SwampGas
01-18-2004, 06:03 AM
Given my current "situation", I was forced to take a peon job. A friend of mine works in the field and I usually chill with him while he works...seems like a nice field.
So far EVERYONE I work with, except for my superior, constantly tells me how shitty the job is, how bad their life is, how much they hate the job, how it doesn't pay enough for them to care....I'm almost in shock. The place where my friend works pays LESS than my current assignment, but the people have a huge amount of pride, accomplishment and they LIKE their job....I even have less to do, it's less "dangerous", and it's 90% indoors.
Sure, it's a peon job...but it has a certain level of respect and pride along with it. A certain level of brotherhood with the fellow workers. Unfortunately, NONE of my coworkers have ANY. I'm not going to request reassignment because I like the client company and it's a VERY easy job (almost so easy it's boring)....but I think everyone there needs to get canned or get a swift kick in the pants.
We're supposed to get there at least 15 mins before the shift begins so we can pass along the proper information, get settled, etc. The guy who came on after me shows up 10 minutes late (as in, 10 mins past when my shift ends...not from when he's SUPPOSED to get there). I was told (by the person I was replacing) that he's NEVER on time...and I should ALWAYS expect him 10-15 mins late. This is TOTALLY unacceptable to me...even going beyond the obvious reasons, I need to be somewhere else for another job right afterwards. It's pretty far, so seconds count when traveling.
I'm so frustrated about this...I WANT to enjoy the job, but everyone else there is making that impossible. I'm either angry because they just don't care or I'm depressed because I hear their sad sob stories.
No one has work ethics anymore <img src=smilies/banghead.gif>
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So far EVERYONE I work with, except for my superior, constantly tells me how shitty the job is, how bad their life is, how much they hate the job, how it doesn't pay enough for them to care....I'm almost in shock. The place where my friend works pays LESS than my current assignment, but the people have a huge amount of pride, accomplishment and they LIKE their job....I even have less to do, it's less "dangerous", and it's 90% indoors.
Sure, it's a peon job...but it has a certain level of respect and pride along with it. A certain level of brotherhood with the fellow workers. Unfortunately, NONE of my coworkers have ANY. I'm not going to request reassignment because I like the client company and it's a VERY easy job (almost so easy it's boring)....but I think everyone there needs to get canned or get a swift kick in the pants.
We're supposed to get there at least 15 mins before the shift begins so we can pass along the proper information, get settled, etc. The guy who came on after me shows up 10 minutes late (as in, 10 mins past when my shift ends...not from when he's SUPPOSED to get there). I was told (by the person I was replacing) that he's NEVER on time...and I should ALWAYS expect him 10-15 mins late. This is TOTALLY unacceptable to me...even going beyond the obvious reasons, I need to be somewhere else for another job right afterwards. It's pretty far, so seconds count when traveling.
I'm so frustrated about this...I WANT to enjoy the job, but everyone else there is making that impossible. I'm either angry because they just don't care or I'm depressed because I hear their sad sob stories.
No one has work ethics anymore <img src=smilies/banghead.gif>
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