How do you feel about your job?

[Bigfoot3814]

I myself work in a public library. I have very mixed feelings about my job. Some days it's great, others I'm ready to lose my mind.

What's yours like?

 

[Sims2789]

I got hired but it hasn't started yet, but I think I'll like it a lot. I'll either canvass or run a field office for Grassroots Campaigns, depending on if I want to take a semester off or just work for Grassroots in the summer.

 

[GenMarshall]

I am going to be doing a similar survey with my job tommorow and the rest of the week (I have been assigned to work in a Human Resources event collecting surveys)

Anyway, my job is at or below tolerable (Due because I dont have a chance to transfer to a better paying full time job)

 

[QuoVadisNation]

I got hired as a summer intern and I'm looking forward to it. It'll be a new experience however, so I have no idea how I'll feel about the entire job experience.

 

[Godwynn]

I enjoy my job, I don't necessarily look forward to it, but I get my exercise and work with great people!

 

[greenpeace]

Does school count, because on an average day I probably put more hours (~7 hours of school with a 20 minute break plus 3-5 hours of homework) than the average worker (at least in non-extreme American jobs)? Of course, I have a lot of "vacation days" but then I always have to do more work anyways (when I say "vacation," in an average week that doesn't include the weekend because they assign tons of homework to make sure you don't have a life).

Taking 4-5 APs and 2 honors classes next year is going to help much either . At least I handle stress as well as a hippie.

 

[Bill3000]

You expect me to like being a clerk in a pharmacy store?

I'd absolutely go to it all the time, and work diligently there, mostly because of my own work ethic, but I don't exactly enjoy standing in one place trying to be nice to pieces of poop called customers for a bunch of hours straight.

 

[Archbob]

Self employment owns. Wish I made more money though

 

[soul_warrior]

love my direct coworkers, but the patients (atleast some) deserve a lil' pill of arsenic in thier morning coffee.
i am alos VERY underpaid.

so, im waiting for a better offer to come along.
id hate leaving my workplace, but i really could use a doubled salary.

 

[downtown]

I got hired but it hasn't started yet, but I think I'll like it a lot. I'll either canvass or run a field office for Grassroots Campaigns, depending on if I want to take a semester off or just work for Grassroots in the summer.

I've held a lot of different political jobs, and I got to tell you, I absolutely hated canvassing. People are often jerks, its boring, and sometimes, it can actually be dangerous. I've had co-workers assaulted on the job before.

However, the pay is usually pretty good. I think if I actually canvassed for 50 hours a week, I'd make more money than I would working as a clerk, research aide, or any other "slightly above entry level" govt job.

I enjoy my job now, although I am leaving it in 3 days to start a new internship with the Feds. I switch jobs a lot I've noticed...so I usually don't have time to ever really get bored or unhappy with what I'm doing.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Does school count, because on an average day I probably put more hours (~7 hours of school with a 20 minute break plus 3-5 hours of homework) than the average worker (at least in non-extreme American jobs)? Of course, I have a lot of "vacation days" but then I always have to do more work anyways (when I say "vacation," in an average week that doesn't include the weekend because they assign tons of homework to make sure you don't have a life).

I think school takes on a different dimension. For the most part, you're stuck in school. With work, as a grown up, you can pretty much walk out on your own free will.

Taking 4-5 APs and 2 honors classes next year is going to help much either .

You asked for it!

 

[Swedishguy]

A student in the International English School? I don't know really.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I switch jobs a lot I've noticed...so I usually don't have time to ever really get bored or unhappy with what I'm doing.

I bet that saves you from a lot of things.

 

[downtown]

BTW all, School is very, very different from a job in a lot of significant ways...I don't think you can claim being a student as your "job".

 

[Abaddon]

I've just started working at a club/pub I have loved for years. The atmosphere is amazing. Everyone is so nice and the music is wicked. Im bouncy-happy serving everyone with a wink and a smile ~ I'm dancing around the place collecting glasses etc and its all GREAT! Being in such a positive mood also sets up greater tips as the feel-good-factor spreads

Weekends we do this
WHQ nightclub opens from 10.30pm - 3am every Friday & Saturday night. Square dealing, girl friendly & multi racial, all nationalities are welcomed here. This is Newcastle's only underground/word of mouth, independent club, dedicated to the bomb tunes. Laid out over 2 floors, upstairs is where it's at for all the 360° bump'n'hustle block party action, you'll ever need. We specialise in predominantly black music, 'cos that's basically what we do. Bucking all trends by using just 1 DJ each weekend, the club is the star & it's the music that makes it shine. Playing upfront stuff that catches our ears, we also cover older, equally fresh tunes that rule. We hit the funk, rare groove, true house, soul, hip-hop, jazz, lush disco, reggae, significant R&B, northern soul & worldwide block-rocking beats. We also do Madge & any other credible artist or track we dig.

Cute customers & drinks at pub prices, are yet more of the little extras that make World HQ totally unique in Newcastle's nightlife culture. Top tip - come early. People fall in love with World Headquarters & realise that true love, digging nature, freakin' out & having fun are legitimate spiritual pastimes.

 

[cthom]

i am alos VERY underpaid.

so, im waiting for a better offer to come along.
id hate leaving my workplace, but i really could use a doubled salary.

myself and 2 other managers are writing to our head honcho re a wage rise. we're not holding our our breath. for the first time in 12 years i'm really thinking of moving on.

 

[greenpeace]

I think school takes on a different dimension. For the most part, you're stuck in school. With work, as a grown up, you can pretty much walk out on your own free will.

Well, you can't really walk away from jobs in general (you can walk away from a job though) unless your very rich. Unless by "walk out" you mean literally walk out of the school to take a break or something (in which case, I can actually walk out and go anywhere I wish, as long as I get back for class).

But, yeah I'm not going to dispute that jobs and school are the same. I do, however, belief that in this context its ok to answer as if school=job because the question really is asking "How do you feel about the place where you dump most of your time and energy to achieve something."

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

I myself work in a public library.

HIGH FIVE!!!

I rather enjoy it. There's plenty to do, even if routine, and occasionally I'll get a few fun projects to work on. On busy days I'm exhausted and on quiet ones almost dead bored, but it's acquainted me with much of the community and I make a fair bit of money.

 

[downtown]

I bet that saves you from a lot of things.

It does, but I getting to the point where I can't get away with it anymore. After next year, if I'm switching jobs every 5 months, people will start to ask questions, even in government, where turnover on the lower rungs tends to be very very high.

 

[luiz]

I'm currently working on the Engineering department of a steel company... pretty cool job, I get to travel alot and have a multi-million dollars budget for projects (I don't have autonomy over the budget, but the directors usually go with what the Engineering dept says).

The salary is OK, but I know I could be making much more in the financial sector where most of my college colleagues work.