Does nearly everyone hate their job?

NSAman

Gerry G wrote: »

You're in the mafia arent ya?

Dammit i’m Rumbled

Good jib!

I'd say most people tolerate their job.

It's kind of depressing when you think about it, all those years studying, just to end up in a job that you don't really care about, the stress of a commute, living for the weekend and then comes Sunday evening and you're hating the thoughts of going back to work the next day.

Not everyone can work at something they're passionate about. Very few people in fact.

Then having kids knowing they'll have to go through the same sh1te as you do.:(

aido79

fryup wrote: »

yep it will effect your mental health..doing something for 40 hrs per week that you dislike

I wish I only had to do it for 40 hours a week. It's definitely had an effect on my mental health which is why I'm starting the process of a career change at the end of this month.
Anyone in the same position should definitely consider their options. It's really not worth it being stuck in a job you hate.

Nikki Sixx

Having a boss is tough going. Especially when they do next to nothing and walk around all smug with themselves.

no harm, when counting up the hours one must work under ireland 2019 conditions of employment to exist in ireland 2019 conditions, to actually consider that its probably an unimaginable paradise of a life compared to the majority of the planet's current populace and certainly so compared to pretty much any generation further back than say the crazy heights of the celtic tiger


compare whatever youre moaning about to an actual alternative and youll soon brighten up ime

Strumms

aido79 wrote: »

I wish I only had to do it for 40 hours a week. It's definitely had an effect on my mental health which is why I'm starting the process of a career change at the end of this month.
Anyone in the same position should definitely consider their options. It's really not worth it being stuck in a job you hate.

Truth, first sign of anything that makes you, unhappy, uncomfortable, miserable...jump ship.

It’s maybe you are going to spend a month or two having a mini ‘career break’ but that’s an opportunity to recharge your batteries as well as set up your new career...

Nobelium

noubliezjamais wrote: »

A few mates in my school around my age (21) have finished college or are doing work placements in Ireland, UK, US etc..

Contrary to what I heard praents and teachers say, they all seem to love their job, then again most of these guys are genuises (got 520+ points) and are doing something in STEM fields.

They are in the honeymoon period, and haven't spotted the totally unnecessary, and pointless but ever prevalent flaws yet.
Ask them what they think of it, and other people, after being largely used and screwed over day in day out for 40+ years.

At least years ago if you put up with it, you were more or less guaranteed to own your own house after a few years, drive a reasonable car, raise a family on one income, and retire with a livable pension. All that's gone now too.

mojesius

I like my job. I'm in a team of five, we have a great manager and director. I think this is really important. I've worked in numerous jobs (including at my current company - IT sector) where I dreaded going in, hated the work, had difficult/incompetent bosses, hated dealing with certain customers. Now it's mainly projects I work on and Im very happy!

Xodar

I love what I do, I like my job (the work I do) , I like some of the people I work with, I dislike most of the attitudes and mindsets of the majority of the people I work with.

you meet and hear from a lot of people and every manager they ever had was an idiot

and you wonder do they ever hear themselves

OMM 0000

Nikki Sixx wrote: »

Having a boss is tough going.

Having a boss should not be tough going.

There are some people who cannot handle having a boss. These people tend to go work as taxi drivers, or form their own companies.

Maybe you're one of these people.

Nikki Sixx wrote: »

Especially when they do next to nothing and walk around all smug with themselves.

If your boss genuinely is doing next to nothing (I would question this though; most non-managers have no idea what managers do), and genuinely is walking around like a smug ****, then that's obviously a massive problem.

baldbear

Some people I know love there jobs & waste valuable family time doing BS at work. Staying extra hours, logging into their emails at home etc.

I don't understand them.

At the end of the day we are all only a number in a company & are disposable. My job allows me to have a decent work life balance so I am happy.

aido79

Strumms wrote: »

Truth, first sign of anything that makes you, unhappy, uncomfortable, miserable...jump ship.

