Tasks you don’t like in your Occupation
I can't think of any job I've ever had that doesn't include performing tasks that are unpleasant. To make matters worse, many of these duties are not mentioned in the intial classified ad or for that matter; discussed in the interview itself, assuming you've made it that far in the selection process. Instead, we discover the downside to our occupations as we become more familiar with the entire workings of the employer. As many others have stated, there are two options one can choose once these undesirable aspects are revealed: A) We can quit; or B) We can deal with it.
I am personally in this very situation as I write this article. I am a driver for a local newspaper whose main duty is to deliver bundles to businesses and foot-route carriers. This part of the job makes it one of the easiest positions I've ever held. I love to drive, and quite frankly inclement weather conditions make it even more challenging; for I look upon severe thunderstorms or blizzards as a sort of adventure. I do other things as well.
I work inside the production facility once weekly to produce a smaller paper for the surrounding rural communities. Likewise, I have no issues with that. In addition, I act as a courier for a few hours each week transporting mail and other paperwork back and forth between the plant and the main offices seven miles away. Again, I'm driving and enjoy it.
However, the Achilles Heel to this job is as follows: On Saturdays, certain employees are selected to assist in loading about 40 trucks with the bulky and heavy Sunday editions of our publication. This involves repetitive lifting and stacking bundles that can weigh as much as 40 pounds each, and the younger people do this quite fast.
Well, it's too fast. I'm closing in on 50, and the few times I've been scheduled for this miserable shift, I've quite honestly thought I'd have a heart attack. It takes about 5 or 6 hours, and I'm exhausted and sore within 30 minutes! I am not a physical labor kind of guy. I never have been. It's not my thing. Fortunately, I've only been called to do this in dire emergencies; when someone has called in sick or too many people are on vacation. Until now, that is.
We have been informed that a rotating schedule for this horrid task will be implemented soon. Thus far I'm not on it, but my supervisor has told me I will be eventually. Should that day ever arrive, I may have to seek work elsewhere.
However, if anyone else out there (and I'm sure there are many; just substitute what I just described with some type of work you personally loathe), common sense is prudent. In these times of economic uncertainty and gas prices threatening to hit $6.00 a gallon by the beginning of 2009, one would be quite foolish to leave a position until a new job has been found.
Of course, there's always a chance you could win the Lottery, but don't bet on it.
