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**Buehler445** · 06-15-2009, 09:25 PM

I'm thinking seriously about a major career change. If I do it, it looks to be a major change from what I'm used to and where I expected myself to be.

I'm 26 and don't have extensive work experience, so evaluating what may be different about the other career path inherently comes with more uncerainty than a change in jobs in the same industry.

As a result, I'm looking for additional considerations that I may be missing. If you could post what you like/dislike about your current job/career, I would appreciate it. Feel free to go into as much detail as you feel comfortable. Include if you're self employed, approx how many people are in your direct department, industry etc.

Any and all insight is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

**Buehler445** · 06-13-2010, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

You might not hate life, but life hates you at the end of the day...

That's cool with me.

prhom · 06-13-2010, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RJ

Are you a Dwarf? Do you know Sleepy and Doc and Grumpy and those guys?

Ha, no. I get that a lot though. I'm an engineer so I don't really do any of the actual mining. I also work at an open pit operation so it's a far cry from what most people envision when they think of mining. We've got 200-ton capacity haul trucks and hydraulic excavators with 42-yard buckets, not exactly like the county gravel pit down the road. It's a lot of fun, but the hours are long.

Jenson71 · 06-14-2010, 08:04 AM

Detasseler:
Pro:
A very nice bonus at the end of the season
Only lasts about 3 weeks
Good workout
Meet new kids who you can yell at for missing tassels
Some days you get out at about 11:00AM and you have the whole day to yourself
Con:
Wet mornings are absolutely horrible
Some days last til 4PM
Waking up at 4AM can be rough

Student:
Pro:
Setting my own hours
Very enjoyable to learn so many things
Sitting in class and listening is pretty easy
Meeting cool people
Con:
Some nights are pretty intense, if there is a big test the next day or a paper due
Some professors and people are annoying
Can get a little repetitive in ways

**luv** · 06-14-2010, 08:53 AM

Software support:

Pros:
Learn something new almost every day
Pays pretty well
Will hopefully be working from home in about 6-8 weeks
Been with company for almost 12 years, so I have four weeks of vacation per year
Talking to people

Cons:
Insufficient training
Company no longer selling software I support
Not sure how much longer I will have my job
Talking to people

SenselessChiefsFan · 06-14-2010, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooge

pros: good pay, good hours, set my own schedule, get to really help people, get to choose where I live.
cons: highly stressful, one mistake can cost me my license.

What do you do?

**The Franchise** · 06-14-2010, 12:56 PM

Elections Coordinator:

Pros:

Pays well.
Inbetween elections I have a lot of down time. This is good if I want to take trips or just take a day or two off.
The actual work isn't that hard and most of it is pretty interesting.
During normal times I work M-F/8-5.

Cons:

The Voters. Voters are the whiniest, bitchiest ****ing people I've ever worked for.
There are a couple of employees that I can't stand. One of those people....is who I'm in charge of.
Election day hours suck. 6 am until roughly 2 am the next day.

RaiderH8r · 06-14-2010, 02:29 PM

This is easy. My pros and cons are one and the same: other people.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 06-14-2010, 02:32 PM

Grading papers and inconsiderate ****s who use cell phones during class.

Sully · 06-14-2010, 02:47 PM

Pro:
Absolutely what i was meant to do
I'm good at it

Con:
No jobs, so I'm not actually doing it, yet

raybec 4 · 06-14-2010, 03:03 PM

Operations Excellence is my title but it just means efficiency and quality.
Pros- As long as there are manufacturing or transactional processes I will have opportunity for employment
I have professional certifications that are sought after
I can actually say i make the company money
Save peoples jobs at times by making the company more efficient
Mentally challenging
Cons- Physically sedentary most days
Lots and lots of statistics
Kind of boring at times
Can cost peoples jobs by eliminating parts of a process.

