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Post by Jon on Jul 13, 2011 16:07:42 GMT -5
yo, so what you do for work? does it rule? does it suck? are you sitting in it right now bored and making threads?
if you answered yes to any of those questions, this is the thread for you.
currently i do banking/customer service at REI (Recreational Equipment Inc. if you arent in the know) and a lot of times i get to listen to weird stories from people who are trying to scam us. its great. but now i get to work in the office most of the time counting money, thats what im doing right now and im already done with everything i need to do today with an hour left. so im listening to moving mountains and sitting online. pretty nifty. its an alright gig. for a retail job its great, but im definitely looking for something that promises a little more $$$ without me stealing it.
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Post by lauren on Jul 13, 2011 16:24:04 GMT -5
I work at a neighborhood coffee shop, and it's pretty cool most of the time. We stock organic and fair trade coffees and teas, so I'm not racked with guilt for selling people stuff. Also, I make vegan pasteries when I get the chance and everyone loves them. The only downside is the people who come in and guilt me for not making scones every day of my life.
The only downside is that my boss is an adderall-drenched dragon woman who berates me for making drinking the right way and that only one person works at a time, so it can be a bit lonesome.
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Post by hollowlog on Jul 13, 2011 17:54:22 GMT -5
^ I counted two downsides, and with that "and" thrown into the second one, three.
Anyways, I work at the school age child care (or SACC, but the immature side of me giggles when I say that) program at the Malden YMCA. It's tiring. But I really like working with the kids because they say the darndest things and think I'm cool because I draw dragons and watch the Regular Show. If anything, it's just some coworkers I can't stand.
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Post by Bottle on Jul 13, 2011 21:59:12 GMT -5
I work at a culinary arts school. The students are cool and free food is cool.
However the rest of my job entails a batshit crazy piece of shit who bullies me and makes my life a living hell (when my pap died, the day I came back to work after his funeral, she told me that it was because I have bad karma from being a bad person). She's made shitty remarks about my weight, my gender, my ethnicity. All of which are so underhanded it's not like it could get her fired. Fuck when she said the shit about my pap, I took it up with all my bosses. HR, my boss, the vice president of the fucking school. No one did anything. I didn't even get an apology.
Not to mention it can be entirely soul sucking when the upper tier of the staff/management treats you like a work mule.
So in short, my job generally makes me want to throw myself in front of a bus.
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Post by january on Jul 13, 2011 22:17:39 GMT -5
I take care of a 2.5 year old.
When she sleeps, I work 3 other jobs:
- spamming websites and message boards with family-friendly event advertisements ($50 of 10 posts, hell yes I will spam the shit out of you with no guilt whatsoever)
- designing advertising & communications material for a school services company & occasionally doing typing/editing for them too
- writing financial reports for a bank with a database system so frigging convoluted, the majority of what they pay me is for me to sit and stare at the screen in shock & horror about their shit data.
It's insanely time consuming & I have almost no time for myself anymore. But I'm lucky I have the jobs because work-at-home jobs are HARD to find. The first two give me minimal work... maybe $100-$150 a month. The third one I'm actually a subcontractor for my dad and I make an INSANE amount of money per hour. It's really obscene what they pay me (and what they pay my dad on top of it for "finding" me).
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Post by Ka on Jul 14, 2011 0:41:51 GMT -5
I'm an RT (which stands for radiologic technologist, not technician), and I take x-rays and CT scans at night. Perks include a lack of anyone else in the department which allows me to use my laptop and play music when I'm not working and a lower inpatient load. The downsides are that I have to transport all of my own patients and bitchy nurses who don't understand anything I do and get insulted when I try to explain. And doctors who have god-complexes.
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Post by slamjammin on Jul 14, 2011 8:55:56 GMT -5
I'm an enginerd. I do nerdy shit that no one outside of the controls group understands.
In short, I design control systems for shit that makes the planet a better place to live in...or something like that.
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Post by Jon on Jul 14, 2011 10:55:04 GMT -5
today i was supposed to work customer service and listen to people bitch all day, but instead, the banker called out sick and now im back in the office! success!
