Each week in “I Hate My Job,” we bring you insights from the minds of disengaged workers across the Twittersphere. The biggest lessons is that there’s no one reason why people hate their jobs and why they’re disengaged.
Dissatisfaction is driven by personality, life circumstances, day-to-day stresses and much more. This is just a glimpse.
But each week we try to pick out a diverse set that illustrates all the things that turn people off to their workplace and employer. Perhaps they’ll inspire you to take action?
1. Flattery will not get you a job you love
today when I was working a kid about 5/6 came up to me & goes “you’re beautiful” CUTEST THING EVER still hate my job tho
— uh lyss uh (@alysssapicazo) October 7, 2015
2. Another vote for the ‘Email is the spawn of Satan’ camp (and isn’t it about time we went social anyway?)
I hate when my email be full im looking for job offers
— Nalin (@Nalin_Nyla) October 7, 2015
3. Oh, and another one…
i hate sending “please reply to me” emails but like. please reply to me so i can do my job.
— Kali (@kaliasima) October 6, 2015
4. ..and that’s a bad thing?
The only part I hate abt my job is I got home smelling like chipotle all the time
— Kêę (@killaaa____) October 7, 2015
5. The little things make no difference when the big things aren’t right
I get an extra long break tonight and I got really excited and then I realized that a long break isn’t that great and I hate my job.
— james baxter (@Ant_TheHuman) October 6, 2015
6. It’s amazing just how much job satisfaction influences life satisfaction
I hate my life I hate working with a passion I can’t believe how much disappointment my job brings into my life
— maria 55 (@zarryrevival) October 6, 2015
7. Newsflash: people want to actually work at work!
My Job so boring… I hate sitting here and just getting paid…. Make me work!
— Moni&Co. (@__islayDshade__) October 6, 2015
8. Lack of respect must be nipped in the bud – has it become worse with multiple generations in the workplace?
People at my job talk to me like I’m 4 because I’m the youngest and I hate it
— Watkins, Rachel (@5tay5trong) October 6, 2015
9. Senior Plughole Filler?
I hate the fact my plug got a legal job
— Mr.Finneser (@DrDutch_) October 6, 2015
10. Just seems to come earlier every year, doesn’t it?
There’s genuinely Christmas trees up in work I actually hate my job
— Piggy (@ciaratheimpaler) October 6, 2015