CoMoChief · 06-14-2010, 03:13 PM

Position: Auto Claim Rep

PRO'S
- I like the people I work with, supervisors and co-workers are nice, fun to be around
- Advancement will be available soon once the boomers start to retire
- VERY close to home, a lot of times if its nice I'll walk to work.
- good pay/benefits/job security

CON's
- I deal w/ people in Louisiana, which means at least 75% of them can't read, are crooks, and have no Idea what it means to be self-reliant. You saw all of the turds that came out of the wood work during Katrina? Those are the types of people I deal w/ on a daily basis. You tell them shit, and it goes into one ear and out the other. Everyone gets a ****in attorney and it just delays the process further and people don't understand that. VERY annoying.
- As much as I like mgmt at my job, they sure do micro-manage a lot. At times its gets annoying. It's a call-center type job, so results/job critique are based on the #'s you generate...to a point. They also almost "demand" working overtime, even though it's considered "voluntary" it "looks bad if you don't", kinda thing. This is probably what I hate the most.

Ugly Duck · 06-14-2010, 03:29 PM

Position: Radiologic Technologist

Pros: Great pay, satisfaction of helping people in dire need.

Cons:
1) Watching people die.
2) So many people have lost or are losing their health insurance that they cannot afford to see a doctor when they need one. They often wait until it's too late, end up in the emergency room, and perish.

cardken · 06-16-2010, 05:55 AM

Work in the Nursing Home industry. As Maintenance Supervisor.
Pros: Coma and Go as I please.
No staff to be hassled about.
Little to do on a day to day basis
Cons: Little to do on a day to day basis
Boring and makes days long
Depressing around very old and debilitated people
Pay stinks, but cheap to live here on one of the states biggest lakes, so good fishing, boating ect.

phisherman · 06-16-2010, 08:02 AM

I'm a Software Developer for a large law firm in KC.

Pros:
Great co-workers.
Great benefits.
Chances to work with all kinds of new technology.
We pretty much get to take whatever training we want if it will help in our jobs.
Vendors man, vendors. Gotta love free Royals tickets and free rounds of golf.

Cons:
The downtown commute from the suburbs.
Needy and demanding users.
So many separate projects, sometimes it's easy to get bogged down.

06-15-2009, 09:25 PM
Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $-1595266	Post what you like/dislike about your current job/career I'm thinking seriously about a major career change. If I do it, it looks to be a major change from what I'm used to and where I expected myself to be. I'm 26 and don't have extensive work experience, so evaluating what may be different about the other career path inherently comes with more uncerainty than a change in jobs in the same industry. As a result, I'm looking for additional considerations that I may be missing. If you could post what you like/dislike about your current job/career, I would appreciate it. Feel free to go into as much detail as you feel comfortable. Include if you're self employed, approx how many people are in your direct department, industry etc. Any and all insight is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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06-14-2010, 08:04 AM	#108
Jenson71 fides quaerens intellectum Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United States Casino cash: $8330900	Detasseler: Pro: A very nice bonus at the end of the season Only lasts about 3 weeks Good workout Meet new kids who you can yell at for missing tassels Some days you get out at about 11:00AM and you have the whole day to yourself Con: Wet mornings are absolutely horrible Some days last til 4PM Waking up at 4AM can be rough Student: Pro: Setting my own hours Very enjoyable to learn so many things Sitting in class and listening is pretty easy Meeting cool people Con: Some nights are pretty intense, if there is a big test the next day or a paper due Some professors and people are annoying Can get a little repetitive in ways
Posts: 15,986

06-14-2010, 08:53 AM	#109
luv You think you can get by this? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $-1250000	Software support: Pros: Learn something new almost every day Pays pretty well Will hopefully be working from home in about 6-8 weeks Been with company for almost 12 years, so I have four weeks of vacation per year Talking to people Cons: Insufficient training Company no longer selling software I support Not sure how much longer I will have my job Talking to people
Posts: 63,567

06-14-2010, 12:56 PM	#111
The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $2065047	Elections Coordinator: Pros: Pays well. Inbetween elections I have a lot of down time. This is good if I want to take trips or just take a day or two off. The actual work isn't that hard and most of it is pretty interesting. During normal times I work M-F/8-5. Cons: The Voters. Voters are the whiniest, bitchiest ****ing people I've ever worked for. There are a couple of employees that I can't stand. One of those people....is who I'm in charge of. Election day hours suck. 6 am until roughly 2 am the next day.
Posts: 92,316

