| Author | Message | ||
     Glitch |
When things get better, and employers start employing, will you will, or will you won't, keep your present job? Do you feel your employer is taking advantage of you, knowing no one is hiring? Are you happy where you work, are you happy with what you do? If you're not occupied at the moment, I hope things change for you really soon. It's a real drag, I know. Also, I hope your new occupation will be more than satisfying. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
When I ask myself if I see me doing what I am doing right now for another 30 years, the answer comes back a resounding no. I've been doing this for 15 years. I'm ready for the next chapter. I need a new challenge. I am burned out. You know it's time to move on when the first thought that enters your mind as your eyes pop open in the morning is "F*CK!"  | ||
| Cityxslicker |
I know my days working for an employer are numbered. I cant stand to be micromanaged, I dont do well with office gossip and political correctness, and really I dont play with with others at times. I am interviewing for consulting positions right now, that allow me to get paid, but flexibility to not be stuck in the same place. And if the ObamaCare goes through, I will be sitting pretty with lots of work. | ||
| Froggy |
You always could take out that life insurance policy on me, it won't take long to pay off. The rates will be good till they figure out I got the CR.  | ||
| Iamike |
I am just hoping that this current administration doesn't screw things up so bad that I can still think of retiring in a few years (not that the last one did a whole lot to help). I would like to move on to a new passion since I've already been at this for 30 yrs. I have always wanted to retire and open a bicycle shop (one that I could move my motorcycle shop into also). I have a friend that is a supervisor in a local equipment factory. He has been working on Harleys (mostly) for many years. He bought his wife's parent's farmhouse a few years ago and built a shop that is about 30'x50', heated floor, nicely lit, has two lifts, in fact it's nicer than most cycle shops I've seen. His factory has been shutting down lately due to the economy but his cycle repair has kept him quite busy. His only problem is that he is so busy with his 'hobby' that he doesn't have a whole lot of time to ride. | ||
| Xl1200r |
I don't think things will take all that long to rebound, so with that in mind, yes - I think I will stay. But I am not in the industry I want to be in, doing the work I want to, and working with the types of people I want to work with. I spent a lot of money on my education learning the specifics of how to come up with and introduce new ideas into the marketplace. I don't typically do well just "going through the motions", which is what I'm doing now. I get bored easily, and I've been itching to make an internal move with my company - not because I think the change in work would be any more enjoyable, just the newness would be the excitement. I'm not sure if my company is taking advantage of me, but it's getting very annoying having to watch myself get promotions and raises constantly pushed off while those in upper management always seem to making favorable moves for themselves. My supervisor is on maternity leave - we were supposed to "chat" before she left as I get the distinct impression she's on my side. When she gets back in a few weeks, we will be having that chat. Many promises have gone completely unfilled. | ||
| Cyclonedon |
I'll be moving on!!! Hopefully soon too! | ||
| Vampress |
I love what I am doing now. It just took 32 years of getting educated then working in other jobs to figure out what I really wanted to do, and just six months of specific study to get here. Chili says he loves my job...I come home with a smile on my face every day. (a Florist in case anyone's mind was wandering gutterward) | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
There you go, all you need to know about being a florist.  | ||
| Court |
I love what I do. I think we have another 6 quarters of this. There were 550,000 more folks out of jobs last month. Nothing the new administration has done has had any impact, yet they have kindergarten kids in New Jersey singing about the "accomplishments of Barack Hussein Obama". It's a crap shoot at present if the economy improves or goes to the tank. Failure to deal with Afghanistan and Iran are far more important than health care. Israel commences an attack on Iraq, all bets are off, it'l be 5-7 years of world chaos and a new order. | ||
| Doz |
I'd love to do exactly what I do now, just without the annoying nit-wits and penny pinchers. Unfortunatly the home improvement business isn't something I can do in my elder years (physically). A temporary mental health center may possibility be my next business...(a bar). | ||
| Nevrenuf |
i'm really hoping that things get better. already been on this job over 1 year now and that's 4 months longer than i'm usually on a job for one reason or another. don't want to stay here cause the guy isn't very good about keeping promises. it's a low keyed place for the most part but when it takes 5 more months to get your 90 day evaluation then get told that your not good enough to get a raise but they like your work and the way you work, it gets a bit confusing. i like being on the road and once the house is finished i plan to move out of florida and become a halfback(a person from the north who moves to the south then moves halfway back) and get into the tenn. area hopefully. if anyone knows of any 3-d piping design jobs out there, i'm ready to move on right now. just give me the word. unfortunately though, "It's a crap shoot at present if the economy improves or goes to the tank."about sums it up. | ||
| Etennuly |
florida and become a halfback(a person from the north who moves to the south then moves halfway back) HEY! YOU! you talkin' to me? Well.....are you talking to me? There is nobody else here.....so you must be talkin' to me! Pennsylvania; a great place to be from Florida; a great place to have been Tennessee; if you own a Buell, a great place to be | ||
| Rotzaruck |
You always could take out that life insurance policy on me, it won't take long to pay off. Nah, bad investment. You'll live to a ripe old age. Maybe an early drooler with a pronounced limp, but life ins doesn't pay for that. Now a direct pay accident medical policy........hmmm | ||
| Zane |
