Do You Enjoy Your Job?

I used to when I was younger, but I've come to the conclusion that the software industry is pretty much a scam and management is often a bunch of blithering idiots who happened to know the right people to get into their positions. lol. I do like where I work now, though. That being said, it ain't like it was about 10-15 years ago. Nowadays it's about pimping the latest and greatest development or testing methodology scam..... until 5 years later it supposedly sucks and everything changes again.

 

I hate it, can not stand where I am right now, and am about to leave or get canned....

My boss is an ass who is dumber than a box of hammers, I only joined the company to help my friend who was the CFO, and told them I would give them a year, that was 14 months ago, and he recently left too...

The only reason I even lasted this long is I really like the tech and the production team.

But the CEO is weak, and is leading nowhere fast, and my boss, the EVP of Biz dev is seriously a dumb ass.....who micromanages and can't remember what he said 5 minutes ago, or what he was told...serioulsy......dumb....

So, I think this may be my last week, thinking about it...my last day....yep, I am outta here......I got other things going on...need to move into a happier space.

DD

 

what job

 

I love my job. I work in IT, as a web infrastructure administrator. I have a great boss that holds us accountable but is very fair. I also enjoy working with my teammates. We have a really good time at work, but get our stuff taken care of. I've been with previous employers where going to work was not something I looked forward to, so I'm really thankful to be where I'm at and actually enjoy doing what I do.

 

I always thought helping create games would be a cool profession, sad to hear.

Why are old men always so depressing...kidding.

 

For some reason I thought you ran your own company.

I like my job on most days.

 

Def ups and downs. Went from primarily copywriting (I know right) to a marketing specialist in a really short time. Then the company went through a massive overhaul, basically a brand new company overnight with hardly enough preparation. So the weight on my shoulders has been borderline ridiculous. But its getting back to normal. Some days I look through job postingsm, other days I think, what they heck was I thinking doing that? Its a roller coaster.

Cant really complain though. It'd probably be easier if my Aggie education taught me more than how to grow carrots and breed rabbits. Mwuahah

 

I thought he was talking about his job not clutchfans..

heh. w/e

 

Wrong thread.

Move along nothing to see here.

 

I am doing facial animation, the employees are awesome, the management stinks, and they are lying to the board of directors after raising money.

I am outta there manana.

I used to, but I sold it, then went into semi retirement, I have a new company starting up this summer, so this was a bridge deal anyway....

DD

 

Meh....

I used to be gung-ho climb the ladder in the IT world. Last year I finally reached where I thought I wanted to be- Network Engineer- building networks, working on all sorts of cool stuff. But I came from a state job (UTMB) and before that another state job (junior college), and what I found in private industry gave me a bad taste.

So I went back to UTMB, took a 40% paycut, and work in prisons now being the catch-all IT guy. I'm seriously happier here. So much less stress. I have no ambition any more- I just want to do what I do and be left the hell alone for the most part, and that's the way it is.

So while I don't exactly enjoy the job, I do like what I do and don't hate it.

I'd say the worst part is dealing with the prison guards- they really scraped the bottom of the gene pool there. I actually had one look at my TDCJ badge in the middle of the prison and ask me if I worked there.

 

Artistic director of a theatre company. I love it.

 

What, no montage?

 

I was working doing campaign research, hated management and quit. Now I'm working for a campaign directly, pretty fun but the pay isnt proportional to the time put in. That said its a person that I want to win so I'm ok with it, but I'd love a long term thing eventually.

 

working for a non-profit has sucked the living soul out of me. my heart's just not in it anymore.

and the bureaucracy, it has become similar to the movie Brazil.

I'm trying to make it through June and then I'm thinking about substitute teaching and pursuing extra work or production jobs...

i need more of a freelance lifestyle in order to be happy.

 

I am ready for a change. It is not that I hate my job; I am just tired of the politics that go on where I work at. Seeing people get promoted that don't deserve it while others are working their asses off and have little to show for it.

 

This is not the economy in which to hate your job. You'll find no sympathy from those of us that can't even find a damned job.

 

You're still looking?

I gave up months ago.

 

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