The winter of our discontent
Winter is upon us, although it's actually been very mild so far. That hasn't stopped us lighting the fire and sitting around naked, though.
I've been in this current software engineering job for almost 18 months now. It pays really well but I have to say I am not liking it. In fact I almost turned it down because it payed too well... They obviously expected me to work hard and take responsibility and things - yikes!
I can't really put my paw on what the problem is. The people are generally nice, and yet vaguely annoying. There are problems with project mis-management, but from talking to others, that's pretty typical in most companies. I was working in an open plan office, which irked me, but I complained so they gave me a private desk, of a sort. The work is cool sometimes and annoying at other times, which is to be expected as well.
Mostly, I think it's the daily grind of having to be there every day for 8 plus hours. I feel trapped; I can't handle losing my freedom. I've tasted the joy of contracting and self-employment and I don't want to go back to being a wage slave. Plus, they wont let me work from homw (no good reason given), and I have to waste over an hour a day commuting. Honestly, the only thing that keeps me going is the thought that it's temporary. I am almost certainly going to quit, the only question is - when?
If I thought this was going to be my job for life... well, it would be like prison. I don't know how people stand it!
I've been in this current software engineering job for almost 18 months now. It pays really well but I have to say I am not liking it. In fact I almost turned it down because it payed too well... They obviously expected me to work hard and take responsibility and things - yikes!
I can't really put my paw on what the problem is. The people are generally nice, and yet vaguely annoying. There are problems with project mis-management, but from talking to others, that's pretty typical in most companies. I was working in an open plan office, which irked me, but I complained so they gave me a private desk, of a sort. The work is cool sometimes and annoying at other times, which is to be expected as well.
Mostly, I think it's the daily grind of having to be there every day for 8 plus hours. I feel trapped; I can't handle losing my freedom. I've tasted the joy of contracting and self-employment and I don't want to go back to being a wage slave. Plus, they wont let me work from homw (no good reason given), and I have to waste over an hour a day commuting. Honestly, the only thing that keeps me going is the thought that it's temporary. I am almost certainly going to quit, the only question is - when?
If I thought this was going to be my job for life... well, it would be like prison. I don't know how people stand it!