Your Job Satifaction ( Archived) (30)

Nov 11, 2014 9:41 PM CSTYour Job Satifaction
Blain69
Blain69Blain69Mansfield, Ohio, USA54 Threads 50 Polls 60 Posts

Your Job Satifaction(Vote Below)

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You are satisfied where you work
20
29%
You were satisfied
11
16%
You don't work
9
13%
Self-employed
15
21%
Porn Star!
6
9%
Other?
9
13%
Total Votes
70
They say most americans are not happy with their J O B
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Nov 11, 2014 9:50 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
Blain69: They say most americans are not happy with their J O B



That probably goes for many people, regardless of where they live conversing

My job ended earlier this year due to an injury - at present I'm doing volunteer work which is opening doors for me in terms of a career path that I've been pursuing for a long time.


No more drudgery for me, onwards and upwards head banger


Good thread Blain wave
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Nov 11, 2014 9:51 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
so I will be so so happy! I am close to retirement - yippie!

I like what I do, but I will be happy not to have to get up in the morning and face traffic for 2 hours every day.....
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Nov 11, 2014 11:15 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
ivajlov
ivajlovivajlovSofia, Sofia City Bulgaria25 Threads 12 Polls 387 Posts
Yes, I am. I have made 6-7 good things this year :-).
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Nov 12, 2014 10:30 AM CST Your Job Satifaction
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
45 years of employment in many fields.

Best job ever? NYC Yellow Cab driver at night. 74-76

Second best job ever? PT Shotgun guard for Brinks Armored Cars 75/76.
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Nov 12, 2014 10:47 AM CST Your Job Satifaction
Alexandro10
Alexandro10Alexandro10monceaux, Hauts-de-France France36 Threads 17 Polls 1,180 Posts
I don't know ,you guys over there. But in Europe there is somebody very satisfied with his job.

I'm a self employed trying to put up a Bed & Breakfast facilities in north of Paris. I have got some governement courses( stages ) and I'm just waiting for them to call me.
The opening is for 2016 ( Europe cup in France ). The facilitie is composed with two bedrooms with Italian shower and hopefully there is going to be 2 fully self autonomate bungalows in a 2500 m2 garden.

A corner playground for kids, a swimingpool,a open bar, a Italian coffee bar and a souvenir shop.

Its a buisness plan thats going to take 5 to 10 years.

The only down part is you have to pay taxes from left to right here in France.



thumbs up
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Nov 12, 2014 1:37 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
LadyDiz2
LadyDiz2LadyDiz2Jhb, Gauteng South Africa1,740 Posts
Work interferes with my social life. I just want to have fun, jump into puddles and dance the night away. blues
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Nov 12, 2014 1:42 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
I am ok..retiring in 1.5years...then traveling and fun fun fun!!!!banana dancing wine cheers
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Nov 12, 2014 3:35 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
mollybaby
mollybabymollybabyCork City, Cork Ireland56 Threads 8 Polls 23,608 Posts
Works is a means to a end.


The end being life!yay
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Nov 12, 2014 4:30 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
KNenagh
KNenaghKNenaghAachen, Kilkenny Ireland12 Threads 11,160 Posts
To pay the bills I have to work and I might as well do something I somehow like.

I do have an interesting job I like (most of the time). laugh
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Nov 12, 2014 6:18 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
emlimas
emlimasemlimasLarnaca, Cyprus8 Posts
Personally I am very satisfied with my work (28 years service) in spite of the fact I was endangered 4 times to loose my life. It pays very well and I enjoy full benefits such as health care, pension, lap sum, allowances, overtimes and time in lieu. I did work hard for it, study abroad and pass exams, so it was not served to me on a plate.
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Nov 12, 2014 6:57 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
RobbieM
RobbieMRobbieMHertford, Hertfordshire, England UK115 Threads 6 Polls 4,553 Posts
To give you an idea of how exciting my working life is, it's 12:51 and i'm looking at vehicles for sale at British Car Auctions, deciding if i have to drive 12 miles to be outbid in the zoo that is the Enfield branch, or travel to Bedford (about 40 miles away).

