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[Miniature]

I am just having a bit of a rant, so feel free to just ignore this. But maaaaaaaaan I hate my job!!

I work as a software support engineer, and generally that is a great area to be in.. but my specific job at my specific company just makes me soo depressed. I am front line, soo always on the phone to 'not so bright' customers, and there are only a few of us in the team, so it is always very busy, which in general I wouldnt mind. But my manager has a problem with for some reason (she is a b****, lol), and has done for a while now and they are determined to make my life hell. The work doesnt get assigned fairly, and I have got sooo much work that needs doing today that I will not be able to get through. I emailed my manager saying that I need help prioritising all this work and they didnt response. I emailed again a few days later and they still havent responded. I have my yearly appraisal on Thursday and I know they are going to screw at me, and they will always find some way to blame it all on me even if I asked for help and they ignored me. They also put me a on a performance review last year, and because the targets that they set me are well unrealistic it means I have been stuck on a performance review all year and there is nothing I can do about it. And just to top it all off, I am actually performing better than anyone in my team atm, my workload is lower, my customers are updated more regularily and I have generally been working my ass off for this company.

I used to love my job, but now I dread coming in to work every day :'( I wish I could find another job!! I have been calling my job agencies daily but apparently they havent had any new jobs in, and I never get the time to look for jobs when I am at home. I wish I was rich enough to be able to quit my job and think about the consequences at a later date

Does anyone know any quick ways of becoming millionaires?? That would solve all my problems, lol. Or maybe have any job vacancies around the milton keynes area?

[MateyTheMini]

It could be worse! i'm a Customer Care Manager in McDonalds...

Yeah, you don't need me to explain

[maggies_minder]

i know theres nothing worse than a job you dont enjoy, as its near impossible to motivate yourself.

but just think of the pennies mate, theres a lot of people out there that would have your arm off for a steady income.
i work but also look for more work, pretty much anything to increase the amount of money i can get my hands on (legally)

bare with it until these tories are out! things should hopefully pick up *fingers crossed*

[Dolly 89]

i got like this when working as an electrical apprentice it was the type of work we did just every day i was waking up hoping to be ill haha. but i then just quit and enroled at college (i was really skint at this point) and was just applying for anything and everything and luckily got a job pretty soon. but i am much happier now than when i was working there full time by the way i finished my year at college and found a job in a factory working nights. its not the most glamarous of jobs but i earn reasonable money and am loads happier with life in general since leaving. it depends what priorities you have though i could do that because i still live at home.

[samsfern]

at the moment i hate my job. it makes me depressed and not want to socialise with friends. i did hand in my notice a few weeks ago, then found out the companys been sold., so im going to say for 3 months and see what happens, but i dont think things will change.

Edited by samsfern, 20 January 2011 - 09:12 PM.

[Ro4chy]

Oh mate, I can really sympathise! I don't have the problem of too much work, quite the opposite! Most of the time I'm scratching around looking for things to do! It makes the days draaaaaaaaaaag! I'm in IT support and cover a helpdesk along with other things and although I seem to be the only person picking up helpdesk tickets there aren't enough to keep me busy.

I have a girlfriend and two little girls so I don't really want to risk my security and steady income but I'm sooo BORED!!

[mini_mad69]

Could you not gather some sort of evidence of your unfair treatment and present it to your managers superiors?

Have you told your manager you think you're being treated unfairly?

Edited by mini_mad69, 18 January 2011 - 03:56 PM.

[conrad]

i had a similar situation not too long ago. My dad suggested really pressurising them into have a formal meeting and explain what my sitaution was(pretty much the same as yours) since then they have been much more helpful, workload spread much and generally a nicer enviroment. It is work doing things officially either meeting or get your feelings down in writing.

As for a quick load of money i have the multiple solutions.

1. Win the Lottery. A much loved favourite i have always aspired to.
2. Place a huge bet and hope for the best.
3. Rob a bank.
4. Rob a very rich man.
5. Print loads of conterfit money and hope for the best.
6. Become a pimp.
7. Sell your organs to someone rich.
8. Find a way to re-release the mini with no rust issue or safety issues. Also cost no more than £100.
9. Create a teleporter.
10. Create wireless electricity safe for everyone.

thats 10 suggestions. good luck.

