Thread: Just started the worst job...

At the end of last year I resigned from my Personal Assistant position at a very high-market art gallery due to my boss being an absolute pr**k - he found it amusing to make sexual passes at me at every opportunity.

I have been searching for the perfect job for 2 months now and have had no such luck. I am very keen to get involved in the IT sector as I have a passion for the functionality of both computers and programmes.

Anyhoo, I started a job yesterday. I chose this position because living without an income was becoming a real problem. It is another Personal Assistant position, but for less pay at a smaller family-run business. The only benefit to this is that it is 10 minutes away from my house. I already hate it. I am convinced that being a Personal Assistant in South Africa automatically allows for a tattoo on your forehead saying: "I am stupid, so please do not give me any difficult work to do or any work for that matter." Ok, maybe that would make for an awfully large tattoo, but it is true. All I have done since I arrived yesterday was type out my own contract and file some papers away. Please give me something meaningful to do!!!

So, in order to make myself feel a little better I made this post and I am encouraging all those other people who are stuck in jobs simply to pay the rent to vent here too.

The space is open to all kinds of anger Go ahead and get it out there...

Intriguingly, I actually envy your job to some extent. Imagine that, doing nothing and getting paid for it.

Just kidding. XD

Srsly now: Well, he's the boss. I guess you just have to live with it for now. Hope he'd give you some meaningful job soon.

I don't know how the law stands in SA but over here a boss who sexually harassed an employee to the point they couldn't stand it and left could be made to pay heavily for it. it amounts to wrongful dismissal, and rightly so in my opinion.
Early days with the new job, start looking round for stuff to do on your own initiative and maybe they will get the message, they probably still feel they need to do everything until they have shown you, which leaves them too busy to show you.

Create your own business. That's what I did.

Originally Posted by Shirley S. Bracken

Create your own business. That's what I did.

I have thought about that so many times. I thought of opening up my own swimming school and teaching little children how to swim. The only thing that stopped me was trying to find an indoor, heated pool.

That's funny! I thought you said your interest was in computers and programing. You obviously already have a computer, find a need and fill it!

Originally Posted by Shirley S. Bracken

That's funny! I thought you said your interest was in computers and programing. You obviously already have a computer, find a need and fill it!

This is true The computer side of things is something I have been looking to get into for the past maybe 2 years. I worked as a swimming teacher when I first left school and thoroughly enjoyed it, the problem is that it is seasonal. Summertime allows for wonderful income, but there is none to get you through winter.

There is no reason why you can't hold the job you have, develop your computer based business and enjoy teaching swimming in the summer. One of those things is bound to work into something that you will enjoy and that will make you a comfortable income. A good balance of enjoyment and need is a healthy way to go. Easy for me to say I guess. (:

Originally Posted by Shirley S. Bracken

There is no reason why you can't hold the job you have, develop your computer based business and enjoy teaching swimming in the summer. One of those things is bound to work into something that you will enjoy and that will make you a comfortable income. A good balance of enjoyment and need is a healthy way to go. Easy for me to say I guess. (:

You are right. Thank you.

I guess I have always just looked at getting into one of those fields, not really doing a bit of all of them.

Now I remember why I never looked for a job.

I hear there's good money to be made highjacking cars at traffic lights in Jo'burg.

On the plus side, you're writing your own contract. Think of the fun you could have with that.

it makes me tickle just to think about doing a proper job for once, but a person should follow his dreams, well but you have to have some income that comes free first...... win a lottery?

I hate my job too. Well my first (main) job!
I work for a charitable organisation (yes this is good in a way) as a Training Co-ordinator, however they expect me to do the job that 3 people should be doing with half the salary. My boss is an asshole and likes to show that his position is above me whenever he gets the opportunity. Even with the mega workload the jobs I get just aren't meaningful to me, I quite often think I need to be challenged more.
My second (weekend) job is for the same company but working as a support worker for people with learning & physical disabilities and I love this so much, but due to commitments at home I cannot do this full time due to the hours they work.

I want to do something different, maybe children & young adults psychology (then i think could i really not get too emotionally involved in this kind of job, and the answer is no I don't think so) So then i'm back to square one!

Sorry this has turned into a major rant, must.. stop!

I hope you get something sorted Jinxi, you will have to keep us updated

Originally Posted by Luckystars1987

Sorry this has turned into a major rant, must.. stop!

I hope you get something sorted Jinxi, you will have to keep us updated

Yay! Finally someone else ranted I felt like the only person who hated my job

I will definitely keep you updated It has started to improve slowly. I have forced him to give me more work to do, so at least I am busy.

I am studying psychology. It is incredibly interesting. I am specialising in Criminal Psych though. I thought about going into mental health psych, but I am also one of those people that becomes very attached and that would not be a very healthy thing for me to work with young children.

Hope your job improves.