I officially hate my job

dubliner Posted: Oct 17, 2003 09:59 AM

I officially hate my job

I officially hate my job. I wake up in the morning wishing I were sick. Sometimes, I am so miserable, I want to cry. I’ve been working weekends, and late nights since before Labor Day. I have no social life anymore. I haven’t been to the gym, I eat junk food - I have gained so much weight. I started getting migraines, and I still come to work with them. I was relocated from a nice quiet office space to the middle of an operations area to save $$ (yet the space is still unoccupied). There is constant noise, - radios / cd playing, b/s chatter, conference calls on speakerphone, people whistling. I can’t concentrate. I told management, and I was told to deal with it!! And I commute 3 + hours a day to do this !! I need a new job. I feel I have no time to get my resume done, when I’m not here I try to relax, and it’s the last thing on my mind.

I am getting more and more depressed – honestly sometimes I feel like quitting.

So, that’s my vent for today – no response necessary

IrishTracy Posted: Oct 17, 2003 10:02 AM

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Helen!! I'm sorry that this is still going on!!!

Maybe if you tell us what you do someone here might know of a job for you!

And you know if you ever need to talk I'm here!!

dubliner Posted: Oct 17, 2003 10:05 AM

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Hi tracy

Thats a great photo of Patrick
This place really sucks - I need a change of scenery. I'm a Business Analyst / Project leader. I interface between business and technology to get stuff done, and this project is the worst I have ever worked on - I think its because of the work environment

ddunne23 Posted: Oct 17, 2003 10:07 AM

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I'm sorry you are having so much trouble at work and you are miserable. Life is too short to be so miserable. It is bad enough that we have to spend more time at work then with our own families, so I really believe your job should ideally be something you enjoy or can at least tolerate. No job is worth the misery you are going through. Can you get something closer to home that may not necessarily be in the field you are working in? If you are commuting so much everyday, maybe what you could save by working closer could afford you to get a lower paying job if it means you can have your sanity back! Hope it all works out!

What-Now Posted: Oct 17, 2003 10:08 AM

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I am sorry about yout situation! I think I know how you feel, although my situation wasn't as bad ! I used to share space with a marketing team who was constantly on conference calls and the woman in a cubicle next to me called her family every 20 minutes and discussed EVERYTHINg in a really loud voice! She also talked to herself all the time!

How about a nice thing pair of ear-plugs AND a set of headphones! And may be a nice relaxing massage! I think you could use one! Make an appointement!

meanwhile, may be you can set up time on the week-end for resume revamping! Kind of like an appointmenrt with yourself!

dubliner Posted: Oct 17, 2003 10:09 AM

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ddunne - you're right, I think putting my misery in writing and getting encouragement here will prompt me to put some time in to my resume

dubliner Posted: Oct 17, 2003 10:10 AM

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part of the problem might be that I do like what I do, well I did like it, but I think the biggest factor is my workspace - I do not work well in a noisy environment....and thats what I work in now