I hate my job

[NekoRinChi]

Here's what I would try.

I would focus on what I can do, and do that well. You hate what management is doing... then ignore it so it doesn't bother you.

They make terrible decisions that make it harder to do the job? Not your problem. You only have to do what you can with what you have to work with. Stop thinking about how much better it could be. You'll find your hatred will melt away when you can take pride in what you're doing even though nobody is helping you do it better.

You're not the owner or the manager, so don't carry their incompetence on your own shoulders. If it takes you an hour to do what used to take 5 minutes, then be satisfied that nobody else could have done it in less time... in that environment.

I had a job like that, where management seemed hell-bent on taking every action possible to keep us from getting the job done. All we could do is cope with the environment we were placed in. And I found satisfaction in knowing I was doing a great job under the circumstances, even though I was occasionally threatened with termination for poor performance. I knew that was just their way of terrorizing people. If they started laying it on too thick, I'd ask my manager to help me work on ways to improve. That would shut him up for a couple months, because there was nothing he could say - in fact, he went out of his way to avoid me for weeks because he was afraid I'd ask him again about helping me improve.

That's a good way to think about it. I don't really get much shit from my supervisor, it's his supervisor ... which you're right, falls under upper management. They've changed so much and made this job harder to do. Nothing about the job itself has changed, but things like our knowledge base or changing the way we document things, etc.

Other than that they aren't threatening me with write ups or termination at all. If anything they're just riding us on more quantity than quality. So I'm being punished for actually trying to fix things, which I think in the long run will help more. It prevents the same person from calling back 50million times. XD The only draw back to that is that majority of the issues I resolve are the people who have called back 50 million times, because people are going quantity over quality. So people I talk to are usually super angry, I need to spend a large amount of time fixing it, and there's 0 recognition for it. I feel like I'm taking the burden for the company for providing good service.

^ That could just be me complaining, or being frustrated with the lack of everything in this workplace. Do you think that's at least a reasonable frustration?

 

[Oyeve]

SQL just sucks donkey balls. 20% of my job is SQL. I hate it.

 

[Imp]

the ones who hate their job and continue to work there are the most miserable people in life and for the life of me i cannot understand why one would stay at a job like that. maybe it is because i've never had trouble finding work (only been at 3 different places out of school after nearly 10 years), but i just don't understand the mindset of someone who will put up with being somewhere they hate for 40 hours a week (and a lot of the times its a lot more than 40 hours a week). life is too short to live that way.

Possibilities:
- They've tried looking and can't find anything better or no one will take them.
- They can't find anything, so they start losing confidence and start questioning if they're even content in their current line of work.
- They've found an alternative, but it sucks, doesn't pay, worse company, and start seeing the benefits of their current position.
- Current job is comfortable, and pays reasonably and regularly.
- Parents brought them up to put financial security and "reputation" ahead of absolutely everything.

Oh wait, I'm just talking about me. You're 100% right though: I wake up every morning asking myself what the f*** I'm still doing here.

P.S. It's closer to 45 hours of actual time at work and >10 hours of commuting time per week. The eff am I still doing here...

 

[NekoRinChi]

We should all start a business!

 

[Engineer]

We should all start a business!

I would fail because I would kill all the customers!

 

[NekoRinChi]

I would fail because I would kill all the customers!

You can be ... the back lines that doesn't deal with customers :]

 

[Rakehellion]

:'''''(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ9oLwi2Q7c

 

[AznAnarchy99]

We should all start a business!

You guys run it, I'll sit back and take 30% of the profits.

 

[ultimatebob]

You guys run it, I'll sit back and take 30% of the profits.

Hire me instead, I'll just take 20%. For an extra fee, I'll even send an occasional e-mail telling the "team" what a great job they are doing!

 

[Humpy]

I'm not super old I'm 21...

That's pretty damn old to be worrying about stuff like this. You could be dead in three months, or get the Alzheimer's or be dead in three months.

Quit now and enjoy life while you still can.

