What's the one thing you hate most about your work?

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Megatomic

Lifer
Nov 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: EngenZerO
the long drive
Same here. 38 miles each way with a tunnel and highway construction that are often backed up for no apparent reason. :|
 

Kyteland

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Dec 30, 2002
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The thing I hate most about my job is that it is difficult to arrange a good stretch of time off. I wanted to take a month off this summer to go hiking, but I just couldn't get enough work finished up to realistically do it.

*sigh* Next summer...
 

jjones

Lifer
Oct 9, 2001
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The thing I hate most is that there's no naked women bringing me beers and sandwiches.
 
Sep 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: shinerburke
That I'm married which means I can't fvck the hot chick that works on our helpdesk.

Umm, ya ....

Actually, the thing I hate about work the m,ost is the fact that I have to show up for it.
 

Babbles

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Jan 4, 2001
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Nothing, since I have became unemployed!

When I did work, I had to sign and initial tons of stuff through the day and it drove me nuts.
 

DT4K

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Jan 21, 2002
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Dealing with FDA requirements that make software development and testing take three times as long as it should.

Being told the company uses "Pay for Performance", when in reality your performance assessment scores indicate that you need a 20k raise to be paid at the correct level, yet you still only get a 4% raise each year.

Having to go to stupid meetings with customers and spending weeks diagramming current business processes and writing documentation because we are a small enough group that I have to be a project manager/business analyst/software developer/technical writer/tech support when all I really want to do is design and code the software.

Oh yeah, and the whole not having naked women to bring me beer and food thing. That is definitely a bummer.
 

Oger

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Sep 30, 2004
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I hate idiot customers who drive into my shop with missing rims/tires, brake pads that wore through the brake rotors, people with vise grips as steering wheels or the latest idiot who drove his Barretta into my shop with a drivers seat made from a milk crate, the crate was bolted to the floor and the seat belts were bolted to the crate.
 

dum

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Oct 11, 2001
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i don't even know where to start with this one.

going to work each day.
people with the skills of a monkey making more than me.
management allowing this to happen.
management doing nothing to show us any respect.
dealing with the customers who think we owe them everything.


i could go on.
 

You're complaining about getting paid for doing nothing for 1.5hours? Man, rough life dood!

In my job I hate the fact that people always want to set an appointment for after 4-5pm. They say it's because they are at work.
Well genius I work thoes hours too. So why don't you figure out a way to make 1 hour of your time to meet me at your house so you can get approval to loan a few hundred grand from the bank.
 

Ausm

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: Oger
I hate idiot customers who drive into my shop with missing rims/tires, brake pads that wore through the brake rotors, people with vise grips as steering wheels or the latest idiot who drove his Barretta into my shop with a drivers seat made from a milk crate, the crate was bolted to the floor and the seat belts were bolted to the crate.



You have to take some pics of that stuff sounds hilarious ;)

Ausm
 

Bryophyte

Lifer
Apr 25, 2001
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Originally posted by: Oger
I hate idiot customers who drive into my shop with missing rims/tires, brake pads that wore through the brake rotors, people with vise grips as steering wheels or the latest idiot who drove his Barretta into my shop with a drivers seat made from a milk crate, the crate was bolted to the floor and the seat belts were bolted to the crate.

When my husband was 15, he had a beat-up old VW that he'd drive around country roads near his home. No driver's door latch and bucket seats. I *really* mean he had bucket seats, like 5 gallon buckets tipped upside down and NOT fastened to the floor. Every time he'd take a right turn, he'd start to fall out of the car. hahaha
 

Gibson486

Lifer
Aug 9, 2000
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Firmware is the suck. I just sit all day and code. If it does not work, make it work. If you can't make it work, skip it finish job, then try to make it work again. Help, what you dont help, you're an Engineer says my boss. I hate this f'n job.
 

Ogg

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Sep 5, 2003
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Originally posted by: jjones
The thing I hate most is that there's no naked women bringing me beers and sandwiches.

:thumbsup:

yeah where the hells bryophyte when you need her :Q :D :p
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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working by myself (work at home). While I love not having to get dressed for work or consider any traffic, I miss being able to interact with humans face to face.

Good thing I'm not single... would never be able to meet anyone this way. Feels like a waste.
 

Bryophyte

Lifer
Apr 25, 2001
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Originally posted by: Ogg
Originally posted by: jjones
The thing I hate most is that there's no naked women bringing me beers and sandwiches.

:thumbsup:

yeah where the hells bryophyte when you need her :Q :D :p

Sorry, I was busy untying bradruth. He was complaining of ropeburns.
 

seanws

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Sep 20, 2004
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i work in a county jail babysitting thieves, child molestors, and various other low lifes. think you can draw your own conclusion as to why i hate my job...
 

bradruth

Lifer
Aug 9, 2002
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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Originally posted by: Ogg
Originally posted by: jjones
The thing I hate most is that there's no naked women bringing me beers and sandwiches.

:thumbsup:

yeah where the hells bryophyte when you need her :Q :D :p

Sorry, I was busy untying bradruth. He was complaining of ropeburns.

It didn't really burn...I just wanted to see you. :heart: