what do you LIKE about your job

[jtval 0]

ok we all saw the opposite post but is there anything gratifying about your job?

I love that I get to travel all over and jump with the coolest ppl on the planet. skydivers are what keeps me sane...then I go to work haha

I like that..just as I start to have psychotic hatreds towards the ppl I work with , Ileave to another place. and start to find new ppl to LOATHE. hahah
that what I LIKE about my job

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[narcimund 0]

Oh thank you. I was getting so sick of people complaining about their jobs. Look folk, if you don't like it, CHANGE IT!

I love my job. 7 years ago I realized I hated my job and decided the only way I'd ever be happy is to own my own company. Three days later I was fired and figured, "now or never."

So here I am, the owner (well, 1/2 owner with my lover) of a webdesign/webhosting business. We're small, which gives us huge flexibility and personality. We're profitable, which means we can do things we want to do outside of work. We make all the decisions and almost always agree. We choose who to work with (and who NOT to work with!) We pick our projects. We learn what we want to learn.

I love my job. I wouldn't trade it for any other job. The only thing I'd trade for is to have enough money that I could be less professional and more experimental.

We're working towards that :)

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[AndyMan 7]

That there's a good chance I'll have my dream house paid for next year.

That I have skilled inteligent co-workers that look up to me.

That I have the latitude to do what I want, where I want, when I want. Yes, I actually worked from a dock this summer.

That I have a crutial role in a company that depends on me.

That I'm challenged daily to expand my knowledge and understanding.

_Am

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You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

[kmcguffee 0]

The people I work with. They are outstanding.

"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin

[Kris 0]

I get to travel, a LOT!

My coworkers know how to do their jobs and they do it well.

A bottomless training budget.

After just one year my boss is giving me a promotion along with my review so it is going to be a huge raise.

I can work with our field locations, I can mess around in the lab, or I can go play in the datacenter for the day. The job has a lot of variety.

We have field support offices in every major market so there is ample opportunity to transfer.

And # 1: My boss isn't constantly looking over my shoulder. He trusts us to get the job done and doesn't have a fear of delegation.

Kris

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

[quade 4]

Now, now. The question on the other thread was "What do you hate about your job?", not "Why do you hate your job?".

My guess is that even people that LOVE their jobs have one or two issues that could be made a bit better.

I fell in love with my Company many, many years ago. I'm extremely loyal to certain aspects of it, but over the years I've seen changes that have ruined other aspects of it. Still, on balance, the pluses outweigh the minuses -- somedays not by much -- you don't want to talk to me on those days. But for the most part I'd rather work there than not because of the investment I have emotionally to the Company I fell in love with and the hope that the things I don't like can be improved.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[airgord 1]

I love getting up at 5am, going to the loft and stretch, watching the dirt dive, gearing up and going to the tram, saying good morning to Tom the world famous tram driver, waiting for the Otter at the loading area, waving a good morning to Rick or Monk or whoever is flying today, sitting by the door and watching the sunlight on the desert floor, looking back inside the aircraft and seeing the look of concentration on teammates faces as they visualize the skydive, putting my helmet on at the 1 minute call, quick gear check and then open the door on the amber light, climbout on the green,
mental high fives to the outside people, Outside center gives the count, we go, beautiful 8 way chunk,
the key comes, the sky dance begins...........
Yeah, thats what I like about my job.

[lummy 4]

They're understanding of my single Papa status and understand the my priorities lie someplace other than work. I've only encountered that flexibility in small family oriented businesses before here.

I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1

[quatorze 1]

what do you LIKE about your job?????


Leaving it on Friday's
And I get to fly anywhere in the continental US that United or Delta flies for pretty close to free?

I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle

[jtval 0]

oh yea. I get holidays off unless some political pack of hemmoriods flare up!

AND 1 month paid vacation on top of that. and (even though most of the time they are incompetant) free doctors visits!

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[ltdiver 3]

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My guess is that even people that LOVE their jobs have one or two issues that could be made a bit better.

Yeah, I guess an increase in pay, plus a benefit package would be nice.
What I like about my current job? I can get any day off that I want. No holiday or weekend work. My patients and co-workers love me. We have parties at work and after work on a regular basis! [/beer icon].

