I said 6 because my flexibility and benefits are great. I can WFH one day a week and I am pretty autonomous. But I am bored, bored, BORED beyond belief and I get no social fulfillment.
Pay is... eh. I mean, I make a decent salary all things considered, but owrking for the state, my income has gone up marginally in the past 8 years.
Post by irene adler on Apr 17, 2015 8:13:53 GMT -5
I'd say 6. I am bored, but the pay is ok and the flexibility, benefits, and time off are amazing.
The number would be higher in a) I didn't feel trapped into staying because of the benefits and B) if the irp I applied for it would've been approved--I am the only staff member request was denied which makes me feel like I am the least valued person in the department. It's having a real effect on my day-to-day ability to get things done
7. I like my job. But it's April in academia, so I am sick, overworked, and tired. Also, I am on the tenure track and am constantly anxious about my CWs evaluating me.
BUT I have a job in academia, and I'm on the tenure track. So I can't complain!
New job, 7 -- it really is a great job/company/group of people but points deducted for commute and location. I don't like working in the suburbs, particularly at lunchtime.
Old job, 2 -- Would be a 1 but I did have a lot of friends there. Other than that, it was a horribly mismanaged sweatshop with really mean bosses.
Post by dragon's breath on Apr 17, 2015 8:47:13 GMT -5
Once, I would have rated it an 8 or so, I love what I do. However, I'm in the middle of a sexual harassment and hostile environment situation. I was able to prove it (with copies of text messages), but management still refuses to transfer me after telling me they would transfer me if I made an official statement. It's cost me around $25k so far in lost income opportunity (over time), plus another couple thousand in commuting costs (used to "vanpool" to work, but the sexual harasser rides that van so no I have to drive myself, 90 miles round trip), and counting. It's a long story, and it just keeps getting worse. They've also punished me by removing me from my field (I'm an electrician), and making me work a desk (I've intentionally never had a desk job). But, I'm stuck, for at least another year and a half, when my son graduates. ETA: so now, it's a 1, and if it could be 0 or negative, it would be. Anxiety, stress and fear suck.
I voted 7. Pretty easy commute, for the most part I like my coworkers, I like my manager, I get to travel once in a while, the office is in a good location, and the workload is good.
My salary could be a bit higher, though. And I don't feel too secure at my job - the industry is tanking, plus our new CEO has demonstrated that company loyalty and morale means jack squat. I am certain that I won't be replaced, but I can definitely see them just eliminating my position entirely.
Too soon to say. There are a lot of perks to my job (good environment, doing something important, reasonable pay, amazing benefits) but I am not sure yet if I will love the day to day or just feel "meh" about it. This is the end of week 3 and I'm feeling lukewarm, which isn't a bad thing given my personality but I had hoped to be a little more excited at this point. I'm also not yet doing a ton of stuff my job will entail, so my opinion may change a lot once I get into that stuff.
I chose 8. I really like what I do. I'd probably normally select 9, but we are in a transition period, and I'm on my 3rd computer of the week which is wearing me down.
Sometimes 9 and sometimes 6. I am very interested in what we are doing, and it's for the greater good. I am well compensated with flexibility.
But sometimes I am bored and I hate boredom. Also, the project has had a lot of issues. I am a technical writer so I can't fix bugs, QA, help think of solutions. ... so when there are issues, my work takes a pause.
I selected 7. I love my job. I have great coworkers and work day shift, which is rare for a newer nurse. However, I am poorly compensated and my commute is too long.
I said 6. I'm currently very frustrated with my commute, especially now that MN summer road construction has begun. The people I work with are mostly fantastic and I like the opportunity to try lots of different things in a small company, but this also means very little opportunity for advancement. A new position is opening up, and I will apply for it, but I doubt they will hire internally. There were also the recent happenings regarding "more face time" which is just annoying.
Post by jeaniebueller on Apr 17, 2015 9:25:03 GMT -5
Today, I voted 6. The field I am in has a very high burnout rate and even though I know I am good at my job, its a very difficult area to stay the course in.
I like my work (tax). I got a huge raise when I came here, but I have only received one $1,000 raise since I got here almost three years ago. So although my pay is good compared to other firms around here, I'm pretty unhappy about the lack of growth. My coworkers are okay, but I hate my boss. She is a really shitty manager (and also person, IMO), but she is the owner of the company so not much I can do about it for the time being. I also have a 130-mile/2 hour RT commute 3-4 days a week.
So basically the only things I like are the work itself and the pay. The environment is toxic to me at this point because of my boss. I plan on quitting before the end of the year.
This is tough. I love love love the purpose of my job and what we stand for. Mission is wonderful. So that part is a 9 or 10.
But over the past 3 years, management has gotten so messed up. Management is a 2. Commute - it's 50 miles one way, usually about an hour. But it's been that way most of my adult like. So I'd put that at a 5 - bc it's totally average.
So I guess all together it's a 5. I hate that I love what we do, bc it makes the rest so conflicted. But I not effective as miserable as I am. So maybe, it's closer to a 3.
I voted a 3. The benefits are amazing. The pay is great (IMO). I work with some awesome people. BUT my manger just ruins it all. Plus the building is really old and outdated so it is hard to be happy when I'm in an old, ugly, worn out environment.
