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Liza

05-08-2009, 04:33 PM

For years everyone tells you to pick a career you love. I'm not sure how I ended up becoming a corporate trainer - I kind of just fell into it, but I do enjoy it. It's definately the best job I've ever had. I work at company headquarters, have my own laptop and go on business trips (to exciting places like Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania). But it is really a wonderful job. I don't know if I'll always be a trainer, but for now it's perfect for me. I don't think I love it, but it's interesting meeting so many employees, and to try to get them excited about banking ;)

What do you guys do for a living? Do you enjoy it? Think you'll ever switch careers? If you're in school, what do you plan on doing?

catlover79

05-08-2009, 04:36 PM

Right now, no. The position I loved was cut and I had to go back to the phones. It sucks. :mad:

Pus$y Galore

05-08-2009, 05:47 PM

What job? I'm starting to feel like I'm professionally unemployed! ;)

browneyes106

05-08-2009, 06:03 PM

I work in sales and marketing. There are times I like my job and times I don't. Right now things have been going a bit slow but I'm not stressed or anything.

Brieannas21

05-08-2009, 06:39 PM

I am blessed because I love my job. There is something new just about every day, I get to meet different people, I travel for free, benefits, great pay. If my children are sick I can work from home.

Shine

05-08-2009, 06:56 PM

I don't love it, but I do enjoy it. When I finally can teach American History I will love my job. I like the people that I work with and I think helping the students (the future of America) is rewarding. The pay is okay and the benefits are better than average. The jobs lacks challenge though. I also don't think that I'm making the best use of my education or being the best I can be with this job. However, I do like going to work each day, and I am thankful for that. :)

MickeyMac

05-08-2009, 07:46 PM

What job? I'm starting to feel like I'm professionally unemployed! ;)

Me too :)

Its been four months now.

Before I got laid off I was working in the automotive industry and hated it. They were already cutting back and finding ways to cut corners so we were doing three times as much work and were expected to get everything done perfectly. There was also a negative vibe going around since the industry is in such bad shape, and some of the people I worked with were jerks(some were really cool). Frankly I was miserable, so I wasnt too dissapointed when I got let go, and besides I knew it was coming.

I dont know what kind of gig I will have next but I cant do factory work anymore and nor will I return to the automotive industry. I'm out.

catlover79

05-08-2009, 07:47 PM

Well, Sol just got a new job so I'm sure there's hope for you guys, too!!

Pus$y Galore

05-08-2009, 08:58 PM

Well, Sol just got a new job so I'm sure there's hope for you guys, too!!

LOL I sure hope so - it'll be a YEAR at the end of June for me!! :eek:

MickeyMac

05-08-2009, 09:02 PM

Well I am in school now, so that has kept me busy, and the one thing about being out of work is that I have more time to do my homework.

PZelda

05-08-2009, 09:13 PM

I'm not OMGCRAZY about the new job I just started - I wish I was still at my last job, but what can ya do. It's decent so far, and it's full-time, at least. I basically do two huge tasks the entire shift, and I'm fine with that. :) (backroom monkey at the store everybody loves to hate, hi!)

LuLu Rogers

05-08-2009, 09:38 PM

Hell to the no! I HATE my job! :(

dawsongirl

05-08-2009, 09:38 PM

Depends on the day. This time of year...it sucks ass.

dawsongirl

05-08-2009, 09:39 PM

Hell to the no! I HATE my job! :(
The new one you just got?

LuLu Rogers

05-08-2009, 09:40 PM

The new one you just got?

Yeah, I've been there since March. It's awful, no one I work with will even talk to me, they're all so ****ing shady ohno:

dawsongirl

05-08-2009, 09:42 PM

Yeah, I've been there since March. It's awful, no one I work with will even talk to me, they're all so ****ing shady ohno:
Damn, that sucks! You were so excited about it, too. :(

catlover79

05-08-2009, 09:45 PM

Yeah, I've been there since March. It's awful, no one I work with will even talk to me, they're all so ****ing shady ohno:
Awww...:bighug:

phoebe7165

05-08-2009, 10:05 PM

I'm in the transportation industry. It's has it's ups & downs, I can't say I totally LOVE it but it is good money. I know some people say money isn't everything but when you're getting your bills paid and not really hurting financially, especially with today's economy, it is rather a big deal to me.:D

LuLu Rogers

05-08-2009, 10:08 PM

Damn, that sucks! You were so excited about it, too. :(

Yeah, the lady who hired me led me to believe it was such a great job, FALSE ADVERTISEMENT! LOL

catlover79

05-08-2009, 10:12 PM

Yeah, the lady who hired me led me to believe it was such a great job, FALSE ADVERTISEMENT! LOL
It usually is. :eek: :lol:

Shine

05-08-2009, 10:22 PM

Yeah, the lady who hired me led me to believe it was such a great job, FALSE ADVERTISEMENT! LOL

I've heard that before.

