Ever wish you had a crappier job?

[notfred]

I'm 22 years old, in college. I have a job that I'm petty happy with. It pays well enough, has flexible hours, and sounds cool when I tell people what I do. But, everyone I work with is in thier forties and fifties. I have very little social interaction with people at or from work. Sometimes I think it'd be cool to work in a pizza place or something, just bcause I'd be spending my time at work around people that I can relate to. I remember back in high school working at a cafe with a bunch of oher high school and college students, and even though the pay sucked, the job was fun.

EDIT: I'm not actually going to quit or anything, I just think something else would be more fun.

 

[jsbush]

Your crazy!

 

[Hoober]

Originally posted by: jsbush
Your crazy!

You're crazy... but yeah. I'd go with You're crazy. Why would you give up a good job to work hourly at minimum wage? You'd be with people your age, but so what? Go to a bar if you're interested in hanging out with people your own age.

 

One of my jobs is like yours: I work with 30-50-year old cops and administrators. My other job is basically an opportunity to people watch all day in the largest computer lab on campus. So basically, I've got the best of both worlds.

It's fun to work with people your own age, but it's even MORE important that you like the actual work you do. Trust me.

 

[Toasthead]

yeah i actually have much more fun at the job that pays me less, becuase the people are my age.

 

[Quixfire]

Your right, all the hot chicks want a pizza deliver guy.

 

[Mr N8]

I'm the youngest guy in my office by at least 15 years (24 y.o.). I know exactly how you feel. I'm thinking of getting an extra part-time job and Barnes & Noble or delivering pizza's just to change things up.

 

[gistech1978]

sometimes i do.
sometimes i dont.
its not so much the job, its just the town that the job is located in that i have the most problems with.
and im in the same boat, im 25 and the youngest in our office by 7 years, then after the 32 year old the next youngest is probably 38 or so & im the only one without kids.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: notfred
I'm 22 years old, in college. I have a job that I'm petty happy with. It pays well enough, has flexible hours, and sounds cool when I tell people what I do. But, everyone I work with is in thier forties and fifties. I have very little social interaction with people at or from work. Sometimes I think it'd be cool to work in a pizza place or something, just bcause I'd be spending my time at work around people that I can relate to. I remember back in high school working at a cafe with a bunch of oher high school and college students, and even though the pay sucked, the job was fun.

I'm kind of in the same boat. I worked at a pizza place for 2.5 years, and worked with people that were my same age. Then I got a job for a large company as an IS administrator, and was working with people more or less twice my age. I don't really have any social interaction with a lot of the people that work there. Different age, different interests. Oh well, it does pay well

 

[loup garou]

I know what you mean, I worked for the gov't as well in college. It was ok though because I had plenty of time to spend with friends after work and class, or on the days I called in sick because I had a hangover, or during 3 hour lunch breaks!

 

[marquee]

yeah, i do. sometimes. people here at work are talking about their kids and wives, i cant relate to it at all. i was talking about this with another friend couple weeks ago, it was like, you have the people who are in college, around 17-21, and then when you get to work, its like everyone's 30-50. what happened to everyone in between!?

 

[shenaniganz]

Sometimes I wish I mowed lawns in the summer rather than sitting at my computer and going to meetings. I could ride around and listen to some Beastie Boys and wave at jovial blue haired passers-by as they roll along in their Park Ave's. Now that would be the life.

<Daydreamy music kicks in as all goes blurry...> :sun:

 

[rh71]

In that sense,... yes.. I work from home so I'd love to get back out there with people, much less people my own age or have common interests.

 

[Kelvrick]

Get me a job there and then we'll talk about nothing all day long.

Otherwise, isn't this just temp till you finish school?

 

[ivol07]

Yes I do. Not necessarily to be with more people my age but so I have less responsibility. I go out to lunch and I see these people walking in the streets not being at work and I remember how fun that was. Imagine not having to work all day.....geez, that would be great.

 

[Kadarin]

Satisfy your social needs elsewhere, outside of work.

 

[StageLeft]

I remember back in high school working at a cafe with a bunch of oher high school and college students, and even though the pay sucked, the job was fun.

It wouldn't be fun anymore when you look at your paycheck. I don't wish in the least I had a crappier job.

 

[K1052]

Yes.

I work in the family business. Almost everyone is at least 10 years older than I am. From the responsibility angle things will most likely get worse over the years.

 

[SaltBoy]

I've never worked retail. I'd like to try it out for a week just for giggles and then go back to my job.

 

[vi edit]

At times, yes. Like two weeks ago when I worked 42 hours straight without sleep rebuilding a point of sale system for one of our locations.

 

[Ausm]

I have a step daughter your age and she coplains about the same thing.

Sysadmin

 

[Jzero]

Absolutely. I miss not having to be proactive or more productive. In HS I worked a machine in an industrial print shop. Productivity was limited by the machinery. If I was working the machine at maximum output, I was working at maximum productivity and no one could claim otherwise.

I had a 65-year-old retiree working part-time as my assistant. The guy was quite bright and had worked on the ENIAC when he was younger. He had many stories to tell.

All day long, I worked a machine, talked to Roddy, and sang along to the radio content that I was working as fast as the machines would allow. I was strong as an ox and down to 140 lbs from all of the light lifting required.

If I could get paid the $50k/year I get now to do that job, I would do it in a heartbeat!

 

[novon]

Me too, I work at home and I really want a fun day job, I don't care about pay.

 

[AgentEL]

I know exactly what you mean. I'm 23 and about 10-15 years younger than everyone on the team. There are other interns, but they're in different groups so I don't get to interact with them.

It's a very good company, but sometimes I wish it had a more dot-com atmosphere with more young people.

The most social job I had was when I was working on campus at the computer facilities. We would meet up later for drinks or run into each other at parties.

I don't think that would happen with the people I work with now.

 

[Nocturnal]

Do you have the time to pick up a part time job?