What is the thing you hate most about your job? - Page 2

Franklinnoble · 05-03-2006, 11:22 AM

The cover sheet for my TPS reports.

mgadfly · 05-03-2006, 11:43 AM

Tough call...

People who blame the Union for all the problems at their work place when they haven't attended a Union meeting in ten years (if you want something tell us, don't wait until you don't get it and then bitch about it).

People who don't pay Union Dues, but the moment they get fired or written up call me (the Union's attorney) rather than their Union Rep demanding I get their job back for them.

Company management, of a specific company that I won't name, that just gave their CEO a multi-million dollar pay raise in the middle of our negotiations for a new contract where they have been claiming they can't give raises to workers who haven't seen a raise in 5 years (and this is a very profitable company). It puts me in a tough spot trying to broker a deal between the membership (who believes they deserve a huge raise) and management (who refuse to give raises to anyone not in management).

Managers who fire sick people, just because they are sick.

Managers that sleep with their employees.

Managers (who are in our bargaining unit) that want me to get them their job back when they are fired for sleeping with their employees.

The things I enjoy about this job? The other 98% that I get to deal with on an everyday basis--including those labor relations people at some corporations who do the right thing even when it isn't the most profitable thing to do.

gkb · 05-03-2006, 11:56 AM

I love my job, but I have to go with what someone said earlier. No hot chicks. I'm a software engineer and surrounded by men...good bunch of guys though.

Suburban Rhythm · 05-03-2006, 12:44 PM

In a word, the people.

The people in management, who don't really deserve to be there, but have been around 15-20 years, so what the hell, we'll promote you.

The managers that don't really care, as long as they can look good to their superior, so on and so on.

The managers who might care, but are afraid of making waves with the managers mentioned above.

The co-workers who have 101 excuses for special attention, special needs, or special treatment.

The co-workers who can't think on their own, no matter how long they've been here.

The co-workers who are smarter, more talented, better qualified than the rest of us...yet can not ever produce anything valuable.

michael1123 · 05-03-2006, 02:00 PM

Losing money while on a downswing.

The stress when on said downswings.

Long flights, especially when travelling overseas, and being too cheap to buy first class tickets.

Aardvark · 05-08-2006, 03:45 PM

Trips to Ft. Hood

finketr · 05-09-2006, 11:53 AM

dumb ass colleagues who appear to not even try to resolve the problem before asking for help.

same colleagues who don't consult the others in their group/section before crossing the corridor to my desk to ask for help.

for myself, it's forgetting little things like autofiltering and conditional formatting in Excel.

ping: frogman and terpkristin

panerd · 05-09-2006, 12:54 PM

(Teaching) I really enjoy the 90% of my time which is spent interacting with middle school kids. I dread the 5% of my time spent dealing with parents and higher ups. I depise the 5% of my time spent with my peers. The phrase "Those who can't teach" pisses me off to no end, but also describes about 50-75% of my coworkers. (Including almost every one that I work with on a close basis.)

redfox000 · 05-09-2006, 01:58 PM

1. Politics at work.
2. The fact my opinion means nothing because there is someone more senior than me (and I have been here 11 years) that always disagrees with me.
3. I cannot find a job doing strictly programming in my area and my boss doesn't listen to me when I tell him that is what I want to do.

Toddzilla · 05-09-2006, 02:42 PM

I'm doing this from work, so I really shouldn't complain much, but it would be nice if the job were a tad more challenging so I didn't need to rely on FOFC to keep me awake some days.

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 05-09-2006, 02:43 PM

Spit up and poopie diapers.

jeff061 · 05-09-2006, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

I'm doing this from work, so I really shouldn't complain much, but it would be nice if the job were a tad more challenging so I didn't need to rely on FOFC to keep me awake some days.

Ditto that.

But I think I may be on the verge of scoring a nice job elsewhere. Fingers crossed.

Captain2711 · 05-09-2006, 03:09 PM

The hours. During the football season I work seven days a week from August til the end. (excluding bye weeks where I might get a day off) And if we make a bowl game we spend Christmas without our families.

redfox000 · 05-09-2006, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

I'm doing this from work, so I really shouldn't complain much, but it would be nice if the job were a tad more challenging so I didn't need to rely on FOFC to keep me awake some days.

