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Same thing at my job. I've fixed or avoided so many errors at my job and no one says anything, yet the handful of times I've slipped I get lectured. I hate making mistakes and learn from them, but it's hard to stay motivated with so little appreciation.
I haven't had a full night's sleep for weeks because I'm so stressed about my job. Which is why I'm up at 4:26am writing this...
FWIW, keep looking for a new job. I've had some interviews over the last few months (no job offers yet though) and that keeps me motivated. I'm currently in the process of using my job to get something specifically that I want, and once I get that, I will be upping my efforts to get out. Almost there! Management will be so confused and surprised by my move, they have no idea how much I hate this place.
I would enjoy my job if the workload was under control and if the pay was anywhere close to decent. When the company brings in record profits, the last thing the employees should expect is a pay freeze.
I'm currently employed under the title of "Behavioral Specialist" at a small chain of adult foster care homes, which would be like calling the person who serves fast-food at the drive-thru window an "Order Processing Specialist". It's low-prestige, low-paying, and nothing like what I imagined myself working in five years ago, when I was a high-performing college student planning to attend graduate school. I find myself employed alongside people who either younger or (not to sound like a snob) of a different "cultural level" than me - not that that's a bad thing, but it does make for some conflicts.
In spite of all of this, the low wages are partially offset by my low cost-of-living (no rent; I live with my mother), so I am able to live a lifestyle that might be expected of somebody working at a $25,000 / year job. I am currently working an "on-call" position, so I get to rotate between seven homes, am able to refuse shifts (or simply not pick up my phone), and the work itself is not too difficult: take the residents on outings, pack their meds, document their behaviors, cook for them (sometimes the residents cook for me), etc. Most of the "dirty work" of the less-independent residents is left to those with a CNA certification. It's generally a rewarding job, and currently seems to work with my subsidized state health insurance plan (I have brain cancer, so that's a major consideration). The house supervisors seem to love me, unlike my previous house supervisor (when I was not on-call), whom I never got along with.
I wake up every day and look forward to going to work. How many can honestly say that?
I can. Challenges abound, well compensated, excellent benefits, and we have a very high percentage of several decade employees. Add in a terrific location, with several very good restaurants within .2 miles.
If there were just the tiniest of changes, I would probably actually enjoy this gig. Those tiny changes ARE possible...it's just a matter of waiting it out. Maybe I'll get lucky this go round, maybe I'll have to wait a little bit...(scheduling, seriously).
Best one I've had so far. Good pay and benefits. I start at 7:30 AM most days instead of the usual 5 or 6 AM. The owner is a good guy, and very down to earth. Very knowledgeable of the work, one of the smartest guys I've ever worked for. I guess you gotta be smart to run a successful operation in this business, and in an area with high COL and crazy taxes to boot. The work environment is well kept, and we are treated as professionals, but held to a higher standard than most places I've worked.
What I really enjoy is the freedom I have on the job. Nobody bothers you so long as the job is done right, and in a timely fashion. I'm never rushed to skimp on a job because someone tried to underbid on a project. We seem to have a very solid core customer base that always keeps us busy, most of them dealing in very high end products and markets. Most of my coworkers have been there for many years, so job security seems good. Everyone pulls their weight and works as a team. If the company hires someone new, and they show the traits of a slacker, they get chased out pretty quick.
It's amazing some of the stuff that's being designed these days that I have had the opportunity to see. Stuff that's in the R/D phase right now that most people won't hear about or see for many years yet. The world is changing rapidly, and the technology is absolutely mind blowing. If it weren't for confidentiality agreements...
Perhaps the best part is I learn something new everyday. Keeps the mind sharp and the curiosity flowing. I usually leave a job when I get bored. I don't think I'd ever get bored where I work.
Yes, but I don't like the specific circumstances that I work under.
I find it challenging and designing and doing photography and have many ways of being very proactive and creative. But at the same time, I miss my job I had that I lost in 2009 where I was making a decent salary, great 401(k) and benefits, vacation time etc. I am currently paid way way less with almost no benefits, no retirement, and I have to work extra just to take a week off.
Love my job. Amazing learning experience, global work, awesome coworkers and management, AMAZING benefits (8 weeks PTO, 19 days worth of paid holidays, option to work from home, you have a beer and wine cart that comes to your desk everyday and have drinks served to you, catered breakfast and lunch almost everyday).
Cons: pay could be slightly better, but I'm satisfied. Having meetings at 3am sometimes with Asian countries, but it comes withe territory I guess!
Best one I've had so far. Good pay and benefits. I start at 7:30 AM most days instead of the usual 5 or 6 AM. The owner is a good guy, and very down to earth. Very knowledgeable of the work, one of the smartest guys I've ever worked for. I guess you gotta be smart to run a successful operation in this business, and in an area with high COL and crazy taxes to boot. The work environment is well kept, and we are treated as professionals, but held to a higher standard than most places I've worked.
What I really enjoy is the freedom I have on the job. Nobody bothers you so long as the job is done right, and in a timely fashion. I'm never rushed to skimp on a job because someone tried to underbid on a project. We seem to have a very solid core customer base that always keeps us busy, most of them dealing in very high end products and markets. Most of my coworkers have been there for many years, so job security seems good. Everyone pulls their weight and works as a team. If the company hires someone new, and they show the traits of a slacker, they get chased out pretty quick.
It's amazing some of the stuff that's being designed these days that I have had the opportunity to see. Stuff that's in the R/D phase right now that most people won't hear about or see for many years yet. The world is changing rapidly, and the technology is absolutely mind blowing. If it weren't for confidentiality agreements...
Perhaps the best part is I learn something new everyday. Keeps the mind sharp and the curiosity flowing. I usually leave a job when I get bored. I don't think I'd ever get bored where I work.
What industry do you work in?
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