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QOTD Thread #332- Do you think that people should keep cats outdoors?
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Post by
Adamsm
The other people in the work place; if I can tolerate them, no matter what I'm doing is fine.
Post by
Rystrave
My coworkers do play a huge part. But so does what is asked of me and whether I find it appropriate for my role at my work place. Don't ask me to supervise if I'm not getting paid supervisor pay. I ran into that a lot at my old job. It's the main reason why I quit (besides the fact I couldn't afford my rent anymore).
Also if I find passion in what I'm doing also helps. I hate having to do something I can't stand.
Post by
gnomerdon
i will disclose that to me and only me.
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a friendly environment. nice boss. or i'm the boss. air conditioned and cool. sick leave whenever. vacation. 401k.
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612548
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Post by
Rankkor
Several things. For one, a tolerable work environment, with pleasant co-workers and bosses.
Nothing is more detrimental to morale than horrible working conditions, hostile bosses, and cranky co-workers.
Asides from the decent pay (nobody should have to work below the minimum wage, its called MINIMUM FOR A REASON, there is no excuse to pay a full time employee a fee below the established minimum, and yet over here so many people do that) We all deserve at the very least 1 day off per week, and at the very least 2 weeks off in december.
Also as Rys said, the paid has to be adequate to what's asked of you. There was this old job I only had for like 2 weeks, it was in a grocery store, and yet the employees (all 3 of us) had to do EVERYTHING, because the owner was too cheap to hire more people to distribute the work. So 3 people had to be on the register machines, we also had to clean up the shop (ya know, broom and mop) we had to unload the trucks when they delivered goods, and stack them in the warehouse, we had to carry the goods from the store to the cars of the customers, we had to be bag-boys, we had to do over 27 different tasks, every day of the week, monday to sunday, on a store with no air conditioner or even ceiling fans, from 7 am to 8 pm, and for a pay that was below the minimum wage.
Considering other stores paid more, gave a day off, had less strict schedules (7 am to 2 pm, and 2 pm to 7 pm) and only had you doing 1 task (either unload trucks, or be on the register machine, or clean the store, just 1 task per employee) it didn't took me long to get the hell out of there.
Lastly, and I can't stress this enough, I want whoever is in charge to be a PLEASANT individual, nothing is worst than having a boss who's nothing more than a jackass.
There are days where
this is what I want to do to my boss
yet I can't, I gotta suck it up, and take all his crap because otherwise I'm fired.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
@Rystrave- I have generally found that taking on extra responsibility helps me get promoted, have job security, and get good references, even when the tasks aren't part of my initial assignment. At my current job, I have been asked to take on writing literature for the company, and managing certain things on the website, in addition to the normal responsibilities of my position. I got a 2.50/hour raise only a few months in, definitely before I was due, and when they had to lay someone off, it was the person who had 5 years seniority over me because she just wasn't as versatile as I was.
At other jobs I've had, the people who show they can be a supervisor are the ones who get the supervisor job when it comes around. The people who are willing to help coordinate the line, learn how to fill out the paperwork, etc. generally got promoted into shift managers. People who have a good attitude and are flexible tend to be the ones getting priority treatment by the company, because they're more valuable assets. The people who have the "You don't pay me to do that," attitude about higher level responsibilities (I can understand it if you're being asked to scrub a toilet, or something that has much different physical demands than what you sign up for, but not for doing paperwork or giving directions) generally got fired or were not considered for promotions.
Post by
Rystrave
@Rystrave- I have generally found that taking on extra responsibility helps me get promoted, have job security, and get good references, even when the tasks aren't part of my initial assignment.
I was an "assistant supervisor" for 3 years at my retail job, got paid as a customer service associate. I took care of two departments myself, the store layout (including displays, in-window advertisement, climbing 12 foot ladders to hang &*!@ from the ceilings, rearraging departments, etc), and was required to come in an hour early for the supervisor meetings, if my supervisor wasn't there (which was 4 out of the 6 days I worked a week).
When they started hiring people at my wage or more, that was the last straw. They said since we were classified as costumer service associates that what they were getting hired at was only fair.
I hated getting taken for granted. And when I left, everyone I enjoyed working with left as well because they were being taken for granted as well. Now they have a bunch of "work abroad" students working there because their pay isn't competitive with other business in town.
I talked to my boss numerous times about being promoted to a higher position, but her thing was "who's going to do your job if you move higher up?" After the like fourth time talking about it, I took my built up vacation days, put my two weeks in, and got a better job while I was on "vacation" there.
I might have some hostility towards that place. The hardest part about leaving there were the people I worked with. Luckily they've all moved on to bigger and better things.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
I agree that some companies do suck like that. I though you were making more of a general statement about doing anything other than the normal responsibilities of you job.
Post by
Patty
Good coworkers are important. Also an approachable boss. Good money of course is lovely, but I can't always choose that. Variation - I can't do the exact same task for seven hours every day without wanting to rip my eyeballs out their sockets. Independence, but also sufficient direction. That's why I (so far) like working in a smaller business, I'm the only person who is in the office for all their hours, so I do a bit of everything admin related, and a whole bunch of other stuff too.
Post by
OverZealous
I don't exactly have a "standard" workplace, and I don't have a lot of say in how it works out there, since it's the only swimming hall remotely close to where I live. But, if I were to pick a thing that I think is important, I'd say a positive environment is crucial. You can never work as good if you're negative as you can when you're feeling great. Pay is great, of course, but there are other things to keep in mind - if you hate your job you'll eventually quit, and you won't have any pay at all if you do that.
Disclaimer: I've never worked a real full-time job, so I don't know what you guys know
Post by
FatalHeaven
Good co-workers. Good hours. Friendly boss. An option to move up with the company. Vacation is nice but not a deal breaker for me. Sick time as well. At my job even when I miss a day for being ill, I can generally make up for it before the week is over. Not to mention that when I'm scheduled 40 hours, I usually get 5-10 hours more than that.
One thing I despise is when you are expecting overtime and then a job tries to send you home early or give you an extra day off; My thing is, I worked for that overtime, don't take it from me. Luckily the current job really doesn't do that.
Post by
908216
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Post by
Monday
The other people in the work place; if I can tolerate them, no matter what I'm doing is fine.
Pretty much this, actually.
Post by
Interest
#143- What do you look for in a workplace? I mean, do you value money over anything else, or is vacation time more important than the extra 2k a year? What are deal breakers for you in terms of where you work?
I look for peop- The other people in the work place; if I can tolerate them, no matter what I'm doing is fine.
Pretty much this, actually.
Nvm. This pretty much sums it up. After dealing with this person who abuses the position of a small business to act out of line constantly (as in walking out of work repeatedly and other behavior that would normally get you FIRED) and selfishly only cares about her own work ethic over others' (while also saying "20 years experience gtfo), etc...I can safely say I couldn't care too much about anything else in comparison. I can even do dull, repetitive work if I have great coworkers.
Post by
donnymurph
Work-life balance.
Post by
gamerunknown
Desire to hire me
Post by
ElhonnaDS
#144- What social media do you use/prefer?
I use Facebook only, and then only barely.
Post by
612548
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Post by
Rankkor
#144- What social media do you use/prefer?
I use Facebook only, and then only barely.
None. I have an email account, but I barely even use it, and only have it because EVERYTHING requires me to have one to register. Facebook/tweeter/ect are nothing more than wastes of time for me. Any social online interaction, I'd rather have it either through an online game (Hence why I play MMOs) or forums about a topic I enjoy (such as this)
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