On the subject of work (appendix 1)

innit carp?

Been working now since I was about 18 and have decided i am not cut out for this work lark.

You've got your jobsworths, folk who think the company will fold without em, happy clappers (yes men / women) that would agree with their boss whatever they said, birds that sleep their way up the ladder, backstabbing types that would knife you in the back to gain any favour with said bosses and the the bosses who ant a scooby doo as they only got there in the first place because of aforementioned reasons. What is up with these people?...have they no self respect?

I have worked in loads of different fields for example, councils, private computer firms, privatised and public owned companies etc. They are all the same when it comes to individuals that work there but on a different scale. I just cannot be doing with it all tbh.

it is said that you cannot choose your family but you can choose your friends.....same applies to colleagues i guess. I have made some very good friends over the years through work......but not many....most fall into above categories.

hth

 

I work for myself and still hate the boss.

It's complete *****.

 

whats working for yourself like (seriously)...always quite fancied that?

 

I sort of fell into it really. Quit my job working for the council because I hated it and after a couple of months dossing round someone I used to work for offered me some consultancy work. It as only meant to last for six months until I started teacher training and 2 years later I've just decided not to bother doing teacher training again. I don't have steady work it seems to come in great waves when I'm working pretty much 7 days a week then nowt for a while. Managing that and finances is sometimes a bit difficult. Not knowing whether you can turn **** work down if you have got anything else lined us is sometimes tricky.

On the whole I'd definitely recommend it. You don't have the time to let those petty irritations that other people are in any workplace get you down. Especially good if you have kids cos you get to see more of them than you otherwise would.

 

cheers...i am sort of in a position where i could go on my own in a couple of fields.....(well i will be after crimbo). I fancy it but i really cannot do with answering to knobsacks anymore...maybe it's an age thing!

if you don't mind me asking JC, what do ya do?

glad you helped!

 

You're Pimp might turn nasty though

 

you silly chap you.....can't educate pork i suppose.

hth

 

thereev or thepeeved

 

I do research/project work for anyone who will have me (within reason) mainly around economics or political policy. Did 3 months working on policy development for The Greens, then some stuff for Sainsbury's, had nothing for a month and just started doing some stuff for York Uni.

The best thing about it is not dealing with knobsacks as there does come a time when you just can't be arsed. Not really answering to anyone other than meeting deadlines etc. if you do the work and on time/ budget and it's decent quality no one gives you any hassle and they will probably recommend you.

If you can and you have a bit of finance behind you to get over any humps in the road I'd definitely recommend it.

 

Best decision you ever made

 

It's mainly a financial thing (whatever you earn you get used to and it would be quite a hit) and the hammering the current government is giving the teaching profession. It's still something I'd like to do its choosing the right time I guess.

 

thereevy boy is also a qualified (QTLS) teacher and have that to fall back on along with some experience (teaching in colleges part time and private tutoring etc) but as Mrs J Amdrop has hinted at, I am not convinced fulltime teaching would suit.... i have experienced some of the grief and job satisfaction teaching can bring and as I say, while not vastly experienced I am fully aware I would still have to answer to knobsacks,(even in the teaching profession, in fact especially the teaching profession).

After crimbo I will also have a Health & Safety qualification and Tech IOSH status and am maybe hoping to combine the two under 'thereev limted' !! for myself but still unsure really. Just had enough of jobsworths, happy clappers, 'forced laughing to get promoted' etc, type people i guess.

Dilemmas dilemmas.

hth