What's the worst thing about your Job.

[FlashDrive]

Jet A-1 ....I used to re-fuel Orion P3B's ...access to the tanks was under the wings, I nearly pass out from the smell of the fuel.
Never did enjoy testing for the presence of water in the fuel tanks either.
You'd have to ' poke ' a probe into the ' spring loaded ' fuel outlet ...get about a ' small beaker ' of fuel in it and put 2 x 'Tablets ' into it.....if it went ' pink ' ....water is present.

What I didn't like about ' poking the probe ' into the fuel outlet....the fuel would run down my arm into my armpit, and of course Aviation Jet A-1 would ' dry ' out your skin and the smell would remain on your clothes until you had at least a ' wash ' to stop your skin from being dry.

Even today, I sometimes feel ' ill ' fueling up my car at the local Service Station.

Col......

[Atmos]

Blackberries... they can all go die! As a gardener, as much as flies during summer aggravate me, I’d gladly go at the blackberry bushes with a frame thrower but alas I work within the petroleum industry.

[LewisM]

People.

Nuff said

[Pepper]

I for one actually like my job. yeah I may have to crawl in 60 degree roof spaces, get spiders in my hair, crawl under houses through damp, through mould, through animal leavings. and apart from dog bites, pig bites, steep roof pitches, suffer electric shocks, skinned knuckles or wondering if the crazy looking owner of the shack im at in the middle of nowhere has designs on me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, still love my job. getting to travel 1000+ km per week through our beautiful countryside makes up for all the downfalls.

[DavidU]

The risk of shock while making and servicing valve amplifiers.
450 to 500 volts in these things.

[Nikolas]

Dealing with Teenagers who don't give a toss about their future and are so self entitled they really anger me. what's worse is their parents who know they do no wrong........ THANKFULLY they are in a small minority.

[Bart]

I'm with Lewis. The more people I meet, the more I like my wife's cat!

[Wavytone]

Love the job except for:

1. The risk of coming into contact with high voltage electricity (1500VDC, and 11kVAC to 132kVAC).

2. The daily commute.

[LewisM]

I dunno Col - Avtur / A-1 makes me frisky. Loved the smell of it since being subjected to it as a baby :) I reckon it's in my blood (could explain a lot).

How petrol fumes reminds you of kero is beyond me - I think your olfactory is on the way out :P Kero is the fuel from Prometheus himself...

Living right at an airport wasn't by mistake - sight, sound, smell...it never gets out of your blood.

[RyanJones]

For the most part I love my job. Probably my least enjoyable part is shared between 2 things;

Customers googling the problem with their car then not understanding why 20 years of experience trumps what they found in a blog.

Being asked to do a job at a lower standard for a multitude of reasons.

Luckily I've found myself in a position where I don't have to deal with either very much but when I do, it frustrates the hell out of me.

[FlashDrive]

Just for you I'll be more specific ....the ' smell ' of any fuel at my age makes me feel rather ill....how kids ' sniff ' this stuff to get ' high ' is beyond me.

Even exhaust fumes at undercover Car Parks at Westfield Shopping Centers isn't good for me ....especially Diesel Fumes.

I can tolerate it for a brief moment, but not sustained exposure, otherwise I want to ' throw up ' or dry reach.

My Ticker doesn't like it at all.....:(

Col.

[jwoody]

Trade unions

[Robair]

Entitled and precocious Account Managers who seem to think the entire planet and all it contains exists solely to cater to their every whim.

[multiweb]

Account managers think 9 women can make one baby in one month.

[DarkArts]

Nailed it!

For me: egos, ignorance and way too many 'managers' concerned only with their own power, influence and advancement. And politics in the workplace. And cliques and factions that undermine professionalism. And lack of probity. And lack of critical thinking. And dilapidated information systems that are no faster or reliable than the paper systems they replaced. And pointless, time-wasting bureaucracy ... and ...

I think I'm ready to retire!

[LewisM]

Now be careful, I believe several accountants/retired accountants reside on this forum... they lurk in the shadows... :P (no, not me!)

[LewisM]

Having worked AT (but not per se for nor with) Defence, the daily pounding hedaches from repeated bashing your head against the wall, desk, floor, and finally windows to LET ME THE HELL OUT got too much.

Much happier doing what I do now in my "low end" - yet damned happy daily - job.

[Robair]

Hi Lewis
I wasn’t taking a pot shot at Accountants, they are extremely useful and deserve their place in civilised society and business. Account Managers on the other hand.....
I do apologise to any Account Managers out there who are reading this, if you are offended just send me a PM, I’ll give you my address and you can send me your tiara which I will dutifully polish and return to you.

[AndyG]

@Col. I wonder if the new P-8s have given consideration to this issue in their design/use? Coalface knowledge/experience is not given the value it deserves.

Which leads me to my rant. I love my job. But serving in a Federal Government job, whilst still retaining a "small business" mindset, is a recipe for irritation.

