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August 15, 2006
Burning Question
What is the most stressful or irritating part of your job?
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26 CommentsThe most irritating part of my job is following up with people (vendors) who either never respond to my emails, phone calls, faxes, or take forever to do so. I do not understand why a company would have a website with an email link; then when you send an email requesting information, you never hear from them. It is like they fell off the face of the earth! On to the next vendor, diss that one....
August 15, 2006 2:32 PMWhen the people that I am "counting on" don't do their jobs.
August 15, 2006 3:54 PMFinding help who can read, write, and answer the phone. Regardless of the pay ($12.00 an hour to start), there aren't people who qualify or want to work. (I live in a small community where the minimum wage is prevelant, too!)
August 15, 2006 4:27 PMAnswer the cell phone when I'm busy !!!!!
August 15, 2006 5:36 PMI agree whole heartedly with J B & S S. I Call it the "McDonalds Syndrome"! All those kids that couldn't put a burger together right at the drive-through window (no onions or pickle, please!!!) are now out in the real working world.
Last weeek 16 PO's issued -- 10 orders came in with errors or omissions in them and one hasn't shown up at all yet (supposed to be overnite). Lotsa Luck Getting Anything Right, Now!!!
Robert Whitesell
August 15, 2006 7:00 PMI work part time, which I like, but a lot of the time the workload really requires more time to do than the hours I work. I was moved out of my office and into an open area. Since then, I have been barraged with data requests, and I still haven't gotten my files arranged, and boxes of papers are sitting around, making me crazy.
August 16, 2006 10:27 AMI get most annoyed by customers/clients who can't make up their mind as to what they want and then deny making a choice when the finished product is not what they expected. For sanity sake, I have to get even the smallest detail in writing and signed/dated.
August 16, 2006 12:16 PMHaving a long, drawn out meeting, summarized with a detailed list of action items and knowing many of the participants won't do their actions.
August 16, 2006 12:22 PMThe most annoying thing I find is being treated like a 2nd-class citizen because I'm a contractor and not a 'real' employee, or 'associate' as my co. calls them. Some people won't respond when you say 'hello' in the hallway, and me and 2 friends were once told by the group manager that he doesn't like large groups of people traveling the halls together. There were only 3 of us! Yet I have seen full-time employees do the same thing with no consequences.
Then there are the associates who feel it's their responsibility to spy on us and report every little thing we do to their superiors.
I think the worst part, though, is the fact that after initially being told I would be eligible for vacation time after a year with the contractor, they back-tracked and said due to circumstances beyond their control, they could no longer afford to pay me vacation time. Since both of my parents live out-of-state, this is a big concern, and finding another job with the same pay rate or better in the same area is proving rather difficult. I am not getting any assistance looking for new work from my contract employer because they know they have steady income by keeping me at this place. It all feels like a catch-22 situation. I have taken on extra responsibilities at this place of employment in the hopes of becoming a permanent hire, but it seems like they are only interested in folks with degrees. I have interviewed 3 times now for permanent posts, but each time was told I was the 2nd choice. It's all very frustrating.
August 16, 2006 6:33 PMWhen some participants in a business meeting waste time in talking about details about subjects every participant in that meeting is aware of.
August 17, 2006 4:40 AMI've been retired for some time now, however do some consulting work, mostly drawings. I also live in an area that cell phones do not work and my dial-up is slow making it aggravating to download dwg's etc. The Part Spec edition 8.0 I have works O.K. but does not have some items I've looked for.
-Don Miller
August 19, 2006 2:18 PMI am a maintenance technician working for contracted maintenance. I have been working in this building for almost 9 years, I have been a mechanic for 32 years and what's irritating is coworkers and new workers that have far less experience and skill are receiving higher wages than I am and for what: you got it, to try and figure things out, and being as we say in the military "J.A.F.O.," you'll figure it out.
August 21, 2006 1:19 AMThe most stressful is when the results of the meeting show an action plan and the responsible didn't follow it and they are affecting another department. Where is the commitment and the values?
August 26, 2006 1:41 PM