As soon as my candida is dead, my emphasis will go towards working at a nearby zoo, where i will do something actually rewarding (looking after large cats....i.e. lions, tiger, mountain leppards and a fully grown Tiger).

I think it will be tge most rewarding thing i can possibly do, for me personally.
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Nov 12, 2014 7:13 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
chatonlyman2
chatonlyman2chatonlyman2North Bay, Ontario Canada27 Threads 7 Polls 6,600 Posts
In my almost 30 years in the railway field (mostly mechanical. I have to say it was worth it.
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Nov 12, 2014 7:18 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
rohaan
rohaanrohaanCoos Bay, Oregon USA229 Threads 10,460 Posts
Blain69: They say most americans are not happy with their J O B
Overall, I'm very happy that I chose the career I did. It was highly needed, portable, paid well, and the working conditions were more or less at least "fair" year-round. The mechanics, as it were, of the actual performing of the job were great. What was problematic had nothing to do with the work. Most of the angst and grievance (remember, I performed my job for over 30 years!), was political. Employees with chips on their shoulders, game-playing, artificial crisis and stress, drama, etc...and superfluous administrative intrusion. Some of the rules and regulations in medicine actually contradict themselves, so one had to be on the lookout for pesky annoyances. One example, and there are millions, are the over-cautious barrier controls which actually cause more infection and bacterial invasion than they prevent. And, the absurdity of having to take far more time to document procedures and events than they actually take to perform. Crazy, goofy regs.
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Nov 12, 2014 7:22 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
rohaan
rohaanrohaanCoos Bay, Oregon USA229 Threads 10,460 Posts
chatonlyman2: In my almost 30 years in the railway field (mostly mechanical. I have to say it was worth it.
Wow, you just brought me some cool memories--my great-grandfather was a conductor. My grandmother (who was my "mom", she and grandpa reared me...) had some pictures of the passenger cars, with the velvet seats and couches, like small living rooms, even with pot-bellied stoves, etc...and the sleeping/bunk quarters, all that. I would like to go across country in a train like that.
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Nov 12, 2014 7:32 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
secretagent09
secretagent09secretagent09New Jersey Girl in, North Carolina USA198 Threads 4 Polls 7,223 Posts
chatonlyman2: In my almost 30 years in the railway field (mostly mechanical. I have to say it was worth it.



My father, husband, father-in-law and I all worked on the railroad. My father worked on the railroad 47 years and even though he griped about it everyday, when he retired he formed his own company so he could go back to the railroad when they had derailments or the engineer was out for the day.

When you retire from the railroad industry you aren't allowed to work on the railroad again as a railroad employee. That's why he formed his own company. Railroading was in his blood.

Even though I no longer work on the railroad (in the office) I stil love trains hug
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Nov 12, 2014 7:41 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
rohaan
rohaanrohaanCoos Bay, Oregon USA229 Threads 10,460 Posts
secretagent09: My father, husband, father-in-law and I all worked on the railroad. My father worked on the railroad 47 years and even though he griped about it everyday, when he retired he formed his own company so he could go back to the railroad when they had derailments or the engineer was out for the day.

When you retire from the railroad industry you aren't allowed to work on the railroad again as a railroad employee. That's why he formed his own company. Railroading was in his blood.

Even though I no longer work on the railroad (in the office) I stil love trains
Do you know someone's in the kitchen with Dinah? Someone's in the kitchen, I know darn well, someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, strummin' on that old banjo, and singing fee, fi, fiddley-i-oh, fee, fi, fiddley-i-oh, fee, fi, fiddley-i-oh, strumming on that old banjo? banana
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Nov 12, 2014 7:45 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
secretagent09
secretagent09secretagent09New Jersey Girl in, North Carolina USA198 Threads 4 Polls 7,223 Posts
rohaan: Do you know someone's in the kitchen with Dinah? Someone's in the kitchen, I know darn well, someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, strummin' on that old banjo, and singing fee, fi, fiddley-i-oh, fee, fi, fiddley-i-oh, fee, fi, fiddley-i-oh, strumming on that old banjo?



