h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well this does actually seem to be able to keep my attention and fill in a few Looooooooooong night shifts at least

when do you work to. I do 7-7s or used to and they killed me

I'm on 19:30 till 7:30 and yeah they're murder, maybe a career move will be on the cards soon

well what work are you doing?
do you enjoy it. iff you are not happy get out but if you like it the houers should not matter

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you and me both mate although I gess I enjoy what I do so I dont care to much

Yeah it can make allll the difference, but then again so can money and they ain't paying me that much

I would hate to be on the day shift then they ususally pay the night sift doubble...and this is going to sound strange but I dont get paid
I do volentry work with handy capped kids so all I get is travel expeces

I've got a couple of mates who do care work, they just like to help. Maybe you've all got the right idea!

eather that or we are all mad


(have a hart give him a name)
I forgot if I put that here

By the way i think Sid's a good name

joen the conversation on my pade...I should advertise that really I keep getting names thrown at me in diferant forums

Oh well looks like sid went in the first responce to that anyway

Never mind i'll just have to think of something better

I have great fath in you

Actually i quite like reginald or reggie

Oh bugger i'm putting it oin the wrong place again aren't I

Let me give you the benefit of my experience... If a job promises you something - quick advance, interesting work, big learning op - and doesn't deliver, it will not ever deliver on anything else. Ultimately you will be at a dead end with too much to lose to leave, or to leave easily. Get out ASAP. Two, if you dread going to your job, forget the money, advantages (easy hours, close to home, can't lose it because of civil service law, etc., 4 day off periods) and get the first other thing you find - for one thing to show yourself that you can live on less, or drive further or hold a less secure job or whatever, before you really brainwash yourself into a miserable life, thinking you couldn't STAND anything else. Set a limit on how long you will wait for a job to pay off - right now! If you do not LOVE something and do not find your job enhances your life - as your friend here seems to find his work with the handicapped does for him - then find a job that impinges on your enjoyment of life the least, by either requiring the least commitment of time, or worry; or with the hours that let you have a social life, or great travel or whatever. I am not one of the fortunate who has a great love for my line of work (data processing), or can think of any other line that would make me thrilled to go each day, so I have found ones that allowed me to live in exotic climes, or had no overtime or were close to where I wanted to be and which let me forget them as I walked out the door. NO job is worth suffering for. Just thought I'd put in my 2 cents worth. Best of luck!