Anyone else sick of their 9 to 5 office job?

gonedrinking · 10-03-2011 2:16pm #1

This wasn't how man was intended to live. We have evolved too far. Does anyone else wish Ireland was not a neutral country and that we had a proper military? I just want to be involved in one proper war, to be able to fcuk sh1t up in another country. Is that too much to ask for?

Putting us in these open plan offices, where we sit down all day and stare at a computer screen is an affront to my warrior spirit. I'm a hunter, not a fcuking paper pushing corporate drone.

reverenddave · 10-03-2011 2:18pm

Gotta little cabin fever ?????????

Local-womanizer · 10-03-2011 2:18pm

Libya could be the solution to your problems.

Oh and Ireland is not neutral,its non-aligned.

Yitzhak Rabin · 10-03-2011 2:19pm

You sound like John Locke from Lost.

NothingMan · 10-03-2011 2:21pm

I work a 9 - half 5 so I'm ok.

strobe · 10-03-2011 2:21pm

Join the British army. They're mad looking for people.

super_furry · 10-03-2011 2:22pm

strobe wrote: »

Join the British army. They're mad looking for people.

Yep, you should go for it. Travel the world, meet interesting people and then kill them.

ScumLord · 10-03-2011 2:22pm

Your lucky your job ends at five, some of us are working 24/7. Some of us don't have any work, you have a nice balance. If you don't like your job quit and go volunteer abroad in some **** hole and see how they live.

bonerm · 10-03-2011 2:23pm

super_furry wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rnWSLqV3R0

I was very disappointed to walk down that street and find that that phonebox wasn't there. So how the **** am I supposed to get out now I ask ya!!! :mad:

Cookie_Monster · 10-03-2011 2:24pm

super_furry wrote: »

Yep, you should go for it. Travel the world, meet interesting people and then kill them.have your gun misfire, have to run away when the US "accidentally" bombs you instead of them and get on Sky news cos Prince Harry drunkenly crashed a helicopter into your base

FYP

Lawrence1895 · 10-03-2011 2:28pm

Anyone being bored because of a 9-5 job? You can have mine, shifts like 9-2 and 5-9, working weekends and bank holidays, Christmas and New Years Day :pac:

KeithAFC · 10-03-2011 2:29pm

strobe wrote: »

Join the British army. They're mad looking for people.

One of my dreams. I'd love to die for the British army.

krudler · 10-03-2011 2:29pm

Yup, same sh1t every day. Days are blending together now its so repetitive.

gonedrinking · 10-03-2011 2:30pm

ScumLord wrote: »

Your lucky your job ends at five, some of us are working 24/7. Some of us don't have any work, you have a nice balance. If you don't like your job quit and go volunteer abroad in some **** hole and see how they live.

Well I said 9 to 5 for ease, but its really 9 to 5.30 if that makes any difference? And who works 24/7, I would of thought sleep is a necessity, is it possible to live without sleep?

thebaz · 10-03-2011 2:30pm

9-5 office life , is not everyones taste, and certainly not mine - i was much happier working on a building site - come home tired , and sleep well , and you really earned your weekend . Some people like the safety of office life, and in general women seam to cope with better - i could never do it again , certainly not working for some 3rd party

gonedrinking · 10-03-2011 2:30pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

I'd love to die for the British army.

why don't you then?

CreepingDeath · 10-03-2011 2:31pm

gonedrinking wrote: »

This wasn't how man was intended to live. We have evolved too far.

Feel free to jump into the lion enclosure in Dublin zoo with a pointy stick if you want to turn the clock back.

krudler · 10-03-2011 2:31pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

One of my dreams. I'd love to die for the British army.

whats stopping you?

mikemac · 10-03-2011 2:31pm

gonedrinking wrote: »

And who works 24/7

Farmers, it's lambing season

krudler · 10-03-2011 2:32pm

thebaz wrote: »

9-5 office life , is not everyones taste, and certainly not mine - i was much happier working on a building site - come home tired , and sleep well , and you really earned your weekend . Some people like the safety of office life, and in general women seam to cope with better - i could never do it again , certainly not working for some 3rd party

office jobs are a lot harder than people think, obviously not up where with like miners or anything but sitting in one position staring at a screen for 8hrs a day with minimum breaks isnt easy, fcuks up your sleeping patterns too.

dubtom · 10-03-2011 2:34pm

Visit your boss and batter yourself around his office until he sends you home for good on full pay, then set up a fight club with.. eh..your friend.
Or join the US Marines,you'd defo get some action then.

strobe · 10-03-2011 2:34pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

One of my dreams. I'd love to die for the British army.

doin it wrong man. It's the other guys that are supposed to die. That's how you win the wars and stuff.