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Post by catlady on Jul 14, 2011 13:41:03 GMT -5
I love my job! I work in Life Skills classrooms (special ed for students with iq's of 55 and below). I make fairly good money to be a dummy in front of kids and have the same vacations that a student gets (SUMMER SUMMER BREAK YA'LL). Buuuut the only downside to my job is that I have been punched in the face, bit, kicked, pinched, and really anything else you can think of to physically harm someone. I still wouldn't trade my job for the world, though. I get to have all my tattoos and piercings!
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Post by january on Jul 14, 2011 13:50:01 GMT -5
I love my job! I work in Life Skills classrooms (special ed for students with iq's of 55 and below). I make fairly good money to be a dummy in front of kids and have the same vacations that a student gets (SUMMER SUMMER BREAK YA'LL). Buuuut the only downside to my job is that I have been punched in the face, bit, kicked, pinched, and really anything else you can think of to physically harm someone. I still wouldn't trade my job for the world, though. I get to have all my tattoos and piercings! Sweet jesus, you are a saint and a half. I occasionally subbed in special ed rooms and it took every ounce of professionalism I had to not sneak out of the school at lunch time & never come back. (after a few times, I requested not to be assigned there again... I just don't have the personality needed for special ed kids) |
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Post by Brittany on Jul 14, 2011 14:50:39 GMT -5
My job that pays sucks so hard. It's a Slaveway gas station and it's boring and people are stupid and blah blah blah.
BUT my job that doesn't pay makes me the happiest I've been in a really long time.
Acting irresponsibly and trying to make a choice between a job you hate and a job that doesn’t paaaaaaaaaaaaay.
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Post by charlebang on Jul 15, 2011 17:46:07 GMT -5
I work in the cafe at Melbourne Museum. Nearly always on working in the savoury foods section.
It's holiday time right now so it's been way busy, especially since the Tutenkhamun exhibition is on.
Good pay, and good people to work with. Also, we get discounts to the Imax in the building, third largest screen in the world y'all!
Sometimes I wonder about the people that come through, and if they're really as stupid as they seem. I keep getting people coming and ordering their coffees, and I have to tell them they need to order at the register. Some still don't get it and try to order at the coffee machine.
And fuck the hordes of school children that come through and take all the chip boxes, and then some.
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Post by hollowlog on Jul 19, 2011 18:25:09 GMT -5
As much as I enjoy my work, it makes me sad often. About 75% of the kids that go there are assisted pay families, many go through DSS. I've been really attached to one pair of girls who's step dad beats them, they're absolutely terrified of him. And today one of the sisters just came up to me and said "Today is one of those days I need a hug" and I picked her up and hugged her and shook her around and she smiled. Every time I see their stupid fucking step dad I just want to bring the home with me, or drive them over to their dad's, who they love so much.
My other favorites include a young girl who has health problems up the wazoo because she was born addicted, a boy who has high functioning autism and an obsession with calculator, who's mom won't get him any help because she refuses to believe he's autistic (like it's a fucking bad thing) and this adorable big eyed, quite girl who takes every compliment I give her to heart.
I can't tell if my job makes me feel heartbroken or happy.
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Post by catlady on Jul 19, 2011 19:07:08 GMT -5
^ I'm assuming that this is something you've tried, so I'm not trying to sound like a dick, but tell the teacher and the teacher is legally obligated to alert the authorities of abuse. But then again, I have worked in classes where authorities were alerted and they did a shit job of doing anything and at one point in time practically dismissed us. Buuut, that was one experience and I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed not everyone is such a dismissive dick.
Annnyyywho, I suppose another form of income I have is donating plasma twice a week. I make over $200 a month to just sit in a comfy bed and let them put a needle in my arm.
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Post by hollowlog on Jul 19, 2011 19:39:35 GMT -5
^ We have the step-father on file and have reported him twice now. I think it's three times before a DCF worker gets involved? I can't handle that portion, just the reports. But they're still in his care as of now, so I just feel hopeless.
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