Serious discussion: I really, really, really, REALLY want to quit!

[MrFoggy]

I am very quickly realizing that this job is not for me. I work as a Technology Analyst, with a specific focus on high end PCs, or workstations.

Everyone else here considers a job like mine a "career", but I don't want to do this for a career. I'm 24, and I feel like I'm too young and inexperienced to be in my position. I get the feeling more and more that the only reason I was offered this job was because my boss needed a warm body to fill the spot, and I fit the bill. Because I filled the spot, my boss felt that he could dump of all the s*** work on me, and now I am swimming with s*** that needs to get done.

People here put in 10-12 hour days, and even work on the weekend. Not me. I try to do my 8 hours and I'm gone. I'm salary, so the more I work, the less I make. Sometimes when I need to get something done, I'll stay a little longer, but not usually. The only thing that is holding me back from quitting is the fact that the job market is for s*** right now, and I'm making decent $. If not for the $, I would have quit a long time ago.

I've been asking everyone, so I'll ask you guys too. What would you do? Talk to your boss about how you felt like this job wasn't for you anymore and see if there was something else I could do within the company, or just find a new job?

I'm inclined to believe that a boss may just fire me if I told him that, and that wouldn't be good. Now, if he laid me off, I could collect unemployment and still keep the reference. Either way, there is no way I can lose the reference.

Alright, I'm rambling. Sorry, guys, but it had really been driving me crazy lately.

What would you do?

 

[AZMSP]

talk to your boss. make it a one time conversation, and at the end of it if he does not have any options for you, end the conversation with "im putting in my 2 week notice". that way you get to keep the reference and he cant decide a day later to let you go.

 

[JunkPunch]

First off, do you dislike the job only, or do you also dislike the company/employees? If it's just the job itself, talk to your boss, and be honest. Tell him where you are at.

Even better, try and think of something else in the company you could do, or some way you could make your current job more appealing. If you can approach him with a "This is what I'd like to do..." scenario, you have a lot better chance than a "What else ya got?".

 

[Natey]

That sucks, Tony, but I do agree that work is cutting into your play-time WAY too much.

If I were you, I'd probably not mention it to my boss until I had a better job lined up, then give him/her(your boss) an ultimatum...
Pawn the s*** work off on someone else & give me a big raise WITH vacation, or I'll take this other job I already have lined up.

The reason I'd do it this way is because of your other point: The job market sucks around here these days. If you can't find something better, at least you'll have this one to get you by until something DOES come along.

Good luck w/ the decision, bro.

 

[Lost_Conception]

LOL i feel your pain !

I am a Senior Network Administrator for a company and i only have 3 yrs into the IT Field !

The pay is nice but at times it can be to much at my current level.

All you can do i stay tough, and be confident and calm.
As soon as you get frustrated your going to only make it worse.

LoL i slammed a Dell Server on a rack lmao !
And the thing was still on.

I took a long break afterwards lol

Just hang in there until u figure out your battle plan !

I tried telling my boss about my unhappiness and he said, then go ...

Thats F'ed up !

I wanted to hit him but then lawsuits etc etc ......

 

[Gbourdon]

I feel like as long as you have put in a reasonable amount of time (whiich varies from company to company) then you have the right to look for a change. I am not wild about my job but I do like the company. I never wanted to be in sales and what do I do... sales. I figure I owe them at least a year or two before I move on. I owe it to the company and to my customers. Customers don't like seeing sales reps coming and going all the time they like consistency and someone who knows their needs. I say if you have put in your time then move on. But don't hurt your chances for another position at another company by bailing before you put your time in. Just my .02. Best of luck.

Working is for chumps...wish I didn't have hobbies or maybe had a trust fund.

 

[MrFoggy]

First off, do you dislike the job only, or do you also dislike the company/employees? If it's just the job itself, talk to your boss, and be honest. Tell him where you are at.

Even better, try and think of something else in the company you could do, or some way you could make your current job more appealing. If you can approach him with a "This is what I'd like to do..." scenario, you have a lot better chance than a "What else ya got?".

It's just the job, really. The people I work with are really cool. But the responsibilites are getting to be too much. At least more then I want to have at this point in my life.

I agree about presenting him with an alternative, but I just don't know what other position I could ask for. Anything below my level, the company usually outsources temps to do the administrative stuff. Kinda leaves me in a bind there...

 

[MrFoggy]

LOL i feel your pain !

I am a Senior Network Administrator for a company and i only have 3 yrs into the IT Field !

The pay is nice but at times it can be to much at my current level.

All you can do i stay tough, and be confident and calm.
As soon as you get frustrated your going to only make it worse.

LoL i slammed a Dell Server on a rack lmao !
And the thing was still on.

I took a long break afterwards lol

Just hang in there until u figure out your battle plan !

I tried telling my boss about my unhappiness and he said, then go ...

Thats F'ed up !

I wanted to hit him but then lawsuits etc etc ......

I hear ya. It's not so much frustrating as it is stressful. And trust me. I take plenty of breaks. Otherwise, I'd go crazy.

 

[MrFoggy]

I feel like as long as you have put in a reasonable amount of time (whiich varies from company to company) then you have the right to look for a change. I am not wild about my job but I do like the company. I never wanted to be in sales and what do I do... sales. I figure I owe them at least a year or two before I move on. I owe it to the company and to my customers. Customers don't like seeing sales reps coming and going all the time they like consistency and someone who knows their needs. I say if you have put in your time then move on. But don't hurt your chances for another position at another company by bailing before you put your time in. Just my .02. Best of luck.

Working is for chumps...wish I didn't have hobbies or maybe had a trust fund.

I'v been here for almost 3 years, so I feel like I've put my time in, but that doesn't nessecerily mean that I am ready to move on. If I knew that there was something else I could do here to stay with the company, I would jump on it. But at thispoint, I'm jsut not what my boss coiudl for , even if he wanted me to stay.

Thanks for the advice and kind words. (2thumbsup)

 

[JunkPunch]

Here's a possibility - find a lackey. Basically, find someone in the company, probably in a "lower" position who wants to get into what you are doing. Kindly offer your management to help this person get involved. Soon you will find yourself putting more of your workload on them, and they'll thank you for it! Seriously, I've done this myself, and I've seen it done a ton of times. And it's not like you are screwing someone else. I'm sure there are people there that don't have enough to to, as much as you have too much to do.

 

[MrFoggy]

Here's a possibility - find a lackey. Basically, find someone in the company, probably in a "lower" position who wants to get into what you are doing. Kindly offer your management to help this person get involved. Soon you will find yourself putting more of your workload on them, and they'll thank you for it! Seriously, I've done this myself, and I've seen it done a ton of times. And it's not like you are screwing someone else. I'm sure there are people there that don't have enough to to, as much as you have too much to do.

We have an Admin. who is the same agae, but she has professed no desire to do what I do. Honestly, I'm the youngest person here, and that may be part of the problem.
The job I have is usually reserved for those individuals who have spent 20-30 years in a specific market or industry, so they have a knowledge base and experiences to draw from and use to help assist and consult our clients. I simply got thrown into the job, and have had to try to build a knowledge base from scratch. This makes it extremely awkward when I am talking to people like Dell or IBM and having those that I talk to give me more data then I give them. And I'm supposed to be an expert! Not only does it look bad and embarsass me, it reflects poorly on my company, which my boss does not seem to care about.