Signs you should look for a new job?

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I think that if my employee(if I had any) lurked around taking notes about me and I saw him/her following me and slacking around the photocopy room, I would fire him/her too. Just saying, perhaps your intense focus on your boss may have expedited your termination.

In my case, I started looking for a job when I hadn't been put on the schedule since the end of March, with the excuse that things are slow. I also found that they did a similar thing with someone else I know who also has a disability since that person got hired first, then the agency contracted with Department of Rehabilitation got me hired as well.

Calm down dude. Besides if it's a good job why would one hate it? I've explained what I mean when I say a job I hate, if i had a good job I don't see why I would hate it, if it was a bad job then it would be more likely. And you can suck up all the crap you would like, but don't expect everyone else to.

I've already explained what I meant about hating a job, clearly you missed it..so read back, don't hijack this thread to talk crap about me considering welfare. You don't get to be the judge of who is truly unable to work or not...If I cannot find employment or keep a job due to my symptoms then I am going to see that as needing welfare if you disagree that's your problem.

It would creep me out if an employee did this as well. That's just not normal.

Taking copies of confidential docs is a HUGE work no-no.

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Working is a necessity. You work to get money to support yourself. Refusing to find any sort of job is lazy and entitled, sponging off the system. It doesn't matter if the job isn't "something I (you) don't want to waste your time thinking about" or a job "beneath your intelligence level."

Supporting yourself with any sort of job, good or bad, is taking personal responsibility for your life.

The logic behind my post were this; If you end up without a job, and consequently without money or a home, you might be worse off without that job, than "happily" without.

Yep. Having a job, whether "intellectually stimulating", or not means money. Having money to support yourself and have food/shelter, is better than having nothing. People work jobs they hate to take personal responsibly for their own lives and support themselves however possible.

I would look for another job, making sure your current employer doesn't hear about it. Some offices are better than others, though poliking is common in a lot of places. Perhaps you could talk to the boss about doing some work days from home? Or,... finding ways that could make your current job more tolerable? More breaks? Earplugs? Different hours? I don't know.

Considering the economy and our age: if your current job is making you depressed on evenings and weekends, I'd look for another one fast, because in such circumstances there's nothing to lose, since the new one can only be as bad and not worse.

Well I'll have money to support myself....wether it's a job, welfare, I will call it having money to support myself and it will be better than having nothing I imagine. Why don't work jobs you like? does it have to be a job you hate for it to be considered taking personal responsibility? meh the notion that people should waste most of their life doing something they hate just to survive is not one I feel like defining my life by.

getting on SSI or finding part time work of some sort would be supporting myself however possible at least for the time being.

You're "told" it's supposed to work a certain way? Offices always have their plusses and minuses. Some have a faster pace, some a slower.

If you do your job the best you reasonably can, that's fulfilling your work goal. If other people don't fulfill their work goals, that's their problem-- maybe they'll be fired.

If you're bored at your job, perhaps you could change jobs within the company, or seek out other or additional responsibilities. Maybe come up with a side project to make it less boring.

If you're overworked, perhaps try to limit your hours to traditional work hours.

If you're bored in life, perhaps find evening/weekend hobbies or events to try. Then you have something to look forward to after work, instead of focusing on the work problems all day.

Why not look for jobs at other companies if you've been miserable at your job for so long? I suggest keeping your current job until you are officially hired at a new job, and not telling your current employer that you're looking for another job.

Work can be tiring, particularly socially, but you're making progress in your career, and are supporting yourself. That's a good thing.

Number one: if you don't get along with colleagues and they backstab you. Unfortunately, they could dislike you so much as to get you in deep trouble and essentially lie. It's not worth it. Listen to your instinct. If you feel like they're capable of doing that, GET OUT if you have a job lined up!

Number two: The workload is too much for the time allotted and you find yourself getting in trouble due to unfinished work.

Number three: They don't let you call in sick or make you feel guilty, especially when you really are sick! (e.g. pneumonia)

Sounds like you need a vacation, not a new job.

The only time I would quit is if I felt physically or emotionally abused at work. Otherwise, I'd stay put for the time being. The job market is just too competitive at the moment, and there are signs it could get worse. If you are unlucky enough to be in Europe or most of Asia, it will get worse.

Boom years will return, and there will be greater flexibility on what jobs to take. Until then, stay where you are, and make sure you can provide for you and your family.