How much do you love/hate your current job?

tempo_n_groove

7

mcgruff10 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mcgruff10 said:

lastexitlondon said:

mcgruff10 said:

Year 22 of teaching middle school and I"m burnt.  Kids are very different in the post pandemic world.  

Man i feel for you
 A great man in a world of absolute bullshit.its becoming  a thankless task . With  no benefits. 
Mike you  are... you are.. a tower of strength to me. 

Ha ha. This is great!

the first part of your statement is absolutely true and it sucks.  

You're not great so I don't get it...

  

Lyrics from you are.  

Bentleyspop said:

Retired from my "adult" career which I grew to hate, almost 20 years ago
Now I'm the beer manager at Omaha's largest and best craft beer, wine, and specialty spirits store.
Yes I get to drink a lot of cool stuff for free.
No I can't get you any Blanton's.

HAHAHAHA!!!!

Vitalogensia

8

HR for a cidery.  I consider myself lucky as fuck as I never thought it was possible to like a job, let alone enjoy it.  Until I got here in November 2020 I never would've thought anything higher than a 3-rating would've been possible.  I can't give it a 10, though, because: it's still a job.

brianlux

7

For mys of my 21 years in the used book business, my love of the business has been 9.5 (nothing is perfect, not even books).  But lately it is a weak 7.  It's been a good ride and I'll keep doing it until it finally peters out, but I'm not as enthusiastic as I was for many years.  But I am a bibliophile for life!

darwinstheory

7

Steelworker for the past 5 years 

It was very intimidating leaving a white collar managerial position in a far safer & cleaner industry. I really wasn't sure the work environment and culture were going to be a fit. But, the benefits are phenomenal! The fiancé are in a much more comfortable position. I never take work home...except in 2 ways - and those are what take it down to a 7: I take home dirty clothes/car sometimes and I really dislike swing shift. I'm working towards getting to a department with a better schedule, so that should help. 

@mcgruff10 - I just had dinner with a very tenured teacher last night and we had the same conversation regarding today's youth in the post apocalyptic world. Sorry, man! It has to be brutal. On the flip side, I see that @jojorice is also a teacher but ranks his job as an 8. I'm curious of the differences.

JojoRice

8

darwinstheory said:

Steelworker for the past 5 years 

It was very intimidating leaving a white collar managerial position in a far safer & cleaner industry. I really wasn't sure the work environment and culture were going to be a fit. But, the benefits are phenomenal! The fiancé are in a much more comfortable position. I never take work home...except in 2 ways - and those are what take it down to a 7: I take home dirty clothes/car sometimes and I really dislike swing shift. I'm working towards getting to a department with a better schedule, so that should help. 

@mcgruff10 - I just had dinner with a very tenured teacher last night and we had the same conversation regarding today's youth in the post apocalyptic world. Sorry, man! It has to be brutal. On the flip side, I see that @jojorice is also a teacher but ranks his job as an 8. I'm curious of the differences.

2 years ago I would have said a 2 or 3. The reason I say 8 now is because I've switched classroom settings. This is my 12th year teaching. I spent my first 10 years doing Special Ed. I absolutely hated my SPED job the last 3 or 4 years because of the horrendous paperwork and politics that SPED teachers have to put up with. 

2 years ago I switched departments from SPED to General Ed and it's been a huge difference. Lot less stressful and no more bs paperwork & politics. 

JeBurkhardt

7

JojoRice said:

darwinstheory said:

Steelworker for the past 5 years 

It was very intimidating leaving a white collar managerial position in a far safer & cleaner industry. I really wasn't sure the work environment and culture were going to be a fit. But, the benefits are phenomenal! The fiancé are in a much more comfortable position. I never take work home...except in 2 ways - and those are what take it down to a 7: I take home dirty clothes/car sometimes and I really dislike swing shift. I'm working towards getting to a department with a better schedule, so that should help. 

@mcgruff10 - I just had dinner with a very tenured teacher last night and we had the same conversation regarding today's youth in the post apocalyptic world. Sorry, man! It has to be brutal. On the flip side, I see that @jojorice is also a teacher but ranks his job as an 8. I'm curious of the differences.

2 years ago I would have said a 2 or 3. The reason I say 8 now is because I've switched classroom settings. This is my 12th year teaching. I spent my first 10 years doing Special Ed. I absolutely hated my SPED job the last 3 or 4 years because of the horrendous paperwork and politics that SPED teachers have to put up with. 

2 years ago I switched departments from SPED to General Ed and it's been a huge difference. Lot less stressful and no more bs paperwork & politics. 

