How happy are you in your job?
20-07-2009, 04:17 PM
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20-07-2009, 04:19 PM
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He didnt say anything mate and im only guessing!
Up to Lee if he wants to give any info, I would imagine he is worried people will think he is showing off, but I think most people would actually be really interested in what he does and how much he earns if he was prepared to talk about it, not to mention how he got to that position in the first place.
Up to Lee if he wants to give any info, I would imagine he is worried people will think he is showing off, but I think most people would actually be really interested in what he does and how much he earns if he was prepared to talk about it, not to mention how he got to that position in the first place.
Yep! I am always intrested to hear stories of how succsessful people got where they are.
20-07-2009, 04:20 PM
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i hate my job i wissh i could get another job i work my socks off for peanuts i used to like it but now i dont but at the min i find it hard to get another job with my condition i lose money as it is let alone findin somewere else
20-07-2009, 04:23 PM
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20-07-2009, 04:24 PM
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I'd say 6/10 for happiness in my job. Very secure and I'm the only person in the company that can do it, pay is not too bad, people I work with are nice but its now got very boring and no job satisfaction at all.
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20-07-2009, 04:25 PM
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i would just like a job to start with
i just didn't no what i wanted to do when i first left school so now having to go through college to get my quallys, but in the mean time i'm finding it hard to get myself employed and money is becoming really tight
i just didn't no what i wanted to do when i first left school so now having to go through college to get my quallys, but in the mean time i'm finding it hard to get myself employed and money is becoming really tight
20-07-2009, 04:26 PM
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20-07-2009, 04:28 PM
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I suspect Lee probably looks at 100K a year and thinks "god, imagine the change to my lifestyle if I was earning that" as well though mate, I bet it would be a bigger change in pay for him than for you if you were both on 100K
20-07-2009, 04:31 PM
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100K a year if its for a long time is a lot of money, just for the odd year here and there though its not really lifechanging IME
I suspect Lee probably looks at 100K a year and thinks "god, imagine the change to my lifestyle if I was earning that" as well though mate, I bet it would be a bigger change in pay for him than for you if you were both on 100K
I suspect Lee probably looks at 100K a year and thinks "god, imagine the change to my lifestyle if I was earning that" as well though mate, I bet it would be a bigger change in pay for him than for you if you were both on 100K
20-07-2009, 04:32 PM
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i love my job i fit industrial doors shutters n anything to try and keep smackheads and gyppos out,lol. but it can be a hard job i only earn about 19k but i never wake up not wanting to go to work im out and about and prettymuch every job is different everyday. the only time i dont like it is when i have to go to the stinking offle factories theres one in penrith and it knocks me sick but i suppose theres always a downside to any job but i guess thats life.
20-07-2009, 04:33 PM
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20-07-2009, 04:39 PM
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I hate my current job. Being a security guard is dead end with the only prospects of promotion within the company is to "security manager" in about 10 years when the current guy retires and then not likely as theres people here who have worked for the company longer.
Unfortunately being ill in the last couple of years has basically undone 10 years of my experience. Well thats the way employers see it.
Im going back to uni next year to finally get a 3 degree in abuse studies/psychology which will open up a lot of career options within health care, police, research, even retail industry (youd be surprised how much psychology is used in "product placement", advertisements etc etc).
Hopefully a good degree combined with engineering management courses i did as well as the forces management degree level quals and my general experience of life, military skills etc should mean I can find a good decent graduate position rather than the dead end Ł14k job im in now!!!
Hopefully i should be back up to my former Ł50k earnings by the time im 50
Unfortunately being ill in the last couple of years has basically undone 10 years of my experience. Well thats the way employers see it.
Im going back to uni next year to finally get a 3 degree in abuse studies/psychology which will open up a lot of career options within health care, police, research, even retail industry (youd be surprised how much psychology is used in "product placement", advertisements etc etc).
Hopefully a good degree combined with engineering management courses i did as well as the forces management degree level quals and my general experience of life, military skills etc should mean I can find a good decent graduate position rather than the dead end Ł14k job im in now!!!
Hopefully i should be back up to my former Ł50k earnings by the time im 50
20-07-2009, 04:40 PM
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20-07-2009, 04:52 PM
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20-07-2009, 05:00 PM
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you cant spray diesel about like that,has to be citrus juice,honest!i gave the fxxker a wipe down with an oily rag today for tomorrows job,that should keep it nice.its soul destroying when you wash it and it looks nice and shiney then you come back when its dry and its as bad as when you first did it.cement is not a nice thing to work with anywhere else but a building site!
20-07-2009, 05:02 PM
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feel slight bad for posting this considering some people cant even get a job......
i've worked at Nationwide Building Society for 10+ years, i enjoyed it at the start but in the 10 years i've only ever done 4 different jobs (my current job is providing Management information for our ATM networK) but i havent emjoyed this role at all
conveniently my old company i used to work for offered me a job, so i've grabbed it with both hands - he's offered me a great package, same salary + a car + commision + oppertunity of directorship
The new company i'm going to work for does mezzanine floors, office partitioning, suspended ceilings, air con
i start next thursday!
