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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ECGORDON

Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:15 PM

I'm a kid at heart, and in my head, but the rest of the body feels even older than 60.

CHRISISALL

Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:20 PM

You should do some kung-fu.
Try Paqua (aka Bagua) or Tai-Chi. Kicking ass makes ya feel young in body as well.
I have scoliosis, and my back was killing me big time in my 20's. Now when it hurts, I feel 25 again!!! BWAHAHA.

The laughing Chrisisall

BORIS

Friday, February 19, 2010 12:44 AM

work with kids...what's not to love...other than occasional irritating coworkers and a few noxious parents.

BORIS

Friday, February 19, 2010 1:10 AM

Wo! not to be disrespectful, but as a novice 40 year old I'm feeling kinda youngish on this thread :-). Isn't 60 the new 20 now anyway? employers need to get over their ageism. nothing I've hated more in the past than having a younger less experienced person employed above me just because they're younger and have a piece of paper that says they are qualified. what I really hate is when I'm expected to train them so they will be worthy of the position, when I already have the necessary skills.
Our number 2 at work fits this category. she gives pointless directions so we have no choice but to ignore her...then she complains we are undermining her authority. e.g. the other day she removed me from an area where I was observing some challenging older kids that were obviously scheming something. she asked me to supervise a new but experienced staff member who was supervising little kids doing basic craft. I said no as it was unnecessary and I needed to get back outside to redirect any silliness from older kids. She threatened to report me. I said I had more pressing concerns (what I actually said while smiling sweetly was " Good luck with that, If you don't mind I have to get back outside before something regrettable occurs)...unfortunately my evil-doers had taken advantage of my absence and had exposed a green ant's nest.They were jumping up and down on it to annoy the ants( the idea being that they would get bitten and get to go home). Funnily enough I was not the staff member put on report that day, and she was firmly reminded to assume the senior staff positioned themselves according to the greatest needs of the children and the program. I refuse to get "formal" qualifications for a job I've been doing successfully for more than 20 years.

CHRISISALL

Friday, February 19, 2010 2:29 AM

It's not and never has been what you can do, rather what a "certification" says you can do.
Just look at Dubya, graduate of a good school who tanked every place he worked.
*meh*

The laughing Chrisisall

BORIS

Friday, February 19, 2010 5:04 AM

Ha ha...good point forgot about Dubya.

KWICKO

Friday, February 19, 2010 5:16 AM

All three, sometimes in the same minute.

Overall, I like my job. Certainly don't hate it. Not looking to fly any planes into any buildings over it, that's for sure.

LWAVES

Friday, February 19, 2010 8:21 PM

I used to like my job.
Then ownership and management changed and I really liked it. The owner had another company so we never saw him.
Then the management left and ownership sent someone who thinks he's in charge. He's a young 'un who thinks he can do anything because he's the bosses son and can tell us what to do in our job (which is an industry he knows nothing about).
I currently tolerate my job.
We are supoosed to be moving location this year to put everything under one roof. From what I've heard I think I'll be hating my job at the point.

But you never know. Positive thoughts and all that.
If not here's hoping for a lottery win.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

BRIGLAD

Friday, February 19, 2010 9:15 PM

I like my job. After a year of unemployment, any job would be welcome so I took a job flagging traffic.

When most people see the folk standing at the side of the road holding the stop sign, they see a dead end job/can't do anything else for a living situation.

Couldn't be further from the truth.

I have a one inch thick manual I have to follow when it comes to setting up safe work zones. I can have OSHA show up on my job site and if the traffic control isn't up to what they think it should be, as the Crew Chief, I'm the one the inspector is going to write up for several thousand dollars worth of fines.

The crews we work with (Mostly utility... Power and phone) rely on us to keep them safe.

My company pays the best in the state (I make $13 an hour) and I get the extra benefit of being able to bring the company truck home every night so I don't have to put my own gas money into my car to get to work.

And, I must be doing a god job. I've been with them for 8 months, been a Crew Chief for three and a half months and I just picked up my new company truck this afternoon. a just purchased, 2002 Chevy S-10 4x4.. and it's loaded with only 62,000 miles on it. My old truck had over 125,000 miles, was a 4x2 and was basically a beater.

My Supervisor is the best I have ever had. She knows her stuff. And instead of yelling at you if you make an error, she asks you why you did something and then makes suggestions as to how to improve your set up.

The only drawback lately is that the Job I've been working the last month and a half requires me to get up at 4 am to be on the job site by 7 am. It's a 180 mile round trip from home to work and back. I've been working parts of the state of VT that I've never been to and I've lived here all my life (43 years)

I've had more rewarding jobs (professionally and financially) and I've had much worse jobs but for the moment, I'm happy where I am.

Bri

NCBROWNCOAT

Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:10 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
You should do some kung-fu.
Try Paqua (aka Bagua) or Tai-Chi. Kicking ass makes ya feel young in body as well.
I have scoliosis, and my back was killing me big time in my 20's. Now when it hurts, I feel 25 again!!! BWAHAHA.

The laughing Chrisisall

Doing a "Discover Scuba" 2 hour class Saturday March 6 at a local pool. I don't know if I'll get certified or just have fun for 2 hours.

I'd love to try Tai Chi but no one in my small town teaches it.

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