Work. What do you like and dislike?
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There seems to be quite a trend on here recently of people considering a change a scenery or career.
This is a thread that is likely to fall flat on its face, but I thought it would be interesting to hear from others about what they like and dislike about their current work.
Over to you chaps
This is a thread that is likely to fall flat on its face, but I thought it would be interesting to hear from others about what they like and dislike about their current work.
Over to you chaps
Edited by 105.4 on Friday 1st December 08:55
Edited by 105.4 on Friday 1st December 09:16
Heathwood said:
This is more like a game of guess the job? 
I guess its an easy one for the first guessSelf Employed Amazon/DPD/Evri Driver
OP you say the money is ok, even after 80-90 hours? sounds insane to me, used to do the same 25 years ago, when we got £1.50 a parcel and fuel was 69p/litre
I work for local government, there's noting I especially like, apart from holidays and sick pay and a 37 hour week, and far to many negatives to list.
Edited by Jazoli on Friday 1st December 09:03
Likes:
Work <6 months per year
Work with enthusiastic, motivated and positive people
Access to experiences and places unavailable to most people
What most people would consider a very good salary & bonuses (PAYE >99th percentile)
Frequent challenges to overcome, and a level of unpredictability to the day-to-day work
Mix of computer based and practical
No commute
Good living conditions & job security
Lots of time with the family (when home)
Dislikes:
Time away from my family (when away)
No pension or protections
That's about it.
I guess the real test is whether or not you would be happy for your children to follow you into the same work. I would, and it seems they would too.
Work <6 months per year
Work with enthusiastic, motivated and positive people
Access to experiences and places unavailable to most people
What most people would consider a very good salary & bonuses (PAYE >99th percentile)
Frequent challenges to overcome, and a level of unpredictability to the day-to-day work
Mix of computer based and practical
No commute
Good living conditions & job security
Lots of time with the family (when home)
Dislikes:
Time away from my family (when away)
No pension or protections
That's about it.
I guess the real test is whether or not you would be happy for your children to follow you into the same work. I would, and it seems they would too.
Data scientist. I like most of the technical work, I like working with most clients, and I like researching new ways of working.
I hate my current environment because my manager doesn't do anything and the main client I'm working for is a moron who thinks that people with technical skills should do exactly as they are told and not give suggestions (his words). I don't enjoy the technical aspects of that project either, but nobody enjoys their job all the time so I can accept that.
I hate my current environment because my manager doesn't do anything and the main client I'm working for is a moron who thinks that people with technical skills should do exactly as they are told and not give suggestions (his words). I don't enjoy the technical aspects of that project either, but nobody enjoys their job all the time so I can accept that.
Likes:
Excellent pension (Civil Service)
Decent salary (max G7) in relation to responsibilities
Flexi-time
WFH most of the time
Low stress (most of the time)
As much training as I could ask for (I don't, generally)
Dislikes:
Below inflation pay rises consistently
No progression for me personally without adopting unfavourable contract and a minimal pay rise for the vastly increased responsibility (G6)
Overall I've loved working for the Civil Service over the past 8 years on and off, but due to the pay/progression dislikes I mention above I'm about to start a new role next week - The benefits there will be increased pay (18%), actual individual/independent pay reviews annually, bonuses (up to 15%), share scheme, private medical/dental, 35h working week, 30 days annual leave!
Excellent pension (Civil Service)
Decent salary (max G7) in relation to responsibilities
Flexi-time
WFH most of the time
Low stress (most of the time)
As much training as I could ask for (I don't, generally)
Dislikes:
Below inflation pay rises consistently
No progression for me personally without adopting unfavourable contract and a minimal pay rise for the vastly increased responsibility (G6)
Overall I've loved working for the Civil Service over the past 8 years on and off, but due to the pay/progression dislikes I mention above I'm about to start a new role next week - The benefits there will be increased pay (18%), actual individual/independent pay reviews annually, bonuses (up to 15%), share scheme, private medical/dental, 35h working week, 30 days annual leave!
Likes:
Pay
Car
Pension
(Most of) my colleagues and manager
Going around talking to people about technology and their jobs
Dislikes:
Travelling for the sake of travelling
Relentlessness of it
Constant planning and report writing
Repetitiveness
No career progression
Not much job satisfaction
I've been through three rounds of job interviews recently before deciding the new job wasn't for me and I've got some coming up.
