Happy at work?
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JtB
Prepare a way for the Lord
- Location
- North Hampshire
Lovely place (lots of good cycle rides I would imagine). We drive through there most years on our way to Galicia.MarkF said:
Tetedelacourse
New Member
- Location
- Rosyth
In the place I worked before current one, they really excelled in dumping on everyone's pride, trust, integrity etc until there was none left. I was kind of forced to move by non-work factors and it worked out really well.
I liked my current work until recently when a few key things happened that soured the whole thing. I applied for another job in same sector, interview was on Friday there and I've been offered it despite thinking that I blew the interview.
Looking forward (nervously) to a new post, new settings, meeting new people and a new way of working.
I think it sounds flippant to say "if you don't like it, change it". Job security is high up on many peoples' priorities, job satisfaction often lower down. BUT, that said, I have to agree with you lot that have changed your situation; in my limited experience it's always improved things. Still a bit scary though - even if like me it's a relatively same-ey move!
I liked my current work until recently when a few key things happened that soured the whole thing. I applied for another job in same sector, interview was on Friday there and I've been offered it despite thinking that I blew the interview.
Looking forward (nervously) to a new post, new settings, meeting new people and a new way of working.
I think it sounds flippant to say "if you don't like it, change it". Job security is high up on many peoples' priorities, job satisfaction often lower down. BUT, that said, I have to agree with you lot that have changed your situation; in my limited experience it's always improved things. Still a bit scary though - even if like me it's a relatively same-ey move!
beanzontoast
Guru
- Location
- South of The Peaks
MarkF said:Noticed some really weird posts lately, about office life with "issues" that I can't really attach any importance to, I certainly can't understand them anyway.
I work from home and from an office (when needed), in all there are 4 of us, I reckon we spend 95% of our time either laughing, taking the piss or just talking about stuff, y'know, where space ends, thin Elvis or fat Elvis etc It's very enjoyable, in 5 years I cannot recollect one argument, no tiffs, tantrums whatever.
We can't be the only ones, who else is happy at work?
Forgive me for saying, but I think the reason you're so happy at work is because, by your own calculation, you only spend 5% of your time working!
I work in an office and we spend 95% of our time working, which may explain why we are not so happy!
jack the lad
Well-Known Member
Flying_Monkey said:
That's what keeps us happy in our jobs
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Well, I only work one day a week at the moment, but I'm happy there - it's interesting stuff, bike related and the boss (there's only us two in the office) is a nice easy going friendly chap (who was a mate before he was my boss). And I'm not just saying that because he on here sometimes!
On the other hand, I spent 12 miserable years in a crap job before I came away to Uni, so I know what that's like.
On the other hand, I spent 12 miserable years in a crap job before I came away to Uni, so I know what that's like.
self employment is not for everybody. I started a business manufacturing digital interactive audio equipment and animatronics for Museums visitor centres and theme parks. We employed 26 people at one time.
I would go round the office, workshops and sites in the morning upsetting everyone ,my Wife would follow round later persuading everyone not to leave
I am hopeless at managing people, too blunt you see.
Business went down with the foot and mouth and 9/11 finished us off.
Working from home wouldn't suit everyone. You have to be very disciplined with your time. I used to work up to 18 hours a day often 7 days per week .
I would go round the office, workshops and sites in the morning upsetting everyone ,my Wife would follow round later persuading everyone not to leave
I am hopeless at managing people, too blunt you see.
Business went down with the foot and mouth and 9/11 finished us off.
Working from home wouldn't suit everyone. You have to be very disciplined with your time. I used to work up to 18 hours a day often 7 days per week .
You are right, it does, however I think it is absolutely correct.Tetedelacourse said:
I find that incredibly sad, what a depressing thoughtTetedelacourse said:
Job security means and meant nothing to me, it never did, I want to be happy. I gave up careers for a MW jobs because I was unhappy, it was the right thing to do, I think it comes down to motivation and enertia, who you are. If I had gone for security I would have spent the last 20+ years unhappy, it does not bear thinking about.
I'm not happy in my job, has a lot to do with being lied too in the job description and at the interview.
Has anyone got any experience doing an apprenticeship in their 30's? I would love to retrain as a carpenter or even a garden designer. I'm trained as a countryside ranger, however ranger jobs are few and far between here in York.
Has anyone got any experience doing an apprenticeship in their 30's? I would love to retrain as a carpenter or even a garden designer. I'm trained as a countryside ranger, however ranger jobs are few and far between here in York.
Hilldodger
Guru
- Location
- sunny Leicester
I'm lucky to have the job I do but at the moment it's bloody stressful
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
I work in a small Product Development team of Fab Foodies with a nice bright lab and an OK office environment, 2ish blokes (inc. me) and 4 girlies. OK, so we're outnumbered!
