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Do you Enjoy your Job?

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  • no_slow_clapN Offline
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    no_slow_clap
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    i love my job, i am the asset manager for the DCMA (defense contract managment agency) HQ.

    Working in the IT field has its ups and downs. just as you, i have my boss, my lead, I.T. director, Deputy director, and Executive director watching over me waiting for me to screw the pooch. (but that thankfully hasent happened....yet)

    I learn new things everyday, literally. From computers, to networking...everything. but i got lucky getting my job.

    I think the best for is to go back to school for something different. doesnt have to be for computers, or cars. just read into different things and see what catches your eye.

    EVOLUTION VIII

    > ryanherington;4648360 wrote:
    > I think I'm gonna stop by Autozone and get a "worthy-amount" meter. My car might not put down enough worhty, and I don't wanna get in the way.

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    • DWeigsD Offline
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      I love my job as well. I work at Best Buy as a Mobile Sales Consultant(Cell phone guy). Although it only part time with school. Its still a great job for me. I started at $8.50 an hour. But the discount on everything more then makes up for it. As a second job i also officiate High School Sports(Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, and Varisty Softball). Its a great job if you love sports. It also pays pretty well. I guess for me I wouldnt trade of my jobs for anything. But who knows maybe when i get my degree things will change.

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      • 94NDTA9 Offline
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        Yes. I like my job a lot. I'm a manager at lensCrafters. I sell/make glasses, manage people/Dr.'s office, trouble shoot. It can be stressfull becuase EVERY pair of glasses is different/not everyone sees the same as the next/ a lot of room for error. Plus, I can work full time and go to school when I choose to. Not physically demanding, and pays a TON more than a normal management/sales job. Only requirement is to be ABO cert. and you have to have a great personality and be fairly quick on your toes/not a moron. lol

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          I enjoy the line of work I am in, but I hate my current situation. I moved from Fargo to small town wisconsin and the Slumberland I manage here is SO FING SLOW. Plus a co-worker is a complete ass and I hate him. Should've never moved.....

          Jason
          -06 WRX
          -95 CBR 600F3
          701-541-2568

          We've come to the point where no extraordinary preformance can occur without the presumption that someone has cheated.

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          • 00Accord0 Offline
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            I know someone who takes legal documents and makes a "digital" copy of them. It seems pretty mundane to me but she started at around $13 and gets a hefty raise when she finishes training (benefits too).

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            • PSiedTSiP Offline
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              Eh, mines alright, pays well and free car=biggest reasons why im still there. I am just realizing that I absolutely need a job that has some meaning to me to even have a chance to be successful and/or not get bored with it.

              If it's not what you really want to do, definitely do not waste your time with it. I am planning to go back to school for something completely off the normal path for me.

              At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

              92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
              95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
              1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
              Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

              > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
              > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                PSiedTSi;233919 wrote:
                Eh, mines alright, pays well and free car=biggest reasons why im still there. I am just realizing that I absolutely need a job that has some meaning to me to even have a chance to be successful and/or not get bored with it.

                If it's not what you really want to do, definitely do not waste your time with it. I am planning to go back to school for something completely off the normal path for me.

                Like what ?

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                • PSiedTSiP Offline
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                  Most likely Exercise Science with a minor in coaching(focus on football). I say its different for me because I had aspirations to be in the IT field for my career but I don't think it is really what I want anymore.

                  The plan is to hopefully be a graduate assistant coach somewhere while I get my masters in Exercise Science(depending on the job outlook) or work towards a second major, Journalism(wouldn't mind being a sports writer). I figure the obesity rates will have a major effect on the exercise world in the next few years(it already has) so the job outlook might be more promising in this field than normal, even though I'd ultimately like to be a coach.

                  At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

                  92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                  95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                  1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
                  Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

                  > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                  > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                  • wesholeW Offline
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                    I hate my job but my boss is kick ass. Im still there because I rock at what I do. I know the automotive field very well and can do pretty much anything there that the mechanic can do. I get a lil over 10.00 an hr which is good for where I live. But I HATE DEALING WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC!!! I HATE ACTING LIKE I GIVE A FUCK!!! I also feel like I have a lot of wasted talent in my current job.

