How Interesting is your Job?

[Fifty]

I am a mathematician at the uni here and I will gladly stick forks in my eyes repeatedly rather than continue with it.

What's so bad about it?

 

[warpus]

I voted really interesting.

I am the financial assistance web guy at the University of Western Ontario.. I develop all the online financial applications, backends, and other assorted things.. I also work on a lot of non-finaid related projects..

Over the last couple months I had been working on Intent to Register, an online web process that allowed students to select what programs/minors/majors/specializations/etc. they want to take for next year. it was a huge success.. it was also a huge challenge.. i just dove right in there and developed the thing from scratch, wrapping my head around all the ewird codes and the way programs/degrees/etc. are structured here at our University.

In short, my job provides tons of flexibility, creative freedom, and variety, and challenge.. These 4 things, as well as TONS OF BOOBIES HOLY CRAP, SO MANY HOT GIRLS OMG.. .. yeah, i'd say my job is very interesting

 

[pboily]

What's so bad about it?

Apparently, I signed up to teach high schoolers.

 

[VX250]

I'm a pilot, so my job is very interesting, but also carries HUGE responsibility.

 

[Perfection]

I am a commercial pilot mathematician at the uni here and I will gladly stick forks in my eyes repeatedly rather than continue with it.

Why dat?

What are you considering doing instead?

 

[ThERat]

Teaching chemical engineering to the kids (17-20years old) is actually fun, but then the people on top think that simply teaching can't be enough...and that's were the fun starts

It's amazing how great jobs can be made so damn horrible with useless tasks, committees, forms and appraisals. In addition, working in Singapore gives one the chance to see office politics galore. Can't really trust anyone..amazing

Top it up with the fact that I have too many ladies on top. Those anal micromanagers know how to make life hell...

at least, got 42 days leave, ain't too bad

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I wait tables. I put 'kinda interesting' because I'm certainly never bored at work. OTOH, it's not intellectually stimulating at all. The only really 'interesting' thing, I guess, would be meeting all those people every day. And some of them are interesting. But I don't generally enjoy meeting new people, so I don't think that bumps it up to the 'interesting' category.

Yea, I work in a resturaunt, too. I despise waiting, for the most part, because I hate dealing with stupid people. So, naturally, I cook, and have to deal with stupid servers ringing orders in wrong.

I wouldn't say my job is 'interesting," the people are interesting, the job is fun, but it's hardly the most "intellectually stimulating" workspace.

High School is okay, you learn a lot, get to socialize and goof off. Good holiday times. However, the paycheck still hasn't shown up.

I definitely didn't know you were in high school.

 

[Disgustipated]

errr, I was just fired from my job today. So I guess it wasn't that interesting at all. . I still can't believe it. I have never been fired. Too much socializing I guess. But I was getting the job done, just not the way they wanted it done. I was arrogant, and thought I could do things my way. oh well.

So now my job is sitting in front of this computer and posting all day.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Cashiering isn't all that interesting, except when customers buy cool stuff you can talk to them about. Like boats and knives and things.

errr, I was just fired from my job today. So I guess it wasn't that interesting at all.

Sorry to hear that.

But I would argue that it was certainly interesting, getting fired ain't boring!

 

[ummmm........]

Yea, I work in a resturaunt, too. I despise waiting, for the most part, because I hate dealing with stupid people.

You can eliminate the problem of dealing with stupid people by working in a better restaurant. I too was shocked by this particular epiphany when I was first struck by it . . .

 

[boarder]

I get to drive as fast as I can around the uk in brand new cars, so pretty interesting at the moment im sure Ill get bored with it before to long.

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

My job is interesting because I get to spend above 50% of my time online Which I used it to spam on this forum.

 

[Fifty]

Apparently, I signed up to teach high schoolers.

By this do you mean that the students you teach seem as dumb and non-self-sufficient as highschoolers, or that you are actually teaching highschoolers? and to echo perf, what else would you like to do other than be a prof? and beyond the teaching, dont you like your research activities or whatever?

 

[Left]

I roam the high seas and collect dead fish.

Its pretty fun.

 

[CaptainF]

In short, my job provides tons of flexibility, creative freedom, and variety, and challenge.. These 4 things, as well as TONS OF BOOBIES HOLY CRAP, SO MANY HOT GIRLS OMG.. .. yeah, i'd say my job is very interesting

You win teh thread.

 

[angeleyes]

[....] Too much socializing I guess. [....]

I thought you were a shy guy?

 

[pboily]

By this do you mean that the students you teach seem as dumb and non-self-sufficient as highschoolers, or that you are actually teaching highschoolers? and to echo perf, what else would you like to do other than be a prof? and beyond the teaching, dont you like your research activities or whatever?

These university kids are not dumb (at least, for the most part), but the non-self-sufficient part is right on the money.

This should be in the random rant thread, but I can't stand to catch them cheating, and see them act surprised that they got caught. I can't stand the number of dead relatives the day of midterms. I can't stand the number of them who beg for you to make the final exam be worth 100% because they didn't study for the midterms. I can't stand them not coming to class and asking you what is going to be on the tests, all the while pretending that you never said a word although you spent 20 minutes practically telling what questions were going to be on the tests. I can't stand the begging and crying when they come to see their final exams and the (always unsuccesful) attempts to negotiate a grade. And don't get me started on the cell phones. If at least people had interesting ring tones...

Most of all, what I can't stand is the fact that I always end up with amazing teacher evaluations. I walk in the class, I yell at them, I fail them, and yet I get the best evaluations of anyone in the department. This is ridiculous. If the class was a woman, she'd have the beaten woman syndrome.

Bottom line, after having taught 40 courses, and received accolades for my work, the truth is I hate teaching.

And working with nerds ain't that great either (no offence to the self-professed CFC nerds): is it so hard for them to talk about hockey once in a while, or do I have to hear about freakin' C*-algebras everytime I go down to eat my lunch?

And I can't even get interested by my own papers, anymore. Never did, really.

So I handed in my resignation last week. I think I will try my hands at industrial mathematics. Encryption, perhaps? Or mathematical journal publishing.

No clue.

 

[Flak]

I work in the gaming industry. This particular job has meant living in Las Vegas and Europe. Things are pretty vibrant right now.

 

[Disgustipated]

I thought you were a shy guy?

I'm a shy guy who likes to socialize. . Once I get to know someone, I can talk fairly well. I'm painfully shy around strangers though. I think it's a trust issue.

 

[Ansar]

I'm a shy guy who likes to socialize. . Once I get to know someone, I can talk fairly well. I'm painfully shy around strangers though. I think it's a trust issue.

Same here. I can socialize with people I know but definetily shy around those that I know not of.