AgileMyth · 10-03-2011 2:35pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

One of my dreams. I'd love to die for the British army.

I love this attitude of celebrating 'war heroes' who are killed/ lose limbs in action.
Where else in life can one be celebrated for being shit at their job?

KeithAFC · 10-03-2011 2:35pm

strobe wrote: »

doin it wrong man. It's the other guys that are supposed to die. That's how you win the wars and stuff.

More honour and glory the other way around.

ya-ba-da-ba-doo · 10-03-2011 2:36pm

gonedrinking wrote: »

This wasn't how man was intended to live. We have evolved too far. Does anyone else wish Ireland was not a neutral country and that we had a proper military? I just want to be involved in one proper war, to be able to fcuk sh1t up in another country. Is that too much to ask for?

Putting us in these open plan offices, where we sit down all day and stare at a computer screen is an affront to my warrior spirit. I'm a hunter, not a fcuking paper pushing corporate drone.

Join a boxing club or something, don't blame your job.

NothingMan · 10-03-2011 2:36pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

More honour and glory the other way around.

For who? Your distraught family or your lifeless corpse?

strobe · 10-03-2011 2:37pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

More honour and glory the other way around.

Not really. I think you should prob just sit it out actually man. You sound like you would just get in the way, shoot yourself in the foot or something.

Cosimo Salvatore · 10-03-2011 2:37pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

One of my dreams. I'd love to die for the British army.

What excuse do you have for not joining the army ? Why do you sit in front of your computer when you could be fighting a war in Afghanistan or Iraq ?

super_furry · 10-03-2011 2:38pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

One of my dreams. I'd love to die for the British army.

Isn't the idea to make someone else, preferably poor and foreign, die for them?

thebaz · 10-03-2011 2:38pm

krudler wrote: »

office jobs are a lot harder than people think, obviously not up where with like miners or anything but sitting in one position staring at a screen for 8hrs a day with minimum breaks isnt easy, fcuks up your sleeping patterns too.

thats pretty much my point , i'd come home from work, sittling 8 hours a day , in a dehydrated furnace , shattered - IMO unnatural tiredness -
theres always someone moaning its too cold - so the heat stays on , windows closed , your eyes dry up - yeeugh

10-03-2011 2:38pm

I'm generally in from 8 to 4 or 5 so that's ok

KeithAFC · 10-03-2011 2:39pm

Cosimo Salvatore wrote: »

What excuse do you have for not joining the army ? Why do you sit in front of your computer when you could be fighting a war in Afghanistan or Iraq ?

I don't think i would pass the tests to get into the army. More of a dream, not really a reality. Shame though. I'd of loved to serve as a soldier.

gonedrinking · 10-03-2011 2:43pm

thebaz wrote: »

thats pretty much my point , i'd come home from work, sittling 8 hours a day , in a dehydrated furnace , shattered - IMO unnatural tiredness -
theres always someone moaning its too cold - so the heat stays on , windows closed , your eyes dry up - yeeugh

Yep sitting in the same spot for 8 hours a day is the hardest thing in the world. Its unnatural. Man was designed to spend his day moving around and keeping active. Exercise releases endorphins in the brain which makes you happy.

pragmatic1 · 10-03-2011 2:44pm

Stop being a moanbag. You're lucky to have a job.

krudler · 10-03-2011 2:44pm

thebaz wrote: »

thats pretty much my point , i'd come home from work, sittling 8 hours a day , in a dehydrated furnace , shattered - IMO unnatural tiredness -
theres always someone moaning its too cold - so the heat stays on , windows closed , your eyes dry up - yeeugh

oh christ dont get me started on the heating, my office is 85% or so women, and whatever it is about Irish women just having crappy circulation or something but they're ALWAYS cold, but could they put on a sweater or something? noooo, its better to have 29 degree heat blasting down on us instead, makes for a much nicer working environment. I was wearing short sleeved shirts all winter or light tops with the sleeves up as it was so fcuking hot in there, horrible environment.

10-03-2011 2:47pm

krudler wrote: »

oh christ dont get me started on the heating, my office is 85% or so women, and whatever it is about Irish women just having crappy circulation or something but they're ALWAYS cold, but could they put on a sweater or something? noooo, its better to have 29 degree heat blasting down on us instead, makes for a much nicer working environment. I was wearing short sleeved shirts all winter or light tops with the sleeves up as it was so fcuking hot in there, horrible environment.

Speaking as an irish woman who seems to be entirely unique, I agree.
All the girls in the office moan about being cold all the time and I have to sit there getting a headache from my fan constantly being on because it is WAY TOO HOT. And the windows don't open. Then I come home and my mother moans about being cold while I'm sitting there sweating. Put on socks? oh no! Cant do that!