It’s maybe you are going to spend a month or two having a mini ‘career break’ but that’s an opportunity to recharge your batteries as well as set up your new career...

I probably should have left at the first signs of hating it but the money was good. It hasn't been all bad. I have managed to get myself into a position where I can return to fulltime education to pursue something I am more passionate and where my skills and knowledge will be put to better use.
I have taken a month or 2 off before and then returned to work and while the break has been great each time I've done it, it doesn't take long for me to start hating the job again( different companies each time so the company isn't the problem).
For the first time in a long time I am looking forward to the future rather than dreading being stuck on the same career path.

Wanderer2010

Theres a lot of crap that comes with the majority of jobs, be it incompetent managers who don't have a clue not only what you do but how to manage your work. Then you have the bullies, the loud annoying co workers who insist on sharing every detail of their personal life/partner/child etc. The co workers who get away with absolute murder while you get hauled over coals for doing the same thing. The mind games, the politics, the ladder climbers etc its enough to want you to pray really hard for a lotto win every single day. For me, I just work to pay the bills and I genuinely wish my days away. Everytime im in work I look forward to the next day off/break/half day and holiday its the only way I can get through it.

I have yet to meet anyone who actually genuinely loves their job. Younger people in their 20s can be filled with enthusiasm for the first few months of their job but that often fades when the reality of working life sets in. Its a heap of crap, working, when you look right down to it. Its the ladder climbers who put in 15 hours a day hoping to impress some boss that may in a years time give them their own office to work 18 hours day that baffle me the most. Imagine spending that much time in your workplace, time you can never ever get back.

bladespin

It's the usual 'kiss the frogs story', there are brilliant jobs out there, you just have to plug away until you find one.

Personally, I love my job, our company is all 'we' not us and them, it's a small(ish) specialist company and we all have our own areas, I feel like I'm part of something we have grown together. There is, and has to be, a balance between work and home but it works nicely here.

Personally I believe doing something you like keeps you young and energized so I'd keep looking OP instead so settling for a job I didn't enjoy nevermind hated.

BrokenArrows

It doesnt matter what you do. You will eventually get pissed off with it.

Anytime something is mandatory in your life you will learn to hate it.

Someone might love drawing, creating art etc. But if they make it career and have a client breathing down their neck waiting for something to be done to a deadline. Ya, it eventually sucks.

Thats just life.

Anyone who says the love their job either hasnt worked there for long enough or doesnt need the money.

victor8600

I am so delusionally optimistic that I actually like my (technical) job. The only annoying thing is that it takes time which I could use for my hobbies.

studdlymurphy

I dont know what STEM is.....

Ursus Horribilis

I mostly like my job and my colleagues. Even my boss. There are days when I'd rather be doing other things or when going home time can't come quickly enough. That's perfectly normal. The jobs I wouldn't like to go back to are the ones I had as a teenager or when I was starting out after college. I'm glad I've graduated on from those but they serve as a reminder of how things have improved. I genuinely feel for the people who are trapped in dead end jobs or never had the chance to better themselves.

sjb25

Love my job have to say makes life very easy because iv hated jobs in the past nearly been sick going to work (a call center most hateful place on earth)

but my current job I love it never mind going to work and I make decent enough money doing it well enough to give my kids everything they need so can’t get much better I suppose

Seanieke

Yes.

if the needs of the world were met tomorrow and nobody had a "job", just sh1t they did to fill their day

half of em would whinge about the sh1t they did to fill their day

GalwayGrrrrrl

studdlymurphy wrote: »

I dont know what STEM is.....

Science technology engineering maths

tv3tg4

I don't like my job. There is no opportunity for development, training or education progression.

Connor will probably look for a transfer to another department within the organization.

Finding the job soul destroying. I spent over 10/years in the hope it would improve.

Because of the lack of training in the company -/I feell the job is pointless.

I did a post grad cert myself a couple of years ago - it was at least a challenge.