I'll be staying in the Tampa Bay area for the next 3 years. Younger son lives with his mom and I won't leave until he can come with me if he wants. I would like to change jobs though. Currently I work in I.T. and would like to change from the niche environment I work in to something more main stream. To that end I'm in the process of retraining myself as a Hyperion Essbase developer. Think Business Intelligence software. I figure that the economy will be starting it's upturn about the time I'm ready to make a move. Right now I'm just grateful to have a job. If everything works out, I'll relocate to either Texas or New Mexico when the time comes. I'll stay either in the South West or Deep South. No interest in going to the North East or back to the Mid West. (Message edited by zane on September 25, 2009) | ||
| Odie |
Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, my job will be here for a long time to come. War is good business and business is good as they say. We continue to hire here at a rate I don't believe. I really enjoy what I do and I have a great job that pays very well. I don't want to be here for another 15 years but it is hard to walk away from an job you enjoy. What would make me leave is the constant crap that comes from the union and lack of workers that know their job and are willing to do it. Again, I find it hard to comprehend how the company, further divided into hourly workers and management, and the union can be supposedly working towards a common goal while at the same time they are enemies. It baffles me. If times get real bad I figure I will probably go back in the Army if I need to. | ||
| Kyrocket |
I don't see my gig lasting more than a couple+ more years. I talked to a woman yesterday that was whining about a neighbors pool yet she is part owner in two houses across town that are falling apart  I have had some very good results though, been here three years and have had 25 structures torn down with four more slated to come down within the next few months and an old high school built in 1912 that is over 65K sq. ft. being brought back to it's former glory. Yet it seems that all you remember when you go home is all the complainers. In the end I'm very thankful to have the job I have and the co-workers are fantastic. | ||
| Fast1075 |
I will only leave my job with either a toe-tag or a gold watch...whichever comes first. | ||
| Oldog |
I'm lucky I largely enjoy what I do, its been slow, that will be changing soon. at times its frustrating but not often. The folks I work for are good to work for, so the crap factor is quite low. I am fortunate =) to leave the pay increase will need to be sizable, and the crap factor minimal. I have been in a corperate craper with a toxic culture job Money is not every thing. I WILL NEVER EVER WORK in a place like that again... | ||
| Rubberdown |
No complaints here. | ||
| Firebolt32 |
I've been working for my boss for 10 years with 3 different companies. We install Broadcast, Replay and Audio/Video systems all over the U.S. I love what I do and can say I'm damn good at it. He'd be a fool to fire me and I'd be a fool to leave. I've got awesome health, vision and dental. I've done work for customers such as the San Antonio Spurs, USA Today, Tampa Bay Lightning farm team in Norfolk VA, University of South Florida, University of Tennessee, Arizona State University, currently at University of Connecticut. Love it... | ||
| Xben9r |
I have just started a new job in the last 2 weeks, and I love it. I am in a maintenance position and I see a big future with this company. We are getting busier every day. It isn't a huge plant, so right now there is just 2 of us maintenance techs. I firmly believe that if it wasn't for this lousy economy right now I would be stuck at one of the other jobs that I just wasn't as comfortable in. I went through 4 different temp positions in about 8 months and just as I was about to be hired in full time, business fell off for 3 and I was not needed anymore. Then the fourth temp job well, that place was just a cluster **** of epic proportion. Now I'm where I feel I should be, I am using skills I have and learning and developing them even more. The last year has been a pure nightmare as far as employment goes, the only thing that has kept me from doing something utterly stupid is my beautiful fiance, who has been a lifesaver for me. I don't know if this economy is on a turn around yet or not, the business that I work for now has been on an upswing for the last 2 years. I am so looking forward to the next few years there for me, it will be busy but fun. We have 4-5 more presses to put in and modify to suit our uses and as many hours as I want. Ben   | ||
| Pammy |
I love what I do. I have been in this business since I was 18 and I must say that I can't imagine doing anything else. Sure my employer takes advantage of me, but isn't that part of what keeps me here?  I just wish I had Neils mad, remodeling skills. That's what is kicking my butt at the moment... | ||
| Vanvideo |
I just got laid off after 11 years on the job. That's cool, as I'm going out on my own. Same work, but working for myself. It's exciting, and scary. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
thank you very much pammy but let it be known that even i mess up once in a while. the latest was a doozy. but i blame it on not having been doing it for quite a while. | ||
| Ducxl |
I jumped ship exactly one year ago.They thought they could step on me because the market was tanking.I QUIT and had a new REWARDING job a week later.I've now been awarded the shiny new Index model C-100 and LOVE it.They love me here and have high expectations.I make stuff like brain drills and centrifuge parts. Show a willingness to work hard and you CAN be rewarded handsomly.I now make the biggest base wage ever.It's a sellers market if you have something valuable to sell. When hired at the present job,the boss was happy that he can now hire from the best available | ||
| Buellinachinashop |
my employer could have easily dumped our marketing dept. in tough times, but they didn't and gave me a bonus. I can't turn my back on a company who's had mine though this mess. I love what I do and could get paid more going elsewhere, but I'm pretty sure I'm standing pat where I am. | ||
| Dbird29 |
Pammy has only been working for 11 years? | ||
| Nevrenuf |
Pammy has only been working for 11 years? and one week (Message edited by nevrenuf on September 28, 2009) | ||
| Xodot |
I love my job and can see me lasting another year or two. |