Matt
i've worked at Nationwide Building Society for 10+ years, i enjoyed it at the start but in the 10 years i've only ever done 4 different jobs (my current job is providing Management information for our ATM networK) but i havent emjoyed this role at all
conveniently my old company i used to work for offered me a job, so i've grabbed it with both hands - he's offered me a great package, same salary + a car + commision + oppertunity of directorship
The new company i'm going to work for does mezzanine floors, office partitioning, suspended ceilings, air con
i start next thursday!
Matt
20-07-2009, 05:09 PM
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Just started a new job, moved from a big firm turnover Ł700 million plus to one of our sub-contractors with a turnover of Ł20 million, best career move i made ever, even in the recession the firm is booming and thats saying something for a building firm !
20-07-2009, 05:19 PM
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Well my situation is as simple as this -
I'm qualified in IT but can't get a job in my area so i work in distribution on permanent nights with a bunch of complete retards.
The only up side to what i do is i get a lot of time to my self, weekends off and Ł22k per year, as much over time as i want, it's a secure position but no real promotion prospects.
I'm qualified in IT but can't get a job in my area so i work in distribution on permanent nights with a bunch of complete retards.
The only up side to what i do is i get a lot of time to my self, weekends off and Ł22k per year, as much over time as i want, it's a secure position but no real promotion prospects.
20-07-2009, 05:39 PM
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Think yourselfs lucky you actually have jobs you hate lol, lot of people getting paid off left right and centre at the mo, me being one of them. And trying to find another job is a nightmare.
20-07-2009, 05:50 PM
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i'm very happy in my job that i started in june. the 50 mile each way, 1 hour commute is not ideal, but doesn't have to be forever.
money should not be a motivator for your job as it's effect will run out quickly (as said, your lifestyle will just absorb it). more important is doing something day to day that you enjoy as you spend the vast majority of your lifetime at work,
money should not be a motivator for your job as it's effect will run out quickly (as said, your lifestyle will just absorb it). more important is doing something day to day that you enjoy as you spend the vast majority of your lifetime at work,
20-07-2009, 05:52 PM
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i hate where im currently working, i repair/service caravans and motor homes i came to my current job from a main dealership as with most main dealers i was used to working on nearly new or brand new vans of 3 or 4 manufacturers and the odd part ex
the place im at now is a total 1 stop shop of any van or motor home old new European etc etc, blokes payin me 20k as apposed to the 24k i was on perviously and wants the fucking earth from me.
there are planty of thhings i have done and can do but loads i cant, boss dosent seem to understand this and told me the other day 2 my face im not worth the money im paid and i lied on my CV
from that point on i have hated bein there get a knot in my stomah every morning!
but i'll stay cos i need the money i was unemployed for 4 months
the place im at now is a total 1 stop shop of any van or motor home old new European etc etc, blokes payin me 20k as apposed to the 24k i was on perviously and wants the fucking earth from me.
there are planty of thhings i have done and can do but loads i cant, boss dosent seem to understand this and told me the other day 2 my face im not worth the money im paid and i lied on my CV
from that point on i have hated bein there get a knot in my stomah every morning!
but i'll stay cos i need the money i was unemployed for 4 months
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20-07-2009, 05:59 PM
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I'm happy enough in my job, I'm a dental service tech, so i get out and about lots. Basically you are always trying to solve electrical/hydraulic and mechanic problems, so you are active and i find it rewarding to be able to say, i've fixed something rather than just replacing it.
Only gripe i have is i get paid a lot less than the rest of the guys. Suppose its because they've been doing it a lot longer than me, but its now got to the point they are phoning me for advice, rather than it all being one way traffic like it was when i first started I know the potential for 50K+ is there, so i don't mind sticking at it and working my way up, as long as it doesn't take too fucking long lol.
I'm not greedy, all i want from my job is to be able to support myself, a house and still be able to afford to do the small things that keep me happy.
Only gripe i have is i get paid a lot less than the rest of the guys. Suppose its because they've been doing it a lot longer than me, but its now got to the point they are phoning me for advice, rather than it all being one way traffic like it was when i first started
I know the potential for 50K+ is there, so i don't mind sticking at it and working my way up, as long as it doesn't take too fucking long lol. I'm not greedy, all i want from my job is to be able to support myself, a house and still be able to afford to do the small things that keep me happy.
20-07-2009, 06:02 PM
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What do you do mate? Self employed im guessing as you mentioned paying your tax in the astin head rebuild thread? You must be good at it as you've got a very nice house and some lovely motors
20-07-2009, 06:12 PM
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20-07-2009, 06:15 PM
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Ahhh that explains how you built your pizza hut soo easily lol
Good to hear you are doing well chum, i work with builders/sparks/plumbers quite often and some of them are getting it tough, a few on the other hand have loads of work. Suppose one thing about the recession is its making the good guys stand out from the cowboys...
Good to hear you are doing well chum, i work with builders/sparks/plumbers quite often and some of them are getting it tough, a few on the other hand have loads of work. Suppose one thing about the recession is its making the good guys stand out from the cowboys...