Anyone hate their job??

runnergirl29 - 2006-01-11 11:32 AM I feel your pain.  I only hate my job when I'm PMS-ing   So right now I'm "sticking it out."

That quoting begs for some SASSING.......must resist.....temptation.....must s..t...a..y....away 

I'm with Ty...so...many...funny...things...to...say...

tupuppy - 2006-01-11 1:46 PM

runnergirl29 - 2006-01-11 11:32 AM I feel your pain.  I only hate my job when I'm PMS-ing   So right now I'm "sticking it out."

That quoting begs for some SASSING.......must resist.....temptation.....must s..t...a..y....away 

I'll start. Exactly what are you sticking out? Do I need to call HR? 

TriComet - 2006-01-11 2:00 PM

I'm with Ty...so...many...funny...things...to...say...

tupuppy - 2006-01-11 1:46 PM

runnergirl29 - 2006-01-11 11:32 AM I feel your pain. I only hate my job when I'm PMS-ing So right now I'm "sticking it out."

That quoting begs for some SASSING.......must resist.....temptation.....must s..t...a..y....away

runnergirl29 - 2006-01-11 1:32 PM I feel your pain.  I only hate my job when I'm PMS-ing   So right now I'm "sticking it out."

Well ok then Ms. Crabby.

There are many aspects of my job as a police officer that are enjoyable. Primarily I enjoy the rare occassions that I actually get to help someone and see the positive results before I finish my shift. I also enjoy the occassional pat on the back I get from strangers who offer their appriciation and thanks for the job I (we) do. That's nice. The look of admiration and hero worship you sometimes get from children and the idea of what the uniform represents (well, should represent) to them reasserts my belief in setting a higher standard. I use to enjoy the adrenaline and drama of critical cases. I would seek them out and try to be first in line whenever anything was particularly hairy because I wanted to experience the true grit of reality. The more raw, the more dangerous, the more I wanted to be the pointman. After 13 years... I've outgrown that. And yeah, I get a decent wage and a decent benefit package and retirement after 25 years. I also enjoy a certain "eliteness" that is generally granted to police officers in various situations (of which I will not discuss here). And now, I have an office position that is pretty easy and affords me lots of time to cruise the BT boards! :)

There are some aspects of my job that are so-so. While I do enjoy the exposure to an uncensored world, the images that I take away have made me very cynical and untrusting. Its a trade I must endure.

The unhappy aspects of my job are many. When I took my oath I voluntarily relinquished many of my civil rights in order to wear my badge (the extent of which I did not fully realize until several years after graduating from the academy). I volunteered to be held responsible for the actions of others in my field with poorer ethics than my own. I volunteered to take the abuse of an ungrateful public of whom I must risk my life to protect. I volunteered to watch the sad story of people who choose to waste their lives and the pain it can cause to their families. I volunteered to make the medium of my craft the most undesireable members of our society. I volunteered to witness first hand the horror than men can do to other men.

But, after all of the above my job is just that... just a job. 12 more years of tolerance and then, aloha!

Note: Just to give you an idea of the range police officers must be able to cover, I once dug a piece of a man's brain out of the treads of my boot while I was eating an egg sandwich. I then had to immediately go to an intermediate school and handle a case where a group of 12 year old girls were calling each other names (and I was suppose to care). I told the vice principle (who was quite unnerved by the incident with the girls and was very determined that "something must be done!") "if you only knew what I just left."

My feelings about my job ebb and flow like the tides... Right now I am in "I hate my management and my job because of them" mode. I booked 2 appointments with headhunters for next week... Hopefully things will change soon.

Any job leads for a freshly minted MBA and soon to be 1/2 IM?

courtney_leone - 2006-01-11 5:41 PM I totally hate my job! My mind is turning to mush and oozing out of my ears. It is that boring and pointless. I asked Andy if I'd make a good firefighter and he told me no He is SO mean

Who is this Andy guy you speak of ?