OT: What you like and dislike about your job?

[shaq-d]

Originally Posted by manet

do people work in toronto?

na

chilling outside his melting igloo, sd

[SManning]

Likes:

1. I love my job and I get to share one of the biggest loves of my life with my students everyday.
2. I work in a school with a great staff and a phenomenal principal.
3. My hours and vacation time. I can officially leave at 3:40, so I'm out the door and on the bike by 4:15/4:30 or so....


Dislikes:
1. Budget cuts. My district is cutting $1.5 million from the budget this year. Due to cuts, I'll have to teach Technology (Thank God, I'm computer literate) and travel to another school for one afternoon a week. Yuck!
2. Red tape. paperwork, and in-services that have nothing to do with music education. I'd much rather spend my time interacting with my students and learning about things to help them be better musicians.

[pbbob]

I work in a nursing home caring for NH residents and sub-acute residents.
likes: 32 hours a week is considered full time. so that's all I do and tomorrow I got 80 miles planned on the eatern shore.
dislikes: the nursing staff responsible for 24/7 care of the residents and patients here are dangerously uneducated and prefer to stay that way.

[cydewaze]

Likes:
- Most of the people I work with are really decent.
- I have my own private office.
- It pays well.
- I get to work from home 2 days a week.

Dislikes:
- I do have to work with the occasional idiot.
- My office has no windows.
- The job can get really boring and repetitive.
- I have a 90 min commute, each way.
- Between gas, parking, and subway fare, I spend about $15/day commuting.

Howdy! First post for me ...but a long time lurker. I really like the vibe of this forum. Mind if I come in from the cold and say hello?

Likes:
- Ski every powder day ...and then some.
- Office is 100 meters from a lift.
- Boss is very cool.
- Work hard and play hard.
- 5 weeks of PTO.
- Cycle ~2 hours in the middle of my work day.
- Flex schedule.

Dislikes:
- Not enough powder days.

[Bud]

Originally Posted by telenick

Howdy! First post for me ...but a long time lurker. I really like the vibe of this forum. Mind if I come in from the cold and say hello?

Likes:
- Ski every powder day ...and then some.
- Office is 100 meters from a lift.
- Boss is very cool.
- Work hard and play hard.
- 5 weeks of PTO.
- Cycle ~2 hours in the middle of my work day.
- Flex schedule.

Dislikes:
- Not enough powder days.

Bro where do you work? We spend a lot of time up that way (I'm in Louisville, CO). BTW- welcome. I've learned a lot in my short time here and I think you'll like it.

Oh- and it looks like you're a free-heeler too? Sweet.

Originally Posted by Bud

Bro where do you work? We spend a lot of time up that way (I'm in Louisville, CO). BTW- welcome. I've learned a lot in my short time here and I think you'll like it.

Oh- and it looks like you're a free-heeler too? Sweet.

I work for ...ah, hem... Intrawest. I office at Copper. Does it count that I was here before they were?

Thanks for the welcome, Bud.

Yes, another half-a-brain / half-a-binding telemark skiing fool.

I just had my Seven Axiom Ti kyped out of my car two weeks ago. It was a very sad day. I'm looking to replace with a Serotta. Not sure which one though.

[manet]

Originally Posted by dbrk

Good points:
'Taint

manet, lowering the forum one reply at a time: "ha... ha... he said taint."

xoxo

[dgauthier]

I'm a lot like you, Headwinds . . .

Likes:

1) I am practically my own boss
2) I have a (very) flexible schedule (lots of time to ride and play!)
3) I work in a great environment (good thinkers, open minded people)
4) I get along with all of my co-workers
5) I have an excellent vacation and benefits plan
6) Steps away from Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade and the beach
7) Every Friday night, at around 4-5 PM - I kid you not - the kitchen staff will come around to offer me wine and spirits at my desk.

Dislikes:

Are you kidding? Did you read 7? None!

[terry b]

Factory Automation Manager for large producer of the little slices of silicon you've come to rely on.

Likes:

1) 3.13 mile commute
2) Location - high desert, best cycling weather that still provides four seasons. Medium sized city with empty bike paths
3) Compensation - very decent pay and a generous stock option program that has allowed me to transcend my lower middle class roots
4) Fast paced, smart environment. Risk taking and results orientation can be valued and rewarded. Lots of brainy people around, strong peer group
5) Interesting work - computers, applications, robots, data, security
6) Flexible time - if the work gets done, no one keeps track of your comings and goings

Dislikes:

1) Forced distribution employee assessment process, makes the 1st quarter a complete drain of personal energy
2) Completely independent of the job, I'm simply getting tired of getting up and coming to work. 30 years of this is enough. I'd have this no matter what I was doing

[dirtdigger88]

Commercial Landscaper

Likes-

I love my job- Ive always enjoyed landscaping
flexible schedule
Im my own boss
I wear shorts when I want
I get to play with big trucks and tractors
I can get dirty when I want to

Dislikes-

maybe the crazy pace of the spring- but I dont know- I sorta get off on the insanity also

nevermind- I have no dislikes- I am probably one of the few people who can honestly say that I love my job- I work with great people- I do what I love- I get paid reasonable well for doing it- and I still get to ride-

whats not to like

Jason

[Ginger]

1. Are you kidding? I'm a writer...and right now I get paid to do that.
2. Created an intricate set of documents from nothing.
3. Nobody bothers me.
4. Large, multi-cultural company.
5. I interview SMEs involved in many facets of the company, R&D, Quality, Support, Sales, Marketing.
6. Incredibly interesting high tech software to write about.
7. I enjoy writing, I like the tech stuff...it's a good fit.

Dislikes
1. no peers...
2. I'm actually a copywriter...but I don't get paid like one.
3. My work is not the end product. They do a direct lift with light edit into collateral, and I guess that should be good enough..no?
4. I'm out of the discovery mode of the job and into the slog mode of the job. I had lots of fun getting things to where they are, but I'm about ready to move to "something different." I miss digging into the subject and figuring out what documentation needs to be created, how to create it, and hunting down the sources.

[vandeda]

Likes:

1) Get to design nuclear reactors for the Navy
2) Occassionally get to be on $2.4billion submarines
3) Get to interact with Navy & Gov't personnel occassionally
4) Highly exclusive job
5) Greeeeat location. Company in the suburbs, country only a few miles away, shopping centers only a few miles away, and lots to offer other than just biking (skiing, hiking, NYC, Boston, etc. etc.)
6) Best group of guys in my cube .... though 1 is leaving in a month


Dislikes:
1) Can be very monotonous
2) Sit behind a computer nearly 9 hours a day
3) Pay isn't great
4) Lots of changes occurring, and I see no way my group can meet our deadlines, which is killing me personally. But we just don't have the resources
5) I'd rather be working with my hands. If I ever win the lottery, I'm becoming a bike or auto mechanic

Overall I like the job, and I love the area and friends I have!
Dan

[bluesea]

Likes:
- get to wear surf shorts every day--shirt optional
- designing and creating
- working with wood
- seeing past projects here and there all over town
- lunch! we tend to get extravagant
- happy clients

Dislikes:
- sawdust and sweat
- having to load and unload a truckful of tools everyday

[vandeda]

Originally Posted by CalfeeFly

They terminated me after almost 29 years because I was hurt on the job and didn't heal fast enough for them.

Man ... that really sucks It is amazing how companies don't always seem to value their employees. I hope you find something as good if not better soon!

Dan