I third that.

ice4277 · 05-09-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff061

Ditto that.

But I think I may be on the verge of scoring a nice job elsewhere. Fingers crossed.

I ditto the ditto, and also ditto the possibility of landing a nice job elsewhere. I also hate how, starting next week, I will be working an annoying split shift, 6:30-10:30am, and 3:00-7:30pm.

BYU 14 · 05-10-2006, 12:54 AM

my leisurely 1 hour 30 commute........on the bright side there is a free full service Gym I use at Lunch, so it almost washes....

Franklinnoble · 05-10-2006, 01:43 AM

Where do you live, and where do you work? When I lived in Phoenix, everything was about 30-45 minutes away...

Hurst2112 · 05-10-2006, 05:31 AM

Quote:

What is the thing you hate most about your job?

Taking 5 hours to record 1 drum track.

BuffaloHuskey · 05-10-2006, 02:37 PM

Just had my reviews today. So this is perfect timing. I was given great reviews by four people who I worked with. My work was great and got a long with everyone, yadda, yadda, yadda. But then they complained that my utilization was not high enough. Well that is not my fault, I always let the scheduler know when I am not working on a project, I seek out others who may have work for me. I can't do anything about not being assigned to a proejct or having slow moving project which impacts my utilization. Ugh!!!!!!!!

Karlifornia · 05-10-2006, 02:41 PM

The parents of my coworkers that get all uppity and "press charges"

B & B · 05-10-2006, 04:36 PM

1. High stress level

2. No benefits - none (health, dental, investment, pension etc)

3. Losing money at work / having to pay to work

ahbrady · 05-10-2006, 05:16 PM

Clueless parents.

Crapshoot · 05-10-2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BuffaloHuskey

Just had my reviews today. So this is perfect timing. I was given great reviews by four people who I worked with. My work was great and got a long with everyone, yadda, yadda, yadda. But then they complained that my utilization was not high enough. Well that is not my fault, I always let the scheduler know when I am not working on a project, I seek out others who may have work for me. I can't do anything about not being assigned to a proejct or having slow moving project which impacts my utilization. Ugh!!!!!!!!

Okay, that's freaky. Law Firm Or Consulting ?

terpkristin · 05-10-2006, 05:27 PM

I actually don't "hate" anything about my job. They seem to like me, and I keep asking them for more work to do, so they like that, too...

But, this happened today and is something that drives me bonkers when they ask, so I'll add it to the list.
For those who don't know, I'm the lead harness design engineer on 2 satellites that my company is making. I am also doing support to design efforts on 4 other satellites. A harness is the "guts" of the satellite...it's the wires that make the satellite work, all the interconnections between all the boxes, etc etc. A typical satellite has between 20k and 30k wires.

So, I was in the office of our finance person today. One of the people who works under the charge accounts I manage accidentally charged the wrong account. I have 12 accounts, he should have charged to account 5 but charged accidentally to account 6, and the electronic timesheet was already signed off by his supervisor, so he couldn't change it. So, I'm sitting there in the finance admin's office, trying to get all the paperwork in place to fix this problem and the chief engineer on the project comes in.

He sticks a document in my face and wants to know if a particular table showing 37 of the 20k connections in the design is correct. Right off the top of my head, I have no idea what the document is, what connector it's talking about, what BOX the connector is on...

Finally the chief engineer says, "Oh, this is such and such document, do you know if this is correct?" I admit, I'm good, but even I'm not good enough to know if a certain 0.185% of a harness is correct just by looking at it without my computer near me, ESPECIALLY while I'm a meeting with finance to get other things straightened out.

Talk about driving me more bonkers than usual!
/tk

BYU 14 · 05-10-2006, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Where do you live, and where do you work? When I lived in Phoenix, everything was about 30-45 minutes away...

