My Job

Hey guys, I'm in a predicament.

im 22 years old and i work for a company that shall remain nameless. even so i thought i should share with you the pros and cons and whether its worth looking for something else.

right the basic principle is that my company monitors the internet connections of different sites around the world. if they go down i just click on their icon and if they start working then job done, if not then i have to contact the site and get an engineer to go down and fix it manually (this happens about 3 times per shift). i work 8 hour shifts mon to fri between the hours of 7am and 12am and get paid £22,500 ($45,000).

right, to the pros. our ceo accepts that on some occasions no site will go down which means we are free to do the following.

facebook, msn messenger, youtube, gamespot etc, bring in a dvd, ps3 or xbox 360 (on late shift) and play guitar (i brought mine in tonight and jammed with a colleague)

i understand that this job might sound great, but im not really doing anything constructive and im not learning anything and it wasnt my prospective career...so would you consider me to be wasting my time in this job or not?

im expecting stupid answers but please give me an honest opinion,

cheers fellas!

I know what you're about man. I work in an ISP call centre.

5 hr shift, containing 4 1.5 minute phone calls.

Look, everyone goes through stages in their life, at some point you just need money, after that, you start looking for job satisfaction. My philosophy has always been, "If you don't like what you're doing, do something else."

There is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't be doing something you love.

your job sounds great!

if, for some reason, i wasn't able to do what I'm doing now, I'd totally try to get that job!

monitor websites, surf websites and if i want, PLAY VIDEO GAMES, all while making nearly $50,000 per year!?

everyone who has a job that isn't this one should be issued a sign that says "Yer doin' it wrong."

Including me.

so you make $45,000 a year doing nothing while my dad work hard and make about $35,000..........:| i think you should be happy with your job.Blitz_Nemesis

im not being ungrateful for it by any means, but i used to be a cop (for a year) and im getting that itch of wanting to go out and do something constructive...i also have parents who earn less and work harder than me so i do feel an incredible amount of guilt...its also not like im coming onto OT bragging about it either.

i think you're right i should look for something else (back to the police? which pays the same)

i dont want to sound like im whinging at all though it could be misconstrued as that...i just sat here thinking "what on earth am i doing watching iron man and playing midnight club and getting paid?!?"

why did you leave the Police force? would you want to stay on this time, or do you think you'd leave again?

job satisfaction is so important. if you're gonna do something for most of your life, you should be able to get some satisfaction out of it. and while the pay you have now is nice, it's not everything.

follow your heart.

and... if you leave the job you have now, can you be a reference on my resume? I have no previous experience in the field, but I am incredibly skilled at surfing the internet.

ps im at work now...til midnightseriousley

why did you leave the Police force? would you want to stay on this time, or do you think you'd leave again?

job satisfaction is so important. if you're gonna do something for most of your life, you should be able to get some satisfaction out of it. and while the pay you have now is nice, it's not everything.

follow your heart.

and... if you leave the job you have now, can you be a reference on my resume? I have no previous experience in the field, but I am incredibly skilled at surfing the internet.

-starman-

i was a PCSO (like an auxilliary cop but paid) with no weapons,power of arrest but we have a stab vest. basically my degree was policing with forensics and i want to specialise in hostage negotiation but the police promised a lot while i was in university then never delivered. you also get treated like crap from the public...but i miss it. its like the only thing i think i can do effectively...btw if you want my job id happily give you full support...youll need to live near oxford though hehe

The feeling of not doing anything constructive can be quite bothersome by many people including myself. My brother was once in the same predicament. Close to a year ago he was able to convince his boss to be able to do his job at his home. He is now able to spend more time with his kids while still bringing home the bacon.

i was a PCSO (like an auxilliary cop but paid) with no weapons,power of arrest but we have a stab vest.seriousley

I'm not exactly sure why, but this made me laugh.

