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bakedjake
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Lets Vent
One, I am a great foe of the work ethic and two, I really detest the people I work with. Are you lucky enough to awake every morning with those blessed thoughts "oh! d&*n!!!!!!! I have to go to work" and "god I hate the people I work with". Are you a member of the "I hate my coworkers and disrespect my manager" club??
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diarmid
Feb 24, 2003, 10:34 PM
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I used to be. And then I said "scrw it" and left my job and am goig back to school for something I'll like and which will, essentially, make me own boss.
Cubicle farms SUX0R!!1
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wildtrail
Feb 24, 2003, 10:35 PM
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Well Jake, I love my job. I'm a self-employed freelance outdoor writer/reporter/journalist that makes no money doing so. Hey, it's going to take some work and recognition to earn any kind of living this way. I'm willing to make that committment because I'm not a greedy, money-oriented person. Those people serve no purpose.
If I wanted money, I could go back to management. I was making up to 65K a year doing that. I couldn't stand being a rat-racer. There's no point to it.
Case in point, last Monday I was on my way to our climbing crag. I was venturing out there because I was writing a piece on some John Gill classics at Devil's Lake. I looked at all the cars heading the opposite way into Milwaukee. Obviously, they were commutting to work and I laughed and out loud said, "Rat-race suckers!".
I used to be one and never will be again.
So, I hated my job, but not any more and I am willing to wait five years if need be, to earn a little money writing. Money doesn't make me happy. Other things do.
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diarmid
Feb 24, 2003, 10:45 PM
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Word. You need a photographer?
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wildtrail
Feb 24, 2003, 10:47 PM
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Yes, actually. However, I'm going to go back to college for photography. The local tech school has an associates program for photography. Hell, I'll write you frame it!
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diarmid
Feb 24, 2003, 10:55 PM
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That's what I'm going for too!! Brooks Institute...
When I get out we can do our own Mag ... all about the average climbing women and what they do in coffee shops. It'll be a best seller!! :D
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camhead
Feb 24, 2003, 10:56 PM
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I've never had a job I hated, and hopefully never will.
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wildtrail
Feb 24, 2003, 10:59 PM
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Josh,
YOU GOT IT!!!
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beercanclimber
Feb 24, 2003, 11:58 PM
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at this point i have no job to hate, though against my better judgement i'm continuing the job hunt. i need to pay for this education somehow....
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no_limit
Feb 25, 2003, 12:59 AM
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I don't have a job
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john1987
Feb 25, 2003, 1:30 AM
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I don't usually hate my job at dairy queen but I had a bad day today. The owner's son was working and he was being a b*tch. He always try's to boss people around and stuff. 2 minutes after my shift was over he told me to clean up ice cream that he spilled on the floor. I told him to F*ck off.
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machiavellian
Feb 25, 2003, 1:40 AM
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Steve, Josh, PHOTOGRAPHY ROCKS!!!!
Currently I don't have a job, save for being a student.
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bigsauce
Feb 25, 2003, 2:45 AM
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if i could find a job then maybe i would hate it. but since i have no job to hate, ill just hate not having a job. does that make me crazy? im bored.
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calamity_chk
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oh oh .. *Pick me* .. i dont like my job nor my geographic area very much at all ...
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jono
Feb 25, 2003, 3:32 AM
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no job= no money= loans= pay for school= i need a job :roll:
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Feb 25, 2003, 4:16 AM
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In reply to: Lets Vent One, I am a great foe of the work ethic and two, I really detest the people I work with. Are you lucky enough to awake every morning with those blessed thoughts "oh! d&*n!!!!!!! I have to go to work" and "god I hate the people I work with". Are you a member of the "I hate my coworkers and disrespect my manager" club??
Hey bakedjake, I don`t want to come over too harsh but if you don`t change the things you find distasteful about your job then you`ll forever be a loser.
The really unfortunate part of your post is the quote at the bottom quoting Hellen Keller. Mate get out there and grab adventure and don`t continue to be a drone. dude it will actually be the work ethic which you despise which will free you up to enjoy the adventurous side of life. Otherwise ya may as well invest in a cardboard box and sit beside a freeway.
...Phil...
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cass
Feb 25, 2003, 7:44 AM
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hmm...hate job sometimes...but on vacation wednesday week for a month!!!!
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onelung
Feb 25, 2003, 8:22 AM
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I have a job, 15 days a month I run a diving operation, when its my days I am just as happy to work as I am to have the day off. My boss (the GM) has never said No to a day off. Then I get a month of Vacation/yr.
Pay is more than fair. Sure I have bad days, I used to get pissed at traffic so I started biking and wow has that been good.
After losing my biz 1 1/2 yrs ago I have really focused on a peaceful love filled existence. Maybe that sounds a bit nuts but damn that biz did a number on me!
Cheers,
Bill
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katydid
Feb 25, 2003, 10:45 AM
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I worked in corporate management for a bit, made six figures, hated it so much I was puking in the morning from stress before I went to work. Finally got to the breaking point and quit on the spot one day because I simply couldn't go back.
Ran a theatre company for a while but it went under/is on permanent hiatus (depending on how you like to look at it). Liked doing theatre, hated doing the business part. If I won the lottery I'd probably keep it going, but I don't like going around kissing people's a$$e$ to get their money. Yuck.
Right now I'm working retail as the third key for a children's clothing store. Not nuts about inconsistent hours or the pay, but I like the work. I'm on my feet all day, I get to do physical things (receive shipments and whatnot), and interact with people and their kids.
