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Do you love your job, tolerate you job, or hate your job?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, February 22, 2010 23:19
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Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:37 AM

A kind of poll.

I tolerate mine, at the moment.


The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:48 AM

Love is maybe too strong a word in this instance - but I'm very happy with my job. It could always be improved of course, but in the light of how poor things could be - I'm very fortunate. So happy sums it up.

So why tolrate at the moment 'C' ? What's happened?

?R

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Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:56 AM

My job was just to add income while at school; now I'm out for a semester & that makes my job the only thing I'm doing for a while. Hence the "tolerating."

I'm just wondering if Browncoats are happy in their work overall, or if *work* is inherently unfulfilling for most.

Call it my need to know.


The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:12 AM

I hate my job but have to tolerate it for now. I ain't about to quit unless something else better comes along, and that is not likely to happen due to the economy...and my age. No one wants to hire a soon to be 60 year old man.


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Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ecgordon:
No one wants to hire a soon to be 60 year old man.

I always pictured you as a thirty-something, Ec!
Welcome to the 50 & over Browncoat Club!


The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:21 AM

At times all three.

passoniatetly indifferent

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Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:44 AM

Sometimes all of the above, at the same time. I'm very multidimensional.

Day late an'a dollar short...Story of my ruttin' life!

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Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:

Originally posted by ecgordon:
No one wants to hire a soon to be 60 year old man.

I always pictured you as a thirty-something, Ec!
Welcome to the 50 & over Browncoat Club!


The laughing Chrisisall



Come midnight you'll have another member of the 50 & over Browncoat Club right here.

And I'm tolerating the job right now because I got my annual review today. I have a very picky boss.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/







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Thursday, February 18, 2010 4:24 AM

There are sometimes I like it, like when I get to go out in the field. When I'm behind on things, and when I feel like I could be spending my time better or getting more work for work done, I struggle.

I tell myself that it's what I trained for, and I'm really lucky to have a job, and that I'm helping the community, and yeah, there's times when I really enjoy it. But I'm easily distracted, sometimes I don't feel like I'm doing my best, which makes me feel guilty, because again, I intended to do good for the community. And there's sometimes I wish I could be doing something else. Like exclusively commentating on politics, or Firefly, or writing stories.

And getting up at five in the morning and getting home at 6:30 pm sucks. :/

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Thursday, February 18, 2010 4:24 AM

I love my job, but I'm self employed and answer to myself. I have 15 people under me and enjoy the difference in ages and work ethics. But I pick my employees very carefully so as long as we all get along, the workplace is happy. Bring in the wrong person, and it's like driving on a square wheel. I hate the self imposed stress of having the ultimate responsibility of running the business, but after working under other people, I would never have it any other way than I have it now. I have the grey hair to prove the stress levels of self employment though. So be careful what you wish for, you may get it.

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