I hate my new job.....

[webcake]

I've always thought about being a cop. And the pay has increased a lot recently. Use to be pretty shit pay, and while it still isn't great, it's better.

[jwb]

I've always thought about being a cop. And the pay has increased a lot recently. Use to be pretty shit pay, and while it still isn't great, it's better.

I think the main thing is to watch your own back in the nsw force now since everyone is out for themselves promotion-wise and lots of genuine kids get screwed over by the schemers who get in...

[MuscleMcMannus]

No, the current (dreaded) job is commercial property management.

Obviously having the qualification, getting a job in the fitness industry should be relatively easy. Just a matter of determining whether that is a suitable long term kind of job. Decisions decisions.....

Haha.....property management.......mr. big shot donald trump wannabe can't handle the real world where not everything is what you want it to be.......boo hoo.......grow up kid and quit whining like a little bitch. 

[garebear]

I would strongly recommend against joining the army.

However, should you survive it, no job will ever suck quite as bad by comparison.

[webcake]

hahah i was waiting for you to jump on this. Could be worse..........i could be a male nurse.

[Mars]

im at a age i should suppose to know what i want but i still dont, sometimes i look with slight jealousy to people who really enjoy what they are doing.

[just_a_pilgrim]

Webcke i've worked almost 2.5 years in a shift work job which is shit, fuckheads there who have no life and need to pick on little bullshit things to pass the time. Almost got into fights with jealous fuckers etc etc. Some great people i have met and have fun but overall this is way below me.

All in the hope i can make it big or at least something from my business i keep pushing, of which at present i make about the same as i make from the job.

It's always going to be like that, i've worked in large companies and very small ones, especially when you push yourself you'll never be happy working with general clueless fucks and you'll hate things. That's life. People are shit 

[just_a_pilgrim]

hahah i was waiting for you to jump on this. Could be worse..........i could be a male nurse.

Considering where i work now I would never want to be a cop or nurse in emergency services they deal with the complete trash of society and i get to hear all of it (at least for a short while  ).

[garebear]

hahah i was waiting for you to jump on this. Could be worse..........i could be a male nurse.

Nursing is a great job in the States, especially if you are an RN. You make great money, get to work wherever you want (there is a huge shortage), and will always be around women.

Not for me, but I wish it were. I had to give someone an IV once and my hands were shaking so bad I could hardly get the needle in.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

No, the current (dreaded) job is commercial property management.

Obviously having the qualification, getting a job in the fitness industry should be relatively easy. Just a matter of determining whether that is a suitable long term kind of job. Decisions decisions.....

I spent 14 years doing jobs that I didn't like...unloading trucks, delivering mail, putting up mobile homes, etc.  Just have to stick it out and save your money until you're in the capacity to do what you like

[Mr Nobody]

Unfortunately this time i am actually starting a serious thread. Been in the job 2 months now and hate it. There really isn't an element of the job that i enjoy. There are parts i dislike, and there are parts i hate. I dread going into work and find it hard to relax on the weekends as i know Monday is right around the corner.

I have pretty much made up my mind about what i will do, but was just wondering if anyone else has been in a similar situation and what they did/what their advice is.

Sincerely,
webcke 

I'm in the same boat cant relax on weekends because of thinking about stuff I need to do on Monday. I have a high stress IT job the problem is I hate IT now and make to much to switch careers. I guess I need a rich woman.

[outby43]

I'm in the same boat cant relax on weekends because of thinking about stuff I need to do on Monday. I have a high stress IT job the problem is I hate IT now and make to much to switch careers. I guess I need a rich woman.

I am in the same boat as well.  IT job, can't do anything else and make what I do.  Well actually I like IT but I hate the people I support.  If they were all IT people it wouldn't be so bad.  I am putting all of my eggs in the "win the lottery" basket.

[Mr Nobody]

I am in the same boat as well.  IT job, can't do anything else and make what I do.  Well actually I like IT but I hate the people I support.  If they were all IT people it wouldn't be so bad.  I am putting all of my eggs in the "win the lottery" basket.