Post by asoctoberfalls on Apr 17, 2015 10:18:37 GMT -5
I said 8. I like what I'm doing and I feel well-respected and decently compensated. The work environment is great, I like my boss, and love my co-workers.
Points are lost for benefits - they suck, especially vacation time. I have 3 weeks, and that's the cap. I also deducted points because pay isn't fantastic (like I said, it's decent) and it's a 35 minute commute. (I'm actually happy with the commute because it's all back roads, but i would like it better if it were shorter).
I'm a 5. I'm paid well, have a 15 minute commute with no traffic, and an easy and comfortable job but I hate this environment and half the people here. I daydream about leaving with my middle fingers up a few times a week.
Post by hilwithonelary on Apr 17, 2015 10:29:39 GMT -5
I honestly don't know what to pick. I'm happy to be employed again after a 3 year break. Knowing everything I know now, I would still take the job. But I'm not totally satisfied right now. I haaaaate being new to a job and not fully competent. I'm also having some issues understanding my supvervisor's expectations. Also the commute sucks, but I knew that going in.
I'm so sorry about this and hope things are settled for you really, really soon. It sucks that they're not handling it better for you.
Thanks. I've been there over 12 years, and 90% of the guys are great, but it only takes a few. EEO is going to start their official investigation soon, but I think it's going to take a judge and/or a lawsuit to get them to even consider doing the right thing. Some of it has gone on for years (I made one report for non-sexual harassment in 2007, and again in 2009, that was proven, but "excused" by management). I don't care about jokes, innuendo, etc, but they started to mess with my job, and now they are punishing me, but I refuse to back down this time, I'm taking it all the way through.
I'd call it an 8 or a 9, but I am still in the new job honeymoon. I like my CWs, I get to work on interesting things, I have a short commute, good work life balance, and upper management is sane. Once we are delivering value instead of farting around with infrastructure I'll be a solid nine I bet. When it is close to a deadline and I'm working longer ... we'll see.
This is tough. I love love love the purpose of my job and what we stand for. Mission is wonderful. So that part is a 9 or 10.
But over the past 3 years, management has gotten so messed up. Management is a 2. Commute - it's 50 miles one way, usually about an hour. But it's been that way most of my adult like. So I'd put that at a 5 - bc it's totally average.
So I guess all together it's a 5. I hate that I love what we do, bc it makes the rest so conflicted. But I not effective as miserable as I am. So maybe, it's closer to a 3.
hahaha, rubytue do we work for the same agency? This how I feel about my job! I commute less in that I drive ~50 miles roundtrip, I love our mission, I love doing my job and am good at it, but management has gotten sooooo bad and morale is non-existent in our office; its awful. But I keep plugging away.
I'd give it a 4 right now, but my happiness here waxes and wanes a lot. Tax season is over and it's almost bonus time, so ask me in a few months and it'll be back up to 8. I'm burnt out right now, but at the end of the day I don't really care because I'm just here for the money. Pandering to big oil isn't something I'm passionate about. My commute is 35 minutes in traffic and I have enough benefits and perks that make up for whatever bullshit they're doling out on a daily basis.
I clicked 1 because I kind of hate my job, but I probalby should have selected 3 since it is not like I"m miserable all the time. I basically feel screwed. I was hired for one job and 9 months in, they "reorged" me to another team that is totally not what I want to do. I wouldn't have accepted this job if it was what they had offered me. It involves night and weekend hours which are deal breakers for me. If I wasn't pg, I would have started looking in Jan. So I'm just biding my time to take my maternity leave and will either try to transfer internally or start job searching after. In general though, I strongly dislike the culture of my department and management is completely untrustworthy. Salary and benefits are okay. Well, the ML benefit is really good which is why I'm sticking around. One big negative is that while they offer pretty good PTO, on my team no one uses it. People almost seem proud of how much they lose each year (you can't roll it over). Which is very contrary to my view of work/life balance. I took a week off and it was practically unheard of. In general, they have no respect for people having lives outside of work.
I love what I do overall. I love my clients. I love that I feel I am making a meaningful positive impact in their lives. I have great family hours (7am-4pm) and am very well compensated. Lots of little perks as well that add up. I get to travel, which is a plus for me. I have no plans to leave.
Our firm is small and sometimes the "politics" are just annoying. This morning our email was down, my assistant is on vacation, and another analyst went home sick before 8am. We are coming out of an insanely busy tax season. I'm not feeling super rosy today, but that is all minutia in the grand scheme of things.
I gave it a 9 but I'm in month 3 right now. I love what I'm doing and have awesome supervisors. They've given me a lot of different responsibilities so that things are not repetitive day in and day out. The best part is I get to keep on doing research and it's something meaningful. The hours are amazing but then again I came from 60-80 hour work weeks lol.
I hate the commute though. 20 miles takes me over an hour. I try to justify it by saying I work 10 hour days but still. I wish the salary was more on par with the private sector but eh I can't really complain with the awesome hours.
Eta: benefits are not bad...essentially a 5% match but I would make more in the private sector and I think I could make it grow faster on my own but whatever. I'm in this job because I like what I do.