My immediate management is wonderful. Though, seemingly strategically placed, are managers intent on invalidating successful ideas/programs by installing rules that merely tick their own isolated boxes/values. If people followed these rules, NOTHING would get done. And "nothing getting done" is a perfectly acceptable outcome to them. Meanwhile, as taxpayers, and artists in our craft(s), the workers know that the world must keep turning... Sadly, what I consider my best accomplishments, cannot be shared beyond our immediate workgroup/customers. It's just not worth the headache.

[Rainmaker]

I only have a few regular jobs like feed the dogs, mow the lawn, wash the car.... so I guess I can't complain......

As for employment, I gave that up after turning 50 and haven't missed it a bit.....

[multiweb]

:lol::lol::lol:

[LewisM]

Yeah, it's good being a kept man eh Matt :)

Wifey just got a MAJOR promotion well into 6 figures, so I'll just keep driving the drive... :)

[xelasnave]

I can only review a long past history...mine

What got to me in both law and real estate was that so few people are honest and reliable.

If someone said "you can take my word" I knew they would turn out to be a liar...so many would promise this or that..pretending to be honorable..yet do the opposite of decent and to themselves justify they were moral and decent. Liars or fools each are unworthy.

The lack of decency and honesty is what I found the hard part. To act honestly and give them honest service and find they were liars I found terrible.

To see folk break their word for a mere couple of thousand dollars was depressing. What miserable humans they be...

And then there was the stupidity that was the norm...from folk you could expect a high degree of rationality but finally disappointed by their reliance on fundamentally superstitious beliefs and outlooks which in the ultimate frustration they would use to justify their unjustifiable change in position and rejection of their word only days before.

And of course they could never see how they used their beliefs to justify their reversal.

And these folk would call lawyers and real estate agents evil when it was them who were devoid of any decency or morality... a pox on them.

In law I had to be their champion and so I got out of law as I would not support evil and then in real estate I had to merely stand by while they avoided practicing what they preached. But the hypocrisy I could never accept.

Now I do not have to have contact and just wonder how can folk who preach morality have no application of such in their dealings with other humans. So for me it was the lieing people who presented as rightous but we're just plain evil hypocrites..finally I got out and became a hermit and left them to their hypocritical BS.
And they don't see how terrible they are..justify anything because they are right etc. I hate hypocrites.

Alex

One example.
I listed a home for a seemingly nice couple referred to me from the local minister, one of the flock...I was not one of the flock but seemed to be honest etc so I got many of these referals...and so you think you are working with decent folk...

So we get an offer which was counter offered and etc etc but finally the price was agreed upon and all good..the vendors met the buyers ..so friendly all so nice...their kids played together whilst the vendors showed the buyers the house without me ...and all is nice and the deal is done..the formality of contracts awaited...the buyers organised a pest report, a building inspection etc...but then a buyer who looked earlier made an offer $1500 over the agreed price...guess what the great rightious couple did ... Took the second offer...no offer to the buyers that we will pay your expenses etc..just give me the highest price...but your promise???...arh there was no contract etc...ok ..so your promise is worthless..ok...if only I could say that was the exception and not the rule...the word of a rightious man is meaningless it seems...and of course they could morally justify their reversal...but one of many unfortunately..... .
It's not the lawyers or the agents that are immoral but mainly those good people who employ them.
Alex

[GrahamL]

Farming



Been moving temp irrigation for months even yesterday afternoon,, some of its probably floated a little today.




Not being able to do much to help others in regard also is pretty hard to look at .

[Sharp]

Being rostered to work at 1600 but not actually starting until 0100. So basically being awake for 24 hours at least twice a week....

[croweater]

Management that knock back your accrued long service leave. :mad2: Well just management period.

[mynameiscd]

Working with Hydraulic Lime or Lime putty,
It burns yours skin, burns your eyes, rots your lungs, and destroys your clothes. When mixing I always use PPE but It always seems to get past.
Other than that working with stone is hard physically but very rewarding.

Cheers
Andy

[leee]

Not only did I love what I did (Bacterologist) I kinda hated to Retire. But - R.V. - Sq. Dance - Photography - Motorcycling - all beckoned me on.
My Wife helped as well. Besides, the Stars are out at night, so I can take a nap now , and stay up to see them.

[ausastronomer]

Well I'm long past the "kid" stage, but I could happily smell burning JET A1, or burning kerosene 24/7. Even as a kid I used to love the small of the old kerosene heaters and kerosene pressure lanterns.

Cheers
John B

[xelasnave]

Maybe a thread of the good points.
I loved helping folk find their new home and help them move on...no one understands the joy of helping people in that time where they are vulnerable..Can't help everyone but just to help a few was good.
Alex

[leon]

Although now retired and traveling around OZ I actually loved getting out of bed at 5.30 and going to work, and even now i still get up at dawn every day. :shrug: nothing better than seeing the Sun rise. ;)

Leon :thumbsup:

[FlashDrive]

No way John....not for me...although I don't get ill when attending Air Shows.

Maybe because it is an ' open ' Air Show and most fumes dissipate quickly in the air.

Col...

[Terry B]

Telling relatives that a loved one has died. Never easy and always sad.