A mate of mine absolutely hates his job,it affects his life and his health as he is under constant pressure…last year he was put on medication due to work related stress and is on very average money doing crap work.
Now I have mentioned to him a few times about good jobs that come up here and there and various adverts I see but he does nothing about it and stays put.
I really can’t understand why if your that unhappy you don’t move.
How many other drivers stay in a job that grinds them down??
I apply for many jobs but get no where, So I end up staying put!
I like to think i’m better at the job than apply for a new one if that makes any sense. i.e I turn up for work do my job no hassle go home, but when applying for a new jobs are unable to succeed in impressing the new employer on first appearance.
And I need my job to pay my way in life!
unfortunatly its part of a cycle which for some people is very hard to break. you get worked up about said job, worry about losing said, job feel worthless as job depresses you, sense of worthlessness prevents you from leaving as you worry you wont get another job.
luckily i have never been in this cycle but guess its a hard one to break especially if you have been in the job a long time.
shame really as there are jobs out there where you may not be as stressed or hate doing as much!
I swapped from a job I hated last year and the change in my well being is unbelievable.
Even my friends comment on how much more “alive” I seem to be,my last job nearly did me in that’s why I can’t understand folk who won’t make the change.
I feel your pain, follow Mike68’s golden rule, never drive a for profit truck.
Some people lack the confidence to change things or they are worried about losing the safety net a regular job provides.
I had never been in a position of not having a job and often wondered how some people can so easily walk out of jobs seemingly carelessly - until I did it. A few weeks of uncertainty but looking back it was one of the best things I have done to date.
I am in this position myself and about to take the leap of faith from full time regular office job i now hate to becoming driver…I hope I am making the right deccision…friends who did the same love it and wish they did it before…
Can you say more Micks? to inspire…not to be nosey?
I always told my children if your not happy at work it will ruin your home life change your job as I have always done. of course you worry about the mortgage etc but if you want change you can achieve it. some look for a job whilst still employed but that’s a safety net. jumping ship does mean you put in more effort and look at all the possibilities. try you may be pleasantly surprised at whats available.
In less that three weeks time I will be leaving a job with RM a where I’ve been employed for more than three decades. Am I confident in finding new employment ? Of course I am. I have had a relatively secure job in all this time but now there’s a shortage of truck drivers feel confident in picking up another job.
you do realise you may have to work for a living and not play cards once leaving RM?
space1999:
I am in this position myself and about to take the leap of faith from full time regular office job i now hate to becoming driver…I hope I am making the right deccision…friends who did the same love it and wish they did it before…Can you say more Micks? to inspire…not to be nosey?
I worked for an arse. I was waking up with headaches from the stress and tension. One day it got too much, I just quit. It was mid November so I went to a few local agencies, got put into a well known firm to help cover the Xmas extra and got taken on full time.
Prior to that I’d never left a job without something else lined up. I’ve always been too concious of the consequences and the possibility I may not find another job.
war1974:
you do realise you may have to work for a living and not play cards once leaving RM?
How come the swear filter didn’t pick up the word [zb] when mentioned alongside RM?
jonnyquango:
In less that three weeks time I will be leaving a job with RM a where I’ve been employed for more than three decades. Am I confident in finding new employment ? Of course I am. I have had a relatively secure job in all this time but now there’s a shortage of truck drivers feel confident in picking up another job.
Why you leaving a relatively secure job with a better than standard pension, good working conditions plus shares? Granted things may not be as good as 30 years ago but I bet they’re still much better than any other employers can offer.
m1cks:
jonnyquango:
In less that three weeks time I will be leaving a job with RM a where I’ve been employed for more than three decades. Am I confident in finding new employment ? Of course I am. I have had a relatively secure job in all this time but now there’s a shortage of truck drivers feel confident in picking up another job.Why you leaving a relatively secure job with a better than standard pension, good working conditions plus shares? Granted things may not be as good as 30 years ago but I bet they’re still much better than any other employers can offer.
The grass isn’t always greener, its just longer and harder to walk through
My late father worked for the same firm for 43 years, Hoveringham Gravels for those who remember it, ending up as a foreman in charge of static plant (all the conveyors, crushers, etc) and only leaving after a year of putting up with the new Tarmac regime in 1983, a year he vowed was the worst of his working life.
He always used to say that a good job was worth twenty quid a week, by which he meant that if you enjoyed your job it was worth the sacrifice of a potential higher salary for more stress elsewhere. I think there’s something to be said for that.
I’m another who quit the office to go back to the steering wheel about twelve years ago. I don’t think I’m much, if any, worse off financially and even though we now drive in an era of almost Orwellian control and surveillance compared to what was the case even ten years ago, I wouldn’t go back to the backbiting, sniping and desperate self-preservation which is endemic in an office culture.
I never understand people that spend every day at work ■■■■■■■■ about how crap it is but never even try and find another. I see every job as a stepping stone so i am always looking out for better. I’m going to be starting my third new job this year with better hours/pay, yet 99% of the drivers ■■■■■■■■ at my first job this year are still in the same position.
Admittedly I probably should stay a little longer at the new one or my cv will show a lack of loyalty and more mercenary ha.
Very easy to get stuck in a rut. Down/depressed/lethargic. You get in from work, and all you want to do is cabbage out with a stiff drink. Job hunting thoughts go straight out of the window
This is why I like agency work. Go to a place the job is crap and you can’t stand it? Add it to the list of hate and just don’t go there again.
yorkshire terrier:
A mate of mine absolutely hates his job,it affects his life and his health as he is under constant pressure…last year he was put on medication due to work related stress and is on very average money doing crap work.
Now I have mentioned to him a few times about good jobs that come up here and there and various adverts I see but he does nothing about it and stays put.
I really can’t understand why if your that unhappy you don’t move.
How many other drivers stay in a job that grinds them down??
Some blokes would basically commit hari kiri if they moved from a poor job to what they thought was a better job but then turned out to be a poorer job, you’d be kicking yourself.
I’m of the opinion that nothing ventured nothing gained but it’s that, “what if it goes pear shaped?” question that puts a lot of blokes off. Does he have dependents? Another reason some blokes take the pain every day.
You should also bear in mind that for many people, moaning is a way of life.
Fred…“Where’s yer been then Santa?”
Santa… “To a Union meeting.”
Fred…“Anything interesting?”
Santa…“Yeah, the Executive have reached a new productivity agreement with management.”
Fred…“What be that then?”.
Santa…“Well Fred, we get 12 weeks paid holiday a year, a free car, 3 hour lunch breaks plus two extra 1 hour coffee breaks. Double pay and we only have to work on Fridays”.
Fred…“What!!! EVERY Friday!!!”