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Who actually enjoys their job?

  • 07-08-2008 11:53am
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    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭


    I dislike my job, there's nothing intrinsically wrong with it but it's boring and takes up far too much of my time. I work in the IT industry and I've never had a job I'm remotely passionate about.

    I'm thinking of switching careers, even going back and doing another full degree course. I'm just young enough to do this and don't have mortgage or any major commitments yet so I feel this is the time. But I'm stuck for ideas.

    Who here enjoys their job, what do you do and why do you enjoy it?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,196 ✭✭✭Crumble Froo


    i work with kids in preschools. absolutely love it. admittedly, in euros, im on less than ten grand a year. but still, the work part of the job is great. i just need to get some qualifications to get paid some more.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Captain Ginger


    I enjoy bitching about my job so it all works out :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 316 ✭✭Magpie!


    Love it.

    Professional position within the public sector so all the perks and slightly better paid than my counterparts in the private sector.

    Project based. Do a fair bit of tavel, meet lots of different people, always doing something different.

    But a good bit of downtime between projects during parts of the year so I can arse around in the tinternet.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Magpie! wrote: »
    Love it.

    Professional position within the public sector so all the perks and slightly better paid than my counterparts in the private sector.

    Project based. Do a fair bit of tavel, meet lots of different people, always doing something different.

    But a good bit of downtime between projects during parts of the year so I can arse around in the tinternet.


    That sounds ideal....what do you do?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    I like my job. Interesting and challenging, pays well, live close to work so no commute.

    Didn't like it about 6 months ago but a chat with management changed the lie of the land a bit.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter


    meh its grand...i need to have a one of them chats with the managment type peoples too...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    I work as a librarian and get to work in a number of different departments there. I work with nice people and my supervisors are great. I don't live a million miles away either, short bus trip. It doesn't bother me how much I earn as long as I keep learning. Absolutely love it, so long I.T! *waves*


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,917 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I pretty much hate it, but not to the point that it affects my sleep or health. It's an IT job with an undefinable title and a very global job description and involves lots of lying and dealing with hairdressers and beauticians. The pay is decent for where I live though, and the holidays, health insurance and other perks can't be sniffed at.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 316 ✭✭Magpie!


    Moonbaby wrote: »
    That sounds ideal....what do you do?


    I'm not really supposed to say.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    Ruu wrote: »
    I work as a librarian and get to work in a number of different departments there. I work with nice people and my supervisors are great. I don't live a million miles away either, short bus trip. It doesn't bother me how much I earn as long as I keep learning. Absolutely love it, so long I.T! *waves*

    Ah you lucky thing! I want out! How did you get into librarianing (it so IS a word)? If ya don't mind me asking..


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    I think my job is good. Sound people, nice building, nice facilities (shower is a plus as I cycle to work), work ain't all that bad and it only takes me a half hour tops to get in.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    I don't mind my job at all -- I never feel "oh no" on Sunday night.

    I work for a tech company.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    Kinetic^ wrote: »
    I think my job is good. Sound people, nice building, nice facilities (shower is a plus as I cycle to work), work ain't all that bad and it only takes me a half hour tops to get in.

    See now based on that criteria I should like my job, people are sound, it's close to where I live, quite well paid. But I find myself excessively bored to the point of distraction anyway..and I get the 'Oh no' feeling on a Friday evening.. not good.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 995 ✭✭✭Ass


    I love my job. Mind you it's only a part time job in a shop, but all my colleagues are now some of my best mates, and I've got to know most of the locals who are all lovely people. Depending on what shift you get, you get to sit around chatting all day doing no work, or else you get loads of people in the shop and the day flys by.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭taidghbaby


    not particurlaly!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,991 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,946 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    I look at boards and internet laydeez all day at my job.
    Since leaving college I have done about 12,000 different jobs and all seem to amount to the same thing. Laydeez and boards.
    I even moved my ass to Australia to completely change this cycle and was confronted with internet laydeez and boards.

    It's surprisingly unfulfilling.

    In tough times I like to retreat to inspirational villanelles.
    "Do not go gentle into that good night
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light."


  • Posts: 5,285 [Deleted User]


    I do actually . Its the first time in ages were i have had a job and its enjoyable coming in.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    I do actually . Its the first time in ages were i have had a job and its enjoyable coming in.

    What do you do?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭suckslikeafox


    My job sucks but im starting a new one in a month...that ones gonna suck worse


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    AARRRGH wrote: »
    I don't mind my job at all -- I never feel "oh no" on Sunday night.

    I work for a tech company.

    That about sums it up for me as well - I don't mind going in and it's relaxed enough here, but I don't love it.

    I'd like to give contracting a go and work with a wider range of businesses, but don't have the balls to give up a permanent position.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,946 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    eoin_s wrote: »
    That about sums it up for me as well - I don't mind going in and it's relaxed enough here, but I don't love it.

    I'd like to give contracting a go and work with a wider range of businesses, but don't have the balls to give up a permanent position.

    I googled Inspirational villanelle to get some sound advice for you.
    All I got was :

    Wherever you go, you see the blues of fail
    Blues spread everywhere in the campus
    O my friends, we are going to fail
    Would someone pass to me a pail of ale?

