Yeah it was well depressing after graduating, realising that I wasn't about to walk into a really good job. And indeed that I was getting turned down for jobs I could do in my sleep.
O a scale of 1-10, how much do you hate your job?
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bouncer_the_dog
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im always looking for a better job...
My job is shit.I do fuck all - yes really - I am a middle manager - a small cog of capital - which dismays and appalls me equally.
But saying that, I have done some terrible shit in the past and dont want to go back to working 18 hours a day with my body and being so tired, I would cry randomly in public.
I didnt take he chance of doing what I should have done when the opportunity came long and now accept that I will be a wage slave for the forseaable future, in a field I have contempt for, but at least I ensure that I am enslaved to the highest wage payer about - which make things a little more bearable in the big scheme of things
But saying that, I have done some terrible shit in the past and dont want to go back to working 18 hours a day with my body and being so tired, I would cry randomly in public.
I didnt take he chance of doing what I should have done when the opportunity came long and now accept that I will be a wage slave for the forseaable future, in a field I have contempt for, but at least I ensure that I am enslaved to the highest wage payer about - which make things a little more bearable in the big scheme of things
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Hmmmm...what to say about my job. I changed jobs about 5 months ago after spending years doing admin work; this is the first job I've had which is in any way a graduate-level position (I'm a research assistant for an education-related organisation). There are pluses and minuses:
PLUS
Work does sometimes involve using my brain
Nice office, great location - it takes me 20 minutes to walk to work
Lots of travel to seminars, meetings, conferences around the country - not particularly glamorous but it gets me out and about
Have been given a chance to make something of my shoddy career, despite having no research or educational background - opportunities to learn new skills on the job
Boss is easygoing
People are generally okay to good, with the odd gem
Pay and benefits are pretty good
8 extra days holiday a year, attached to Bank Holidays
MINUS
The subject area I work in does nothing for me at all, so I constantly have to force myself to give a shit
Workplace atmosphere, and indeed the wider education world atmosphere, EXTREMELY worthy and PC, which sometimes grates although I do recognise that in many ways it's a good thing
Boss is my boyfriend's dad! Which is quite weird
Organisation has evolved in quite an eccentric way, there is little recognisable structure or procedure, which makes it difficult sometimes to know what you're supposed to be doing and who is supposed to help you
It's certainly better than what I was doing before, but I feel guilty for not liking it more than I do, like I'm throwing some great opportunity back in someone's face. What it has done has made me realise that I can do graduate-level work, that now I've found a way back in I am capable and ambitious enough to do it. It's not what I want to do and in an ideal world I'd still be doing my English MA this year as I had planned before this job came up, but it's okay.
Ultimately though I think it's hard for me to really know how I feel about it as the week between finishing one job and starting another was also the week I found out my brother's cancer was finally terminal, so I think I was always destined to feel disengaged.
PLUS
Work does sometimes involve using my brain
Nice office, great location - it takes me 20 minutes to walk to work
Lots of travel to seminars, meetings, conferences around the country - not particularly glamorous but it gets me out and about
Have been given a chance to make something of my shoddy career, despite having no research or educational background - opportunities to learn new skills on the job
Boss is easygoing
People are generally okay to good, with the odd gem
Pay and benefits are pretty good
8 extra days holiday a year, attached to Bank Holidays
MINUS
The subject area I work in does nothing for me at all, so I constantly have to force myself to give a shit
Workplace atmosphere, and indeed the wider education world atmosphere, EXTREMELY worthy and PC, which sometimes grates although I do recognise that in many ways it's a good thing
Boss is my boyfriend's dad! Which is quite weird
Organisation has evolved in quite an eccentric way, there is little recognisable structure or procedure, which makes it difficult sometimes to know what you're supposed to be doing and who is supposed to help you
It's certainly better than what I was doing before, but I feel guilty for not liking it more than I do, like I'm throwing some great opportunity back in someone's face. What it has done has made me realise that I can do graduate-level work, that now I've found a way back in I am capable and ambitious enough to do it. It's not what I want to do and in an ideal world I'd still be doing my English MA this year as I had planned before this job came up, but it's okay.
Ultimately though I think it's hard for me to really know how I feel about it as the week between finishing one job and starting another was also the week I found out my brother's cancer was finally terminal, so I think I was always destined to feel disengaged.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
It's a bit more complicated than that, unfortunately - life stuff dictates that I need to take the money for now 
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Cool 
One day...
