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26
Mar/2008

CALGON!!!

by seekingtruths

Im going to apologize up front for this here as it really has nothing to do ghosties or investigating, its just me blowing off some well built up steam, so again, I apologize.

I have worked at my job now for 5 years. This job used to mean so much and now I barely can muster up the gumption to even get up and come here anymore.I do technical support, and they are constantly changing what things I support, adding paperwork to the mix and really jsut anoying me in all ways possible. Co-workers who I never had a problem with are DRIVING ME INSANE. I actually have been thinking very hard about this, and I think Im ready to stay home for a while with my kids. Now, that being said I need to mention the one little fact that right now I am the breadwinner in my household, and my hubby is my housewench(sorry, pet name). This has been working pretty well for the last couple years, but I feel like I dont ever have enough time to do anything I want to do, because Im either here all the time(work that is) or at home trying to unwind from here (again, here being work). I feel like teh job I loved loved loved for so long is now sucking my life out and its not a pretty site. I hope my husband finds a semi decent job soon or I am defintaly going to go postal....

*sigh*

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From: Ghost-Fu

03/26/2008 15:57:00

Seriously, I wish you the best. I did tech support for a big company for 10 years. After about 5 years I started to hate it. Came from knowing too much about the place and how I felt I was sweating blood to do a good job where my coworkers would coast through. Also didn't help to find out one of my 6 bosses (shades of Office Space?) wanted to get me fired from day 1. Didn't help that I covered his butt so many times when he was on the phones it made me sick.

The way I ended up coping was to 1) take your dang lunch! Get away from your desk and the phones and the stress for that hour. Sleep in your car or read a "warm fuzzy" book (I like Spider Robinson for that, myself) during that time. Basically totally disengage yourself from your work as you can.

Take your PTO days, use that half day for the interview, but then use the other half to catch a movie, take a drive, read, sleep, etc.

If the bosses are forcing you to work more than your shift (and your bosses are annoying at best), spend some time writing up that letter to them about how you have a life and a family and if they cannot manage you to help you get everything done within your shift, then it is really their problem not yours. (I wrote a few of those over the years, and man o man is THAT an HR bomb!)

And absolutely, if you don't take any of this other advise, take this one: STOP READING DILBERT!!! You will start relating to him and recognize everyone in the comic strip as someone you work with, and in the mood you seem to be in, it will just fester!

Take care and good luck to you!

From: pattyn

03/26/2008 10:12:18

I would put down the pro's and con's about the job first thing. I have been at my job for about 11 years now and there had been days just as you have mentioned. I dont want to leave and give up my 1 month vacation just yet.

this sounds as if you did love your job at one point but you would need to figure out who is it that is really driving you nutz. is it really your co-workers or is it just you, have you changed? all in all you need to sit back and really think on this issue. if this was a job you truly loved at one time then maybe you still do and dont know it any more ya know ?? HANG IN THERE LOVE WE LOVE YOU A LOT

From: seekingtruths

03/26/2008 09:55:12

Well Jane, Ideally that would be awsome, as both me and my husband have been in the IT type field forever...the problem is I live in a small town, not up-to-the minute on the tecnology type place, so finding this kind of job here makes it hard. The job I currently am doing is the best money you can make around here doing this type of stuff, but anymore I'd be willing to take the cut in the funds jsut to get a change of pace. I hate to say that cause I feel like thats a big let down to my family, but Im grumpy all the time anymore- and I know its from the work stress...my husband tells me he understands and im sure he does, but still....I'll get through it...jsut not happily

From: JANE

03/26/2008 09:46:23 HUMMMMMMM SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A CHANGE,HOW ABOUT ANOTHER JOB MAYBE ONE YOU CAN DO FROM HOME,WITH YOUR COMPUTER

From: SNEPMarie

03/26/2008 09:30:21 I hear what you are saying hon and believe me you and your hubby will do what is neccessary. If you feel it is time to leave that job then it is time to leave. The only problem is the money. Who doesn't have money problems. It should work out in the end. Good luck and be happy.