I'm not completely satisfied with this current gig (it's certainly not a career choice), so I've applied to grad school to get my Master's in Education and see about teaching high school. I've taught a bit as a side gig before, so I'm pretty sure I'll like it (if I can survive the bureaucracy).
k.
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charley
Feb 25, 2003, 11:58 AM
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I plow streets this time of year. Keeps me busy.
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mwbtle
Feb 25, 2003, 2:08 PM
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I'm pretty displeased with my job. I do neuropsych tests for a neurologist at hopkins hospital. I know its a good job and should feel rewarding, but mostly I do stuff for research, so it feels like I'm just bothering people. Plus, I don't have the mindset I need to not take the job home with me, so it messes with my emotions. I'm just not cut out for it.
Leaving in 6 months though, so, hopefully I can find something better.
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arrettinator
Feb 25, 2003, 2:31 PM
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Can't say I hate my job, but I can't say I love it. I work 9-6 M-F. I sit on my a$$ all day and wish I was climbing, mostly cause I sit on here all day. There's only 5 of us and my coworkers are really nice. I'm not really doing what I went to school for, though.
One thing I was told by my high school math teacher, "You will have many jobs, and maybe a few careers. You will find out what you don't want to do pretty quickly. I found out I didn't want to be a grave digger. The most important thing to remember is that if you're not happy in whatever job your in, move on."
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taino
Feb 25, 2003, 2:41 PM
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Having a job... is better than not having a job. Having spent nearly 1.5 years scraping by, recently, I'm quite happy that I have permanent employment, especially in this wonderful economy.
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paulv7
Feb 25, 2003, 2:55 PM
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I work as the only IT guy for a construction company. Hate the work, like the people. Once in awhile they need an extra guy in the field for a couple days. I jump on that, getting out in the field, getting dirty and running heavy equipment. Then I return to this boring ass desk.
I must agree that being unemployed is worse than having a job you don't enjoy.
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bakedjake
Feb 25, 2003, 3:21 PM
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Actually I'm on the prowl as we speak...."anyone out there who needs a technically oriented sales pro"????? In the mean time bashing my current situation helps me maintain my sanity. With the maze of personalities I have here I feel like I'm in the bar scene in the starwars movie.
Bash, bash, bash, there I can get through another few hours.
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camhead
Feb 25, 2003, 3:24 PM
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I enjoy not having a real job, although living in dallas at near poverty level gets old sometimes.
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toprope_media
Feb 25, 2003, 4:20 PM
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I am a designer and when I started doing this about 10 years ago, I thought it was the coolest thing. I get to play on a computer all day and make pretty pictures right?
Nope. I deal with idiots who have no respect for the fact that I am actually a trained professional with 8 years of school. I sit there and design dumb things for dumb people and in the process contribute to the visual pollution of the world. Not to mention killing trees and inspiration.
I hate it more and more everyday.
But, it pays the bills, so I will sell out a while longer.
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bakedjake
Feb 25, 2003, 4:46 PM
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woo hoo :P Jakes a happy camper, Jake just set an interview date with a company that manufacters surveillance systems and cameras " thats Jakes specialty"
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bigsauce
Feb 25, 2003, 5:16 PM
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maybe we should all get together and start our own bussines. maybe a rockclimbing.com magazine: what everyone is up to around the world, reports on everyones local crags, every issue could feature a new RC.commer. and then on top of that we could start a guide service. we have the database now all we need is clients. get paid to take people climbing and make the sport safe and accesable< is that how you spell that?
Ill be CEO 8) . who wants to be vice president?
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bakedjake
Feb 25, 2003, 5:19 PM
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I claim chief pion. Do you mind if I drink on the job?
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bigsauce
Feb 25, 2003, 5:21 PM
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i just figured that was implied with a climbing publication!
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bakedjake
Feb 25, 2003, 5:24 PM
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whoever can hack us into rock & ice's subscription list gets a 6 pack bonus @ christmas
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bigsauce
Feb 25, 2003, 5:38 PM
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our first issues cover story
"climbing naked, pros and cons"
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bakedjake
Feb 25, 2003, 5:58 PM
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sidelines "Top 10 Hangover Cures"
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djmeat
Feb 25, 2003, 9:10 PM
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I love my job.. I have been on rock.com for liek 4 hours and I've been getting paid the whole time :)
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bakedjake
Feb 25, 2003, 9:25 PM
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Ha ha ha haa haa ha ha hahaaa haaa ha ha ha haaaa I've been loged on since 9 this morning.
Oh!! :shock: I tend to think of it as increasing my productivity for my employer by keeping me near my desk. :D If I have this job much longer I could potentially become a post whore.
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acrophobic
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I am posting from work and am most likely getting my internet usage monitered so i would like to say on record that my boss and co-workers are the best that an employee such as myself could possibly hope to wish for!
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djmeat
Feb 26, 2003, 9:31 PM
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I administrate the firewall here at work. Thanks to active scripting the firewall never even sees that I'm on rockclimbing.com or much of any other site thank you very much.
I RULE!!!
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kman
Feb 26, 2003, 11:53 PM
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Not at work right now, and there's a guy at work that reads these sometimes I think ( he's a cool guy ), but I will say that the majority of the people I work with are friggin imature idiots who need a smack in the chops for constantly trying to get me in shit for false reasons. :x
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bigsauce
Feb 27, 2003, 1:36 AM
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kman, how do you really feel?
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kman
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I feel as though it's time to find a new job :) yes...time to commence the search.
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