One day...
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
My job isn't crap because it's stressful. Far from it - it's rather nice to be in a job that isn't too demanding after spedning the last 4 years working myself into the ground for my phd.
But, aside from my immediate colleagues (who are lovely) and my boss(who has improved greatly since I first started), the people are a complete nightmare. I am constantly questioned as to my ability to do my job by people who don't know their arse from their elbow. I am ignored and patronised, and it makes doing my job that much harder.
So bugger it, I'm looking for a new one.
Spangles, so so sorry to hear your job situation has got so desparate. Would it go against your ethos to work in a private school?
But, aside from my immediate colleagues (who are lovely) and my boss(who has improved greatly since I first started), the people are a complete nightmare. I am constantly questioned as to my ability to do my job by people who don't know their arse from their elbow. I am ignored and patronised, and it makes doing my job that much harder.
So bugger it, I'm looking for a new one.
Spangles, so so sorry to hear your job situation has got so desparate. Would it go against your ethos to work in a private school?
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
mm - i did the whole "what colour is your parachute?" thing the first time i left teaching.Guineveretoo said:Han is giving good advice here. Do apply for that job. It's all practice, and I assume you have not applied for many admin jobs recently, so the practice will do you good
I know it will take time, but it will be quicker next time, because you will cut and paste from this application. Keep several cvs to hand, which emphasise/detail your skills and experience in different ways. Do one for teaching, of course, but also one for admin/clerical work, which you could usefully devise based on the job description of this job you have spotted.
If you want any specific advice or just someone to have a look at your cv for you, feel free to PM me. I used to do careers counselling for a living, you know, and I still do a fair amount, informally and formally....
i wish more jobs would take a cv. i can make my skill range look impressive on a cv. on an application form it looks flaky and bitty and all over the place.
equationgirl - i have no moral obejection to working in a private school - but never in all my applications as a teacher have i even been shortlisted by a private school. i don't think i have an impressive enough education history - teaching must be the only job left where i have to pt my gcse and a level results up front on every application - and i was laaaaaazy arse at school.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
spanglechick said:mm - i did the whole "what colour is your parachute?" thing the first time i left teaching.
i wish more jobs would take a cv. i can make my skill range look impressive on a cv. on an application form it looks flaky and bitty and all over the place.
I know that public sector organisations, including schools, don't accept CVs, but it is still worth completing one from which you can then cut and paste relevant skills and experience depending on the job description. This ensures that you don't forget things that you have done, and examples of where you have demonstrated particular skills etc. etc., and saves a lot of time.
I don't know what the "what colour is your parachute" stuff is, because it seems to be an American approach. My experience is providing careers counselling and executive coaching in this country, mostly in the public sector, and at different levels, including with long term unemployed people, with admin staff, middle managers and senior managers.
I have also been a senior manager myself, and am often on recruitment panels and boards.
It was a genuine offer, but it is entirely up to you whether you want any help from me. I wasn't offering the full package, because, like you, I am very busy, but I thought it might help to have someone else looking over your list of skills and experience, and helping you to reposition or emphasise particular aspects (this is what I am calling a CV), but perhaps you have already got friends helping with that....
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
no - i guess i was reluctant to impose on your time. i can email you the cv i used for the tfl job now, if you pm me your email address - i really would appreciate it.Guineveretoo said:
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
because i already work evenings in teaching.Hollis said:
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
umm...Hollis said:
i don't reaaaaaaaally want to be doing another of these threads in 2 year's time....
scifisam
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zenie said:Is that your goal then?
I hear management accounts is where the money is?
That's what my GF does
Unfortunately, she loathes it, and she's not fully qualified yet anyway.
Nothing that I've seen that can give a career can actually be studied for in the holidays.
That said, if anyone who hates their job can study in the evenings, I think bookkeeping's a good suggestion.
I thought you had to train for 3 years fulltime to be an accountant.
tuesday's child
New Member
spanglechick: serious question - why not go bankrupt? what would the downside be? life is too short to be miserable 75+% of the time...
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
RenegadeDog said:
At least 3 to be fully qualified. It's not like being a student though, you're working while you do it and a lot of part qualified accountants earn plenty of money. Some don't even bother getting full qualifications.
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