Vent about your job

[crupiea]

http://www.jobvent.com/index.php

[paolo59]

LOL I did that in this past Friday night's "drunk thread!" It didn't make me feel any better. Neither did the copious quantities of gin and tonic!

[LisaSkinnoble]

I confess, I didn't click the link. But I had to post here.

I love my job. Love, love, love it! Entrepreneurial environment. Wanna try your hand at compliance or corporate governance or what-have-you? G'head!

Four months ago, my employer announced it was merging with another company. Huge job cuts were announced. Waaaaaah!

I have lived with crazy high anxiety levels since then. I confess that my greatest fear was not "how will I pay my mortgage", but rather, how can I ever go back to private practise and do the same thing day after day?

I see the news and I know that jobs are scarce. But really really good jobs that push you to be more than you are, are few and far between.

I am over-the-top excited that the newly merged company is keeping me on. Tomorrow, it's full-steam ahead!

[Bando]

I confess, I didn't click the link. But I had to post here.

I love my job. Love, love, love it! Entrepreneurial environment. Wanna try your hand at compliance or corporate governance or what-have-you? G'head!

Four months ago, my employer announced it was merging with another company. Huge job cuts were announced. Waaaaaah!

I have lived with crazy high anxiety levels since then. I confess that my greatest fear was not "how will I pay my mortgage", but rather, how can I ever go back to private practise and do the same thing day after day?

I see the news and I know that jobs are scarce. But really really good jobs that push you to be more than you are, are few and far between.

I am over-the-top excited that the newly merged company is keeping me on. Tomorrow, it's full-steam ahead!

I clicked it, there is the option to rave as well as rant.

My employer of 10k+ employees has not even been rated once.

[Nikonguy]

Job lover here too.....God help me.

[mikieson]

I like my job even if its only fast food. I just dont like the girls there. Cell phones,boyfriends,gossip,lazy,and just plain annoying.BUT I have something that will take care of all that very very soon...And its name is DRAGONLADY..aka My wife..

[SerpentHearted]

it's about 3 years too late for me. If i'd know about that site while working my last I.T job they'd probably have needed new servers due to a meltdown.

[Karl_Hungus]

I don't think it is possible for me to "love" a job....I've hated many jobs, and the job I have now is probably the best one I've ever had. I don't hate it, but I don't love it. I honestly can't understand loving a job....mainly because no matter how good it is, it is still an obligation and a disruption of personal freedom.

[Karl_Hungus]

I like my job even if its only fast food. I just dont like the girls there. Cell phones,boyfriends,gossip,lazy,and just plain annoying.BUT I have something that will take care of all that very very soon...And its name is DRAGONLADY..aka My wife..

You are going to work for your wife?

[*STEVE*]

I like my job even if its only fast food. I just dont like the girls there. Cell phones,boyfriends,gossip,lazy,and just plain annoying.BUT I have something that will take care of all that very very soon...And its name is DRAGONLADY..aka My wife..

ok "dragonlady" made me lol irl

[mikieson]

You are going to work for your wife?

NOPE...my wife is coming to work with me where im at. She is leaving BK to come run KN rootbeer.

She is taking a big cut in pay and leaving all her benefits behind to work less hrs, make less money and get away from that craphole BK.

long story and will tell if interested?..

[mikieson]

ok "dragonlady" made me lol irl

Thats not me calling her that..Its the name she acquired at Sonic when she worked there and its stuck with her all these years and even at her present job at BK. Its on her cell phone as her signature lol..

Its because she dont screw around at work,goes by the books,and will put you in your place asap no matter if you are family,friend,or stranger.. thats what I love about her.hahah

[Karl_Hungus]

NOPE...my wife is coming to work with me where im at. She is leaving BK to come run KN rootbeer.

That will be cool if you and your wife enjoy working together. Some people can't handle it, but I would love to be able to work with my girlfriend. Good luck man.

[SerpentHearted]

I don't think it is possible for me to "love" a job....I've hated many jobs, and the job I have now is probably the best one I've ever had. I don't hate it, but I don't love it. I honestly can't understand loving a job....mainly because no matter how good it is, it is still an obligation and a disruption of personal freedom.

I love mine y0. Both of 'em!

[Karl_Hungus]

I love mine y0. Both of 'em!

Props to those of you who do -- you are lucky!

[Bando]

I don't think it is possible for me to "love" a job....I've hated many jobs, and the job I have now is probably the best one I've ever had. I don't hate it, but I don't love it. I honestly can't understand loving a job....mainly because no matter how good it is, it is still an obligation and a disruption of personal freedom.

Sounds like you should work for yourself.

I love my job because I work with great peeps. Sometimes the stress level is at 2 million percent and the only way to fix is to get our heads together and fix. <---Better than a hit off a crack pipe, thrive on stress and problems and being the fix

[mikieson]

That will be cool if you and your wife enjoy working together. Some people can't handle it, but I would love to be able to work with my girlfriend. Good luck man.

She and I met at work. Then she and I worked at the same factory years ago before our 1st born was even thought of..lol

She and I will be great together cause we both WORK, and dont use our phones all day long and we both like to clean and NOT sit around on someone elses dollars...we'll do well, thanks man..

