| skinnypeep
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Would you rather have a job that keeps you interested and engaged but you have to go into the office, work long hours, but room for advancement...
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one that bores you to tears, no room for advancement, kinda dead end but gives you a lot of time to do other stuff and you get to work from home.... |
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:03 pm |
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| Maryone
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I would rather have a interesting job...
I think if I didn't like my job it would makes me really unhappy in my life in general. Also like, I rather be poor and have no money with an interesting job than have a boring but $$$$$ job!
Well...also depends of the job... and also of the other stuff you want to do on your free time! :wink: |
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:08 pm |
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| Beautifully Human
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The way I see it, if you have the job that is boring the perk of it being flexible will only last you for a little bit. Eventually you'll be so bored with your job that the negatives will out-weight the positives. Plus, if there's no room for advancement AND you don't like it then why would you want to be there?
Even if the other job takes a lot of work, if it's interesting and you enjoy it then the extra work should be worth it. |
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:26 pm |
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| twinmom Pamela
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:14 pm |
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| pookiebear
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I guess I'm the only one that picked "boring". :lol:
Only because, that's what I have right now. I'm not very career driven and there's only so much you can do as a secretary. They give me more work to do all the time... but I'm just so gosh darn efficient. ;)
What can I say? I'm a fast typer. :D
I don't want to have a "career" forever though... I want to be a stay at home mother. So, thus the reason for picking what I did. I'd much rather be a home body... so... I'm not the one you want to pick to work long OT hours! |
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:07 pm |
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| ksoanes777
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| I agree with you pookie! Well..for the most part. I think that if I could find something interesting and time consuming for now Id like that because I know in a few years time I plan on staying at home with my kids if financially able. Im temping for the most part in Australia I think, at least for the first few months. Think if I move around a bit it will classify as interesting :lol: ...at least can change it up a bit. Besides...some places I would be placed are closer to the beach..can anyone say surfing/swimming after work? :wink: |
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:13 pm |
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| skinnypeep
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See, that's the thing. The job I have now is fine, and lets me work from home so i can go running, go to the gym, prepare beachy meals.... but it's just not something I really like. There is something I think i would like more, and I'm not saying I have any offers or anything, but I could take steps through networking, etc.
butttt....... I may regret giving up all this independence and freedom. And if it doesn't turn out the way I would hope then I'll be saying I could be working from home!!!
sigh. pros, cons... |
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:50 pm |
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| MathChick
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| It's all about your goals and priorities. I like my interesting job WAY MORE than my boring job. But the hours are longer and the people I work with are MUCH more demanding. But on the all I like it a lot more. It isn't so much the time flying as much as what was brough up before, when I felt bored and unfulfilled I was MISERABLE all the time. I was unstimulated and I got irritable and depressed, but now I feel a lot more energized. I feel like I have accomplished something and that gives me a sense of pride and well being that has an effect on my entire outlook on life. |
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:35 am |
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| Kimboroni
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I picked "Interesting but lots of work," which is nice because I just got a new job like that. Plus, it pays well with good benefits, and I'm not "just a temp" anymore.
I'll have some overtime during tax season, which sucks a little because of the extra time away, but it also means extra money.
I like a challenge, I like learning new things, and I like to feel useful and like I'm making a difference. A boring job would be awful for me. |
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:09 am |
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:52 am |
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| pookiebear
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Oh yes! Toys in the toliet!!! :lol:
I LOVE children. Love them. And they, for some reason, gravitate to me too. So, when I have kids, I plan on having a (small) day care service out of my home as well. My mom did it when we were growing up and I have the utmost confidence I'd be able to take care of another 1-3 children. That, my friend, will NOT be boring! :lol:
The job I have now IS boring... however, I get paid VERY WELL. :lol: So... that kinda makes up for the boringness... if it was boring and paid very poorly? That would suck. And I would hate it. :)
But when I AM bored... my boss tells me to check my email, read a book or listen to music. :? :mrgreen: Thus the reason I'm able to start challenges on this site and do all the "work" from work! *sigh* I love my job. |
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:14 pm |
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| toese
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| wow Pookie, a day care service?? You really must like staying home because if you have a day care service you are pretty much stuck at home w/ kids all day. That would drive me NUTS!!! NUTS I tell you!! Absolutely NUTS!!!!!! |
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:11 pm |
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| Rareflowers
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I like a challenge. I should have gone into Law instead of majoring in English and History. I had a perfect 4.0 in college and could have gone on, but I wanted to explore Life. :P :P :P I should have stayed in school.
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Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:17 pm |
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| pookiebear
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toese wrote: wow Pookie, a day care service?? You really must like staying home because if you have a day care service you are pretty much stuck at home w/ kids all day. That would drive me NUTS!!! NUTS I tell you!! Absolutely NUTS!!!!!!
I guess I just grew up around it, so I'm used to it. ;) Also makes the idea not seem so "far out there", but tangible.
The kids would drive you nuts? Or staying home all day? Or both? ;) |
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Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:49 pm |
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| toese
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| both!!! I like being at home but sometimes I just get cabin fever and I'm not too keen on watching other people's kids. |
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Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:44 pm |
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