 

[NekoRinChi]

That's pretty damn old to be worrying about stuff like this. You could be dead in three months, or get the Alzheimer's or be dead in three months.

Quit now and enjoy life while you still can.

I need monries to liiiivvvee~ If I didn't have to work I wouldn't. Unless you want to pay me to live my life >:3 Then I'll quit and not worry about it anymore <3

 

[XavierMace]

Other than that they aren't threatening me with write ups or termination at all. If anything they're just riding us on more quantity than quality. So I'm being punished for actually trying to fix things, which I think in the long run will help more. It prevents the same person from calling back 50million times. XD The only draw back to that is that majority of the issues I resolve are the people who have called back 50 million times, because people are going quantity over quality. So people I talk to are usually super angry, I need to spend a large amount of time fixing it, and there's 0 recognition for it. I feel like I'm taking the burden for the company for providing good service.

Welcome to IT.

There's typically two types of IT Help Desks.

Small Help Desks supporting no more than a couple hundred users. They are usually pretty cool, but there's always one nagging concern... Much larger than that you either get outsourced or transitioned to...

Large Help Desks supporting hundreds or thousands of users. The people who run that show are concerned about call metrics, that's it. Unless sales are involved, then they want both.

There's a reason you don't see many people making Help Desk their career choice. That said, you're 21. If you have no degree or certs, it beats a lot of other options career wise. But if you hate it this much now, I would find a new field while you are still young.

 

[pete6032]

Most people don't like their job. Don't go to work looking for gratification or mental stimulation. Go for the pay check and for the people who you work with. Change your perspective, and then move on.

 

[OverVolt]

I was legitimately asking for advice and I got it. Your tone of superiority is not needed here sir. You're no better than the rest of us, in fact you're much the same and I'm sure you were here at one point in your life.

You sound pretty old, like a guy that's lost hope. I've found that if there probably is a way to enjoy anything, even my job despite the fact that I hate it so much. If there is a way I will find it, and I'll ask questions until I do, because at least I'm trying and not just giving up and complaining.

I'm pretty sure their generation was treated better at work from the start. I never take how I'm treated at work personally. As a matter of fact people our age are typically harder working, more productive, do less drugs, etc. etc. than the baby boomers. There is massive workplace ageism at the moment.

 

[OverVolt]

Possibilities:
- They've tried looking and can't find anything better or no one will take them.
- They can't find anything, so they start losing confidence and start questioning if they're even content in their current line of work.
- They've found an alternative, but it sucks, doesn't pay, worse company, and start seeing the benefits of their current position.
- Current job is comfortable, and pays reasonably and regularly.
- Parents brought them up to put financial security and "reputation" ahead of absolutely everything.

Oh wait, I'm just talking about me. You're 100% right though: I wake up every morning asking myself what the f*** I'm still doing here.

P.S. It's closer to 45 hours of actual time at work and >10 hours of commuting time per week. The eff am I still doing here...

LOL I know what you mean. Its the lack of opportunity, everyone feels stuck in a rut. The job market is totally borked. People who do have jobs take it all out on each other. Its lol worthy. Again... I don't take it personally. I have all these routines to keep my stress levels down. Everyone else is damn near stressing themselves to death.

 

[OverVolt]

Most people don't like their job. Don't go to work looking for gratification or mental stimulation. Go for the pay check and for the people who you work with. Change your perspective, and then move on.

I don't think that's true you can like your job for the small things. Depending on the people even a bad job goes quickly and smoothly.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I had a job that I hated, well the job itself I liked, but I hated the environment, mostly the boss because he just made everything into an outrage and was basically a bully.

Got lucky and a job opening at my company showed up and I applied and got it and it got me out of the bad environment. I don't regret it one bit.

Just don't make any sudden moves or burn bridges, you need to be smart about your exit strategy but definitely continue looking. There is zero reason to be in a poisoned environment like that.

 

[Tweak155]

I like what I do, get paid well, it's super close to home (5 mile drive) and sometimes I can't wait to get to work. Most the time I'm indifferent about it though.

