The employees who haaaaatttteeete their jobs!

maudgonner · 28-03-2016 07:00PM

Years ago I worked in a place where our team went through a really rough patch and morale was pretty low.

The team leader instigated a 'cakes and bitching' session every Friday morning. We'd pig out and air our grievances. It was a great people-management tool, kept a good few of the team from walking out in a rage

caille · 28-03-2016 07:11PM

I don't mind work, per se, doing tasks, keeping busy, solving problems or issues, not a bother. What I hate, hate, hate are people around me who are moaning, talking too much, gossiping/stirring it, are smelly and can't use the bathroom properly.

I would rather work 12 hours a day on my own than 8 hours a day around other people.

It wasn't me! · 28-03-2016 07:21PM

I work around people who constantly gripe about the job, and soldiers are somewhat famous for it, but a lot wouldn't change what they do either. I think it's a culture thing. It certainly helps get through the bad times, of which there are plenty. When things are at their grimmest, laugh, make a stupid joke of it and get on with things.

Potential-Monke · 28-03-2016 07:55PM

I'm in a "career" job, for the last 8 years. It's taken me away (by 2 hours) from friends and family, but i knew that could happen so i'm not too upset about that. It's in the public service, so not a job to make someone else rich, but as is evident by countless articles, it's about cost saving, which really shouldn't come into play in my job. As a result, more work, less employees to do it, less pay, long shift hours, no social life (as the days off are usually when everyone else is working). Again, i knew most of this going in, so not a major issue (the cost cutting not being included in that, it's putting us in danger, nothing else).

Currently, i hate my job. And not the actual job, but where i am. I've given 8 years here, and it's time to go elsewhere, closer to home so i can look after my aging parents. But, it's next to impossible to get transferred out of here. There's no movement, save for exceptional circumstances and for those with "pull". I've been trying to make attempts to get a transfer, but as i'm single and have no immediate family, i'm lower on the transfer list underneath those with families who travel to work. Which i also believe is unfair. These people also knew about having to possibly move far away from their families, but they still get looked after before me, even though i could have 5+ years on them.

Then, we have "management" who honestly couldn't care less about us. We're just a number. They all want the next promotion, so that means it's us foot soldiers who get shat upon just so someone can show that they're management material by reprimanding us for trivial things. We're also expected to do all this extra work, pilot schemes invented by someone who doesn't work the normal job, but sits in an office all day and wouldn't have the first clue about the main aspect of the job these days.

Anyway, if i can't get a transfer within the next few months, i'll have no option but to quit and look elsewhere, as my parents are my priority right now. My siblings all have their own families, and my sister, who is a single mother of 2 (13 and 11) and whose youngest is autistic, she tries to look after the parents, but her hands are already full. I don't want to leave my job, i want to continue my career, and hopefully get promoted some day. But if the job can't facilitate me, well, i'll have to go. I have a mortgage, personal loans, etc. These are the only things that have stopped me quitting so far.

5starpool · 28-03-2016 08:20PM

I hated my last job, so I quit without having another job. Luckily though I work at something there are plenty of jobs in so a few weeks later I had another job which thankfully I don't mind.

I'd prefer not to have to work at all though obviously.

Edward Hopper · 28-03-2016 08:29PM

I loathe going into work now, and for the last 2 years. Work in healthcare, hate what my workplace has become, no longer have any time or surroundings to spend with patients or give the quality of care I'd want to. Only getting worse and less and less respect from management for staff or patients, with more and more pressure to move people on, ready or not.

I'm stuck as I'm not qualified for anything else, only one bringing in money, mortgage to pay and this faint hope things might get better again one day, as currently it's soul crushing.

Slunk · 28-03-2016 08:52PM

They treat me badly and pay me ****e wages so in return I don't really care too much and it impacts their business. I'm baffled they can't see the correlation between treating tour staff well and increased productivity. I can't complain too much as I have it handy enough

28-03-2016 09:33PM

I work for a good company with great benefits. Job itself is fairly cushy too. Yet there are people on my team that never stop complaining about the job. The hours, the nature of the work, the managers...everything! I think these people have never had a "bad" job in their lives.

28-03-2016 09:37PM

Samaris wrote: »

I love my current job, really enjoy it and actually look forward to going into work in the morning!