[QUOTE="-starman-"]

why did you leave the Police force? would you want to stay on this time, or do you think you'd leave again?

job satisfaction is so important. if you're gonna do something for most of your life, you should be able to get some satisfaction out of it. and while the pay you have now is nice, it's not everything.

follow your heart.

and... if you leave the job you have now, can you be a reference on my resume? I have no previous experience in the field, but I am incredibly skilled at surfing the internet.

seriousley

i was a PCSO (like an auxilliary cop but paid) with no weapons,power of arrest but we have a stab vest. basically my degree was policing with forensics and i want to specialise in hostage negotiation but the police promised a lot while i was in university then never delivered. you also get treated like crap from the public...but i miss it. its like the only thing i think i can do effectively...btw if you want my job id happily give you full support...youll need to live near oxford though hehe

haha, you know, part of me would also love an easy job, but i'm actually with you on this one. fun for a while, and then pretty boring.

it would be a funny conversation to have with my parents, though... i'm moving to Europe to hang out and get paid for it.

so, if you went back to the police, do you think you'd keep with it this time?

i think that's the important question. no sense leaving a good job to go do something else that you don't like.

[QUOTE="seriousley"]i was a PCSO (like an auxilliary cop but paid) with no weapons,power of arrest but we have a stab vest.entropyecho

I'm not exactly sure why, but this made me laugh.

i know right, and yet i did 10 hours of patrol a day...deathwish lol

[QUOTE="entropyecho"]

[QUOTE="seriousley"]i was a PCSO (like an auxilliary cop but paid) with no weapons,power of arrest but we have a stab vest.seriousley

I'm not exactly sure why, but this made me laugh.

i know right, and yet i did 10 hours of patrol a day...deathwish lol

What did you have, a whistle?

Did anything ever happen to you while on patrol?

If I give you my CV can you get me a job?

If it bothers you that much do an open university course in your spare time

[QUOTE="seriousley"][QUOTE="entropyecho"]

[QUOTE="seriousley"]i was a PCSO (like an auxilliary cop but paid) with no weapons,power of arrest but we have a stab vest.entropyecho

I'm not exactly sure why, but this made me laugh.

i know right, and yet i did 10 hours of patrol a day...deathwish lol

What did you have, a whistle?

Did anything ever happen to you while on patrol?

no whistle just the power of persuasion...most times i was handling drunks or junkies. so it was better to have a tetanus shot before anything else. we were also on a lot of raids which, when you are unarmed, can be a bit of a worrying prospect.

we were also on a lot of raids which, when you are unarmed, can be a bit of a worrying prospect.seriousley

That's crazy! :lol: So, you would rather go unarmed... persuasions blazing... in a raid than spend a day longer at your current job?

no whistle just the power of persuasion...most times i was handling drunks or junkies. so it was better to have a tetanus shot before anything else. we were also on a lot of raids which, when you are unarmed, can be a bit of a worrying prospect.

seriousley

Anyway. Here's my advice. DO NOT quit this job. If you want to do something else start studying. Either buy textbooks and just learn while at work, OR enrole in a class of some sort and study at work. Also don't spend. Save. Save everything you get, that way, when you finally do leave you job for a better oppourtunity you'll have money to support yourself. But I wouldn't quit. I'd keep working up until you get a new job. Unless you're desperately unhappy in the environment quiting will only shift your sense of unproductivity from the workplace to the job-searching effort. As Xaos said it's not the best time for job hunting.

Well it's not a particularly lavish salary... but for doing what essentially amounts to nothing all day? Not bad...

In any case, though, I wouldn't quit if I were you... You've got a decent thing going, and if you hop out into the job market now, you're likely to be disappointed, and may not have the opportunity to rejoin this company.

So... just do research now. Look into prospective companies, or rethink what you want to do in life. Then wait for a better time to enact your plan.

is there a way to work up the corporate ladder there? if so try doing that. you will have more responsibilites and more pay. i heard somewhere that sights like amazon cant go down for even a day or they would go under so i think your job is pretty important.

try taking some classes on the side. youll have plenty of time to study while at work.

Are you trying to move up in position? Are you attending a university?

If neither, keep it.

MAN YOUR JOB SOUNDS AWESOME!!!

You get to surf the web and practically do nothing..

WHILE GETTING PAID 45 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR!!!

I would look for a better job. Obviously this isnt what you really feel happy doing so you should be looking for something that will give you more fulfillment, although youll have to figure out what that is for yourself.

Dont worry about this too much, just be happy youve got someway of brining in money even if it isnt your favorite.