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  • #32
    Emme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,055 ✭✭✭Emme


    mike_ie wrote: »
    Emme, while I appreciate your argument, the PI forum is not really the place for it. Lets stick to providing advice from the OP somewhere in the ballpark of the problem they posted.

    Regards,
    Mike

    My advice to the OP is that they took the right decision. No job that exploits workers is a "dream" job. The OP shouldn't let market forces dictate that he or she do hours of overtime for nothing.


  • #33
    Stenth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 64 ✭✭Stenth


    I agree, although I would phrase it somewhat differently. Different workplaces have different cultures. If your job means you are expected to work a lot and you don't enjoy doing that, it is probably not your dream job. It could very well be a dream job for someone else, of course.

    Jobs are not all about the job description on paper. Decide for yourself where your absolute limits are in terms of hours, salary, responsibility, travel and so on.

    Me, I'm fine with a 70 hour work week. However, I would walk away from a position where I was required to manage other people. Everyone is different.


  • #34
    LegacyUser
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    Emme wrote: »
    My advice to the OP is that they took the right decision. No job that exploits workers is a "dream" job. The OP shouldn't let market forces dictate that he or she do hours of overtime for nothing.

    to be honest no one can tell the OP if their decision was right or wrong. To me when someone says 'dream' job they aren't talking about a job they are talking about a career - something they've studied for/developed skills for/something they want to do for hopefully the rest of their lives. It tends to be different to just a job that pays you a wage so you can do other things. I have my dream job, it's what I've wanted to do since I was 10 and even though it's hard work, hours are long, requires a lot of overtime and unsociable hours I really love it because it's what I want to do. I put the extra effort in not because I want to impress a boss or climb a ladder but because I actually like what I do and want to get better at it and never stop learning.

    Maybe the OP didn't mean 'dream' job in that sense, maybe it was just a job for a wage to them and they've stated they already got another job. Their issue appears to be wither leaving this company after 2 weeks could come back to damage them down the line and the honest answer to that is no one knows. Chances are slim as they were there so short a time they most likely made little to no impression on the higher ups but we aren't the OP, we don't know what field they are working in. Some think the company they left sound awful but we don't know if that is standard for the industry and we don't know if it is an industry that relies heavily on personal recommendations or not. My field is heavily reliant on that, most of my work is freelance or contract based and I haven't had to do a job interview for nearly a decade now as I get hired based on recommendations from others I have worked for so it's important in my field not to be an ass to people but not every industry works that way. If this is a field the OP has wanted to work in then surely they know how it works and they should be able to answer their own question as to wither there could be a long term impact to their actions.


  • #35
    Emme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,055 ✭✭✭Emme


    Stenth wrote: »
    I agree, although I would phrase it somewhat differently. Different workplaces have different cultures. If your job means you are expected to work a lot and you don't enjoy doing that, it is probably not your dream job. It could very well be a dream job for someone else, of course.

    Jobs are not all about the job description on paper. Decide for yourself where your absolute limits are in terms of hours, salary, responsibility, travel and so on.

    Me, I'm fine with a 70 hour work week. However, I would walk away from a position where I was required to manage other people. Everyone is different.

    Junior doctors work crazy hours but they have to do this if they want their dream job of being a GP, hospital consultant or whatever field in medicine they choose. This is exploitation but medical students are aware of this when they chose their course.

    If your job is totally different to how it was described and you are not happy with this then you are perfectly justified to leave.


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