    Jesus.
    :(
    if inspirational villanelles have failed me, what else is there?
    Inspirational sonnets suck ass.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,761 ✭✭✭✭Winters


    I enjoy mine.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭captainzapp


    i don't think i have a real job as i don't do any work. it sucks though, i have nothing to do all day. it gets realy boring and i hate staring at a computer screen all day. thankfully i'll be back to a fulltime student in about two months...


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    I enjoy mine.

    This is an empirical study people, I need to know what professions ye're in!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Changed to a new company a few weeks ago, really like it and most importantly i'm busy! Being bored in work is something I don't like as I get irritated and tend not to be bothered about the job. I like to be challenged.

    1 thing I miss about my last job is travel, If I had stayed there they would have sent me to work in Nigeria and Israel not everyones cup of tea but I like going to odd places :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭Zangetsu


    I like my job at the moment, I work in IT, I keep being told i'll be pulling my hair out after 6 months but hopefully not!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    I googled Inspirational villanelle to get some sound advice for you.
    All I got was :

    Wherever you go, you see the blues of fail
    Blues spread everywhere in the campus
    O my friends, we are going to fail
    Would someone pass to me a pail of ale?

    Jesus.
    :(
    if inspirational villanelles have failed me, what else is there?
    Inspirational sonnets suck ass.

    I hope you don't me saying, but I don't feel completely inspired after reading that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Don't like mine, bores me to tears but at least it's pays well and I've only for 10 more days of it! :)
    Thanks feck the internet exists, don't know how people survived before it!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    I like mine. But then my boss is very understanding and gives me six week holidays at a go. I love my boss... I like being my boss :)


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,946 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    eoin_s wrote: »
    I hope you don't me saying, but I don't feel completely inspired after reading that.

    I frigging know!
    I have failed.
    I apologise.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    I have a great job, it ranges from sales to website design to advertising but I've been doing it for over ten years it's mostly computers and I'm now convinced computers have no other purpose than to make my life more complicated.

    Thinking of doing some sort of international business degree but no idea which one to pick.


  • Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    .
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    I like mine.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    ScumLord wrote: »
    I have a great job, it ranges from sales to website design to advertising but I've been doing it for over ten years it's mostly computers and I'm now convinced computers have no other purpose than to make my life more complicated.

    I completely agree, there is something about the IT industry that lends itself to doing things in the least logical way possible. That's why the support industry is huge.. cos software is always crap.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭rhapsody


    I quite like my job: related to my degree, some project work, some every day not too challenging stuff, lots of dealing with people, great co-workers, some meeting of relatively famous pple, not v stressful, generally fun.
    I do have a long commute but it since I like the job I can handle the travel- lots of reading/ work prep done!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭PurpleBerry


    Ostensibily I do love my job. I just don't often get the chance to do "my job". I end up having to do someone elses job. This displeases me. Greatly :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    neddas wrote: »
    Who here enjoys their job, what do you do and why do you enjoy it?
    Mordeth. Nothing.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭A_M101


    Hmm. I hate my job. I am so unbelieveably bored all the time. I'm an energetic person so it pains me. If I do decide to do some work, the work itself is cripplingly mind-numbing. Nobody ever really notices if I do the work or not. At least it's only a 12 week affair.

    It has however made me realise some things about myself.
    1. I need a really sociable job. I love talking to people and strangers and can be friendly all day. I'm thinking something directly customer based.
    2. I hate sitting at a desk all day. I could even cope with the majority of my day spent at desk if it meant I got to leave at least from time to time.

    My degree will very likely result in me working an unsociable desk job. I need to find a way out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,435 ✭✭✭christeb


    Mines good, although it's one of those where the job title is waaay more impressive that what I actually do (Directo of the Universe). Still the travel and cash / hols / perks are good too


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭BroomBurner


    I like mine. Didn't like any job I had that related to my degree. Current one is more management level, which suits my personality more. It's close to home and there are good oppurtunities to travel.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭KBarry


    I like my job. Not the work, which can be far more stressful than it ought to be for what we do, but the people are sound, even the bosses.
    Best job work-wise I had was as a courier. Some of the businesses I delivered to were tossers but it was great delivering to people's houses and watching their little faces light up when they got something they'd been waiting for. I felt like Santa in a van. The regular deliveries to the DJs girlfriend who always answered the door in her nightie and had a great set (pun intended) were a bonus. Had to give it up though as the money was shyte.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,486 ✭✭✭Doop


    I got my dream job (what I spent studying in college), about 2 yrs ago, after 6 months in, I realised it wasnt all I had thought it would be. Dealing with people all day (clients, mostly unhappy!)
    Trying to get to appointments in impossible time scales (ie always being late and stressed), not having enough hours in the day.
    Getting home at 7 or 8 in the evening, and to top it all off pay was crap! fast forward 2 yrs, im temping now (ie internetting) for the last month or so.
    Heading off for a years travel round the world in Sept.... YIPPIE, maybe i wont come back at all... (may need to spend some time on that, money tree idea!)

    Im very happy with my decision to get out, as the one trade off of this 'ideal' job was to sacrifice the option of travel.

    oh and in case anyone is curious, the job was in the property sector.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,070 ✭✭✭✭pq0n1ct4ve8zf5


    Mine's cool, tenner an hour, free food (sometimes I get cake :)), have to deal with a lot of wankery Irish tourists though :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,893 ✭✭✭Davidius


    Well I don't technically have a job but fighting crime can have its good moments. Otherwise it's really just something I have to do.

    I forget why.


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