Work- stiffling,,,,,,,,,,, What about you?

[Jamster]

Malin Wanagsan,

 

I work in advertising (I know, safe the clichés guys) and I am getting fed up with work but it is the only thing I am good at. Tried couple things; mainly stuff that doesn’t require mental exercise and failed shamefully. The constant drivel that I have to push to clients together with the self-important people I work with is driving me off the wall- okay, almost! There are occasions which I find satisfying in what I am doing, but these are rarity.

 

Now the SOL galarry, without going around shouting, leave this evil industry and do something you will find rewarding—I don’t want to leave; not yet anyway; what I want is something to keep me going, at least for a while till I get my ‘real vocation’!!

 

Question, how do you keep yourself interested—I am not posing this question those who are in the voluntary sector or health industry where there is the feeling you are being selfless and helping others………! Accounts, engineers, finance, and IT people might be able to help as well as those who are in similar industry namely PR, Publishing or Consulting…..!.

 

Appreciated.

[Ibtisam]

Make sure you a get a big bonus, try to exceed those targets and take weekend breaks from London, to make you feel like the reward is greater than boredom and all the bullishid greedy people who you have to listen to day in day out.

[NGONGE]

The interesting part is not in the job itself but the actual office politics. Join in. Throw a spanner in the works from time to time. Brown nose some and deflate the egos of others. Make friends with the receptionists (you'll get all the gossip there and be prepared to parry oncoming onslaughts).

[N.O.R.F]

Don't want to leave my job but I'm fed of the bureaucracy, the constant changes and egotistical people. The letter I wrote and sent last week (copied everyone) seems to have worked

 

NG;

 

(you'll get all the gossip there and be prepared to parry oncoming onslaughts).

When you decide to go for a walk and a chat

[Jacaylbaro]

I'm happy with my current Job ,,, well, i mean Jobs ,,

[Ms DD]

Anyone read "rich dad poor dad"?

[Jacaylbaro]

YES ,,, I read that Book and i recommend it weliba

[-Lily-]

If you are dedicated to work the only way to succeed is to go after the biggest fish, the biggest responsibility, and undertake the most testing tasks, go on training courses, try for your company’s overseas offices (if it’s big) etc.

 

You have to understand that career/work is only one dimension of life. I think problems arise when the job IS the main focus in life. I know, I know, people will ask ‘what else is there’. I don’t know, figure it out! But you most certainly will not find it at work.

[Jamster]

Ibtisaam—tried that couple times; going to Marbella this weekend and then off to Barcelona for the wedding of our Creative director who I thought was gay because he is a bit camp! Anyhow, taking time off it great, money is okay (not been in the industry for 10 years; that when you make the big bucks).

 

Ngone, incidentally, we have someone in the office who we call Brown nosing Bill- BnB! As a Somali, it is difficult to engage in BN as we think it is below our station. Anyhow, office politics is great, but one gets tired of it all.

 

Al-Haashimi: If I ever try to voice such ill thoughts then I might as well sign my resignation letter—which I have already written couple months back though resigning from this post is perhaps a year or two to go.

 

Thanks

 

PS: I am writing this to you guys from the balcony of my office with my slick apple mac! The sun is shining in London what a difference a day makes.

[Ms DD]

Yes JB

I have read it recently and clarified few things. I suggest that Fahiye reads it. Try to get out of the rat race.

if you want to accomplish your goal. the book shows we must change our thinking if we ever intend to be financially free. He teaches that we must first understand what are the real assets and liabilities in our lives. More importantly, he also teaches what you must do to get onto the Fast Track.

 

"Why climb the ladder to success when you can own the ladder"

 

Dont be a wage slave, secure your financial freedom.

So much more I wanna say

[Jamster]

Lily, when you spend most of the day in the office and socialise (not out of choice but lack of time) work becomes everything.

 

MSDD, I wish I had a rich dad too

[Ms DD]

It is not about having rich dad, but getting money work for us, rather than working for money. I have always wondered what causes generations of lemmings to go through the rat race called middle class, while other pepople seem to prosper in the same environment

[Ibtisam]

^^So you are going to be rich soon?

[Ms DD]

Stick by my side girl, And I will not do you wrong ehehehe

 

I was not made to be poor..I am trying to find my way back to my people (rich folks that is)

[Ibtisam]

I'm stick to you like glue, yaa iga kaa fuur. I have no aspirations to be rich, is that normal. I want to be comfortable, not rich.