Recognition does help. I get to take a half day tomorrow and go to the Tiger's game which they bought the ticket for, all because I fixed a major problem over a weekend (I hadn't worked OT in 1.5yrs so I said I was completely fine with it). I also got $100 in gift cards on top of being paid for the overtime. I have lots of eyes on me now at work to the point where supervisors are fighting to get me on their team (I find out tomorrow if I'm moving).

Of course, you have to have the right environment to be able to do it. If I wasn't happy with something I'd move on for sure. But for 3 months? I'd probably suck it up since I knew the end date was so close. But as soon as you find a permanent place to live, keep looking until you're happy.

 

[NekoRinChi]

I had a job that I hated, well the job itself I liked, but I hated the environment, mostly the boss because he just made everything into an outrage and was basically a bully.

Got lucky and a job opening at my company showed up and I applied and got it and it got me out of the bad environment. I don't regret it one bit.

Just don't make any sudden moves or burn bridges, you need to be smart about your exit strategy but definitely continue looking. There is zero reason to be in a poisoned environment like that.

That's exactly what it is too. My last boss told me that most of the time you aren't quitting your job, you're quitting your boss, or the environment. I've found that true a decent amount of the time, but at my current job, I hate both: the job and the people. X3

 

[GrumpyMan]

I'm pretty sure their generation was treated better at work from the start. I never take how I'm treated at work personally. As a matter of fact people our age are typically harder working, more productive, do less drugs, etc. etc. than the baby boomers. There is massive workplace ageism at the moment.

Nope, quite the contrary, we just weren't whiney little entitled wusseys that loved their Xbox and phone's more than life itself and graduated college with a crap degree and expect to have the perfect life and make a million dollars a year after graduation.

 

[NekoRinChi]

Nope, quite the contrary, we just weren't whiney little entitled wusseys that loved their Xbox and phone's more than life itself and graduated college with a crap degree and expect to have the perfect life and make a million dollars a year after graduation.

0/10. I don't really have an amazing phone, nor do I use it excessively. I use when I need it, and even then it's extremely minimal. I don't really own any gaming consoles or go out of my way to get to one and game. I do obviously have a PC that I use for enjoyment, but again, I hardly think that I use it an excessive amount.

You're completely generalizing an entire generation based on your prebiased opinions. You're not only stooping down to a lower level, but also just proving your ignorance and lack of acceptance for anything different than what you were used to, or what you experienced.

The world is a constantly changing place and I feel if you aren't already living a good life, you're not going to get there with the attitude you seem to retain and take pride in. It reflects in your posts and in your name. If you're like this IRL too I can only imagine the people you choose to surround yourself with.

 

[Vdubchaos]

Whole lot of positivity and optimism for a person that created "I hate my job" thread I tell ya.....

That's exactly what it is too. My last boss told me that most of the time you aren't quitting your job, you're quitting your boss, or the environment. I've found that true a decent amount of the time, but at my current job, I hate both: the job and the people. X3

Chances are high that your job hates you and so do the people.

 

[NekoRinChi]

Whole lot of positivity and optimism for a person that created "I hate my job" thread I tell ya.....

You can't judge me based on one post on the mood of one day. Every single person is dynamic. Life is dynamic. If you don't anticipate or expect change, it's a sure way to reduce chances of your ability to survive and thrive.

 

[Vdubchaos]

I don't think that's true you can like your job for the small things. Depending on the people even a bad job goes quickly and smoothly.

Of course, that's common sense.

What me and poster you quote said is just "general rule of thumb". It doesn't mean that there is NO EXCEPTION to the rule.

Of course there is, always...and to ANYTHING.

 

[smackababy]

You can't judge me based on one post on the mood of one day. Every single person is dynamic. Life is dynamic. If you don't anticipate or expect change, it's a sure way to reduce chances of your ability to survive and thrive.

It is best just to ignore Vdub. He is of the firm belief that one should have no friends, because he can't make any.




Also, I actually hate my job today. Not so much the work, or the people, but I hate eclipse... It vexes me to no end this entire day and is causing me to get zero work done.