X2 I forgot to mention the assholes I have to support in IT

[IrishMuscle84]

I have realised that i can't fucking handle 9-5 office jobs. Just not for me. I need to be doing something active.........which is why fitness is a good fit for me. The army is also in the cards.

YUP. Im the same exact way, BUT all the jobs ive had have allll been some type of i guess "on your feet, labor work". Im pretty much sick of, soo i wouldnt mind some kind of office job, dont know about know 9-5, maybe part-time.

[Mr Nobody]

I spent 14 years doing jobs that I didn't like...unloading trucks, delivering mail, putting up mobile homes, etc.  Just have to stick it out and save your money until you're in the capacity to do what you like

So Vince I know you cant survive on your website, so either you got money saved or you still have to some of the shitty jobs at least part-time.

[IrishMuscle84]

How are they stacked? All it takes is listening to goals, and putting together a fitness program. People come, people go, some serious some not, as with any job in life.
You'll find a knack for something. Life changes all the time and money ain't everything if you ain't at least halfway enjoying what your doing.

YUP. Thats the key right there, find something that you truly like doing and have a passion for. Even if your not makin millions from it.

[WillGrant]

webcke we love you brudda fuk em

[WillGrant]

I always thought this too, but unemployment is not paid by the government it is an insurance pool paid into by the employers.  So basically you're taking money from the fucked up job that you hate still.....that should make you feel better about it.  

As far as you situation goes, yes I was there recently.  I worked for a large company here for five years in one of the most competitive industries there is doing sales.  For the first 2.5 years I wouldn't say I loved it, but I at aleast was content with it and enjoyed it somewhat.  The money was the best I've ever made and more than I thought I would make being that I don't have a degree.....for now at least.  Anyway, we got a new president and things started changing a lot.  The first sign of things to come was the head of sales support came down and started handing out a sheet to sign that basically said the commission plan was changeable at anytime.  We were told that they simply needed to make sure that they had everyone's on file cuz they weren't sure if they did and that no changes were planned.    No bullshit, within 2 hours of the forms being collected we get an email saying that the goals had increased and the bonus was gone.  And we all took it like little fuckin sheep.  More changes were made with the usual corporate spin about how this was an opportunity to make the plan work for you, you can actually make more, and you should just be happy you have a job.    They started doing things to cut costs, and many of the decisions took away our ability to sign  a lot of deals either from a competitively priced standpoint or from an inability to support the customers set up like our competitors could.  Up until about a year and a half ago at least my immediate managers were cool, but then I got switched to this little micro managing turd that saw himself as a sales guru.....nevermind that he never had done sales.  I was on FMLA already for a health condition, and then tore my ACL so I was missing a day or two a week going to appointments and he basically belittled me daily even though i'd still make goal that I wasn't committed.  He sat me down and gave me a speech about how he went through hard times too.  I asked him what they were and he tells me about how sad he was when his family moved here in high school, and how difficult his divorce was.  I'm like did you just compare your divorce that you caused by fucking the girl in sales support and a move as a child to a life long disease???   I got up and walked out and basically ignored him from that point on praying that he'd can me.  6 months later he finally did.  The great thing about my situation was that in between all this I signed a huge deal that payed a substantial amount, and the way our commission worked I got payed for working out, riding my mountain bike, taking a couple trips, and just relaxing for two months.    I didn't file for unemployment until I actively started looking for work about two months later, and to be honest once I did I got pretty scared.  There wasn't shit out there I wanted to do.  I was determined not to end up in a situation like that and what you're going through again so I was picky.  After four months of looking I was starting to think I wouldn't have a choice though.  Then I got a call from a friend that he had given my name to someone and it panned out.  I start at the end of the month, and think it will be something I really enjoy.

OK, so there's the background...sorry so long.  Now for the advice.  I've learned like you that a big corporate culture/ typical cube bitch is not for me.  I also learned that a manager can have an enormous impact on your job happiness even in sales where you essentially write your own check.  In the 2.5 years of it being bad I made a lot and saved a lot which allowed me to be in a better position than most while unemployed.  The price for that was gaining 40lbs, developing high blood pressure and SVT, lot's of sleepless nights, bouts of depression, and absolutely dreading going to work everyday.  The trade off is not worth it bro.  You need to cover your own ass though so as another person said suck it up till you qualify for unemployment and then get yourself shown the door while looking for something now.  If you don't find something b4, take time after that to figure out what you would really enjoy doing, and pursue it til you get the interview, PREPARE your ass off for it and nail it.

