I am not in a comfortable situation in mine. It is a bit toxic tbh. The rest of it seems normal - so many meetings, everyone fumbling around trying to meet the goals that shift around. I do like the parts where I get to write code though:-).

Nobody enjoys 100% of every day and every activity. But do you enjoy your job… mostly?

  • superduperpirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I mostly enjoy my job:

    Good points:

    • I have a very good boss who does her best to make our lives easier, and whose expectations of us are clear, consistent, and reasonable.
    • I have an excellent benefits package.
    • I have very good work-life balance.
    • I have a very short commute.
    • There’s an on-site fitness center that’s pretty nice and is open before work.
    • I get along pretty well with my coworkers.
    • I mostly like what I do, when I can get my brain to shut up and cooperate in actually getting some work done.

    Bad points:

    • I could probably get a sizable pay raise if I got a similar job in the private sector.
    • Our institutional funding depends in part on the state legislature & gubernatorial executive actions so we can easily find ourselves with unstable funding.
    • Because of budget crunch, we are in a hiring freeze and my department, who just lost a person to retirement, will probably be denied authorization to hire someone to fill the newly vacated spot.

    Overall, it’s worth my while to stay here. At a minimum I will stay long enough to vest in the pension system, and because I hate job hunting with a passion, I’ll probably stay at least as long as my boss is here.