Post by justcheckingin73 on Aug 21, 2018 10:42:51 GMT -5
1. I love the hours (typically 6am-3pm) and that I can travel internationally. 2. I hate that I’m not as close to my sales team (because they are all overseas) and that I feel so insecure about what I have to offer (which is all me but it affects how much I enjoy or don’t enjoy my job).
1. I love the flexibility of my job. I am able to make sporting events, days at school other events. I also love being out in the community. I get very antsy when I am in my office for more than 2 days in a row. I also love the work. It feels like I am doing something meaningful. I feel like I am making a difference in the lives of others. 2. The non-flexibility. If that makes sense. The bureaucracy of the government make us years behind in working from home or remotely. Also, bureaucratic rules sometimes do not make sense in the practical world. Also, partly due to bureaucracy, I don't see my next logical move. I would love more responsibility, more money, but unless there is a major structural change, I am not seeing it.
1. It is so fun! I'm given a ton of freedom and autonomy and generally have fun every day at some point. 2. Managing and negotiating vendor contracts. It's awful and not how my brain works and can easily eat up a ton of time, which makes it hard to execute the other stuff on my plate.
Post by covergirl82 on Aug 21, 2018 11:12:10 GMT -5
1. I love the flexibility (having a 9/80 schedule, working from home one day a week and as necessary (sick kids, appointments, bad weather) and my coworkers are great.
2. The bureaucracy of getting something approved and political BS. For being a health care organization, the health care benefits could be better. (For example, we don't get any employee discount for using providers or facilities at our organization.)
1. I like the flexibility. I have lots of PTO and can take it. I can go to doctor appointments and there have been a lot with DS, and a few with me and with my pregnancies. I like the work most of the time.
2. My job can be boring. At least monthly if not weekly upper management makes decisions that make me scratch my head and saw what. A lot of things just don't pass my common sense test.
librarychica out of curiosity, what's your industry?
My answer for 1. and 2. is the same - relatively small company (150 people). There are lots of pros and cons. Pros are ability to advance if you have the attention of the right people, ability to be creative, flexibility. Cons are sometimes haphazard management, office politics, lack of procedures and protocol.
1. My flexibility especially in the off season along with the shorter hours 8-3. I also love 95% of my clients.
2. Cranky crabby clients, the long hours of tax season (which lets us have the cushy summer hours so double edge sword), being self employed and having crappy health insurance.
1. Flexible schedule, ability to work from home, casual work environment, great coworkers
2. Dealing with coworkers in 2 other locations, including offshore teams in India and the UK. Being patient while our parent company figures out their long term goal for us. The parent company ignoring our advice when we tell them that they are not following regulations very well.
I love the money, intellectual stimulation and the flex.
I hate the low bar (today has been fraught with idiocy of people at my level who perform at a much lower standard) and the isolation of working from home.
But...I wouldn’t have two new puppy colleagues if I didn’t work from home so there is that!
Like: the flexibility and lots of PTO - 27 days! I use every one of them with no guilt. If I make it 5 years here, it’ll go up to 32 days.
Dislike: everyone is a special snowflake who has to do things their own unique way. As the person who is supposed to manage a consistent process, this drives me batty. We’re also a very flat organization so I don’t outrank any of these cats I’m supposed to herd. Hardly anyone else does either!
Post by traveltheworld on Aug 21, 2018 16:25:02 GMT -5
1. Working with really smart, but genuinely nice people. The pay. 2. Working with really smart people. I'm constantly surprised with how smart / dedicated people are at my company. The unpredictable nature of my hours.
Dislike: everyone is a special snowflake who has to do things their own unique way. As the person who is supposed to manage a consistent process, this drives me batty. We’re also a very flat organization so I don’t outrank any of these cats I’m supposed to herd. Hardly anyone else does either!
1. I love the actual work. I love coming up with fun ways to teach a lesson. I love seeing kids "get it". I love spending the day with kids.
2. I hate the politics of schools. I don't enjoy interacting with parents. I don't like writing reports and other bullshit paperwork that takes away from time in my classroom with my kids.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
1) Seeing data, the something is changing for the positive. Forming positive relationships. Also, autonomy of my schedule and priorities. I mean I have to work specific times and stuff, but I can prioritize what I see fit as long as I get certain things done.
2) A clientele that will never be satisfied. Ever.
1. Managing people. I really love leading and I have a great team right now. Also, my work is interesting and stimulating and important. What I do and what my company does literally affects every person in America and the western half of Canada.
2. My company culture is stifling. People are terrified of making mistakes. If you make a mistake and don’t find a way to blame someone else, your career is pretty much done for. Also, when I’m doing my job well and everything is clicking, no one has a clue I’m doing it. But when something goes wrong, our entire executive team knows it. And they are pissed. Even if it’s outside of our control.
Post by freezorburn on Aug 22, 2018 1:53:35 GMT -5
1. I love working with flowers. It's very therapeutic.
2. The compensation. The insurance is pretty much a bare minimum (but at least it's something), and there's no way it will pay the bills if I go full time. I would do this job forever if it covered my expenses, but it won't.