confused

I've heard the song but have no idea what you're getting at.
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Nov 12, 2014 7:53 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
chatonlyman2
chatonlyman2chatonlyman2North Bay, Ontario Canada27 Threads 7 Polls 6,600 Posts
Railroads in North America has become slowly more efficient since before I started. What is in the works reminds me of a Doris Day song.
Que sera sera.
dancing confused grin
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Nov 12, 2014 7:54 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
rohaan
rohaanrohaanCoos Bay, Oregon USA229 Threads 10,460 Posts
secretagent09: I've heard the song but have no idea what you're getting at.
It's part of "I've Been Workin' On The Railroad"--


(I thought it would add a little whimsy to your recollections of work, but if you have to explain it....kinda weakens the sauce.)

...best anyway....!
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Nov 12, 2014 7:57 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
mickyj63
mickyj63mickyj63adelaide, South Australia Australia101 Threads 2,362 Posts
This must be a sign this topic

Yes I know I've complained about my job in the past . Have been positive lately had a mind opening seminar workshop thingee last night . So today I've realised how boring my work is rolling on the floor laughing
Why did I go
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Nov 12, 2014 7:57 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
rohaan
rohaanrohaanCoos Bay, Oregon USA229 Threads 10,460 Posts
chatonlyman2: Railroads in North America has become slowly more efficient since before I started. What is in the works reminds me of a Doris Day song.
Que sera sera.
Traveling by train waxes and wanes constantly. I looked into a trip requiring a four-to-five night stay, and there is no way I could do it without the "roomette", at least. Talk about expensive!! (It was about 440.00 standard, this went up to 2200.00 with room!) If they want people to travel by train, it needs to be economical. I had to book my trip by air, after all.
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Nov 12, 2014 7:58 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
secretagent09
secretagent09secretagent09New Jersey Girl in, North Carolina USA198 Threads 4 Polls 7,223 Posts
rohaan: It's part of "I've Been Workin' On The Railroad"--(I thought it would add a little whimsy to your recollections of work, but if you have to explain it....kinda weakens the sauce.)

...best anyway....!



I know I've Been Workin On The Railroad but I didn't recognize the verse you wrote.

Of all the songs you know, if someone posted an unusual line from one of those songs do you think you would recognize the song idea

Thanks for explaining Ro conversing
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Nov 12, 2014 8:02 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
rohaan
rohaanrohaanCoos Bay, Oregon USA229 Threads 10,460 Posts
secretagent09: I know I've Been Workin On The Railroad but I didn't recognize the verse you wrote.

Of all the songs you know, if someone posted an unusual line from one of those songs do you think you would recognize the song

Thanks for explaining Ro
I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not. Probably. I've collected and played folk ballads and ditties from Scotland, Ireland, etc... and know almost twenty distinguishable versions of "Barbara Allen" alone. I've got a knack for remembering those lyrics, but I can see why not everyone would. For instance, I love cooking, and can make a perfect omelet, but I cannot fry an egg correctly to save my butt. Everyone is good or not good at certain things.
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Nov 12, 2014 8:05 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
chatonlyman2
chatonlyman2chatonlyman2North Bay, Ontario Canada27 Threads 7 Polls 6,600 Posts
chatonlyman2: Railroads in North America has become slowly more efficient since before I started. What is in the works reminds me of a Doris Day song.
Que sera sera.
Early retirement next fallwink dunno
Things are happening and I Love it.thumbs up
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Nov 12, 2014 8:06 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
secretagent09
secretagent09secretagent09New Jersey Girl in, North Carolina USA198 Threads 4 Polls 7,223 Posts
rohaan: I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not. Probably. I've collected and played folk ballads and ditties from Scotland, Ireland, etc... and know almost twenty distinguishable versions of "Barbara Allen" alone. I've got a knack for remembering those lyrics, but I can see why not everyone would. For instance, I love cooking, and can make a perfect omelet, but I cannot fry an egg correctly to save my butt. Everyone is good or not good at certain things.



