Post what you like/dislike about your current job/career

[Buehler445]

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.

[Kyle DeLexus]

I really don't do a lot of work. I sit at my desk and get on CP all day. I have my sports memorabilia on my desk as conversation starters.


Just the advantages of working for a parent.

[rockymtnchief]

I've been at my current job 4 1/2 years (co-op phone company) and have seen my boss a total of 20 minutes. It's like being self employed with all the health/retirement benefits.

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by Kyle DeLexus

I really don't do a lot of work. I sit at my desk and get on CP all day. I have my sports memorabilia on my desk as conversation starters.


Just the advantages of working for a parent.

What kind of work are you supposed to be doing? What kind of company if I can ask?

[Kyle DeLexus]

Originally Posted by stlchiefs

What kind of work are you supposed to be doing? What kind of company if I can ask?

I work for a chemical company in the Ag. business. My official title is Administrative Assistant and I'm basically an accounting assistant.


EDIT: To be fair, we are in the slow time of the year right now.

[Buehler445]

I guess I can throw in my two cents. I do Internal Audit for Cabela's. It's OK. I learn a lot about a $2.5B company. I've learned a good bit about accounting and associated controls. Also a lot about process analysis. There's currently 12 people in my rapidly shrinking department (not backfilling attrition).

Pros:
Relatively stable employment (nothing is absolute in this economy)
Good company with good people.
If the economy ever turns around there ought to be some chance for advancement.
Great benefits
nice town
Low stress level
Work more than 50 hours a week maybe 4 weeks out of the year.

Cons.
Very little fulfillment. It feels like I do a lot of work and add very little value to the company.
Very little probability of short term advancement.
Still stuck in a entry level type position and am paid like it

[whatsmynameagain]

my job just got 100000x better. the dickhead director that ive been under for 5 years is GONE!!!

[BigRock]

Pros: I get to set my own hours. I have a lot of free time. I make great money.

Cons: Cleaning up afterwards. The shame. Sometimes it hurts to walk the next day.

[Dayze]

my job blows; boring as hell, constantly trying to please 100 different people who are my 'boss' at different times/at their convenience.

definitely 'ended up' in the wrong career before I knew what hit me.

I'm basicaly 'stuck' for all intents and purposes.

[Psyko Tek]

I make extenbsion cords

it's in military stuff but for the most part it's just making a cable
a trained monkey could do it

money is so so
but boring as hell
challenges are minimal
and rewards are the same

cahnces of advancement 0

I have been in electronics for 20 years

I rode high during the semiconductor hey day
but that's gone
so...
waiting fo the electric car industry???

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

I make extenbsion cords

it's in military stuff but for the most part it's just making a cable
a trained monkey could do it

money is so so
but boring as hell
challenges are minimal
and rewards are the same

Bananas?

[RedDread]

I work behind the scenes in the casino industry

Pros: Never having to deal with the customers, high turnover means many chances for advancement, no physical labor required.

Cons: working holidays, high turnover means constantly training new hires and losing many people you like working with.

[prhom]

I work in mining, it's a lot of fun and very fulfilling to know that my work may someday actually contribute something of value to the economy.

Pros: travel to interesting places, good pay, good benefits, get to use explosives without being in a war zone or getting arrested

Cons: sometimes you have to live in less than ideal places like sub-Saharan Africa or Battle Mountain NV, you will likely never have attractive women in your workplace, mining towns are BYOW (bring your own woman)

[Sure-Oz]

Tech support type job working with online banking systems and other financial systems software, i just got 2 weeks ago, glad to get my foot in the IT job world and look forward to starting a career.

pros-great benefits 401k, great medical/dental/vision, pto accrual and flexible with time off, stock, very cool coworkers so far and solid pay, and opp. to move up quickly. m-f job normal hours and i can still do my night job and keep working about 15 hours or so total a day and save

cons that i can tell will be just being on call 1 week every few months or so, so no biggie and part of the territory. about a 25 min drive (not a big deal though cause i did that with my previous job) i feel blessed that i got an opportunity honestly.

my previous job i could say cons were money and well lack of moving up in the company working for a financial institution since no one ever quits and IT part of the job had guys that have been there for years and not near retirement.

My boss is kinda demanding and I work from about 7:00 AM to midnight for roughly $3 an hour. I'm sure I could do better at McDonalds.