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    What job do you do and what do you like / dislike about it?

    What job do you do and what do you like / dislike about it?

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    I work as a supermarket assistant in Waitrose:

    What do I like about it? It's a job, and the people there are decent.

    What don't I like? It's boring
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    I don't work

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    I'm a student.
    What I like: Dodging tax.
    What I don't like: Being labelled as a tax dodger.

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    Just do odd jobs, like designing and coding websites and building PCs. Full time student and a lotta lotta basketball so i have no time otherwise

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    Quote Originally Posted by Theo
    I'm a student.
    What I like: Dodging tax.
    What I don't like: Being labelled as a tax dodger.
    I avoid tax, i don't even pay VAT! *sticks tongue out and shouts "neh neh neh"*

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    I work in the rail industry.

    The thing I don't like about my job is my boss.
    Bored of the old one, new one coming soon

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    I'm a student.

    Pros: No job.
    Cons: No job.
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    im a chef (traineee)

    been in the kitchen for 2 and half years now,

    i like learning all that i learn and having a laugh with the guys, and the obscene amount of what can only be described as SEXUAL HARASMENT of the waitresses

    i hate how busy it gets every sunday, and around times of the yea like this

    i like the feeling of acomplishment when making a meal and hearing that the customers thanks the chef (and sometimes leaves him a drink at the bar)

    p.s. i like the 5r an hour wwhen im still at school
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    Selling assistant at John Lewis, selling computers/peripherals/software.

    The pay and people are good, can get repetitive (been there 18 months now). Only so many times you can answer the "what's a printer?" questions.

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    used to be a cashier (till dolly) in safeways/morrisons/somerfield whatever it is now...

    pros: Fab people, love them all and miss them lots! oh and the pay isnt too bad considering
    cons: crap hours, boring and repetitive and agrovating at times.

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    Im a factory worker

    Pros:
    People there are decent. My boss is the lasyest person I have EVER met. The only time he has a go at me is if his job is on the line, even if I do something really wrong that might cost quite a lot to fix!
    Pays much better than most unskilled jobs (becuase theres quite a lot of technical stuff to learn I suppose)
    Christmas present being two bottles of wine and a 60p payrise, yay Also a mini-football table in the canteen for everyone and two christmas partys both with free beer and food!!!!!

    Cons:
    Its bad for my health (powders, fumes, chemicals etc.. + isnt helping my RSI in my hands) - Ill probably get cancer in 10 or 20 years as a result.
    Takes ages to get there.
    Its still a crappy unskilled low paying job.

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    I'm a software engineer for Symbian.

    Good things: Lovely co-workers, relaxed work environment, no dress code, flexible hours, decent pay and I get to play with cool new gadgets before they're released.
    Bad things: The commute (an hour on a train and two/three tubes), not exactly the most stable of industries

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    same as mike_w:student.
    wish i had a part time job, tho ...

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    I'm a lawyer by background, but hate it with a vengeance.

    Dislikes

    • “Destructive” rather than “constructive” nature of work – manipulative, controlling, covering all the angles, destroying and undermining other people’s arguments, and controlly and manipulating information – there's a certain ‘evilness’ to it.
    • Constant conflict and adversarial nature - with clients, opponents, the Courts and Tribunals.
    • Too many conflicting interests – clients, opponents, Judges, Courts, time vs quality, constant deadlines.
    • No harmony - everyone is pulling in different directions rather than working towards a common goal.
    • Never being in control and constantly trying to cover all the angles, constantly trying to predict the future and having your own judgment continually ‘on the line’ creates stress.
    • Constant responsibility for running large caseloads
    • Constant time pressures (every 6 minute unit of time has to be accounted for) and deadlines.
    • Job isn’t very people orientated - it focuses almost entirely on paperwork, documents and evidence.
    • Probably have to be ‘emotionally hardened’ to survive.
    • Some lawyers can often be quite 'stuffy' or arrogant.
    • Very commercially orientated – there’s a big emphasis on bills and fees generated.
    • There’s a lot of pressure, expectation, stress, and constant deadlines.
    • There's very little room for error, the nature of the job can be very 'black and white' ie win or lose, there's no room whatsoever for error and you're expected to be perfect all of the time.
    • You often have to be quite formal, so there's no much freedom to express your own personality.
    • Constantly having to “be on the boil” – in some jobs, you have downtime eg. shop assistant (quiet spells) or IT engineer (waiting for a call), or manager (travelling).
    • Juggling hundreds of things at once, multiple and continual deadlines
    • Feelings of constant dread and stress when under pressure
    • Hate not being in control – other the opponents, not getting documents when you want, not knowing what the tribunal will do etc
    • The amount of new law from Europe is relentless and its difficult to keep up with it all and remain cutting edge and very little time / insufficient time is provided for this.

    Likes

    • Giving preliminary advice to be people in meetings and seeing their ‘eyes light up’ when I’ve worked through the situation and advised them. (I’ve helped them and done something that has benefited them)
    • I like meeting people during initial meetings and discussing the background to their case with them.
    • Some aspects of the law are occasioanly interesting
    • Intellectually challenging (although overwhelmingly so at times).
    • Can be satisfying training trainee lawyers.

    Overall, I absolutely hate the job.

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