Did you hate every job you had? (alcohol, vacation, kiss)
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I only had one job I really hated and it was evident from day 1 that the job description had been misrepresented. The job required little of the required experience posted and it was therefore boring. I immediately went to the administrator and told her not to pay the agency fee (for placing me) because I would not be staying.
I called the head hunter and told him to find me another job. He did. And it was a wonderful placement at a major corporation.
There were some positions I like more than others but generally, absent that one miss, I loved my varied and interesting career. I loved the ever-changing challenges of solving problems and finding solutions to new situations. The company moved me into many different departments and divisions so that I was always learning new skills and meeting new challenges.
Nope, not at all. I worked at Savings & Loans from 1979-1983, and I always said that if I won the lottery and wanted to keep from getting bored I'd get a job at a bank. The pay for underlings at banks is appalling, but lots of pretty young girls and the work is staggeringly light.
One thing I learned was a good boss, bad company was a good job. Bad boss, good company was a bad job.
I can't think of any jobs I hated except customer service. I just couldn't get through to some people. I was made a customer service supervisor so I got all the complaints the reps couldn't handle. After about 2 weeks I smashed my phone on the desk and went up to HR to tell them I couldn't take it any more. They were nice and gave me a job as a bad check collector which I enjoyed.
I learned early on it was my responsibility to handle my bosses and co-workers. I think most of the stress on a job comes from people rather than the actual work. Good bosses are better than bad bosses, but they are pretty rare. For me the ultimate good was a boss that left me alone to do my job. I always found the less contact with bosses, the better. One boss passed me on the stairwell and didn't see me and asked a coworker where I was. My coworker said to me "You always did have the ability to blend into the woodwork".
I always did my best at work so that in itself was rewarding, the knowledge I was good at the job. In my 40's I actually got a job I loved and did it until I retired. But I never lost sight of the fact that I was working a job to earn money. When I could finally earn enough money by being retired and not working, I took it. Regardless of how much I enjoyed my job, getting paid without working is better.
I'm (hopefully) around a decade out from retirement, and looking back at the various jobs that I've had, I haven't liked any of them at all. They've all consisted of waking up way too early, going somewhere I don't want to be, doing stressful things that I don't care about, and wearing a fake smile while putting up with unpleasant moods and attitudes from different bosses and coworkers. I've had to "bite my tongue" many times during my career and have hated having to hold back what I've really thought.
I'm looking forward to retirement so that I won't have to put up with other people's crap and spend the majority of my waking hours under the thumb of some crappy boss. For those who are retired, have you actually had a job that you've liked going to? I've had all sorts of jobs, low-paying and high-paying, and it hasn't happened for me. I'm really looking forward to not working.
I hated a few of the jobs I had when I was younger, mostly because I wasn't respected because of my youth. However, I was very fortunate to love the jobs I had in the last couple decades of my working life.
Of the 8 full-time jobs I held in 32 adult years I hated 3 of them, but they only accounted for less than 2 1/2 years in total. If I really disliked a job I looked for the exit pretty quick. But the last one I "hated" (disliked really, and for only 9 months) that I quit led to 3 1/2 years of under-employment & unemployment that was really awful, much worse than any of the "bad" jobs.
While doing technical writing (2 years, two companies) I was desperately miserable before lunch. Hated the work, hated working days, hated it all. Really surprised me, as I thought I'd like the professional environment away from my RN jobs. I was bored to tears.
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