Scoobiedoo30

05-09-2009, 12:30 AM

Yes I like my Job

OH Nuts!

05-09-2009, 01:39 AM

I basically like my job. It has its ups and downs, like anything. My co-workers are SUPER NICE (I'm really lucky) but one of my bosses can be a real b*tch. The other's rather decent though. And the $ and benes are quite good. I feel very blessed. Sometimes the work hours can be intense - but its seasonal and then after the heavy intense work shifts there's next to zero for a few weeks. So I've learned to ride the peaks and valleys....

beautifuldreamer

05-09-2009, 06:14 AM

Yeah, I've been there since March. It's awful, no one I work with will even talk to me, they're all so ****ing shady ohno:

Ugh, that sucks, Lauren... I've totally been there.
Last Summer, I worked at a clothing boutique that I had always loved to shop at... it was so high class and fashionable, and the women were so beautiful... I actually applied just for fun, and ended up getting the job, and was thrilled. But once I started working there, almost instantly in fact, I realized they and the store weren't as beautiful as I had seen on the outside of things. In all my life, no one has made me feel as insecure and "un"beautiful as those women made me feel. I felt so belittled, and like I couldn't do a damn thing, not only did I have to deal with them... but a bunch of annoying customers ordering me around all the time to help them find clothes for this event or that. It was horrible... I would actually feel sick to my stomach every day I had to go in... finally, after 2 hellish months, I quit to go to school full time... and it was the best decision I ever made... and I don't care how much I have to scale down on money, I will never take a job there again.

Courtnee

05-09-2009, 08:58 AM

I have two.

My job as an inventory person is cool. Pretty easy.

But my job as a portrait studio photographer is starting to get on my nerves. =/

janet42

05-09-2009, 09:04 AM

I'm sorry people are rude to you at your job LuLu. You are a nice person. You just have to think "It's their loss" Here's a big hug from me. :bighug:

Pus$y Galore

05-09-2009, 01:39 PM

catlover79

05-09-2009, 01:42 PM

LOL At least the rants on your Facebook status have slowed down I've noticed!! ;)
That's why you see so few job-related rants on there by me. :lol:

Pus$y Galore

05-09-2009, 01:45 PM

That's why you see so few job-related rants on there by me. :lol:

LOL - And only pleas for jobs for me!!! ;)

catlover79

05-09-2009, 01:48 PM

LOL - And only pleas for jobs for me!!! ;)
:bighug:

PunkyP0WER

05-09-2009, 02:40 PM

no - i'm a security guard. its thankless, unchallenging and on a fast track to nowhere.

OH Nuts!

05-09-2009, 03:23 PM

In this economy, having a keeping a job is a big plus and will look good on a resume. Besides most skills are transferable. For example, a Bank Teller could be one at a credit unionor a cashier or ticket agent for a company.

If you like the people you come across, or can at least find something you like about them, let it show in your demeanor. Be friendly yet professional. Somebody someplace will notice and think to themselves "this person works very well with others" and THAT will open many doors.

Chocoholic

05-09-2009, 03:25 PM

I'm a teacher's aide and I love my job for the most part.

MrCleveland

05-09-2009, 05:02 PM

It's okay.

I wish there was a way that I can get a job as a screenplay writer.

PZelda

05-09-2009, 06:30 PM

LOL At least the rants on your Facebook status have slowed down I've noticed!! ;)
God, they were pissing me off. WHERE ARE MY HOURS, BITCH. Oh fine, **** you. *applies for new job and gets it* EAT ****! :lol: That's basically how it was.

Schmoopie

05-09-2009, 07:45 PM

I've been at my job for 7 1/2 years and about 90% of that time I've hated my job with a purple passion. However at the moment, I really like it. Maybe I'm just so used to being there that it doesn't bother me anymore. I used to avidly search for something else, but then I realized that I've been doing this so long that my boss thinks I'm good at it so there's really no reason to change careers.

Doodyville10019

05-09-2009, 09:32 PM

No, not really. But it pays the bills, so I stay.

Liza

05-10-2009, 01:36 AM

no - i'm a security guard. its thankless, unchallenging and on a fast track to nowhere.