You lived here a while back eh

I live in Surprise and Work just outside of Tempe now....it is only 38 Miles but Traffic can drag it out..............To tell you the truth if Gas wasn't so expensive it would be no big deal at all....I have Sirius Radio for entertainment, a Cell phone in case I get lonely and snacks in the Car so I don't starve before I get home......all my basic needs are met

Franklinnoble · 05-10-2006, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYU 14

You lived here a while back eh

I live in Surprise and Work just outside of Tempe now....it is only 38 Miles but Traffic can drag it out..............To tell you the truth if Gas wasn't so expensive it would be no big deal at all....I have Sirius Radio for entertainment, a Cell phone in case I get lonely and snacks in the Car so I don't starve before I get home......all my basic needs are met

No, Surprise is a long way from Tempe. I never really thought of it as a real suburb of Phoenix... so I get that.

Dr. Sak · 05-10-2006, 09:09 PM

I hate the fact that the guy that sits 2 cubes over from me farts real loud and lets out a groan after he busts one. It was funny the first time, but after about 2 straight years of this it gets annoying and gross.

duckman · 05-10-2006, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duckman

Dealing with people everyday who claim that they want a job, but in reality all they want is a handout.

A new one: smelly homeless people. Yuck!

BuffaloHuskey · 05-11-2006, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crapshoot

Okay, that's freaky. Law Firm Or Consulting ?

Consulting - But since I work for an accounting firm consulting is a bad word, so we call it business advisory.

05-03-2006, 11:56 AM	#53
gkb High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado	I love my job, but I have to go with what someone said earlier. No hot chicks. I'm a software engineer and surrounded by men...good bunch of guys though. __________________ BALLERZ YO, fo shizzle. - QuikSand

05-09-2006, 11:53 AM	#57
finketr College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inland Empire, PRC	dumb ass colleagues who appear to not even try to resolve the problem before asking for help. same colleagues who don't consult the others in their group/section before crossing the corridor to my desk to ask for help. for myself, it's forgetting little things like autofiltering and conditional formatting in Excel. ping: frogman and terpkristin Last edited by finketr : 05-09-2006 at 11:53 AM.

05-09-2006, 03:09 PM	#63
Captain2711 High School JV Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jersey	The hours. During the football season I work seven days a week from August til the end. (excluding bye weeks where I might get a day off) And if we make a bowl game we spend Christmas without our families. __________________ "If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girls sports, such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing and such and such."

05-10-2006, 02:37 PM	#69
BuffaloHuskey Mascot Join Date: Aug 2005	Just had my reviews today. So this is perfect timing. I was given great reviews by four people who I worked with. My work was great and got a long with everyone, yadda, yadda, yadda. But then they complained that my utilization was not high enough. Well that is not my fault, I always let the scheduler know when I am not working on a project, I seek out others who may have work for me. I can't do anything about not being assigned to a proejct or having slow moving project which impacts my utilization. Ugh!!!!!!!! __________________ "Buffalo is the grundle of the weather system" -T-Shirt

05-10-2006, 02:41 PM	#70
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	The parents of my coworkers that get all uppity and "press charges" __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

05-03-2006, 11:43 AM	#52
mgadfly High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2003	Tough call... People who blame the Union for all the problems at their work place when they haven't attended a Union meeting in ten years (if you want something tell us, don't wait until you don't get it and then bitch about it). People who don't pay Union Dues, but the moment they get fired or written up call me (the Union's attorney) rather than their Union Rep demanding I get their job back for them. Company management, of a specific company that I won't name, that just gave their CEO a multi-million dollar pay raise in the middle of our negotiations for a new contract where they have been claiming they can't give raises to workers who haven't seen a raise in 5 years (and this is a very profitable company). It puts me in a tough spot trying to broker a deal between the membership (who believes they deserve a huge raise) and management (who refuse to give raises to anyone not in management). Managers who fire sick people, just because they are sick. Managers that sleep with their employees. Managers (who are in our bargaining unit) that want me to get them their job back when they are fired for sleeping with their employees. The things I enjoy about this job? The other 98% that I get to deal with on an everyday basis--including those labor relations people at some corporations who do the right thing even when it isn't the most profitable thing to do.

