Why does your job suck, if it sucks?

Question

My job sucks because of my annoying coworkers and boss. Not to mention the pay is pretty bad for having a Master's degree. I should be making over $50k not $36k.

NamerOfStars · Accepted Answer

They ignored the limitations my carpal tunnel imposed on me and kept giving me more and more to do- and more slow work, that made it WORSE.

I suspect they were trying to drive me out, and they succeeded. I don't work there any more. But I don't know why they thought it looked good for the company to have one of their workers having to pause two or three times an hour and massage his wrists to keep from screaming. Not only is it inefficient, but I'm at the customer's HOUSE; if they look out the window, they'll see me.

Levin · Accepted Answer

My job sucks cause it doth suck the soul out of me. All light and hope is expunged at the end of a working day. Where do you live with $36K?

Friendlybro79 · Answer

My job sucks because I work for a fortune 15 company for 20 years and I can barely survive. It took me 39 years of aggressive saving to afford my home and priced skyrocketed since covid. I was getting by prior and despite the billions in profits, working more hours, working the responsibility of two and three different positions, I can't get living wage increases, like almost all jobs now to keep up with cost of living.

Mind you things like home heating oil skyrocketed while oil companies took advantage of the pandemic and profited more than ever before. So while many big companies made more profit through Covid they cry poverty and used it as an excuse to lay more people off to avoid paying people for the hard work they do.

What sucks even more is that the trend of paying people what I make anywhere outside of my org is less because they don't want a 44 yr old skilled person that worked his ass off to earn a good paycheck. They want to pay people half what I make and what I make is barely enough to survive.

As much as it sucks for me it's even worse for gen z and younger millennials. I feel so terribly how boomers in control are destroying hope for everyone while they sit on their throwns gas lightbing and name calling entire generations saying we should be lucky they pay us anything.

I know not all boomers are bad but unfortunately with the exception of a few massive companies most boomers corporate America and run politics and the two bribe each other without any regard for their children.

I am thankful for what I've accomplished but I get really upset, prob because I'm middle aged now, and can't enjoy today at all. It feels like I'll only be able to afford a fun day in this one life we live when I'm too old to enjoy it. That and I have to hope I'm healthy enough to enjoy retirement.

I can't save for my retirement, pay all my bills and have any left over to enjoy right now. It's that tight. I sacrifice the latter so that I can retire comfortably, which I will be able to because I won't spend recklessly on things. I figured at 65 or 70 I've earned the right to not need it work like I do now. Otherwise if we need to work that late in life then we're all pretty much indentured servants (I know not a literal statement just how it feels)

I've been trying to figure out a second job but I already work 50 hrs a week and I'm exhausted.

sawno · Answer

My job is my dream job, at first it didn't feel like it though. It sucked due to poor communication between my boss and me. At the first employee review moment I brought it up, and he has since adapted his style accordingly and its been smooth and fun since.

He'd basically treat me like the kind of employee who doesn't know better and then give me instructions half way, but it wouldn't be the kind of instructions i'd normally do myself so when he then only gave me half of the instruction and expect me to be able to figure out the rest i'd typically get stuck.

So these days he just tells me what I need to get accomplished so I can use my usual thinking process and figure it out from scratch, its faster and usually leads to better results since I can rely on more tried and trusted methods.

exitseven · Answer

My job does not suck but I was in sales before I got into IT. It really sucked. I worked 6 days a week and hardly ever got time off. I wanted a day off to see my son being born and my boss gave me a hard time about it. I had to threaten to quit if he did not give me the day off. Customers were often abusive and I just had to deal with it and my effort often was overlooked. The pay was not great either,

Looking back , a lot of the experiences I had came in handy later in life but it still sucked.

Still-alive · Answer

I like my job but many do not: no benefits, wear and tear on your own vehicle and pocket and no reimbursements, if you are in a slow area you get little out of it, it can be dangerous at times driving around my city and also having to park in narrow streets to deliver.

yet despite all this i like it. The big one being i have no boss directly overseeing me and i can work whenever and however long i choose.

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

As for my job I have been on it for seventeen years & it doesn’t suck & but some of my coworkers do especially the younger entitlement generation that never shows up for work & when they do they don’t want to do anything except play on their cellphones.

northerngal · Answer

Why stay? Complain less and take your talents to a company that appreciates them. Staying at a job you hate at some point becomes your fault...

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

My job is fine, but I have been self employed for a long time though. Can you not put your Master's to some other good use, by changing fields entirely?

ManInChains · Answer

I have 2 jobs. One where I work from home and one where I have to work alongside people for people. Having to work alongside people for people sucks and I don’t think I have to explain why. 😂

Anonymous · Answer

I have a Bachelor's Degree in 3D Animation with over 14 years of experience but I can't get a job in that field. It's too competitive and no job security. Plus I dont like Living in the City. So I just got a job as A Kennel Tech at an animal rescue. I pick up Dog Poop all day for $14 an I love it cuz there's sexy girls everywhere and I love Dogs.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Dealing with the public can be challenging.

debtfree_oneyear · Answer

I dont get paid a lot. My manager literally told me that she didn't want me working harder than I was being paid.

The store manager told me when I asked for a raise after having worked their almost 4 years that I deserved one but was unlikely to actually get a raise.

To clarify I work for a large company and while he runs the store he doesn't run the whole company.

dolemite58 · Answer

I love my job but it has shitty aspects sometimes. Running your own small business of this type there really is no days off ever and if I do need to take a few days off I have to have someone else watch everything. I love the freedom of not driving into work or being stuck in an office though.

Kelly6 · Answer

@simslover92 i love my job and it’s what I wanted

msc545 · Answer

What kind of work do you do that you have an MA or MS and you only get paid 36K?

Boomchakalaca · Answer

Stressful, chaotic environment with irregular staffing and many call outs.

bowenw · Answer

Too many things to deal with that are all urgent.

handsomelad70 · Answer

Because they're jobs with a boss you're making even wealthier.

boobliker · Answer

move on to greener land, you may wish you got to understand them better if you do move on.

smahala1991 · Answer

Customers and corporate demands, mostly corporate demands

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Cause I hate getting in trouble for shit other people do

Anonymous · Answer

My assistant manager doesn’t view us as people.

laly520 · Answer

mine tiring but I love it

Broken_Rev · Answer

If you don't like it don't work

CubaPirate · Answer

I packed it in

Bluegreen3737 · Answer

Good post

Anonymous · Answer

Cuz it gives me ptsd

eagle1951 · Answer

retired

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