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                    • JoelJ Offline
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                      The main reason I do not like my job is because I am the person everyone is always helping. I do not enjoy being low on the totem pole as I like being in control of what I am doing. I have VERY good people skills and everyone tells me I would make a great salesman. I agree with you Tony that I need a job that interests and means something for me in order to be sucessful and stay there. After about 8 months at every job I have I end up getting bored and stop going.

                      no race car? becuz homeowner...

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                        i like my job, the pay is......ok for what i do, i like the work but hate the shop, i am a shop foreman/desiel mech at petro. been there for 7 1/2 years now....dont know why i have stayed so long but i think i need to get outta there also.

                        95 Honda Accord- Summer car now
                        05 Toyota Corolla- Wifys car
                        95 Dodge Neon(pimp)- my winter beater

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                        • sitn2loS Offline
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                          i cant say i hate my job , but i cant say its my favorite place to be, i have to wake up everyday at 5 am drive a hr away, to do the same shit everyday ,,, pro's paid every week, benifits, and my co workers are good shit, cons like i said waking up everyday at 5 am working 6 days a week, and my boss can jump off a bridge and i wouldnt care. oh by the way im a HVAC APRENTICE,,,

                          Yukon Denali on 22's

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                            gsrEK
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                            i love being a service writer as i get to b on the interwebs all day

                            2009 Yamaha Zuma 125, gas HOG
                            2008 Honda Fit daily
                            A s2k
                            2002 Subaru WRX winter whip SOLD
                            1993 civic DD/racecar 327hp on a mustang dyno SOLD
                            1991 Honda civic DX Mint SOLD
                            1988 Mitsubishi Mighty max

                            > BlackEJ8;233529 wrote:
                            > Has anyone else noticed that almost every one of the recent threads turns into spanish-rice and gsrek bs-ing lol

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                              Love my job. Getting paid what I do (don't ask...if you don't know, I don't want you to know) with the minimal amount of college education that I have is almost unheard of...especially around here.

                              I design & sell commercial fire alarm systems that must meet a whole host of local, state, national and international codes (NFPA-72, NFPA-13, NEC, IBC, IFC, etc...) I started at the bottom (inspector) at a fortune 500 company making just $12/hr when I started, in 3 years I went to over $17/hr before being offered a service sales position...I did that for 4 more years before making the switch from the Fortune 500 company to an independently owned company doing essentially the same thing, with more of an emphasis on clean agent suppression systems (FM-200, Sapphire aka Novec 1230, co2, Inergen, etc..)

                              It is a great field to be in because you know that every system you design could potentially save someone's life.

                              For someone looking to get into this field and wondering what it pays....here is the average based on the two companies I have worked for:

                              Fire Alarm & Clean Agent techs (including inspectors) make anywhere from $12 to $25 per hour.
                              Project Managers make $35,000 to $40,000/year
                              Service Managers make around $65,000/year
                              District Managers/Local Managers/Sales Managers make $85,000+/year
                              Salesmen are either the highest or lowest paid people in the company, depending how good you are.

                              We are hiring entry level positions.

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                                And just remember, if you really actually hate your job, leave before no other job pays comparable for your experience(mostly lack there of). In other words, you are wasting time at a job you hate(unless of course its building towards something larger and the experience there can help you down the road).

                                At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

                                92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
                                Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

                                > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                                > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                                  KA-T_240
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                                  My job sucks. I like the people I work with, the pay, and scheduling for school.

                                  However, it is time to move on..... lolz

                                  PM me for:
                                  Sandblasting(I use glass beads)
                                  Diesel repairs or performance products.

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                                    I love my job.

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                                    • DelSlowD Offline
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                                      I love you. 🙂

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                                      • dont got a rideD Offline
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                                        dont got a ride
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                                        I love my job...workin at Thunder Road. its prolly the easiest job ive ever had lol. I get paid to watch go carts go in circles for hours and get to ride them on slow days....so pretty much my job is the shit

                                        1998 Dodge stratus ES....disowned
                                        2002 WRX Stage 2 (no flash)...SOLD
                                        2001 2.5rs (project RSTI)

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                                          STiSchucky
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                                          dont bother me.

                                          done by 4 and got weekends off. no more i can really ask.

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