Conrad

[Timify]

I work in software support too, except i'm 3rd line. I did my fair share of front lining and I'd hate to do it again, the software I worked with was in the building industry we had 1 man bands up to some of the big names in Europe so you can get a lot of crap thrown your way.

The best advice i can give you;
Firstly start looking into being certified, it will open up a lot of doors for you.

Secondly get friendly with implementation, sys admins, Product Services anyone... the more contacts in the company the more you have to back you up. If they see how hard you work they wont want to let you just walk out the door.

Thirdly and most importantly: www.jobsite.co.uk

[The Reverand]

My job is w**k aswell, so I took up a course to get my backside outta there....pronto.

Note to management:

*****If you want to improve motivation in the workforce, how about having some people skills and getting rid of your bad attitude towards others*****





This will be left on the bosses desk on a post-it note on my last day at work.

[samperks]

As for a quick load of money i have the multiple solutions.

9. Create a teleporter.

dont mean to burst your bubble but ive already made one sooooooo probs best to scrub that from the list.
robbing a rich man never goes a miss though?

but seriously if i was you id just put some evidence together and take it to higher management and then top it tell them your doctor tell you this pressure is causing you stress and then sue there asses to the heavens!
balabing balaboom.

[Miniature]

Funny you should say that actually samperks, I did actually get a doctors note a while ago saying that I needed 2 weeks off work due to the stress it is causing me... unfortunately I had too much important work that I needed to get done and couldnt bring myself to actually have the time off. I did show work though, and they took very little notice of it. I would gather evidence, but my manager is like best buddies with our human resources woman, and in our company EVERYTHING is done on a "who the managers/hr prefer" rather than who is working the hardest or who is actually correct with their arguments - so there is no point me trying anything like that because HR will always side with my manager regardless.

I am just abit fed up of constantly fighting a losing battle. I think I would rather put my efforts into looking for a new job, I just dont feel like this company is worth the effort any more. Even if they offered me a better job or pay rise I just wouldnt have any respect for them after all that they have put me through.


Yes I would love to just quit and go back to college or something, but I have rent and bills to pay, and my rents live miles away so I really dont want to end up back at theirs. Will just have to keep hoping that a good job comes up somewhere.

I really want to get certified in something computer related but I have no idea where to start with that. I cant really afford to do any proper college or uni courses, is there anything good that I can get online that would help with my CV?? I dont want to end up paying for some fake certificate or some bodged test that no one reading my cv will have ever heard of. What is the best kind of certification I can get with not loads of money and very little time?

[MiniLuke]

bare with it until these tories are out! things should hopefully pick up *fingers crossed*

Let bring politics into it, yay!

Even if you are right, I don't think he wants to wait 4 1/2 years before he gets out of a depressing job.

[MiniLuke]

i had a similar situation not too long ago. My dad suggested really pressurising them into have a formal meeting and explain what my sitaution was(pretty much the same as yours) since then they have been much more helpful, workload spread much and generally a nicer enviroment. It is work doing things officially either meeting or get your feelings down in writing.

As for a quick load of money i have the multiple solutions.

1. Win the Lottery. A much loved favourite i have always aspired to.
2. Place a huge bet and hope for the best.
3. Rob a bank.
4. Rob a very rich man.
5. Print loads of conterfit money and hope for the best.
6. Become a pimp.
7. Sell your organs to someone rich.
8. Find a way to re-release the mini with no rust issue or safety issues. Also cost no more than £100.
9. Create a teleporter.
10. Create wireless electricity safe for everyone.

thats 10 suggestions. good luck.

Conrad

OR Get a job in a bank, I hear the bonuses are ok.

[Miniature]

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OR Get a job in a bank, I hear the bonuses are ok.
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Yes someone else suggested getting a job in a bank, I always thought that they wouldnt pay much but apparently I am being told different. I might have to drop a few CV's at some local banks to see what they can offer.

Edited by Miniature, 19 January 2011 - 01:37 PM.