Does anyone else try to scheme an excuse to go home when they get to work?

[Fritzo]

Yeah it always amazes me how so many people think life is simple and easy. I suspect they lead very privileged lives and rarely deal with any kind of hardship.
Its taken me many years to figure out I dont like electronics as a career and now I have to go back to school so I can start all over again. Thats a process and it takes time.
That nonsense of "do what you love" needs to go away. You wont know what you really love until you try making a career out of it.
I loved soldering in high school electronics, thats not the same thing as the work force at all.

Are you sure you're an ATOT member? That's about the most sensible post I've ever read here

Anyway, I'm in the same boat. I'm great with computers, networking, and electronics. Since that was my aptitude, I thought that's what my career should be. After 15 or so years, it turns out I'm just one of those people that does things assigned to him well. I don't enjoy my work, and I'm too far in to turn things around.

If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably do something with automotive engineering. I'm a HUGE gear head, and love tweaking and tinkering things to get more performance/efficiency out of them.

 

[DrPizza]

Years ago, I worked with a guy who would frequently need a night off at the last second. A lot of the time, we couldn't accommodate him. After a while, we noticed a trend - he got hurt every time he needed the night off. Most of the time it was minor, but all his illnesses (blood sugar problems) were always affected by the injury. Oh no, he got a very very minor cut from a knife. 2 drops of blood. Oh no, here he goes again... the about to pass out thing. The last time he pulled that stunt, he nearly cut his finger off on a meat slicer - blood everywhere. I'm convinced to this day that he cut himself on purpose, but only intended a nick.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

why? poop at work and get paid for it. paid shits ftw!

You have a point, but many of us like the home field advantage.

 

[Fritzo]

Years ago, I worked with a guy who would frequently need a night off at the last second. A lot of the time, we couldn't accommodate him. After a while, we noticed a trend - he got hurt every time he needed the night off. Most of the time it was minor, but all his illnesses (blood sugar problems) were always affected by the injury. Oh no, he got a very very minor cut from a knife. 2 drops of blood. Oh no, here he goes again... the about to pass out thing. The last time he pulled that stunt, he nearly cut his finger off on a meat slicer - blood everywhere. I'm convinced to this day that he cut himself on purpose, but only intended a nick.

Early emo?

 

[xanis]

"I can either fap under my desk or fap at home. Your choice."

 

[xSauronx]

My problem is I do this every day

I really need a new career. Problem is I'm kind of stuck here. I'm at the top of the seniority list, I'm being paid well, and I've been here forever. The problem is my skill set is not in much demand, there aren't many jobs in my area as it is, I'm over 40, and I don't have a 4 year degree.

above + soul being sucked from my body = I'm screwed

kinda where my buddy at work is....been there for almost 5 years, which is a long time for this place. no 4 year degree and hes almost 40. doesnt get paid that great, however, considering his experience. he just doesnt really have anywhere to go. so many places hiring for IT now require some sort of degree and he just hasnt got it

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Are you sure you're an ATOT member? That's about the most sensible post I've ever read here

Anyway, I'm in the same boat. I'm great with computers, networking, and electronics. Since that was my aptitude, I thought that's what my career should be. After 15 or so years, it turns out I'm just one of those people that does things assigned to him well. I don't enjoy my work, and I'm too far in to turn things around.

If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably do something with automotive engineering. I'm a HUGE gear head, and love tweaking and tinkering things to get more performance/efficiency out of them.

So you would have rather chosen a career that stems from yet another one of your hobbies? How do you know you wouldn't be making this same post after 15 years of automotive engineering?