Not Giving A Fuck About My Job Anymore

[Doctor Z]

I'm in an economy where you're lucky if you even have a job, so I'm in a dangerous position to stop giving a fuck about it... But I hate it so much, my company's a joke, I've been here for 2 years and I still get paid the starting wage of a Starbucks employee. I fucking can't give a shit anymore. I get paid absolute shit, so I can't even enjoy the time the I'm not at work... But on the contrary, if I stop giving a fuck so much that I get fired, I'm shit out of luck because then I have zero income, and the economy hasn't been this bad since the 30's. So basically, no matter which path I take, I'm gonna be fucked and miserable. I can feel my soul dying every day I'm here. The hell do I do?

[Furtherman]

Whenever I'm walking out of work frustrated and pissed off, which happens more often than not these days, I just think of my friends who are out of work. Some of them going on a year now. I can't imagine the situation I'd be in if I was out of work for a year.

Take a deep breath, and consider yourself lucky for now. The job market will swing back up eventually.

[biggirl]

Keep doing your job as much as you hate it, but start looking for a new opportunity. Take this time to update your resume and send it out to other companies you are interested in.

[Misteriosa]

I'm in an economy where you're lucky if you even have a job, so I'm in a dangerous position to stop giving a fuck about it... But I hate it so much, my company's a joke, I've been here for 2 years and I still get paid the starting wage of a Starbucks employee. I fucking can't give a shit anymore. I get paid absolute shit, so I can't even enjoy the time the I'm not at work... But on the contrary, if I stop giving a fuck so much that I get fired, I'm shit out of luck because then I have zero income, and the economy hasn't been this bad since the 30's. So basically, no matter which path I take, I'm gonna be fucked and miserable. I can feel my soul dying every day I'm here. The hell do I do?

this is how i feel every day, but as furtherman said, i then think about how im lucky to still be working. i also think about how i NEED my medical benefits (as shitty as they are, its better than nothing).

[Doctor Z]

That's the thing though... Then I come home and see my roommate who's been on unemployment for 8 months, and he wakes up at 3pm and sits at home working on personal projects, while the government pays him better money than I make... Then he complains to me about how hard it is to be unemployed. It only makes me more frustrated.

[strawberrypop]

You live with hammersavage?

Having a job that makes you miserable really is difficult to deal with. I hope this displeasure spurs you to find something better that will give you more satisfaction and better wages. It's tough in this economy, but not impossible. Good luck.

[TjM]

I've kinda reached the end of my rope at this point too.

[A.J.]

When you find out what to do let me know, because the new regime and their micromanagement is driving me out of my fucking mind.

[angrymissy]

That's the thing though... Then I come home and see my roommate who's been on unemployment for 8 months, and he wakes up at 3pm and sits at home working on personal projects, while the government pays him better money than I make... Then he complains to me about how hard it is to be unemployed. It only makes me more frustrated.

Well just wait and see him after his unemployment runs out.

[Devo37]

i have 2 jobs that i don't particularly like, and i'm happy to have them!

[CountryBob]

Just ride it out - keep your eyes open for other openings and you will get something better soon.
Also, when I get pissed off at my job I sometimes think about or actually see others in a worse shape than myself and it humbles me. My troubles seem miniscule compared to most and it helps me get by.

[Devo37]

Also, when I get pissed off at my job I sometimes think about or actually see others in a worse shape than myself and it humbles me. My troubles seem miniscule compared to most and it helps me get by.

very true, and not just the people who are out of work or work shitty jobs. i think about the billion+ people on the planet who don't even have reliable access to clean water or decent sanitation.

i may not be rich, but i've got it good compared to most of the world.

[Suspect Chin]

Wow, a doctor working for Starbucks wages...this economy has gotten bad.

[Ritalin]

Man, I hear what you're say from so many different people these days. Try being freelance, watching all the jobs dry up.

It has already been said: there isn't much out there, so now is a time to hang on to what you have and wait for things to pick up. The last thing you want to do right now is act rashly, because it's an unforgiving environment right now.

Just concentrate on you. Don't worry about your roommate. I've found that it never works for me to see someone getting over and then wondering how I could do the same thing. I still think in the end that working a job and doing it well pays off in the long run.

Hang in there.

[MacVittie]

I am so so so glad that I decided to go into education when I started (or let's say, re-started) college 4 years ago. There will always be a job someone for someone that is certified to teach middle or high school, and being males gives me a little bit of a leg up. My sister just graduated from college with a communications degree, and while she was able to find a job, there was a lot of worry for her that she might not.

[instrument]

Fez?
You make more than a barrista budday.

[Furtherman]

Job Market Tough? Man Finds 50 Jobs In 50 States (http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/20287627/detail.html)

Rather than give up, he dove in, and to date has already earned his keep in 45 of the 50 United States, working, for example, as a marketing specialist in one state.

Tuesday night, he did it again, working for the first time ever as a first-base coach for the Brockton Rox baseball team, which called him after hearing about his 50-state goal.

