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Kyanzes

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Aug 26, 2005
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I definitely hate my job. IMHO the project coordination sux big time at my company, no one wants to do their parts of the work, I (and two of my colleagues) randomly get ridiculous assignmets that get cancelled, again randomly, a lot of effort goes to waste on a regular basis. Total lack of coordination and clear aims. With tremendous effort these constant mistakes can be corrected by the three of us of course, but it's always like extinguishing fire. As we always manage to avoid disaster, this problem in leadership never recognized by the GM. Okay, I always get maximum score when it comes to PM but it's still utter frustration. I couldn't even come up with a prog language I haven't used: c++, delphi, c#, vfp, vb, flash, java, jscript, perl, php, asp/net etc, numerous report scripters/ postscript code /other scripters/dunno scripters and whatnot. Jack of all trades, master of none. Constantly battling with my confusion when I time to time mistakenly use syntaxes at the wrong places. And all because WHILE I'M ACTUALL DOING ONE JOB colleagues come and ask me to do ridiculous little things like to answer phones cause they don't know what to say to the clients, write ****** little progs to solve stupid little tasks, then they ask me to write a SMALL LITTLE PROG that can gather info from the web (as my boss tells me all the time: it's two IFs), then they ask me to modify UNDOCUMENTED code with variables like: "a=2;yz=-6" written by guys who left the company like five years ago and the prog doesn't even have a SINGLE LINE of documentation, not one. I'm frustrated, yes I'm frustrated beyond repair: arghhh...

And on the top of all this: international communication between the departments sucks big time. Okay, it's my fault that I don't speak german (heck, I'm even having serious problems with english) but it's ridiculous when the german colleagues send mails that contain ARTIFICIAL translations (done by translation program) of their original messages written in german. Don't even mention the french dept. Then the UK, hehe, when we phone each other: that undecipherable UKish dialect on the other end of the line (ok, my fault, I'm not a master of langs, it's really a shortcoming on my side). But heck, I always watch US movies, so I can't help it. Tried to watch "LIFE ON MARS" and had to put it aside cause I didn't understand half of it. Strangely enough I didn't have the same problem with Voyager, X-Files etc. Anyway... At least the Israelis speak clearly. Ah, heck, once I had a discussion with a Dutch guy -------> MY GODNESS. Okay, I suck, I should study langs but I simply don't have the time anymore. They really should hire someone with perfect knowledge of english/german and maybe a little french and let him do the the whole communication part.

Sometimes, even now, I feel a tingling in my head, as if some cloud descended on me. I seriously think that I have some illness.

I'm the definition of F R U S T R A T I O N
 

gnumantsc

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Aug 5, 2003
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I'm not too crazy about my job thats why I created a blog about my job, I just recently updated the site.

Well I was yelled at yesterday by my boss so was my team leader. :(
 

Nerva

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Jul 26, 2005
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Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: 3cho
i am not sure if i hate my job since i just started. but i am definitely frustrated because there is so much i don't know.

Why would you hate the opportunity to learn something new? I say you truly don't hate a job until you know everything there is to know about it, and you no longer can improve yourself.

the learning curve is steep and i am definitely learning a lot. but with that said, there are also a lot of small things about this industry that can drive you absolutely bonkers
 

eakers

Lifer
Aug 14, 2000
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YES BUT TOMORROW IS MY LAST DAY!!!!!!!
YAY!

(except I said I would come back parttime to train if they need me to.. blah)
 

beguile

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Oct 28, 2004
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My job has been great but I think there's always a few bad apples in your workplace hate you just for the sake of hating you. They are jealous that I get paid more for having an education and for being younger.

Glad I'm transferring out of the store soon.
 

Stuxnet

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Jun 16, 2005
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Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: LolaWiz
i am just burnt out at this point. it is hard for me to wake up every morning and look forward to going to work. :(
it really makes me depressed

qft...

i wanna become a professional beach bum... open a surf shop or a dive shop on some beach in some 3rd world tropical country with cheap living and dive or give surf lessions to spoiled tourists all day..

then drink and party all night every night..

If I was single and without kids, that's precisely what I'd be doing, too.
 

Stuxnet

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Jun 16, 2005
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Originally posted by: PingSpike
I want to get a job where I can sit on my ass for a living. I think that would be grand.

I do that and make almost 6 figures. Very unrewarding, actually.
 

letdown427

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Jan 3, 2006
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Originally posted by: PingSpike
I want to get a job where I can sit on my ass for a living. I think that would be grand.


Been there. Done that. Not making 6 figures AT ALL, but yeah, it wasn't great.

What was it?

Marshall at a race track. That was a lot of sitting outside by yourself.
 

SlimWithTheTiltedBrim

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Feb 18, 2006
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I love my job. Director of Field Operations for a AA baseball team (fancy for Head groundskeeper). Cant beat being outside all day and really being your own boss. Long hours when the teams in town but its still fun.
 

letdown427

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Jan 3, 2006
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Originally posted by: SlimWithTheTiltedBrim
I love my job. Director of Field Operations for a AA baseball team (fancy for Head groundskeeper). Cant beat being outside all day and really being your own boss. Long hours when the teams in town but its still fun.

I love what they did there. :)
 

DaShen

Lifer
Dec 1, 2000
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:(... I don't hate it, but I don't neccessarily like what I am doing right now, but the department needs me, so I feel obligated to not leave yet, plus it gives me the opportunity to learn some newer stuff.

I definitely will be out of IT at least in another couple of years.
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
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give me an easy job where i don't have to provide support for dumb people.
just assign me some work, leave me alone, and let me do it.

i honestly don't think i'll ever find a fulfilling job so as long as there's low stress, i'll be fine.
 

skrilla

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Oct 22, 2004
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I hate my job and can barely stand it anymore. I don't even want to get started on why.

I am currently looking for a new one.
 

DaiShan

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Jul 5, 2001
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I hate my job when I have to talk to people. They always bring me ridiculous crap and I have to tell them why it isn't an IT issue. (Oh, you have 50 pages of hard copy data that you need organized into a spreadsheet? Yeah let me get right on that. I'm sure your boss will appreciate me billing a weeks worth of work at $55 an hour because you are too lazy to do it yourself, or too stupid to give it to a word processor) The actual work that I do, I like a lot. I get to find cool ways to solve problems, and I've got some absolute pro's working for me, so things rarely break (except when the client involves its monkeys in the process).
 

Auryg

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Dec 28, 2003
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Originally posted by: Mr N8
I love my job. It's the first IT job where I've ever gotten to spend days on the lake wakeboarding and get paid for it.

What's your job?
 

althes

Senior member
Nov 21, 2001
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I hate mine with a passion and I am looking to move on. Working in accounting but the company sucks and we are getting sold
 

senseamp

Lifer
Feb 5, 2006
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It's starting to grow on me. The hate, that is. :D
But there are certain aspects of the job I like, like flexible hours :)
 

vital

Platinum Member
Sep 28, 2000
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fvck auditing. everyone in your company is either intimidated by you or they hate your guts.
 

holden j caufield

Diamond Member
Dec 30, 1999
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I hate it and my department doesn't have any hot chicks (or even chicks), it's all computer people (no offense guys).
 

Squisher

Lifer
Aug 17, 2000
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Sometimes it can be overwhelming and physically demanding and other times boring.

But, I like it.

<----die repairman at a forge.