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I can not get over how boring most work is. In the movies and television everyone works at great employers doing interesting work with beautiful people, but in the real world most jobs just seem so miserable.
It gets really old doing the same task over and over and over! And most of my coworkers do not like each other and do their best to avoid interaction. It does not give me alot of warm and fuzzies.
I know people though that do the most routine and boring jobs and they love every minute of it, somehow. Is it a case of low mentality, lies or low expectations. How can people do anything every single day and not be bored silly?
you are kidding-right?
Get on your knees-now and thank God you have a job. Sheeeeeeeeesh!
P.S. what is your location? When you get bored enough I'm sure someone will be glad to take your place.
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I can not get over how boring most work is. In the movies and television everyone works at great employers doing interesting work with beautiful people, but in the real world most jobs just seem so miserable.
It gets really old doing the same task over and over and over! And most of my coworkers do not like each other and do their best to avoid interaction. It does not give me alot of warm and fuzzies.
I know people though that do the most routine and boring jobs and they love every minute of it, somehow. Is it a case of low mentality, lies or low expectations. How can people do anything every single day and not be bored silly?
you are kidding-right?
Get on your knees-now and thank God you have a job. Sheeeeeeeeesh!
P.S. what is your location? When you get bored enough I'm sure someone will be glad to take your place.
You can recognize that you're lucky to have a job in a tough economy, and also recognize that it's still just as boring and tedious as it was in a good economy .
I can not get over how boring most work is. In the movies and television everyone works at great employers doing interesting work with beautiful people, but in the real world most jobs just seem so miserable.
It gets really old doing the same task over and over and over! And most of my coworkers do not like each other and do their best to avoid interaction. It does not give me alot of warm and fuzzies.
I know people though that do the most routine and boring jobs and they love every minute of it, somehow. Is it a case of low mentality, lies or low expectations. How can people do anything every single day and not be bored silly?
Oh boredom was a major factor in why I quit my job. In fact, I quit the same job twice. The second time, I was making nearly 6 figures with great benefits. But it wasn't enough for me to sacrifice my soul over. But I quit it over a year ago, before the economy fell apart. Hard to say if I'd make the same decision today.
My last three jobs have been RIDICULOUSLY boring. I get paid very well ($75k) and haven't had more than... 10 hours of actual work to do per week. I seriously spend more time surfing the internet than working. And please don't think this is a reflection on my work ethic, because I'm constantly asking for more to do.
It makes me wonder... how many other people are doing this? How much productivity is being wasted?
My last three jobs have been RIDICULOUSLY boring. I get paid very well ($75k) and haven't had more than... 10 hours of actual work to do per week. I seriously spend more time surfing the internet than working. And please don't think this is a reflection on my work ethic, because I'm constantly asking for more to do.
It makes me wonder... how many other people are doing this? How much productivity is being wasted?
Oh yeah, I did lots of web surfing too. Same reason. Not enough to do. Which makes me wonder...what the heck did people do when they were bored at work before the invention of the internet???
Where I work I get yelled at if I stop working for 30 seconds for anything. What are you people doing that requires you to work so little for so much money? How can the company afford to pay you if you arent doing anything? I once got fired from a min wage job because I was browsing the internet at work while doing a 12 hour shift with nothing to do.
All analyst positions (business, metrics, software requirements). It's crazy, right? It's not that we're not doing anything though. I do all of my work... there just isn't much to be done and my bosses haven't seemed to care. Believe me, I'm on their asses looking for things to do. I don't WANT to be bored out of my tree. In my current position, it's not just me. There's at least one other person on the team with the same issue.
I actually enjoy my job. I like what I do, and I typically enjoy going to work.
My thing is though, it can be very boring.
I have things I am required to do, on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
I have gotten so proficient and good at these tasks that I finish them too fast, leaving me lots of free time. I actually seek out work to do at work, and do lots of extra stuff that the company needs done.
The sad part is that my peers can barely get done with their core duties. And, it is not that they perform them better, because my numbers kill theirs. I wonder what they do all day, as I have so much free time it is crazy.
An issue with me, is that I get no benefit for doing extra tasks, and actually catch crap from my peers because it makes them look bad that I am the one catching stuff, fixing stuff, coaching my reps more, etc. We get no bonuses, and our raises are going to be crap again this year.
I'll sympathize with you all if you'll sympathize with those of us who can't find a job even with over 15-20 years experience.
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