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Mal
09-11-2003, 01:00
I bet I'm not the only one who thinks this is so true...
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Do you like your job? Or not?
Bifta
09-11-2003, 01:32
I bet I'm not the only one who thinks this is so true...
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Do you like your job? Or not?

I love my job and my boss is actually not a bad bloke, sorry.
Mal
09-11-2003, 01:44
I love my job and my boss is actually not a bad bloke, sorry.
Then you're a lucky bloke :)
Escapee
09-11-2003, 10:21
I bet I'm not the only one who thinks this is so true...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lee.mallaby/outhouse.jpg

Do you like your job? Or not?

Many of the Network/Service Technicians and Engineers in ntl will find this familiar these days! It's certainly what they say in ntl South Wales. ;)
Graham
09-11-2003, 12:38
Well I like my job because it means I generally don't have to work too hard to make sufficient money!

Technically I could say I'm at it 24/7 because it's in the room next door to this one!
Paul
09-11-2003, 14:03
I am quite happy with my Job. :D
Ramrod
09-11-2003, 14:13
I don't have a boss and I am amply recompensed.....working from our annex:p :D

.....but I have had lots of real sh*tty jobs with ba*tard bosses for bugg*r all money so I can entirely sympathise with anyone who is unhappy in their job.
Chris
09-11-2003, 18:52
I'm really happy where I am, there's a great bunch of people and the job is interesting. But I voted 'ok' rather than '24/7' because I also believe in work/life balance and I have a lovely wife and son too. I couldn't miss out on time with them just to spend longer hours in an office, no matter how good the job.
Paul K
09-11-2003, 19:03
My boss is alright, he hates his job too LOL Keeps taking the job pages from us;)
Proppinupthebar
09-11-2003, 19:12
I like my current job. Which is also my longest in the same position. Its an interesting and still fairly specialist field MPEG/DVB. I learn things all the time, get toys to play with and for the most part enjoy it. I'm gonna vote for OK tho, as theres been a few occasions where problems have meant I've been there for over 24 hrs, and at that point I've gone way past enjoying it. Also the 19th of September 2002 at 1.10 in the morning was the start of the worst day I've ever had at work.
handyman
09-11-2003, 19:22
I like my current job. Which is also my longest in the same position. Its an interesting and still fairly specialist field MPEG/DVB. I learn things all the time, get toys to play with and for the most part enjoy it. I'm gonna vote for OK tho, as theres been a few occasions where problems have meant I've been there for over 24 hrs, and at that point I've gone way past enjoying it. Also the 19th of September 2002 at 1.10 in the morning was the start of the worst day I've ever had at work.

what happened then, I dont recall anything monumental happening at that time of year?
Proppinupthebar
09-11-2003, 19:32
what happened then, I dont recall anything monumental happening at that time of year?

Fairly monumental, not gonna say tho! First price of b*gger all for first to guess it!!!!
dilli-theclaw
09-11-2003, 19:38
I must admit to being %100 happy with my job.

It's got to be the best job I've ever had.
Ramrod
09-11-2003, 19:41
I must admit to being %100 happy with my job.

It's got to be the best job I've ever had.So what do you do?
dilli-theclaw
09-11-2003, 20:12
So what do you do?


I'm a security guard on a really delapidated abandoned factory.

I have to walk round once an hour - but the rest of the time (55mins) I can do what I want...

Watch TV - play on my gameboy sp - play about on my pocket computer.

Whatever I like....
Russ
09-11-2003, 20:17
My job blows...well it's not the job itself, it's the company and the way it refuses to give any employees a permanent contract, preferring instead to give us 3-month-renewable temporary contracts.

Communication from within is worse than NTL and the database is PANTS!
Paul
09-11-2003, 20:34
I hope they don't read this forum then ;)
Russ
09-11-2003, 20:37
Oh they do apparently, and blog too :)

Let's just see them prove it's the guy who works there ;)
Proppinupthebar
09-11-2003, 20:38
I'm a security guard on a really delapidated abandoned factory.

I have to walk round once an hour - but the rest of the time (55mins) I can do what I want...

Watch TV - play on my gameboy sp - play about on my pocket computer.

Whatever I like....
If its abandoned then why are you guarding it? :Peaceman:
Ever been burgled tho? Would you confront a suspicious character? Don't think I would, and I'm a fairly large chap!!
dilli-theclaw
09-11-2003, 20:51
If its abandoned then why are you guarding it? :Peaceman:
Ever been burgled tho? Would you confront a suspicious character? Don't think I would, and I'm a fairly large chap!!


