I do actually love my job and have great time for the people I work with.

Autosport

I like my job, work with a great bunch of people and I especially like the company when they send me around Europe for months on end

Slig

Before the country went down the toilet I had a career I liked and was good at, for the last 3 years I have just had a series of jobs, never less than 2 at the same time. I've worked as a cleaner, mechanic, in a fast food restaurant, done contract paperwork for offices, driver, door to door sales, receptionist etc..

At the minute I'm driving a truck (not at this exact minute obviously)for a large firm and its just ****. There is no reward or job satisfaction, its long unsociable hours where I bear all the responsibility for everything I do but still get "overseen" by a desk monkey that has never driven a truck. Every aspect of my day is scrutinised by my tacho card and the GPS tracking software they have installed on all their vehicles so when I get back home after a 14 - 16 hour night to sleep for the 9 hours I have between shifts I can expect to get a phone call waking me up to ask stupid pointless questions about where I stopped and why, what were the road conditions like, how many staff were on duty at the store I delivered to, why was there a delay at such a place etc. etc.

I havent had a weekend off since last March!!!

Today I spent €55 on stamps sending my CV off to every business premises I could find in Athlone, I'm gonna start on a different town next week and another after that, I know its essentially pointless but I have to get a job that allows me to get my life back again!!!

themadchef

I love my job. I often work 80 hours a week and still manage to love my job. I work with a great bunch of people shower of cúnts who keep me on my toes make my life a misery and nothing brings me down medication keeps me on an even keel.

Seriously though, i do love my job. Passionate about it, always have been. The day you cant find that passion in my job, hang up that apron.

1999 and the road you took me on, i salute you.

talullah

Absolutely hate my job....no respect, treated like a skivvy, get no satisfaction from it at all, alot of customers are a f****ng nightmare and just plain ignorant, expected to have no life outside of work, will be put in on the rota for your day off with maybe just a days notice. It's played a big part in my depression returning but i have to pay the mortgage, bills etc. so what can ya do eh!!!

Azureus

I've mixed feelings about my job...
I loved it-it was challenging enough, the staff I work with are great and my boss is very flexible with my hours/generous with the roster. However I've been here over a year now and all challenge has been sucked out of it and I feel like Im stuck on repeat most days-I want something that would drive me a bit more. It does give me the chance to do a grad diploma without any hassle though, the hours aren't long and the money is okay (it pays the bills!)
Can't have it all I suppose

wolf moon

FunkSoulSista wrote: »

do you love your job and if you do what do you love about it?

I do love my new job > there's a lot to do and a lot to learn every day, it's challenging, no contact with public or indeed anyone wrecking my heard with stupid problems, my team is great, the managers are decent guys - what not to love about it?

desertcircus

Don't love my job, but it's a perfectly decent way of making money to do the things I do love.

R0ot

I love my job, new and challenging tasks every day. I've workes ny ass off to get 3 promotions in the last 2 years and the company rewards us all for our hardwork.

I feel we are truly (sp?) appreciated as employees.

Dravokivich

I love the money my job pays me.

Lady Chuckles

I don't love my job. I'm happy to have a job, but I'm trying my best to find something a little bit more interesting

oldyouth

Hate my job because it is the only thing I have done for 32 years. At first, I enjoyed it, then it gave me good money so I could enjoy nice things and pay all the bills for my family. Now the money is **** but the pressure is not as great with regard to bills. However, I'm institutionalised at this stage and fit for nothing else.

Duggy747

I love my job since I'm the only one who works here.

I get to play Queen all day which always goes down well with the customers :pac:

Mr Benevolent

Nodin wrote: »

The CEO referred to these people collectively as a "bunch of fucking monkeys".

Ryanair?

i sure do

NicsM

I really love my job, I think my friends find it a bit weird how much I enjoy it. I get to work with some really great people, we have such a laugh and every day is different.

I used to work in retail and while I had great fun with my team, the attitude of managers who wanted everything done 5 minutes ago got a bit trying after 4 years :rolleyes:

vader65

Like everything else it has its ups and its downs. The main thing now is to appreciate the fact you are able to have a job to be able to decide if you like it or not.

Mr Benevolent

I don't mind my job, it pays the bills and it's given me a useful certification.

Raminahobbin

I like the actual job- it's a small retail shop that I essentially run, with one other girl. As usual, the boss hasn't a clue and I tend to have to show her how to do stuff rather than the other way around. I like how with small businesses you get a lot more responsibility, so I was prepared to take some **** (irregular lunch breaks, having to stay late, making excuses for her etc etc).

However, my boss went on maternity leave and I was left in charge- I'm paid quite poorly and was told I wouldn't be getting a raise. Then her family installed themselves as my boss as soon as she left, and are interfering with the way I run everything. They have lost me several good customers by being ignorant to them, and are trebling my workload because they dont understand why I am doing things a certain way and want daily reports about everything. They have created bad blood with the neighbouring shops and with our suppliers. And I have been told I'm not allowed take any holidays at all from September-March while she is gone.

So now, I hate my job.

Elessar

Can't say I love it, but I don't hate it either.

Our roster is unbelievable. 60+ hour weeks, paid only for 40, leave is worked into it so you can't take a day off. Sometimes one day off between 8 ten hour shifts. Shift work so earlies you are up anywhere from 2.30am. Nights with no night allowance (4 12 hour shifts together). Only one weekend in 3 off. I don't see my friends for months on end. No social life except for work nights out. And only paid a pittance with no shift allowance, night allowance, bank holiday pay or anything. Nothing extra.

In saying that the job is fairly "secure". The work itself is easy and everyone gets on well and everyday is different. Working with a great bunch of people makes all the difference. Plus it's only 10 mins down the road.

sbsquarepants

Love my job?
Well, i am Georgia Salpas bikini waxer, so what do you think?

Unfortunately, that's a lie.
No, i do not love my job, at best i tolerate it:mad:

BraziliaNZ

it's a nice place to work, the money isn't bad, there are some good perks. But I am thoroughly uninterested in the line of work, I don't really have any line of work I could be bothered with. That's sad isn't it.

BraziliaNZ

Elessar wrote: »

Can't say I love it, but I don't hate it either.

Our roster is unbelievable. 60+ hour weeks, paid only for 40, leave is worked into it so you can't take a day off. Sometimes one day off between 8 ten hour shifts. Shift work so earlies you are up anywhere from 2.30am. Nights with no night allowance (4 12 hour shifts together). Only one weekend in 3 off. I don't see my friends for months on end. No social life except for work nights out. And only paid a pittance with no shift allowance, night allowance, bank holiday pay or anything. Nothing extra.

In saying that the job is fairly "secure". The work itself is easy and everyone gets on well and everyday is different. Working with a great bunch of people makes all the difference. Plus it's only 10 mins down the road.

Seriously why do you all put up with that stuff? Why work 20 hours for free? Is the boss strapped for cash? I doubt it. No c**t would ever have me doing that, you should put a stop to it, get something together with your workmates.

Red_Wake

Could we get a vague idea of what jobs people have?

As it is now, I don't even know what people are moaning about.

I'm a software dev btw, like my job alright.:D

BraziliaNZ

I work for what is essentially an email spam company

amber2

Hell no! Work for a bunch of Wan**rs who caused this recession and despite the fact are still creaming it ..... well whats left of 'em and guess what they still haven't learned their lesson greedy bas**rds. Wise words if you always do what you always did then you always get what you always got......