Burning out.

[MYST22]

You guys ever burned out at one of your jobs? I've been working tech support on the phones for sixth months and the thought of going to work makes me wanna shoot myself. Its to the point now where I have to make myself get in the car. My workload has doubled and there is no sign of any upward movement in the corp. food chain. I'm surrounded by overpaid micromanaging @ssholes. No matter how well you do you job its goes unnoticed. The only news you get on your performance is what is wrong. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr. Just thinking about it pisses me off. Oh well, only ten more hours at (H)ELL tomorrow.

 

[Z0SO]

I feel your pain....

 

[goofygrin]

It only took you 6 months of support to burn you out?

Man I did support for Creative Labs for 3 years! Working 18 hour days over xmas when the (long distance) hold times were over 2 hours!

I then went to another job (that paid 2x as much) doing tech support for a small company. Even more stressful becuase you are it! If you punt a customer, they call YOU back. Yeah I'm not bitter or anything.

 

[toph99]

i hit rock bottom after christmas break, and then after january exams, i start to dig...

 

[goog]

Yes, too many crappy unrewarding jobs in my lifetime.
Currently I have the urge to quick my job, and attempt to find something better.
Pointless repetitive crap of a job where they monitor every thing you do. Like you I deal with idiotic customers on the phone all day.
Through in parttime shift work, the fact that I'm not there all the time and some decent women as the only redeeming qualities.

Do I sound bitter:disgust:

 

[gopunk]

i try to maintain a positive spin on things... i write stories about all the idiots i encounter.

when i saw the subject, i thought this was about cars or drugs.

 

[syzygy]

i sympathize. i quit 3 months ago and landed something sweet just today. i would advise that you not just
quit but divert your attention (or split your attention) away from your daily malaise and refocus on a search
for a new gig. start your hunt now while you are employed, using what networks you have, to pull yourself
away. unless you can afford to quit cold, you have few if any other options. you need an objective that
will dilute the monotony and painful boredom. you may be humbled - or made more miserable - if you
discover how difficult the employment market is - or you might feel better for yourself seeing others who
have nothing even though they may have spent many months combing the earth for what you have now.
my $.02 good luck

 

[MYST22]

I tried the posative outlook crap for about a month. It wouldn't be so bad if I dealt with idiot home users or somebody that doesn't get paid to do computer work but I deal with "Major Accounts". I get "IT professionals" that can't set up tcp/ip for DHCP and MCSE's that need help installing NT4. The sad thing is that get paid far far more than my 13.50$ hour and they rely on me to fix their $hit. Whats really bad is when they brag to their boss that "they" fixed the problem you just busted you nuts figuring out while your still on the phone with them. ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG....:|