RANT!!! I hate my job!!!

[pinoy]

6 yrs ago, i started working as a geotech technician. After 4 yrs., i was able to pass the EIT exam and told myself, "hope this will make a difference!" Guess what, i'm still where i started. there r 6 engrs. in our office and i'm under the supervision of another technician who's probably jealous making me clean up all his mess and making me do all the hard work. i know, i should be thankful i have a job. but the point is, i also have a family to support and i did not take the exam for nothing. it just makes me mad every time i think about the wasted 2 yrs.
i need advice, should i talk to the owner/boss and give him a piece of my mind. or, look for another job and move on.

 

[Ludacris]

Move on......Plenty of jobs out there and it sounds like you are burned out. Time for a fresh new start.

 

[QTPie]

post your resume on brassring.com and wait.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Start looking for another job and set up interviews. After you've been offered another competing job: approach your boss with a demand for new responsibilities and/or a raise. But then again, what do I know? I'm not out of school yet.

 

[spanky]

screw that BS u gotta put up with. move on bud.

 

[milagro]

Originally posted by: Ludacris
Move on......Plenty of jobs out there and it sounds like you are burned out. Time for a fresh new start.

tru dat...I was an environmental consultant w/ 5 years experience, degree in hydrogeology, and got sick of every aspect including pay and made a career change and my working life improved 300%. But if you wanna stay in the field, you pretty much gotta change companies...try working for a larger firm...maybe there's a CH2M Hill or other in your area that pays well with good benefits and is a private firm that allows you to avoid alll the crap public companies put you through..

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Start looking for another job and set up interviews. After you've been offered another competing job: approach your boss with a demand for new responsibilities and/or a raise. But then again, what do I know? I'm not out of school yet.

This can backfire, they can blacklist you as disloyal and drop you at the first opportunity.

If you go job hunting and get a better offer from a good company, just give notice don't try to play bidding-war games.

 

[milagro]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Start looking for another job and set up interviews. After you've been offered another competing job: approach your boss with a demand for new responsibilities and/or a raise. But then again, what do I know? I'm not out of school yet.

This can backfire, they can blacklist you as disloyal and drop you at the first opportunity.

If you go job hunting and get a better offer from a good company, just give notice don't try to play bidding-war games.

Not entirely true...this actually worked to some extent for me. I was approached by a competitor to come work for them for $7000 more annually. I told my boss about the offer and said that, while I wouldn't want to leave, the economics of the situation would be forcing me to leave. He promptly called HR to see what they could do...they couldn't match the full $7000 but they kicked me up by $5000 and that was fine for me...I prefered to stay for stability reasons...

In your situation, if you're fed up w/ your job and can risk losing your job and/or possibly burning bridges then more power to you..

 

[pinoy]

i wanna thank you all for the advice you're giving me!!!
Ludacris & Spanky: i think you're right, i'm burned out, i'd been putting up with all this for so many years.

QTPie: i'll try that site.

Milagro: i'll find out if there's CH2M Hill near my area. BTW, what's their expertise?

my wife and i already talked about this, if we need to move some place else, we'll do it. anyway, she's a nurse and a nurse is kinda "strike-anywhere" type of profession. i just feel i'm being used and abused where i'm working right now. again, thanks for all the advice.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

This can backfire, they can blacklist you as disloyal and drop you at the first opportunity.

If you go job hunting and get a better offer from a good company, just give notice don't try to play bidding-war games.

Well, you don't ever play that card unless you've got an offer in hand that you're willing to take. If the offer is a step down or is something that you're not really interested in, don't try to use it as leverage with your current employer if you're worried they could call your bluff.

The real issue is whether you can live with the conditions in a job you don't like. If the answer is no, there's really no reason to stay there and hope things will get better, depressed job market or not.

 

[Ludacris]

If you do quit, make sure you have something else lined up first so that it will be a smooth transition or make sure you have a nice amount of money saved up to last you a few months while you look.

Don't be an ass when you quit too. You defanitely don't want to burn any bridges since you will have to put them on your resume and future employers will call and check your references and stuff. Be professional and give a 2 week notice. Good luck!

 

[rufruf44]

Originally posted by: Ludacris
If you do quit, make sure you have something else lined up first so that it will be a smooth transition or make sure you have a nice amount of money saved up to last you a few months while you look.

Don't be an ass when you quit too. You defanitely don't want to burn any bridges since you will have to put them on your resume and future employers will call and check your references and stuff. Be professional and give a 2 week notice. Good luck!

Actually most company will only respond by acknowledging the period of time an employee work there. Responding with a bad reference = possible lawsuit waiting to happen.