Pay
Car
Pension
(Most of) my colleagues and manager
Going around talking to people about technology and their jobs
Dislikes:
Travelling for the sake of travelling
Relentlessness of it
Constant planning and report writing
Repetitiveness
No career progression
Not much job satisfaction
I've been through three rounds of job interviews recently before deciding the new job wasn't for me and I've got some coming up.
I like the people I work with, the job is interesting and different every day, I get decent pay and conditions and I mostly work from home but my office is in London so when I go I enjoy it and catch up with friends and colleagues which is great.
No real downsides, some frustrations but mostly good.
That all said, if I could afford it I would rather not work!
No real downsides, some frustrations but mostly good.
That all said, if I could afford it I would rather not work!
Ship’s Master.
Like:
Driving ships and managing a team.
Great scenery.
Genuinely doesn’t feel like ‘work’.
Time for time, so I get 3 weeks at home after 3 weeks onboard.
Dislike:
Being away from home.
Bad weather.
The nights where you see the sun go down & come up again & you are still at work.
Still wouldn’t swap it for an office just yet, maybe in another 10 years I’d consider working from home in some sort of managerial role in the shipping company, but not now.
Like:
Driving ships and managing a team.
Great scenery.
Genuinely doesn’t feel like ‘work’.
Time for time, so I get 3 weeks at home after 3 weeks onboard.
Dislike:
Being away from home.
Bad weather.
The nights where you see the sun go down & come up again & you are still at work.
Still wouldn’t swap it for an office just yet, maybe in another 10 years I’d consider working from home in some sort of managerial role in the shipping company, but not now.
Just received my 40 year award at work
From leaving school at 16 to today, working for the same company (sort of)
What I like
Pay
Pension
Work environment (large, complex, exciting)
Variation (for 40 years, I have worked many different roles)
Technical interest, still learning things (and that's not just because I am a slow learner
)
What I don't like
The slow creeping leadership change from heavily engineering lead to 'BUSINESS' leaders (our exec has a degree in Clarinet FFS)
All the shutterstock images infecting our company website (happy, smiling, gurning people in naff poses)
From leaving school at 16 to today, working for the same company (sort of)
What I like
Pay
Pension
Work environment (large, complex, exciting)
Variation (for 40 years, I have worked many different roles)
Technical interest, still learning things (and that's not just because I am a slow learner
)What I don't like
The slow creeping leadership change from heavily engineering lead to 'BUSINESS' leaders (our exec has a degree in Clarinet FFS)
All the shutterstock images infecting our company website (happy, smiling, gurning people in naff poses)
Deputy FD
Likes
Great team, some great colleagues
Variety of work (I overseel all spects of Finance including Audit, Banking, Treasury management, accounting, payroll)
Overpaid
DB pension with added years
Very flexible working hours
40 days leave per year
Really inspirational CEO
A great ex-Boss who sadly left last year
get to travel to various offices around the UK
Dislikes
Getting very lazy
Worried that I'm just cruising along and not pushing myself
New CFO is slightly irritating
Likes
Great team, some great colleagues
Variety of work (I overseel all spects of Finance including Audit, Banking, Treasury management, accounting, payroll)
Overpaid
DB pension with added years
Very flexible working hours
40 days leave per year
Really inspirational CEO
A great ex-Boss who sadly left last year
get to travel to various offices around the UK
Dislikes
Getting very lazy
Worried that I'm just cruising along and not pushing myself
New CFO is slightly irritating
Prison Officer
Likes:
Every day is genuinely different
Get to meet all sorts of people, many you'd never cross paths with in life otherwise
Working shifts (means my work/life balance is perfect)
Working in a very tight knit team
A lot of the time I'm simply talking to people, which personally I find rewarding rather than sitting in an office or out on site
Dislikes:
Never home on time, as it just takes one prisoner doing something silly to hold everything up
Soooooo much paperwork, but hey it's a public sector job!
There's always that risk that something very bad will happen to me or someone I work with, and you don't always see it coming
Overall, I love my job and even at 44 I'm happy doing this for the rest of my working life.
