O a scale of 1-10, how much do you hate your job?

[dessiato]

I totally love my job, I get paid about twice the national average, get a free apartment (no expenses) drift in and out pretty much at random, as long as I am there for the core hours. I love the people I work with. (the weather is good and the beer cheap too)

 

[han]

It takes 5 days to do PCV (bus) training - and the wonga is the same as the starting salary for teaching!

(Not that I'm suggesting you do that Spanglechick¬! - was just responding to Scifisam's point...)

 

[dessiato]

oh, yeah, I get 16 weeks of paid leave every year,

 

[han]

my grandad always said his golden rule in life was

"never do a job you dont like"

my grandad was eternally happy

That's a good philosophy...

And it doesn't matter what it is! I think society is so wrapped up in status of jobs - but at the end of the day, happiness is more important.

I know a postman who's got a Phd and he loves his job.

 

[han]

oh, yeah, I get 16 weeks of paid leave every year,

Are you a drug dealer?

 

[LDR]

I love my ex-job so much I'm in working this week for free to help them out.

Am I a mug, a martyr, or just a thoroughly decent human being?

 

[Yetman]

Depends what your job is....

If it helps other, less fortunate souls, your a martyr
If it helps no-one in particular but generates an overall feeling of well being then your a decent human being
If it helps only the fat cats running the greedy corp you work for then you are, a mug.

 

[scifisam]

Hmm....bus driver?

I have a condition that makes me faint a lot (that was my illness this year), so I can't get a driving licence. Otherwise I would consider it or other jobs like it.

The poll results are interesting - good to see so many people like their jobs.

 

[spanglechick]

spanglechick: serious question - why not go bankrupt? what would the downside be? life is too short to be miserable 75+% of the time...

downsides:
problems getting a mortgage (among other future credit needs).
my belief: "i spent it, i should pay it back"
don't wish to affect Monkeygrinder's credit scoring (if it would...)

mostly one and two, actually...

 

[Hollis]

Any more thoughts on the bookkeeping option? I'd have thought it was atleast preferable to declaring oneself bankrupt.

 

[spanglechick]

Any more thoughts on the bookkeeping option? I'd have thought it was atleast preferable to declaring oneself bankrupt.

i'm not going bankrupt.

i don't want to be a bookkeeper. i'm a communicator by nature. i need some sort of job that involves some of my skills, at least..

 

[han]

I can see you presenting a radio show....

 

[spanglechick]

I can see you presenting a radio show....

i have always wanted to, actually - strangely, there don't seem to be many of those sorts of jobs for teacher/actor/managers with zero radio experience... funny, that.

 

[Guineveretoo]

What about Teachers TV?

 

[zenie]

downsides:
problems getting a mortgage (among other future credit needs).
my belief: "i spent it, i should pay it back"
don't wish to affect Monkeygrinder's credit scoring (if it would...)

mostly one and two, actually...

nah 3 years you'd be able to get a mortgage no problem.
yes you did spend it but it's a lesson learnt
I'm not sure about option 3

 

[ice-is-forming]

i love my job, when i have one in fact when i haven't got one i do it for nothing anyway

 

[spanglechick]

What about Teachers TV?

ahh - tv presenting. the only field i know more competative than acting...

 

[sleaterkinney]

I quite like the enviornment and the people I work with, they treat me well, but I'll be looking for another one soon, I've just run out of challenges at this one and it's got boring.