If you made it through all of that you really are unhappy in your job  Best of luck to ya in finding something better that makes you happy!

IM NOT READING THAT SHIT SON

[che]

If you are not afraid of heights  come to work with me , decent pay , decent benefits, fun job.

[Marlo Stanfield]

Unfortunately this time i am actually starting a serious thread. Been in the job 2 months now and hate it. There really isn't an element of the job that i enjoy. There are parts i dislike, and there are parts i hate. I dread going into work and find it hard to relax on the weekends as i know Monday is right around the corner.

I have pretty much made up my mind about what i will do, but was just wondering if anyone else has been in a similar situation and what they did/what their advice is.

Sincerely,
webcke 

WTF dude are you trying to make a point to be vague or what? either explain what part of your job you hate or stop bitching. 

are you asking if generally people hate their jobs? then the answer is 90% YES

[Mr Nobody]

Before this, make an effort to have people start calling you T-Bone. 






Jobwise I mostly hated working in an office.  I would prefer to try to work for myself w/me as the only employee and do manual labor such as landscaping/mowing/snow-removal or something like massage therapy.  Much less stress than working in an office with people

Maybe you should go to massage therapy school webster

Thats what I'm talking I sit in a damn office all day with phones ringing people talking it gets old after awhile, that being said I wouldnt want to be a roofer or hanging off high beams either, problem is I have material things I dont want to give up so its hard to drop it all and do something you like for way less money.

[BayGBM]

No, the dream took an unexpected turn. I guess on the brightside i am still young. Ad i guess you just gotta be straight with yourself and if you don't like something.........don't do it.

lol, Seinfeld always has the answers.

If you are still young then go back to school and get a meaningful credential that will enable a real career.  You may be young now, but the years will fly by before you realize it.  You don’t want to wake up 20 or 30 years from now with no meaningful work history or retirement accounts to speak of.

Turning up your nose at a 9-5 job?  You sound like another getbigger, “…could not imagine though being an office worker, cubicle, wearing a suit everyday kind of guy, how horrible is that!  totally not my personality! i like my personal freedom and individuality too much to have a normal 9 to 5 job!”  Do you really want to end up like this guy? http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=281208.0

I am not endorsing 9-5 jobs as nirvana, but turning up your nose and copping an attitude is for people who are independently wealthy; you are not in that group.

[che]

Thats what I'm talking I sit in a damn office all day with phones ringing people talking it gets old after awhile, that being said I wouldnt want to be a roofer or hanging off high beams either, problem is I have material things I dont want to give up so its hard to drop it all and do something you like for way less money.

How much money do you make , Nobody ?

[Tre]

Unfortunately this time i am actually starting a serious thread. Been in the job 2 months now and hate it. There really isn't an element of the job that i enjoy. There are parts i dislike, and there are parts i hate. I dread going into work and find it hard to relax on the weekends as i know Monday is right around the corner.

I have pretty much made up my mind about what i will do, but was just wondering if anyone else has been in a similar situation and what they did/what their advice is.

Sincerely,
webcke 

How much does it pay?

[Tre]

You probably need the money, so I wouldn't quit if I were you.

Work there long enough to be eligible for unemployment and then have them fire you because you can't do the job properly. Don't come in late. Don't cop an attitude. Just stick it out until you're eligible. When you are, just start fucking up. Have them fire you. Then you are free. I recently stuck it out with a job for almost 8 months that I hated. I hated my boss. I hated my bitchy colleagues. I hated the salary and the location. I waited until I was eligible for unemployment and then I started making mistakes at work. They gave me a verbal warning. Then a written warning. Then a final warning. Then they fired me. I'm collecting unemployment now (eligible for 8 months). At the same time I'm working as a valet on the weekends, making cash money. Two paychecks bro. Can't complain.

You people suck.