My wife has been a high school Special Education teacher for over 15 years. I can attest to the difficulties of the job that don't even involve teaching. She is getting ready to start on her master's degree in speech pathology. Once she has it and moves to that field, her stress load will dissipate considerably.  

mickeyrat

10 - Really love my Job

can I change my vote? let you know if I need to after tonight.

weather, particularly like tonights, makes my job actual work. hyper vigilant and attuned to what the road and conditions are telling me and the truck. THEN I also have to contend with the assholes who should have stayed home,  driving scared putting others at risk.

F Me In The Brain

10 - Really love my Job

Be safe out there.  Gotta be tough work on days like today.

lastexitlondon

mickeyrat said:

can I change my vote? let you know if I need to after tonight.

weather, particularly like tonights, makes my job actual work. hyper vigilant and attuned to what the road and conditions are telling me and the truck. THEN I also have to contend with the assholes who should have stayed home,  driving scared putting others at risk.

Take care out there

mfc2006

8

Hi! said:

I have this shirt!

Hi!

5 - Feel indifferent

mfc2006 said:

Hi! said:

I have this shirt!

Love that song.
I called the phone# and hung up when somebody answered. Wonder how often that happens.😉

mickeyrat

10 - Really love my Job

lastexitlondon said:

mickeyrat said:

can I change my vote? let you know if I need to after tonight.

weather, particularly like tonights, makes my job actual work. hyper vigilant and attuned to what the road and conditions are telling me and the truck. THEN I also have to contend with the assholes who should have stayed home,  driving scared putting others at risk.

Take care out there

appreciate that. No need though, just got the call. We are shut down companywide until Monday. Which is still a holiday but those who choose to can run. I have chosen to. Will also get Holiday pay on top of that.....

THIS is why I love my job and the company I work for.

darwinstheory

7

mickeyrat said:

lastexitlondon said:

mickeyrat said:

can I change my vote? let you know if I need to after tonight.

weather, particularly like tonights, makes my job actual work. hyper vigilant and attuned to what the road and conditions are telling me and the truck. THEN I also have to contend with the assholes who should have stayed home,  driving scared putting others at risk.

Take care out there

appreciate that. No need though, just got the call. We are shut down companywide until Monday. Which is still a holiday but those who choose to can run. I have chosen to. Will also get Holiday pay on top of that.....

THIS is why I love my job and the company I work for.

Great to hear. Like when companies are willing to do the safe thing AND putting some money back in employees pockets.

darwinstheory

7

JojoRice said:

darwinstheory said:

Steelworker for the past 5 years 

It was very intimidating leaving a white collar managerial position in a far safer & cleaner industry. I really wasn't sure the work environment and culture were going to be a fit. But, the benefits are phenomenal! The fiancé are in a much more comfortable position. I never take work home...except in 2 ways - and those are what take it down to a 7: I take home dirty clothes/car sometimes and I really dislike swing shift. I'm working towards getting to a department with a better schedule, so that should help. 

@mcgruff10 - I just had dinner with a very tenured teacher last night and we had the same conversation regarding today's youth in the post apocalyptic world. Sorry, man! It has to be brutal. On the flip side, I see that @jojorice is also a teacher but ranks his job as an 8. I'm curious of the differences.

2 years ago I would have said a 2 or 3. The reason I say 8 now is because I've switched classroom settings. This is my 12th year teaching. I spent my first 10 years doing Special Ed. I absolutely hated my SPED job the last 3 or 4 years because of the horrendous paperwork and politics that SPED teachers have to put up with. 

2 years ago I switched departments from SPED to General Ed and it's been a huge difference. Lot less stressful and no more bs paperwork & politics. 

I can absolutely see the SPED gig being very challenging. Much respect for that work.

Oh, and GO DAWGS (for the next 2 games anyhow)

mickeyrat

10 - Really love my Job

mickeyrat said:

lastexitlondon said:

mickeyrat said:

can I change my vote? let you know if I need to after tonight.

weather, particularly like tonights, makes my job actual work. hyper vigilant and attuned to what the road and conditions are telling me and the truck. THEN I also have to contend with the assholes who should have stayed home,  driving scared putting others at risk.

Take care out there

appreciate that. No need though, just got the call. We are shut down companywide until Monday. Which is still a holiday but those who choose to can run. I have chosen to. Will also get Holiday pay on top of that.....

THIS is why I love my job and the company I work for.

in addition I just received a set of runs for Monday. Can start when I like. just a few miles shy of my normal. Asked if I could run tomorrow if I wanted(get it on this weeks pay) but they said no, in case theres a truck or trailer issue it will be easier to get someone out on Monday than Saturday....

So will get a full week of miles AND holiday pay for  Monday....

josevolution

9

mickeyrat said:

can I change my vote? let you know if I need to after tonight.

weather, particularly like tonights, makes my job actual work. hyper vigilant and attuned to what the road and conditions are telling me and the truck. THEN I also have to contend with the assholes who should have stayed home,  driving scared putting others at risk.

Safe travels 👍 in this weather it’s definitely a challenge!