Today we filled out an airconditioning survey, at least I got to express myself :pac:

Acoshla · 10-03-2011 3:07pm

I think a lot of people feeling cold in sedentary jobs is that they're just not moving enough to generate any of their own heat. I used to work in the most God awful retail job that had about 3 customers a day so I spent a lot of the day standing still or sitting at the computer, and I was always feckin warmer when I went outside, having nothing to do in a glorified warehouse made me so cold, I used to think it was a ridiculous winter day and other people would be dressed for a nice spring day.

God I hate retail, yay to being self employed in my warm house!

flyton5 · 10-03-2011 3:09pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

One of my dreams. I'd love to die for the British army.

You're supposed to make the other guy die for his country/army. At least that's what Patton said...

mikemac · 10-03-2011 3:24pm

KeithAFC wrote: »

One of my dreams. I'd love to die for the British army.

Here is the exact quote

"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."
-- General George Patton

this is arse · 10-03-2011 3:25pm

gonedrinking wrote: »

Putting us in these open plan offices, where we sit down all day and stare at a computer screen is an affront to my warrior spirit. I'm a hunter, not a fcuking paper pushing corporate drone.

yeah, i had laser surgery done on my eyes just a few years ago and now i need to get the procedure done again cause my eyes are all focked up from staring at spreadsheets all day. almost had a nervous breakdown a few months ago from this 9 - 5 BS

the people are the worst thing about open plan 9 - 5, boring foreign shytes, i'm sure a few of the ones i work with have to be defrosted for a couple of hours before they come to work in the morning

pigonhead · 10-03-2011 3:30pm

I work in an office from 9.30 - 5.30 take about a half hour break the rest of the time is spent staring into a computer screen. I don't think think it could get any more boring

Think i'm suffering from repetitive brain injury either that or its early signs of alzheimer's, im only thirty and can't remember a bloody thing :rolleyes:

this is arse · 10-03-2011 3:34pm

it's from your 9 - 5 job alright. it's well known that they turn your brain to mush. you gradually lose your ability to think as they try to turn you into a corporate drone

KeithAFC · 10-03-2011 3:37pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

Here is the exact quote

Hmmm. Interesting.

mikemac · 10-03-2011 3:37pm

this is arse wrote: »

yeah, i had laser surgery done on my eyes just a few years ago and now i need to get the procedure done again cause my eyes are all focked up from staring at spreadsheets all day.

I feel your pain, I do hope you don't have "dry eye"
Fooking painful and I missed a few days off work as I just couldn't do the office work

And in offices you have women (always women!) complaining about the cold while I'm almost passing out with the heat.

pigonhead · 10-03-2011 3:38pm

It probably doesn't help that i'm working in the same job for the past nine years :eek:

hondasam · 10-03-2011 3:42pm

I'm just sick of my job full stop, ****ty hours.

damoz · 10-03-2011 3:45pm

hondasam wrote: »

I'm just sick of my job full stop, ****ty hours.

Bing bong.... HR paging Hondasam, paging Hondasam.

Sykk · 10-03-2011 3:51pm

gonedrinking wrote: »

This wasn't how man was intended to live. We have evolved too far. Does anyone else wish Ireland was not a neutral country and that we had a proper military? I just want to be involved in one proper war, to be able to fcuk sh1t up in another country. Is that too much to ask for?

Putting us in these open plan offices, where we sit down all day and stare at a computer screen is an affront to my warrior spirit. I'm a hunter, not a fcuking paper pushing corporate drone.

Ahahahaha

I'd love to leave you in the middle of a Libyan warzone right now, see how much of a "hunter" you are when you've pissed your pants.

boredatwork82 · 10-03-2011 3:54pm

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Stop being a moanbag. You're lucky to have a job.

I hate you and people like you. Its people like you who make it socially unacceptable to quit my job, and go on the dole and play computer games. Why would I want to do that....because sleeping in, and playing computer games is way better than spending 8 hrs a day sitting in front of a stupid spreadsheet, thinking about what sickness would be severe enough to get off work for months, but not enough to hinder my social life, and doesn't hurt too much. I am thinking stress or depression.

hondasam · 10-03-2011 3:56pm

damoz wrote: »

Bing bong.... HR paging Hondasam, paging Hondasam.

you called, hope it's to give me a pay rise

hondasam · 10-03-2011 3:58pm

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Stop being a moanbag. You're lucky to have a job.

why are we lucky to have a job ?

Anyone else sick of their 9 to 5 office job?

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