I guess the new owners just want someone there. :shrug:

It has never been burgled - but has had a few raves there.

And yes - I have confronted some suspicious characters.
Proppinupthebar
09-11-2003, 20:58
I guess the new owners just want someone there. :shrug:

It has never been burgled - but has had a few raves there.

And yes - I have confronted some suspicious characters.

Complete with standard issue baseball bat ? I don't think I could do it. You have radio contact with other people?
Maggy
09-11-2003, 21:00
I like being a lion tamer.Really I do...I'm not joking..

Seriously I can't see me doing anything else with my life which after 30 years as a teacher is just as well really. ;)

incog. :tu:
Proppinupthebar
09-11-2003, 21:13
I like being a lion tamer.Really I do...I'm not joking..

Seriously I can't see me doing anything else with my life which after 30 years as a teacher is just as well really. ;)

incog. :tu:

Again, another job which should come with baseball bat as standard. I know I couldn't be a teacher, not in a Comprehensive or equivelent. Not enough patience.
Maggy
09-11-2003, 21:20
Again, another job which should come with baseball bat as standard. I know I couldn't be a teacher, not in a Comprehensive or equivelent. Not enough patience.

Actually all you really need is to LIKE children and a lot of enthusiasm plus a modicum of patience.Oh and the ability to say when you don't know something, that you don't know,but lets find out together.

Incog. :wavey:
dilli-theclaw
09-11-2003, 21:25
Complete with standard issue baseball bat ? I don't think I could do it. You have radio contact with other people?

We are not allowed weapons :Peaceman: - but I have a nice hefty maglite - it's surprising how much damage you can do with a maglite.

No radio contact - just a mobile phone.

Our site is the furthest out (bedfordshire) from where the company is based (essex)
Xaccers
09-11-2003, 22:00
I loved my job at NTL, had a fantastic manager when I first started there, if he were to contact me and offer me my old job back, I'd find it hard to say no (hint hint)
Escapee
10-11-2003, 07:41
I loved my job at NTL, had a fantastic manager when I first started there, if he were to contact me and offer me my old job back, I'd find it hard to say no (hint hint)


I admit that all my direct managers at ntl were good bosses, but I think even a good manager is under so much stress these days to meet all the target figures.

I thought ntl were bad when I left, but I think you would find it a much worse place to work these days. (Lots of warnings and disciplinaries fllying around now)
peachey
10-11-2003, 22:29
my job suck's.


how so morris?
peachey
11-11-2003, 08:27
60 hours a week
nights 19:00-07:00
is killing my soical life
i can't sleep more than 4 hours now
nothing to do when i'm at work
very boring
i don't get on with the people i work with so rarely talk to anyone
pay and holiday keep getting f**ked up
i haven't had a day of sick in the last 3-4 years but they won't let me take new years eve off

is that a call centre environment?
Chimaera
11-11-2003, 08:35
So if you have not had a day off sick in the last 3 - 4 years Morris - could it be time for you to have a really nasty case of flu, say on the30th Dec?? That should take you over the New Year nicely!! :naughty:
Stuart W
11-11-2003, 08:45
I think one of the worst jobs I had was on the end of a phone for a mail order company. No names :angel: but I had to answer calls from people who have just bought a PC but have no idea why!!!

The 2 most memorable calls were:
1: I need a clear mouse.... (after 20 mins of stupid conversation about peripherals and why clear mouse is not such a hot idea)... so I can see the pointer under it.

2: My power switch is broken.... (again, very long call) only to find out that she had trodden on the mouse, thinking it worked like her sewing machine.


We had regular daft's, like "I don't know what's wrong, it just won't boot up...... keep saying 'Remove disk in Drive A and press any key' what should I do?" but the thing that allways amazed me about all of the calls was..... given that their level of PC intelect was so low they didn't know how to use the mouse / switch it on / start Windows, what on earth were they going to do once it was turned on and why did they pay the best part of a grand for it??!!


But now, I work for ME!

I take cars off the road and dispose of them for my local council. I also take bad debtors cars too.... sometimes it can be a bit 'rough' but I find the best weapon of defence is quick reply's and police back-up just a radio away! The days of using 'heavys' or a bat are long gone now.