[tomdana]

I love my job though cannot say I enjoy the constant barrage of I could not get into see you, or why do you have a life outside of work. I work 80 -100 hrs per week at times. I was accosted in Church today when I went up to a former patient of mine, now a mom of a newborn, and congratulated her on her baby. Gma decided to land blast me that I was not able to see the baby when they called for an appt. Clearly a mistake at the front end that I need to fix, but wow it was a landblasting right there in public. Then come home to a ******** medical question. Taking tomorrow out of the office to go to a Governor's Commission meeting on the Medical Home, advocating for kids and two patients that had to be rescheduled are firing me. I guess I should leave my family, stop lifting, and stop advocating for kids and I would be more available. Sorry to rant, but really people, I have a freaking life outside of the office/Hospital which I spent 20 out 24 hrs at on Friday.

[Karl_Hungus]

Sounds like you should work for yourself.

I love my job because I work with great peeps. Sometimes the stress level is at 2 million percent and the only way to fix is to get our heads together and fix. <---Better than a hit off a crack pipe, thrive on stress and problems and being the fix

I hear ya man. That would be great actually -- I'm kinda the opposite of you. Stress at work is really tough for me to deal with. Overall though, my job has some rewards (set my own hours, work on projects that I choose, etc.), but it is stressful.

[Bando]

I love my job though cannot say I enjoy the constant barrage of I could not get into see you, or why do you have a life outside of work. I work 80 -100 hrs per week at times. I was accosted in Church today when I went up to a former patient of mine, now a mom of a newborn, and congratulated her on her baby. Gma decided to land blast me that I was not able to see the baby when they called for an appt. Clearly a mistake at the front end that I need to fix, but wow it was a landblasting right there in public. Then come home to a ******** medical question. Taking tomorrow out of the office to go to a Governor's Commission meeting on the Medical Home, advocating for kids and two patients that had to be rescheduled are firing me. I guess I should leave my family, stop lifting, and stop advocating for kids and I would be more available. Sorry to rant, but really people, I have a freaking life outside of the office/Hospital which I spent 20 out 24 hrs at on Friday.

Much respect Tom.

43 and I have never saved a Baby's life.

Humbled.

[Corbi]

Love my job, enjoy the guys I work with too for the most part. Actually look forward to going into work every morning. Have a lot of freedowm to plan my own schedule and the work load is extremely varied.

[Tyrbolift]

Like my job, not love, but some of the co-employees can be real kiss-a** backstabbers when the opportunity arises. I don't share things with them as much as I used to.

[justboo2u]

Before I started chemo I had been offered an 'asst supervisor' position IF I left grave shift and went to swing, putting one supervisor on each day shift.

I said okay...

Then a 'high-upper-mucky-muck' decided I didnt deserve the position. Okay, might be better since I was starting chemo and didnt know how it would affect work...

They promoted someone else (who also deserved it). She worked morning alongside the Supervisor.


... and is still right there. Has NOT been moved to swing...

IF and/or WHEN I end up leaving, you can be SURE that something will be said about this...


... not that it matters to anyone but me.



/rant

[Minotaur]

I didn't click the link, since I'm at work (how apropos) and I'm afraid of that dreaded

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As I've stated in the past, I kind of hate my job, but I'm wearing the golden handcuffs. I have a good salary and good benefits. I'm thankful for that.

To go anywhere else would be a lateral move, or a serious reduction in pay and benefits that I cannot afford. After 30 years I've come to detest the IT field and being a seat warmer and desk jockey.

[beachguy498]

Looks like a cool site, have to surf it later when I'm home.

My job is pretty much a zoo every day. The pay could be better and the bennies are ok. If I can hang in for another 6 years, 4 months, 12 days and 3.5 hours and 28 seconds, Ill be a free man.

BG

[philipj]

Now I have had to slow down. I am now a process server, work bad checks and embezzlement. Ref the paper serving we have jerks who try to dodge getting a subpoena or law suit. What most fools do not know is that I get paid a minimum fee PLUS extra work effort. Then they wonder why their court costs are so high. It is because they were jerks and caused extra work. I bill the attorney, the attorney files my fees as court costs, and the judge charges the jerk more money.

The height of jerkness is when the jerk says "they can't get blood out of a turnip". Then he looses a judgement, and the professionals get done with them they discover, they are a bleeding turnip.

[rea99]

I checked it out, my employer who has 250k+ employees world wide is on there, edit: really big number(so high it might give me away if I posted it, lol) negative rating. LOL, I like my employer and have no real issues with them, some screwing HC crap for 2011 but anyway overall pretty satisfied.

I read the first page of comments, every single one was by someone who was fired or is no longer with the company, looks like a place for failures to rant to me.

[Parajoe]

I like my job, but I utterly despise the company I work for and their draconian rules that they have put in place. My company is on that site, and everything that is said about it is 100% true. Sad.

[Porkchop74]

LOL the company I work for is on it and the 3 negative post are the truth one positive is the CTO trying to get new people in. We had 14 people quit in the last month. That is about 45% of our staff they have only been able to hire two new employees I am stuck covering the night shift 6 nights a week by myself do to being one of the few that can handle all the tech issues. Dark days for my company

[Karl_Hungus]

Now I have had to slow down. I am now a process server, work bad checks and embezzlement. Ref the paper serving we have jerks who try to dodge getting a subpoena or law suit. What most fools do not know is that I get paid a minimum fee PLUS extra work effort. Then they wonder why their court costs are so high. It is because they were jerks and caused extra work. I bill the attorney, the attorney files my fees as court costs, and the judge charges the jerk more money.

Well, with your line of work, you can't really be surprised that your "customers" aren't exactly thrilled to see you. Same thing with collection agents .... If your job results in bad things happening to people, you should very well expect that they aren't going to go out of their way to be terribly accommodating.