06-14-2010, 02:29 PM	#112
RaiderH8r Now it's Willie Time! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beating hippies Casino cash: $3543512	This is easy. My pros and cons are one and the same: other people. __________________ “You may think RaiderH8r is just a thinker. But I’m not just a thinker. I’m a doer. Every day I go out there, and rev that engine, fire it up, grab a hold of that line between speed and chaos, and wrestle it to the ground like a demon cobra. And when the fear rises up in my belly, I use it. Fear is powerful, because it’s been there for billions of years. And it is good. And I use it. And I ride it; I ride it like a skeleton horse through the gates of hell.”
Posts: 4,054

06-14-2010, 02:32 PM	#113
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7129572	Grading papers and inconsiderate ****s who use cell phones during class. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
Posts: 75,083

06-14-2010, 02:47 PM	#114
Sully It Goes On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lees Summit Casino cash: $10026331	Pro: Absolutely what i was meant to do I'm good at it Con: No jobs, so I'm not actually doing it, yet __________________ "And I don't wish that girl any bad luck," he said, "but I hope she gets hit with a car." - Tommy Lasorda
Posts: 18,295

06-14-2010, 03:03 PM	#115
raybec 4 MVP Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Jabip Casino cash: $4593807	Operations Excellence is my title but it just means efficiency and quality. Pros- As long as there are manufacturing or transactional processes I will have opportunity for employment I have professional certifications that are sought after I can actually say i make the company money Save peoples jobs at times by making the company more efficient Mentally challenging Cons- Physically sedentary most days Lots and lots of statistics Kind of boring at times Can cost peoples jobs by eliminating parts of a process.
Posts: 11,058

06-14-2010, 03:13 PM	#116
CoMoChief Mahomes Dynasty Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $7672254	Position: Auto Claim Rep PRO'S - I like the people I work with, supervisors and co-workers are nice, fun to be around - Advancement will be available soon once the boomers start to retire - VERY close to home, a lot of times if its nice I'll walk to work. - good pay/benefits/job security CON's - I deal w/ people in Louisiana, which means at least 75% of them can't read, are crooks, and have no Idea what it means to be self-reliant. You saw all of the turds that came out of the wood work during Katrina? Those are the types of people I deal w/ on a daily basis. You tell them shit, and it goes into one ear and out the other. Everyone gets a ****in attorney and it just delays the process further and people don't understand that. VERY annoying. - As much as I like mgmt at my job, they sure do micro-manage a lot. At times its gets annoying. It's a call-center type job, so results/job critique are based on the #'s you generate...to a point. They also almost "demand" working overtime, even though it's considered "voluntary" it "looks bad if you don't", kinda thing. This is probably what I hate the most.
Posts: 39,245

06-14-2010, 03:29 PM	#117
Ugly Duck MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Petaluma, CA, USA Casino cash: $9955920	Position: Radiologic Technologist Pros: Great pay, satisfaction of helping people in dire need. Cons: 1) Watching people die. 2) So many people have lost or are losing their health insurance that they cannot afford to see a doctor when they need one. They often wait until it's too late, end up in the emergency room, and perish.
Posts: 10,146

06-16-2010, 05:55 AM	#118
cardken Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Casino cash: $10004900	Work in the Nursing Home industry. As Maintenance Supervisor. Pros: Coma and Go as I please. No staff to be hassled about. Little to do on a day to day basis Cons: Little to do on a day to day basis Boring and makes days long Depressing around very old and debilitated people Pay stinks, but cheap to live here on one of the states biggest lakes, so good fishing, boating ect. __________________ This country can't be knocked out in one punch. We get right back up again and when we do the world is going to hear the roar of our engines. Yeah. It's halftime, America. And our second half is about to begin.
Posts: 1,722

06-16-2010, 08:02 AM	#119
phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $-1120000	I'm a Software Developer for a large law firm in KC. Pros: Great co-workers. Great benefits. Chances to work with all kinds of new technology. We pretty much get to take whatever training we want if it will help in our jobs. Vendors man, vendors. Gotta love free Royals tickets and free rounds of golf. Cons: The downtown commute from the suburbs. Needy and demanding users. So many separate projects, sometimes it's easy to get bogged down.
Posts: 3,961