That's funny that you can make a great omelet but can't fry an egg with crispy edges.

I'm the opposite. My omelets leave a lot to be desired. I can fry the egg with the crispy edges, turn it over and not break the yolk, turn it back again, scoop it out of the pan to put on an English muffin and then use some of the muffin to dip into the yolk. Years ago I would never eat an egg that wasn't fried to a pulp for fear of salmonella but recently I said the heck with it. If they can cure ebola they can cure salmonella.
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Nov 12, 2014 8:11 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
chatonlyman2
chatonlyman2chatonlyman2North Bay, Ontario Canada27 Threads 7 Polls 6,600 Posts
mickyj63: This must be a sign this topic

Yes I know I've complained about my job in the past . Have been positive lately had a mind opening seminar workshop thingee last night . So today I've realised how boring my work is
Why did I go
You went in case it was funcheers
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Nov 12, 2014 8:21 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
rohaan
rohaanrohaanCoos Bay, Oregon USA229 Threads 10,460 Posts
secretagent09: That's funny that you can make a great omelet but can't fry an egg with crispy edges.

I'm the opposite. My omelets leave a lot to be desired. I can fry the egg with the crispy edges, turn it over and not break the yolk, turn it back again, scoop it out of the pan to put on an English muffin and then use some of the muffin to dip into the yolk. Years ago I would never eat an egg that wasn't fried to a pulp for fear of salmonella but recently I said the heck with it. If they can cure ebola they can cure salmonella.
I have read Hints From Heloise until I am blue in the face--I do know that heating the pan before adding oil does help, but I absolutely cannot turn the egg without annihilating it--I have almost cried over it, it makes me so damn mad--but my omelets--perfecto every time!! dunno
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Nov 12, 2014 9:12 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
secretagent09
secretagent09secretagent09New Jersey Girl in, North Carolina USA198 Threads 4 Polls 7,223 Posts
rohaan: I have read Hints From Heloise until I am blue in the face--I do know that heating the pan before adding oil does help, but I absolutely cannot turn the egg without annihilating it--I have almost cried over it, it makes me so damn mad--but my omelets--perfecto every time!!



I personally wouldn't heat a pan before adding oil.

Here's a little hint for you Ro...

When you put the egg in the pan do NOT try to turn it too soon. Let it set. And, take your spatula around the egg and just loosen about a half an inch all the way around. Look for the edges to be bubbly. When you see the bubbly edge that will tell you that it's time to turn the egg. However, get the spatula all the way under the egg before turning it.

The same goes for turning meat. If you try to turn it too soon it will stick and the searing will be loosened from the meat/chicken/fish.professor
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Nov 12, 2014 9:22 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
Blain69: They say most americans are not happy with their J O B


Before my job got outsourced, I worked in healthcare for 38 years and took early retirement. The last 6 months working was horrible as I was placed in a job not appropriate to my experience and skills.
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Nov 12, 2014 11:50 PM CST Your Job Satifaction
Hermetic1
Hermetic1Hermetic1Onalaska, Washington USA4 Threads 43 Posts
I am self employed. Sometimes business is good and sometimes it really sucks. I am an auto mechanic by trade and am also pretty handy fixing or building just about anything.

I grew up on a small farm. My grandpa and my Dad never paid anyone to fix anything, they did it all themselves. My Grandpa was a retired Boeing engineer and my dad was a Mechanic. So I learned allot from them growing up.

I dropped out of highschool and went to work at my dads auto shop when I was 17, worked with him for 18 years. (Walked in and scored a 98% on my GED at 25)

It makes it tough to work for other people when you have spent that long working with family and co-managing a business.
I tend to be too outspoken for most common employers. It gets me in trouble.

So I just do what I do and as long as I have food on the table and gas in my tank I'm a happy man.
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