However, I did work in a customer-facing deli job and urrrgh, was not keen on it at all at all.I tried not to bitch, but quite honestly, I'd be getting a constant bitchfeed from one of the people I worked with up to the point where I'd ask him to kindly stfu before I stabbed him with something. Like an oven.

Stab him with an oven? Not sharp enough and best of luck lifting it

Permabear · 28-03-2016 10:04PM

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intheclouds · 28-03-2016 10:17PM

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I just dont understand this.

There isnt enough time in a lifetime, in 10 lifetimes, for me to do all the things that I want to do, read all I want to read, see all I want to see, study all I want to study.....I mean, work just gets in the way of me actually living my life, and doing the things I want to do.

Permabear · 28-03-2016 10:45PM

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Stheno · 28-03-2016 10:51PM

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I'm the same tbh. As a self employed contractor there can be months when I literally work every day of the week, or as is happening now and I'm in a lull, I've less pressure.

I'm also probably fortunate in that I work in an area I have a huge interest in, get to interact with leaders in my industry and have an opportunity to influence it's future.

To me that's kinda cool.

Tomagotchye · 28-03-2016 11:13PM

Hate my job every moment I am out if it. It's not difficult or anything but it's not what I thought I would be. Pretty lost I suppose.

That said, when I get out of bed and walk in, my focus is 100% there. It's like a game, jobs based on numbers, I hit that **** hard and go home. If I one day do not get out of bed and walk in.. Wont impact me.

Do it, until you don't?!

AMKC · 28-03-2016 11:16PM

For all the people out there who say they are in a dead end job. Do something about it when you can as you never know what the future holds. The best thing to spend money on is education. Learn something that you and that interests you. Then get a job in that. Don,t stay stuck in a job you don,t like or a dead end job.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” Maya Angelou

Two really good quotes and I agree with them both.

Stheno · 28-03-2016 11:56PM

AMKC wrote: »

For all the people out there who say they are in a dead end job. Do something about it when you can as you never know what the future holds. The best thing to spend money on is education. Learn something that you and that interests you. Then get a job in that. Don,t stay stuck in a job you don,t like or a dead end job.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” Maya Angelou

Two really good quotes and I agree with them both.

I agree with both.

When they combine I find my life is enriched.

Permabear · 29-03-2016 12:00AM

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Fluffy Cat 88 · 29-03-2016 12:50AM

intheclouds wrote: »

I just dont understand this.

There isnt enough time in a lifetime, in 10 lifetimes, for me to do all the things that I want to do, read all I want to read, see all I want to see, study all I want to study.....I mean, work just gets in the way of me actually living my life, and doing the things I want to do.

I often wonder what it would be like to not work. I've worked full time since I finished school. Would I be able to fill my days with things I enjoy or would I be bored to death? - who knows!

lightspeed · 29-03-2016 01:27AM

intheclouds wrote: »

I absolutely hate having to work. Hate it. Massive waste of my time and all my hard work just goes to making a grey haired rich old man richer. Same in every job I've ever had.

However, the job itself is ok and I even enjoy some aspects of what I do for a living, but I truly hate having to work.

Have you talked to your employer regarding the above?

It sounds like nothing a box of justformen wouldnt fix.

jimmythedivil · 29-03-2016 01:34AM

I know one person who likes his job. He is an estate agent in Australia.

I do not know one single other person who likes their job. This includes people who work in call centres, teachers, doctors, nurses, journalists, Guards, etc. Everyone I know in this country absolutely detests their job and live purely just to get pissed at the weekend and go on holiday maybe once or twice a year.

sixfingered · 29-03-2016 03:32AM

I really enjoy my job, though that's mainly because I've made great friends in there as opposed to the work itself.

Unfortunately, over the last six months and for the next six months there have been and will be a lot of redundancies.

With this in mind, it's been very interesting to see people who have professed to hate working there for as long as I've known them desperately try to cling on for dear lives, while others are seeing the developments as an opportunity to go in a new direction/make a fresh start or else use it as the kick up the arse they've needed for awhile.

I think some people will hate their jobs always and forever. I've only had one job I hated and I was lucky enough to be offered a way out after just four months, thank god. I think I'd have forced a way out after another couple of months there anyway to be fair. Can't handle the Sunday night dread.

stefanovich · 29-03-2016 07:31AM

jimmythedivil wrote: »

I know one person who likes his job. He is an estate agent in Australia.

