OT: What you like and dislike about your job?

[sailorboy]

Likes:
Get to move every 2-4 years if you don't like a place

Practicing my craft in the military is far more challenging and rewarding than it is on the outside (IOW, malpractice lawyers don't dictate the delivery of healthcare in the military, therefore you can do more fun stuff)

Pay and benefits are good for the amount of work most of the time (I guess that makes me your typical govt. employee!)

Dislikes:
You have to move every 2-4 years regardless of how much you like the place or friends you've made

Can't attend Finger Lakes Ramble because I'm in Japan!!!

Institutional inertia is depressing; creativity, non-conventional thought or action is rarely rewarded and often frowned upon (yes, it happens from the top all the way to the bottom)

Being a slave to my (future) pension

In a related thought, I'm ready to not be this closely associated with the military-industrial complex anymore; even though just about all of us are on some level

Should I put my papers in???

[pale scotsman]

IS administrator in healthcare

Likes:

Cutting edge technology and a CFO that understands IT
1.4 mile commute
Great boss and co-workers
Get to make decisions and implement solutions instead of just talking about it.
Lot's of PDO's that I can cash out if not used
Nice scenery

Dislikes:

Code browns
GI bleeds
*****y redneck nurses that make you wonder exactly what it takes to be a RN.
Hurricanes

Originally Posted by Headwinds

4) (IT Manager, that is)

If there were anything good about work they wouldn't pay you to do it, imho.

BTW, many many years ago I was in a small town in the coast of Andalucia in Spain. It was noon or so and I walked into what the Spanish call a town bar which is not exactly what a bar would be like in the US. There were some five or six old farmer types sipping wine and munching olives and cheese. They were laughing and having a merry time and soon enough I was partaking of their conversation. All was going just fine until my curiosity prompted me to ask one of the old gezzers what was it that he did for a living. I asked: Y usted de que trabaja? (And what is your work/job?). Huge silence. The guys started shuffling their feet and looking to the ground, while the man I had spoken to nailed his eyes to my face. And then he said: Work? Did you have to spoil the day and mention that damned word? Work? We are talking among friends and drinking wine and you say work?

They then turned and walked to the other end of the bar. As I left, the owner of the bar wouldn't take my money. Never again did I or will I mention the word work when drinking wine in a Spanish bar, imho. I also learned that remunerated work is an aberration (Bakunin, Prudhome, Kropotkin, et al.)

[Bud]

Originally Posted by catulle

I also learned that remunerated work is an aberration (Bakunin, Prudhome, Kropotkin, et al.)

Nice story, Catulle.

Guess I'll play now. At the age of 35, my current job is what I consider to be my fourth "career" (or real job, if you prefer).

PhD student/research assistant/Teacher of undergrads

Likes:
-I'm free to pursue my own intellectual interests
-I'm surrounded by people who contribute to my intellectual growth
-I make my own schedule, therefore I have "time" to do other things, such as ride. (Of course, time is in quotes because sooner or later I pay for playing too much)
- I get to teach
-My future is up to me in the sense that what I pursue now is the basis (if I so choose) of my future work as a professor.

Dislikes:
-Poor pay (luckily, I have a supportive and understanding wife who is also a cyclist )
-I often miss teaching HS students (physics teacher for 7 yrs)

If all goes according to the current plan, then in 3 yrs or so I will have the second best job (see dbrk's comments ).

i don't like it when they don't swab the brass pole with alcohol before it's my turn.

[Fixed]

bro for racing i need to ride less but i have to ride everyday wasn't a bad thing until I started racing with the idea of being trained and rested and trying to do well . I used to just do a race like a ride or training . oh well
cheers

[Louis]

Likes: I get to work on some really cool stuff (I mean really, really, really cool stuff). Most of the time the work itself is fun and satisfying. The pay is enough to cover the bills.

Dislikes: It's such a specialized gig done in so few places in the US that I have very little choice in location if I should decide to move.

[Ginger]

Catulle, good story.

When I ask people what they "do" I don't want to know what job they hold, because that's only what you do for money...not what you "do." (I will on occasion ask people what they do for work too...because matching people with professions is interesting.)

Ginger

[67-59]

Likes:

1. Fascinating work. My specialty is in the area of clinical research, so I get to hear about new medical devices, drugs and other treatments long before most others do. Lots of really interesting bioethical issues too. I also help out on patient care issues that arise, which can get interesting.
2. Great employer that, for the most part, understands the concept of "work-life balance."
3. Generally flexible hours that allow me to do stuff with the kids and ride when the weather is nice.
4. Pay is good enough (but not nearly what I'd make at a big firm).
5. Benefits are great. And if I get sick, the best docs on earth are right down the hall.

Dislikes:

1. Call rotation. Just like our docs, we need to take turns taking overnight and weekend call to address legal issues that can arise any time. Can't stand getting paged during a ride, so I need to find a colleague who is willing to cover if I want to go on a ride.
2.Suit and tie every day.

WAY more good than bad.

likes

I teach -- that, in itself, is an endless joy.


dislikes

knowing that many students are not yet mature enough to accept responsibility for their learning and actions, or ready to accept that you are there to help them learn how to assume self-responsibility. its like watching someone you care about jump off a bridge on a daily basis.

[bulliedawg]

Likes:

I work for myself;
I work out of my house;
Because I work out of my house, my four-month-old son Hank doesn't have to go to daycare;
I produce a product that people really seem to enjoy;
I produce a product that makes money for newspapers and makes their jobs easier;
I get to write about college football, which in my opinion is the greatest sports spectacle America has to offer;
I only work eight months a year.

Dislikes:

I have to sell my product myself, which sometimes sucks;
I make all my money from August to January, which is kind of wierd;
I work for myself, which can sometimes be scary.

[bcm119]

Geographic information system specialist and cartographer. I work on gov. funded ecological monitoring and conservation projects- at least, the ones that are left.

Likes:
I like what I do- I love making maps, and using the latest applications. My hours are flexible, I can ride for 2 hours during the day, and I have every other friday off.

Dislikes:
Not that many places where I can do this work. Pay isn't great. Funding for this stuff is going down the toilet, and sometimes it seems like a losing battle.

[sellsworth]

I teach environmental science courses at a small liberal arts college at Lake Tahoe. I have my summers off, a month off at Christmas time and a spring break. In other words there is nothing that I don't like about my job.

[Serotta PETE]

What I do???
I give SANDY a rough time,
Hang on to Flydhest saddle going up hills, and
have SPOKES buy me breakfast a few time a week.

Besides that I have been getting to the gym at least 4 times per week, riding my bike at least five times/week and just generally enjoying my new job!!!!!

[keno]

I'm expecting to see one buff dude at Notrott. You, no doubt, will take matters into your own hands and lead the fast group into exhaustion.

keno