05-03-2006, 12:44 PM	#54
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	In a word, the people. The people in management, who don't really deserve to be there, but have been around 15-20 years, so what the hell, we'll promote you. The managers that don't really care, as long as they can look good to their superior, so on and so on. The managers who might care, but are afraid of making waves with the managers mentioned above. The co-workers who have 101 excuses for special attention, special needs, or special treatment. The co-workers who can't think on their own, no matter how long they've been here. The co-workers who are smarter, more talented, better qualified than the rest of us...yet can not ever produce anything valuable.

05-03-2006, 02:00 PM	#55
michael1123 n00b Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan	Losing money while on a downswing. The stress when on said downswings. Long flights, especially when travelling overseas, and being too cheap to buy first class tickets.

05-08-2006, 03:45 PM	#56
Aardvark Mascot Join Date: Oct 2000	Trips to Ft. Hood

05-09-2006, 12:54 PM	#58
panerd Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis	(Teaching) I really enjoy the 90% of my time which is spent interacting with middle school kids. I dread the 5% of my time spent dealing with parents and higher ups. I depise the 5% of my time spent with my peers. The phrase "Those who can't teach" pisses me off to no end, but also describes about 50-75% of my coworkers. (Including almost every one that I work with on a close basis.)

05-09-2006, 01:58 PM	#59
redfox000 Mascot Join Date: Jul 2005	1. Politics at work. 2. The fact my opinion means nothing because there is someone more senior than me (and I have been here 11 years) that always disagrees with me. 3. I cannot find a job doing strictly programming in my area and my boss doesn't listen to me when I tell him that is what I want to do.

05-09-2006, 02:42 PM	#60
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	I'm doing this from work, so I really shouldn't complain much, but it would be nice if the job were a tad more challenging so I didn't need to rely on FOFC to keep me awake some days.

05-09-2006, 02:43 PM	#61
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn Red-Headed Vixen Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	Spit up and poopie diapers.

05-10-2006, 12:54 AM	#66
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	my leisurely 1 hour 30 commute........on the bright side there is a free full service Gym I use at Lunch, so it almost washes....

05-10-2006, 01:43 AM	#67
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Where do you live, and where do you work? When I lived in Phoenix, everything was about 30-45 minutes away...

05-10-2006, 04:36 PM	#71
B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	1. High stress level 2. No benefits - none (health, dental, investment, pension etc) 3. Losing money at work / having to pay to work __________________ I think that Rosen will be the best QB in the class. -albionmoonlight

05-10-2006, 05:16 PM	#72
ahbrady High School JV Join Date: Apr 2002	Clueless parents.

05-10-2006, 05:27 PM	#74
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I actually don't "hate" anything about my job. They seem to like me, and I keep asking them for more work to do, so they like that, too... But, this happened today and is something that drives me bonkers when they ask, so I'll add it to the list. For those who don't know, I'm the lead harness design engineer on 2 satellites that my company is making. I am also doing support to design efforts on 4 other satellites. A harness is the "guts" of the satellite...it's the wires that make the satellite work, all the interconnections between all the boxes, etc etc. A typical satellite has between 20k and 30k wires. So, I was in the office of our finance person today. One of the people who works under the charge accounts I manage accidentally charged the wrong account. I have 12 accounts, he should have charged to account 5 but charged accidentally to account 6, and the electronic timesheet was already signed off by his supervisor, so he couldn't change it. So, I'm sitting there in the finance admin's office, trying to get all the paperwork in place to fix this problem and the chief engineer on the project comes in. He sticks a document in my face and wants to know if a particular table showing 37 of the 20k connections in the design is correct. Right off the top of my head, I have no idea what the document is, what connector it's talking about, what BOX the connector is on... Finally the chief engineer says, "Oh, this is such and such document, do you know if this is correct?" I admit, I'm good, but even I'm not good enough to know if a certain 0.185% of a harness is correct just by looking at it without my computer near me, ESPECIALLY while I'm a meeting with finance to get other things straightened out. Talk about driving me more bonkers than usual! /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

05-10-2006, 09:09 PM	#77
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	I hate the fact that the guy that sits 2 cubes over from me farts real loud and lets out a groan after he busts one. It was funny the first time, but after about 2 straight years of this it gets annoying and gross.

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