I do not know one single other person who likes their job. This includes people who work in call centres, teachers, doctors, nurses, journalists, Guards, etc. Everyone I know in this country absolutely detests their job and live purely just to get pissed at the weekend and go on holiday maybe once or twice a year.

Hope you are joking. I really enjoy my work. Have a off day here and there or days where I am overwhelmed but for the most part it's great.

Bongalongherb · 29-03-2016 07:39AM

It seems that many folk working for this particular employer/business are very unhappy, and if many employees are this unhappy in the work-place then I think it should be brought to attention to the employer and for the employer to investigate why his/her employees are so unhappy. There is a reason for this, so it needs to be looked at carefully to find and then fix the problem as to why employees are so unhappy working there in that business. Unhappy workers is bad for business. Find the root of the reason why and work from there should be implemented from the employer.

Fluffy Cat 88 wrote: »

Ok - I don't hate my job! I know many people in other jobs which have long hours/sh1te contracts/shocking bad pay etc but my job really ain't that bad. Employees are treated well here and paid a decent wage imo.

But I work with people who absolutely despise the place. They come in every day with faces like grumpy cat and go on a mighty whine-fest for the day/night (shift work). I work with both men and women - both sexes are guilty

"I haaaatttteeee this f'n place!" - if I had a euro for every time I heard that....

I don't engage in conversation much as this would lower my mood, that constant negativity just drags me down. I'm a quiet person, I just get on with the job

So do any of ye hate your job, or work with people who hate their job?

intheclouds · 29-03-2016 08:20AM

Fluffy Cat 88 wrote: »

I often wonder what it would be like to not work. I've worked full time since I finished school. Would I be able to fill my days with things I enjoy or would I be bored to death? - who knows!

I wondered the same til a redundancy and enough money to take a year off. Best year of my adult life ever.

Course it was funded, might have been a different story if I was broke.

But it completely changed my outlook and my priorities re work.

Life is really short, and loads of us waste loads of time doing something we don't like or don't care about.

FTA69 · 29-03-2016 08:24AM

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It's rare I agree with you but I do here 100%. I find my work immensely fulfilling and while it's challenging and difficult, I think it defines a huge part of who I am. I'm one of the few who is lucky to do what they love.

Recently I had give days off over Easter and we're saving so didn't go abroad - as such we were hanging around London. We went to plays, trained twice a day, went for dinner and the museums etc and still I feel like sh*t, like I've been robbed of something or the feeling that I should have been doing something else.

The only time I've ever felt properly low is when I haven't been working, and that kicks in after two or three days for me.

29-03-2016 10:02AM

I like my job, it can be stressful but rewarding as well, it is even better now that I work part time :P.

I have worked with people who hate their job but it had to tell if it real, or if they are moaners and would be just as unhappy no matter what they do.

There is nobody in Ireland being sent down a salt mine to work as a slave and people have to earn a living so if you little choice about where you work all you can do is change what you think about it.

thattequilagirl · 29-03-2016 10:05AM

intheclouds wrote: »

I wondered the same til a redundancy and enough money to take a year off. Best year of my adult life ever.

Course it was funded, might have been a different story if I was broke.

But it completely changed my outlook and my priorities re work.

Life is really short, and loads of us waste loads of time doing something we don't like or don't care about.

And loads of us find jobs we enjoy, understand that we need to contribute to society and don't think the world owes us a living...

29-03-2016 10:11AM

Work is where you go to get money primiraily, of course it can be fulfilling and interesting for lots of people but you life outside work is your life, intimate relationships, hobbies and interests and so on.

Maximus Alexander · 29-03-2016 10:20AM

At best, I suppose you could say I'm indifferent to what I do for a living. I hate the fact that I'm indifferent towards it, because I have a lot of passion for other things and would probably be far more productive and fulfilled had I chosen a different path earlier. I'm sure a lot of people feel similarly.

29-03-2016 10:25AM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

At best, I suppose you could say I'm indifferent to what I do for a living. I hate the fact that I'm indifferent towards it, because I have a lot of passion for other things and would probably be far more productive and fulfilled had I chosen a different path earlier. I'm sure a lot of people feel similarly.

You do have a point, but even if you have the most fantastic job in the world it become routine eventually, even Barack Obama must wake up some days and think.. not again I wish I could stay in bed.

The employees who haaaaatttteeete their jobs!

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