[FatassTitePants]

I got my master's degree last summer and thought it would be easy and quick to get a better job. Then the stupid economy tanked and finally after almost a year of searching, I got a call today for a 2nd interview for a job I would really like to get. Now I'm nervous that I am going to develop tourettes right before the interview.

[IMSlacker]

Good luck, budday.

And you might want to go with a relaxed fit for the interview.

[K.C.]

My problem is not the jobs I've worked, it's that I've never liked anyone I've ever worked with ever...

They're all corny as hell, and have the same horrendous office jokes and mannerisms.

I just keep my head down, ignore as much as possible, and count the seconds.

I'm actually pretty highly complimented on my work and work ethic, too, but I can see myself taking a machete and just carving up and down the aisles if I'm still doing shitty office work 10 years from now.

[MC Pee Pants]

Buy a gun. You'll know what to do.

[ecobag2]

I'm in an economy where you're lucky if you even have a job, so I'm in a dangerous position to stop giving a fuck about it... But I hate it so much, my company's a joke, I've been here for 2 years and I still get paid the starting wage of a Starbucks employee. I fucking can't give a shit anymore. I get paid absolute shit, so I can't even enjoy the time the I'm not at work... But on the contrary, if I stop giving a fuck so much that I get fired, I'm shit out of luck because then I have zero income, and the economy hasn't been this bad since the 30's. So basically, no matter which path I take, I'm gonna be fucked and miserable. I can feel my soul dying every day I'm here. The hell do I do?

put a new soul on layaway.

[ecobag2]

Job Market Tough? Man Finds 50 Jobs In 50 States (http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/20287627/detail.html)

I love a story like this. Thanks Furtherman!!

[landarch]

My problem is not the jobs I've worked, it's that I've never liked anyone I've ever worked with ever...

They're all corny as hell, and have the same horrendous office jokes and mannerisms.

I just keep my head down, ignore as much as possible, and count the seconds.

I'm actually pretty highly complimented on my work and work ethic, too, but I can see myself taking a machete and just carving up and down the aisles if I'm still doing shitty office work 10 years from now.


Thank you for writing that for me. I'm in an office for the first time in several years--was an outside salesman before taking this job over a year ago. I love my job and my work. I gave up a career, took three years off and earned another bachelor's degree to get this job. Happy, well paid, with good benefits and a pension. Deep down I don't mind the 40 mile one-way commute, although I may complain about that sometimes....

Except for one thing every day--and it's the insufferable idiots that I work with. God damn people and their problems and the crying and gossip and this *fucking disgusting inane[I[/I]* water cooler talk. CONSTANTLY re-hashing the paranoia you've heard on the news, CONSTANTLY pontificating Michael Vick and proudly annonuncing to everyone how you can no longer in good conscience suppport the Eagles. Taking half a lunch hour marveling over the wonders that you witnessed last night on "Dancing With the Stars". When the new TV season starts and American Idol comes back on, forget it. No work will get done then.

Then there's the chick that's going through a divorce right before our very eyes. Her boss and her boss's boss spending hours proofreading divorce papers and emails and saying things like "ooh girl, well he's no good anyway" and her crying all day and getting paid for it. Bringing her kids to work so their father can't find them. Now, there's a couple of kids running up and down the halls (good kids, quiet and reasonably well behaved, but still acting like kids) while I try to work. And she gets paid for it--and why not? she's doing as much with her work day as she was yesterday when her kids weren't there. Besides, the whole office is over there with her, coloring and entertaining kids. How nice of you, taking up time with a couple of cute kids.......WE'RE AT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then there's the really creepy kid-toucher, windowless van type that is twice her age who hangs around her desk for no less than 8 hours a week. Oh, yeah, he gets overtime every week because he needs it to finish his work.........

Then the guy next to me who is constantly complaining about money, all the while adding too many words to his sentences ("Actually, nonetheless, to tell you the truth, honestly", all in one sentence about being poor at the grocery store). He's an alright guy otherwise but his ex calls every day and he has to grovel to her for a half hour each morning, then I get to hear how much he hates her.

There are decent, good, and even tolerable people at my job. I just don't run into them more than once a week as they are the outside crew--there's been talk of me moving over to them and I pray for it every day.

[JackieJokeMan]

I'm in an economy where you're lucky if you even have a job, so I'm in a dangerous position to stop giving a fuck about it... But I hate it so much, my company's a joke, I've been here for 2 years and I still get paid the starting wage of a Starbucks employee. I fucking can't give a shit anymore. I get paid absolute shit, so I can't even enjoy the time the I'm not at work... But on the contrary, if I stop giving a fuck so much that I get fired, I'm shit out of luck because then I have zero income, and the economy hasn't been this bad since the 30's. So basically, no matter which path I take, I'm gonna be fucked and miserable. I can feel my soul dying every day I'm here. The hell do I do?

I would think being the chairman of Daimler and being in those commercials would be a pretty sweet gig.