I love most things about my job and hate very little (power plant engineer). Love the schedule, problem solving, learning, future potential, coworkers, job itself and the opportunities. Hate the schedule, burns, coworkers, fiberglass and occasional danger.
I really love the way i lock in when im doing specific tasks
Sometimes it gets repetitive and the labor is not easy. So if im not cautious, ill burn out fast
Software job.
Good: this place is so dysfunctional I can fuck off most of the day.
Bad: the place is extremely dysfunctional. Pays crap. No benefits.
Sounds like the juice might not be worth the squeeze there.
If I could get hired someplace else, I would go.
Sadly, everywhere either isn’t hiring or is frothing at the mouth over AI.
Yeah I don’t know much about that industry but I’d absolutely believe it.
unemployed and I find looking for work the worst job. Its infinite work with no pay.
That’s super frustrating, good luck out there.
Love: teaching life skills
Hate: fucking insurance
Full time parent to 5 sons. Love the privilege of being able to do it. Love my coworker 😂. The products have mostly turned out awesome, development is coming along nicely. Versions 1, 2 and 3 have matured with v1 having been released into the wild. Versions 4 and 5 are entering their feral grunting phase, hopefully a couple more years of research will yield good results. Lack of pay is annoying.
Fantastic answer.
Love: I can drink on the job
Hate: I drink on the job
Bartender?
EMT
/jk yes, bartender
Thank god lmao
I love most things about my job and hate very little.
You’re lucky, very lucky person
I recognize that and try to remember to be grateful.
I’m a lab rat, and probably the best part of the job is being left the fuck alone. I do my job and I do it well. No one fucks with me, micromanages me, follows me around, talks to me…it’s bliss. Yeah the job itself is rewarding (materials testing for aerospace), and my coworkers are pretty chill. But I’m a guy who likes his solitude, and I get plenty of it.
Hate? The hours. I do a 55-hour work week which is grueling as hell. Doesn’t leave a whole lot of time or energy to do fun things in my free time. But the OT is where the money’s at and I’m not quite ready to give that up yet.
Can you elaborate on how one would get into this line of work? What the pay looks like, dont wanna intrude too much into your life, but it does sound like something I would consider.
Yeah fat OT checks can be addicting as hell.
I got laid off almost 18 months ago. I hate relying on the food bank and borrowed money to survive. I love… setting my own schedule?
I fix computers at a local shop for a living. I like the hours and the work, but hate commuting. Unfortunately there’s no public transit around me so I have to drive :(
Not a fan of the pay but it’s not terrible either. Definitely more consistent than freelance operations but private clients tend to pay way better so I miss that, lol.
Yeah that last part is probably true of most industries
It’s 100% WFH and it’s as awesome as it sounds.
I’ve done work like this job for a very long time so I can get things done very quickly, because I’ve done it all many times before. That gives me a lot of free time at home.
My company is a real manufacturer that is one of the few and best in the world at what it builds. The product is something that peoples’ lives depend upon. So much so that profit motive is not the #1 consideration in regards to our products. Safety is absolute and profit takes a distant back seat. Contrast that with my last employer that makes household goods destined for a land fill and there were entire teams dedicated to making products cheaper, but be able to charge more for them. Absolutely hated my last employer.
Corporate culture is an interesting mix of old school, stay with the company till you retire and bringing on new ideas and integrating them. Always keeping an actual eye on the important things, such as the aforementioned product safety.
Needless to say, I love my job.
Some cons: The main one is that I’m not really learning anything new, but I’ve been in this business for 30 years. While I do try to learn, a lot of the things that are being pushed these days are the same as I’ve seen before, just with new labels. That actually has been true for my last two employers, so I think it’s a symptom of my age and experience rather than an issue with the companies.
My boss, who is fantastic, is wanting me to step up and take over his position. Which would raise my importance level in the corporate structure quite a bit. The problem with that is I took this position, which was a major downgrade for me, just to avoid being important. Fortunately, this is not an UP or OUT type of company. I just need to be careful to remain relevant.
I work 24 hour shifts. It’s great! I love it, because I only have to work 2 days a week and have off the rest of the time. On the other hand, that shitty feeling you have when you start your shift and go “well, I just gotta get through X more hours then I can go home”? I gotta get through 24 more hours before I get to go home. It sucks.
Yeah I do 12s and even those feel brutally long sometimes.
I loved that they used to let us work remote whenever we weren’t needed at the labs or manufacturing floor. I hate that they now have RTO mandates that I rarely adhere to anyway.
If it can be done remotely, why not IMO.
I love that I get to be creative and do artistic things for a living. But, I hate that I have to do art for stuff I don’t care about.
Double edged sword of a creative. It’s hard to get paid to do things you are passionate about. Keep at it and maybe you’ll get to do both!
I love my team and the people I work with; they’re awesome and why I’ve stayed at my current company (and yes my manager and ever his manager are included in this).
I hate that they’re shoving AI down our throats and is the primary reason I will be searching for a new job once I finish my degree.