Likes:
Every day is genuinely different
Get to meet all sorts of people, many you'd never cross paths with in life otherwise
Working shifts (means my work/life balance is perfect)
Working in a very tight knit team
A lot of the time I'm simply talking to people, which personally I find rewarding rather than sitting in an office or out on site
Dislikes:
Never home on time, as it just takes one prisoner doing something silly to hold everything up
Soooooo much paperwork, but hey it's a public sector job!
There's always that risk that something very bad will happen to me or someone I work with, and you don't always see it coming
Overall, I love my job and even at 44 I'm happy doing this for the rest of my working life.
Ekona said:
Prison Officer
Likes:
Every day is genuinely different
Get to meet all sorts of people, many you'd never cross paths with in life otherwise
Working shifts (means my work/life balance is perfect)
Working in a very tight knit team
A lot of the time I'm simply talking to people, which personally I find rewarding rather than sitting in an office or out on site
Dislikes:
Never home on time, as it just takes one prisoner doing something silly to hold everything up
Soooooo much paperwork, but hey it's a public sector job!
There's always that risk that something very bad will happen to me or someone I work with, and you don't always see it coming
Overall, I love my job and even at 44 I'm happy doing this for the rest of my working life.
Interesting to read, an advocate for the prison service is very rare! How dangerous is it being a prison officer?Likes:
Every day is genuinely different
Get to meet all sorts of people, many you'd never cross paths with in life otherwise
Working shifts (means my work/life balance is perfect)
Working in a very tight knit team
A lot of the time I'm simply talking to people, which personally I find rewarding rather than sitting in an office or out on site
Dislikes:
Never home on time, as it just takes one prisoner doing something silly to hold everything up
Soooooo much paperwork, but hey it's a public sector job!
There's always that risk that something very bad will happen to me or someone I work with, and you don't always see it coming
Overall, I love my job and even at 44 I'm happy doing this for the rest of my working life.
Ekona said:
Prison Officer
Likes:
Every day is genuinely different
Get to meet all sorts of people, many you'd never cross paths with in life otherwise
Working shifts (means my work/life balance is perfect)
Working in a very tight knit team
A lot of the time I'm simply talking to people, which personally I find rewarding rather than sitting in an office or out on site
Dislikes:
Never home on time, as it just takes one prisoner doing something silly to hold everything up
Soooooo much paperwork, but hey it's a public sector job!
There's always that risk that something very bad will happen to me or someone I work with, and you don't always see it coming
Overall, I love my job and even at 44 I'm happy doing this for the rest of my working life.
Police officer and pretty much the same here! Likes:
Every day is genuinely different
Get to meet all sorts of people, many you'd never cross paths with in life otherwise
Working shifts (means my work/life balance is perfect)
Working in a very tight knit team
A lot of the time I'm simply talking to people, which personally I find rewarding rather than sitting in an office or out on site
Dislikes:
Never home on time, as it just takes one prisoner doing something silly to hold everything up
Soooooo much paperwork, but hey it's a public sector job!
There's always that risk that something very bad will happen to me or someone I work with, and you don't always see it coming
Overall, I love my job and even at 44 I'm happy doing this for the rest of my working life.
I'm on traffic and believe I have one of the best jobs within the police.
Along with the above, I've done some great things. The courses I can do are great. Not many jobs were I'm driving at 145 and told to go faster on a course...I've got my motorbike course coming up.
I see the best in people. I also see the worst in people.
Within traffic I'm lucky that most the time its nice people that I'm dealing with who have made a mistake.
I've recently become a Family Liaison Officer and its such a rewarding role it makes all the s
t worth it. Few things I dislike...the politics. f
k me so many. But the good makes up for it all. I do feel that I've peeked too early though. Got onto traffic just after my probation (was always my goal) and feel I don't have anything to work towards now. I'm not interested in promotion as I can earn more as a PC with no real responsibilities.
LosingGrip said:
PNot many jobs were I'm driving at 145 and told to go faster on a course...
There wasn't a white EVO 5 following ?I once followed a white car, 4 up at, err, speed on the M6 only for the rear passenger to attract my attention to the ' Police driver under instruction ' notice
Though I must say, met a few Police, and the traffic ones have without exception, been really decent people, good to chat with, practical and actually, good fun.
Even when I have been totally in the wrong.
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