Hey, those of us in banking depend on you guys more than you know. It is a hard job and a really important one. You keep people safe, that's important :)

littlebelle

05-10-2009, 03:26 AM

Not really. I mean, I love the place that I work at (i.e., the people and environment) but not the job of checking. It gets really boring and customers are frustrating. I also hate standing up in a box for 8 hours straight. A job is a job though, and money is money- I should be lucky to have a job in this day and age.

Waterston_Fan

05-10-2009, 10:43 AM

My job is okay.

I like my co workers and stuff but some of the managers are okay.

I think I've been there too long though, 9 years.

OH Nuts!

05-10-2009, 11:13 AM

Hey, those of us in banking depend on you guys more than you know. It is a hard job and a really important one. You keep people safe, that's important :)

Very nicely said. AND TRUE. Security detail, of any kind, is important and valued work. Sometimes it takes others to remind us of the good we bring to the world through our professional endeavors.

catlover79

05-10-2009, 03:18 PM

Very nicely said. AND TRUE. Security detail, of any kind, is important and valued work. Sometimes it takes others to remind us of the good we bring to the world through our professional endeavors.
Very true - the banks need as much help as the rest of us these days. :nod:

Shine

05-10-2009, 03:45 PM

Hey, those of us in banking depend on you guys more than you know. It is a hard job and a really important one. You keep people safe, that's important :)

Actually Kim isn't that sort of security guard. Her work is more clerical and human resource related. She works at a shelter and heps with the people there and answers phones and that sort of stuff. Very important work, I think. :)

comedyfreak

05-10-2009, 07:38 PM

no - i'm a security guard. its thankless, unchallenging and on a fast track to nowhere.

I'm also a Security Guard it is thankless and whatever you do is wrong there are too many managers and not enough workers. I don't like it as I once did.

ponytail

05-11-2009, 06:44 AM

My job is okay. What I don't like is that I never know when I will get off. We work until the orders are out. Plus there is favortism and too much spanish.

PunkyP0WER

05-11-2009, 12:24 PM

Actually Kim isn't that sort of security guard. Her work is more clerical and human resource related. She works at a shelter and heps with the people there and answers phones and that sort of stuff. Very important work, I think. :)
thanks mike for clearing that up and for your kind words. although, i have worked both sides of the coin in the past. i've done the whole "protect and serve" routine,like physically holding people down when i worked in the psych ward of a local hospital. but i have not done that detail in almost 2 years. nonetheless, i appreciate the sentiments liza.

PunkyP0WER

05-11-2009, 12:27 PM

I'm also a Security Guard it is thankless and whatever you do is wrong there are too many managers and not enough workers. I don't like it as I once did.
Amen, you're preaching to the choir here. sec. guards are often the doormats and scapegoats for the clients they are assigned to.

Scoobiedoo30

05-11-2009, 12:30 PM

I am fast at my job.

05-11-2009, 05:14 PM

I'm working 2 jobs & they are ok. One is a factory job but they cut back our hours so I took a second job as a waitress at a family restaurant, mainly working weekends.

Shine

05-11-2009, 06:30 PM

like physically holding people down when i worked in the psych ward of a local hospital.

Wow, that must have been scary. :eek:

catlover79

05-11-2009, 06:36 PM

My job is okay. What I don't like is that I never know when I will get off. We work until the orders are out. Plus there is favortism and too much spanish.
Honey, your last sentence just had me :rofl:!

dawsongirl

05-12-2009, 09:06 PM

too many managers and not enough workers.

That's pretty much what's wrong with the workforce today.

catlover79

05-12-2009, 09:27 PM

That's pretty much what's wrong with the workforce today.
AMEN TO THAT!! :mad:

dawsongirl

05-13-2009, 12:59 AM

AMEN TO THAT!! :mad:
I swear...if I hear one more story from someone about a complete MORON of a manager/supervisor/boss, I'm starting a lobotomy business and all my clients won't be there voluntarily.

Shine

05-13-2009, 01:04 AM

I swear...if I hear one more story from someone about a complete MORON of a manager/supervisor/boss, I'm starting a lobotomy business and all my clients won't be there voluntarily.

:lol:

catlover79

05-13-2009, 08:16 AM

I swear...if I hear one more story from someone about a complete MORON of a manager/supervisor/boss, I'm starting a lobotomy business and all my clients won't be there voluntarily.
I hear you, sister. ohno:

Liza

05-13-2009, 05:55 PM