Actually, they are alot like skydivers in their attitude on life!

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[drenaline 0]

I get to teach and transmit my knowledge.

HISPA 21
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[jtval 0]

ok another plus, I can save upto 87.5 days of vacation before they started taking them away or make me sell them back. um, 50 was the most Ive had... after I save 60 days I can technically take one whole week off every 2 months and still have 60 days of vaca left...Still i can do that now and not have any days but once 60 is in the bank it's ez to keep it there for retirement!

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[Snowbird 0]

Variety. I love that every day is something different.
Weekdays only! I worked shift work for so long, I didn't know what I was missing. I love having weekends off.
Phone flirting.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein

[jose 0]

Leaving on Friday knowing that I am skydiving all day Sat.
Piss on em all.

[fasterfaller 0]

What I like about my job ? Well paid . Great benefits . Paid holidays . Plenty of vacation . Travel . I do it my way . If I don't like my boss and don't receive the support I need , I can have him replaced . I make the schedule and I make it to suit me . A nice office and a fast connection to surf the web with .

[quatorze 1]

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If I don't like my boss and don't receive the support I need , I can have him replaced .

What in hell do you do and where do I sign.?

I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle

[FallinWoman 1]

I love my students...they make going to work fun.

I love seeing the "lightbulb" come on when a student gets it....

I love parent/teacher conferences, cuz by the end of the night I have usually received so many compliments that I feel really good about all the work that teaching takes.

Anne

~Anne

I'm a Doll!!!!

[n2skdvn 0]

the fact that i work next to a gym thats 75% female
makes the slow days go by

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
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[quatorze 1]

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a gym thats 75% female

Some guys have all the luck...damn

I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle

[skybytch 273]

What do I love about my job? I get to talk to skydivers about skydiving all day long.

My coworkers are skydivers. The office atmosphere is great; we laugh and joke and talk about jumping. It's way cool to come in on Monday and talk about the fun jumps we did over the weekend. Jumping with my coworkers is loads of fun too.

My bosses are skydivers. They trust me enough to go off on vacations and leave me to handle the business. They don't second guess my decisions. They bought me a new main as a bonus. And they don't mind that I read and post on dropzone.com on their time.

My customers are awesome. It's pretty rare that I get one that is less than cool. Hey, they're all skydivers too! I love that I get to help people choose their equipment, then I get to hear how much they love it when they get to jump it.

I get weekends off. I don't have to be to work at some ridiculously early hour, nor do I have to work late into the night.

It's a non-physical labor type job. I get paid for using my brain instead of my muscles.

Variety. I don't do the same thing all day long, every day.

Did I mention that I get paid to talk to skydivers all day long?

Like I said in the other thread, the only thing I don't like is the paycheck. If only you all would be willing to pay list price for gear... if you'd just do that I could be making bank.

[narcimund 0]

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Like I said in the other thread, the only thing I don't like is the paycheck. If only you all would be willing to pay list price for gear... if you'd just do that I could be making bank.

Woah! I've paid list price for everything I bought from square1. You mean you would have haggled? Holy shit! Adding up a custom color Safire2, gear bag, two oxygns, mountains of accessories...

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[skybytch 273]

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Adding up a custom color Safire2, gear bag, two oxygns, mountains of accessories...

You didn't pay list for the Safire, trust me! Nobody pays list price for containers or canopies - those are discounted at least 20% from the base list price.

See, like I said - I've got great customers! If you ever run into narcimund be sure to check out his super-way-custom gear bag.

[ernokaikkonen 0]

I have two jobs really.

Weekdays 8-16, I'm a webmaster for a government office. Boring beyond comprehension. The good bit is that I get to spend most of my time at DZcom, since no-one really knows what I should do or how long it should take.

Second, I do some php-programming paid by the hour on evenings and weekends. That's sort of cool, when I get to implement some new features to software. Sucks that I have to debug them too... But that's something I actually like to do, since I don't have to do it all day every day.
Erno

[narcimund 0]

Oh, you mean that sort of list price. The kind you don't even pretend to ask for.

Yeah, I love my gear bag. I only wish I'd chosen fuschia instead of hot pink. It doesn't match the rest of my gear the way I wanted.

Of course I gather you object to pink in any form. Oh well. I can't win.

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