4 of us travel around Europe, Russia and South America visiting our customers. We get to interact with the Tech team, Sales, Production and QC, so we're pretty integral to the rest of the organisation. Company is fairly small but with a huge and prestigious client base. We are however now being absorbed into a highly succesful but ruthless multinational and there is much "big-picture" reorganisation happening which is both exciting and worrying.
We work like madmen much of the time, as we're very responsive to our customers and there is little chance for error. We're very short staffed right now so the load is a bit gruelling to say the least for the moment.
The job is a good mix of creativity and science and processing knowledge, there's a plentiful supply of food and the Radio's always on. Got to work this morning and found-out I'm off to Russia for a week (my first time) on Sunday.
Food industry pay is pretty poor for the skills and the hours, but it's not all bad.
I'm happy with it.
4 of us travel around Europe, Russia and South America visiting our customers. We get to interact with the Tech team, Sales, Production and QC, so we're pretty integral to the rest of the organisation. Company is fairly small but with a huge and prestigious client base. We are however now being absorbed into a highly succesful but ruthless multinational and there is much "big-picture" reorganisation happening which is both exciting and worrying.
We work like madmen much of the time, as we're very responsive to our customers and there is little chance for error. We're very short staffed right now so the load is a bit gruelling to say the least for the moment.
The job is a good mix of creativity and science and processing knowledge, there's a plentiful supply of food and the Radio's always on. Got to work this morning and found-out I'm off to Russia for a week (my first time) on Sunday.
Food industry pay is pretty poor for the skills and the hours, but it's not all bad.
I'm happy with it.
brontesorearse
New Member
I work as a crane engineer in south wales and for the last five days been working in a steel works on cranes 100 feet in the air, 60 feet above a charger (a massive pot of steel 250t they place giant electrodes in the pot and pass electricity through them to melt the scrap) .
I wear a face mask and harness,the heat is well into the 40's,the dust and fumes (lead content) and noise are horrible ,you cant talk to the person working next to you ,sometimes you cant see em because of the dust ,and i spent 7 hours in there today changing load ropes !
What i would'nt give to work in an office sometimes!
That said, i quite like my job, its interesting the boys are a good laugh and we're a good team and we dont always work in such terrible places
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Theres always someone worse off .....i think?
I wear a face mask and harness,the heat is well into the 40's,the dust and fumes (lead content) and noise are horrible ,you cant talk to the person working next to you ,sometimes you cant see em because of the dust ,and i spent 7 hours in there today changing load ropes !
What i would'nt give to work in an office sometimes!
That said, i quite like my job, its interesting the boys are a good laugh and we're a good team and we dont always work in such terrible places
!Theres always someone worse off .....i think?
brontesorearse said:I work as a crane engineer in south wales and for the last five days been working in a steel works on cranes 100 feet in the air, 60 feet above a charger (a massive pot of steel 250t they place giant electrodes in the pot and pass electricity through them to melt the scrap) .
I wear a face mask and harness,the heat is well into the 40's,the dust and fumes (lead content) and noise are horrible ,you cant talk to the person working next to you ,sometimes you cant see em because of the dust ,and i spent 7 hours in there today changing load ropes !
What i would'nt give to work in an office sometimes!
That said, i quite like my job, its interesting the boys are a good laugh and we're a good team and we dont always work in such terrible places
Theres always someone worse off .....i think?
Now that's a proper job. Not so many of them about these IT days
brontesorearse
New Member
I dont know if its a proper job ,but i do like it !I used to work as an Avionic engineer, worked in tolouse ,amsterdam,dublin and heathrow. The money was good ,i was always clean, my tools were a laptop and a small selection of tools! All expenses paid !
Now thats what i call a proper job!
Now thats what i call a proper job!
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
I was working in Housing Management and in my last post I was managing the area renewal of a local borough. Great job, good pay, easy hours and I could see results happening to peoples homes. However, as a sector goes I had just about had enough if it. I took all my leave and then handed in my notice and walked out on the job that day to nothing.Gromit said:
I spent a moment wondering what to do and decided that I didn't want to go back to being an electrical engineer but did want to be on tools and preferably working with wood. So I gathered all my DIY stuff together and went out looking for carpentry work.
A few months into it I enrolled at college to study furniture design and making and did that full time and worked as a carpenter to pay the bills. The college heard that I had an electrical qualification and so asked me to cover some classes and then when I qualified in furniture they asked me back to teach.
So now I teach and I have my own business making furniture and doing carpentry work. I am also studying an MSc (because I wanted to see if I could) and I am studying for my teaching qualification and I am acting for a hobby, all things I love doing. It has been a hard slog and I have dropped from a really good 5 figure salary to a 4 figure salary so I don't have much money but I haven't been happier in life.
