Anyone hate their job?

thunderDAN

I just started a new job a couple of month ago and hate it. It's a sale/marketing job where I have to make outbound calls to try and get people to come to our company's events. It sucks. Our company doesn't sell anything, we just want to build relationships with local companies, but it sucks calling people and getting hung up on.

How do you people find jobs you like? I feel like there are a bunch of people doing stuff they like to do, how the hell does that happen?! I went to school for business, but never expected real life to suck this bad every day

mickeyrat

I like what i do. for now anyway. the what I do part.that is changing very soon. Not a fan of the who I report to part.

Citizen Zack

That old cliche of 'it's more important to enjoy what you do than to make a bunch of money' is absolutely true. Unfortunately, a lot of us (myself included) are stubborn and have to find that out the hard way. I spent four years in finance - accounting positions with Bank of America. I had a good job and lots of growth potential, but I was bored to tears with it. Those cubicle walls seem to close in on you. I sucked it up for a while, but finally just decided that I couldn't take it anymore. I got certified to teach high school English over the summer of '09 and I'm in my second year teaching full time now. Never would have imagined being a teacher, but I love it. I'm on my feet, doing something I actually care about, and I get a sense of fulfillment out of it. I want to choke some of the kids sometimes, but overall, it's been a really great experience.

All we've got is our time and I just couldn't waste any more of it being miserable at work. It wore on me - affected my personality, my relationships. I had to get out for my own sanity. I know it's not a viable option for everyone, but there is seriously no time to burn dragging yourself to a job you hate. You'll never get that time back. I hope you find something that inspires you soon.

thunderDAN

Citizen Zack wrote:

That old cliche of 'it's more important to enjoy what you do than to make a bunch of money' is absolutely true. Unfortunately, a lot of us (myself included) are stubborn and have to find that out the hard way. I spent four years in finance - accounting positions with Bank of America. I had a good job and lots of growth potential, but I was bored to tears with it. Those cubicle walls seem to close in on you. I sucked it up for a while, but finally just decided that I couldn't take it anymore. I got certified to teach high school English over the summer of '09 and I'm in my second year teaching full time now. Never would have imagined being a teacher, but I love it. I'm on my feet, doing something I actually care about, and I get a sense of fulfillment out of it. I want to choke some of the kids sometimes, but overall, it's been a really great experience.

All we've got is our time and I just couldn't waste any more of it being miserable at work. It wore on me - affected my personality, my relationships. I had to get out for my own sanity. I know it's not a viable option for everyone, but there is seriously no time to burn dragging yourself to a job you hate. You'll never get that time back. I hope you find something that inspires you soon.

thats good advice. thanks.

Citizen Zack

I was having a very similar conversation with a couple of friends this weekend. One guy was a salesman for several years, was making good money but the time commitment was becoming too much (his wife just had their 4th kid). So he went through the training/took the tests and became a fireman. He's been doing it for 6 months and says "I can't believe they pay me to do it." Says he loves the work, not GREAT pay but good enough plus a good retirement. Loves the hours - 24 hours on, 48 hours off.

comebackgirl

I hated my first few jobs out of college. It wasn't till I went back to grad school that I really started to love my job. I'm a clinical social worker and there really is something fulfilling about helping people. Even on the craziest day at least I feel like I've done something good in the end. I'm totally overworked - it's not uncommon for me to get a crisis call at 2am - but I've adjusted to it. I love that there is so much flexibility in the field too. It's nice to know that there are lots of options if I ever need a change of pace.

not4u32

I was working my first job out of college...also a business/sales type job...hated it...one of my very good friends took his life (Can't Keep was playing on repeat when they found him)...it inspired me to completely change my career...now I am totally happy...my advice would be find what you love to do and go that direction...hopefully this helps and isnt too much of a downer...the entire few months changed the course of my life...for the better

TresentPense

I lost my job at the very end of June, and unfortunately am still on the prowl looking for what's next. Truth be told I don't know what's worse - going to a job you hate every day (like I was), or being unemployed and regretting things like the trip to London you took the week prior to losing said job to see PJ in Hyde Park. The sooner I'm collecting a check again, the sooner I can return to being glad I went!

Kevinman

If I liked it, it wouldn't be called work.

drtyfrnk29

I have a love/hate relationship with what I do for a living. I've been doing it for almost eight years and while it has taken a serious toll on my body (smashed hands, unexplained bruises, heel spurs and a shoulder surgery to name a few things) I really enjoy being out in the sun all day. I deliver water, by the way.

A lot of people that I've told are taken back by the pressure and expectations we face everyday. I tell people I'm basically a salesman driving a 16 ton billboard. Aside from distribution goals, ever changing products and product codes I have to convince people to spend more money on stuff they don't necessarily need, and in some cases want, all while fighting the clock and trying to fit a 30' truck in a 31' parking spot and try not to get killed crossing the street.

But the upside is that I've made some excellent friendships with customers, helped a lot of people and fed my family while doing it. On those days where nothing is going right I know that tomorrow it can run smooth as silk.

In other words, it's complicated.

AELARA

I enjoy my work most of the times,I just don't like the fact that I have to study/ get prepared at home.
BUT when I was at university I had to find a part-time job selling maps and it really sucked. I had to walk down long avenues, go into any kind of shop trying to convince people to buy maps! Maps of modern Greece, ancient Greece, Europe, world and 11 more types of maps. So not me! I'm not good at selling things, I simply don't have it. What is more it was a really hot summer, around 35 C (June). I had to walk almost non-stop for 5 hours and sell at least 20-25 maps!!! I quitted in less than a month... :crazy:

eMMI

I don't hate everything about what I do, but some things for sure.

The main thing that seems to irk me these days is my boss. He's a nice enough guy, but not a good supervisor. He got the job pretty much by chance and while it doesn't necessarily show all the time, it doesn't surprise people either when I tell them. :P

It's the feeling of being unappreciated and taken for granted that gets to me the most. It seems that every time one of the newer employees writes to the diary that they've done something, something everyone has to take care of on their turn, like filling up the drinks fridge, they get praise and thank yous. When I do the same, nothing. I think this sort of stull should be all or none.

(By the way, we write that stuff down in the diary because the boss is an idiot in the sense that if something isn't written down, he's just gonna assume it's not done.)

Some things about my job I really like. The customers that are nice and polite, many of them come by often too. (I work in a video rental store.) I like films so that's a big plus too.

But I've had enough. Also, I'm moving in with my boyfriend and I've only got seven more days in work left (scattered over this and next week). I'm taking a huge leap of faith moving without a definite work or school thing, but I've got plans and I'll work hard to get a job (and schooling for it) I really want.

dunkman

thunderDAN wrote:

I just started a new job a couple of month ago and hate it. It's a sale/marketing job where I have to make outbound calls to try and get people to come to our company's events. It sucks. Our company doesn't sell anything, we just want to build relationships with local companies, but it sucks calling people and getting hung up on.

no offence dude but i simply could not do that job... i'd rather go back to my gay porn days. :oops: :oops:

Jukee

I hate my job, it's too damn boring, there's never enough work to do. My co-workers a moron and I have to share a teeny tiny office with her. Money's too good to quit though.

neilybabes86

if work was fun it would be called play...but its not