I'm a support engineer at a voip company and while it's within my career path and the money is good, it's very stressful and I'm always doing overtime till late at night and on weekends. I love the people I work with though even if we are understaffed. I also hate our client base and some of our business associates
" I'm a support engineer at a voip company and while it's within my career path and the money is good, it's very stressful and I'm always doing overtime till late at night and on weekends. I love the people I work with though even if we are understaffed. I also hate our client base and some of our business associates "
Aw that sucks man. I often work overtime and weekends as well, although my schedule is pretty flexible as a writer for a videogame site. I pretty much enjoy my work, as far as I'm concerned I can't really complain given what I do. A part of me does miss working in the "real world" though as a dishwasher/busboy, retail or in a movie theater. Because with my job you only socialize with my boss and people who leave comments. So you're generally alone all the time behind the computer. But I work from home so that is also awesome in most ways, considering I can go to the fridge or turn my music on or chat with friends online whenever I want. :P
Doing retail management full time currently. I don't hate it per se (though that's more due to the people I work with than the job itself), but its not a job I plan on keeping too long past when my bank debts are repaid. Then it's grad school time.
My job is simple enough (bar staff) but i absolutely HATE, and i mean with a passion, everyone who works or drinks/eats there. Its the grimiest pub in the area i live and the crowd it attracts are the absolute dregs of society. But hey i get paid and i get to be really rude to the customers :)
work at sainsburys which is an easy job, but you do work with real numskulls both as normal staff and supervisor positions. And for the money which barely keeps me afloat every month, I'm not the happiest bunny. All I want in my present circumstances as a student with decent apartment and low/medium priced rent is a 15k job. Once I have that, Count me happy... for about 5-6 years
@foggel: I find it amazing to fuck with angry customers in different ways. I like to be overly too smiley and nice to be sincere. Also add a cynicism veiled under a huge smile and chirpy attitude (e.g. I am SO SORRY we don't have any icing sugar! I hope we don't disappoint you like this on your next visit! :D ). Always gets them storming off because you said nothing wrong, but you said it in the wrong tone and they can't complain to the manager about an overly friendly tone.
@swamplord666: Hehe, yeah I might try that some day. I'm probably percieved as a cold hearted asshole without any form of empathy the way I am right now. I just say it as it is, because I want them to leave as quickly as possible. I've learned that is the fastest way to make them move on. "It's the rules, the container is too big so I leave you with two options: Either you check it in, or you leave it here" I throw in a sorry somewhere in between. They start saying how stupid it is. Instead of responding, I "listen" and I say that I understand their frustration and whatnot. Works every time :)
no, i don't have a job. i am looking for an internship. i sent out resume and letter stating i'm looking for an internship. only one place i called i got an interview. it's unpaid, i just want to learn about graphic places.
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