no, i'm not an individual investor - i work for a firm that's involved in government bonds, energy, equity indices, grains, and whatever other futures product we feel like trading. i usually get to the office around 7 or 7:30 or so but because of my general level of restlessness and anxiety i'm often awake well before then .. 1 o'clock is a bit of an extreme but 3-4 is pretty normal. as i type this i'm still a little nervous and physically tense from today .... it's just nuts out there right now. about to have a beer or six to take the edge off. that's a pretty typical day - it takes three beers just to get yourself back to a normal, relaxed state. hypertension like a motherfucker.
so i'm not an investor at all, just a straight up high volume trader. someday i'll "graduate" to holding positions longer-term and will leave the in/out shit behind - i aspire to be somewhere in between a trader and an investor, a "trend follower" so to speak - but until then it's going to be insanity every day. it's a great education though, a real trial by fire, and it's also been particularly tense since the stocks fell out .. .big shit goings on right now
Word. Hypertension/Anxiety is a motherfucker. Take care of yourself man.
I just started running a department with about 7 people. 3 of them called out sick today on some bullshit. Heads will roll on Monday.
Gotta rule with an iron fist.
Motherfuckers better recognize. I used our document managment system to track what one of them did on Thursday. Turns out they wrote two letters in 4 hours and that is it. Busted. They are going to have a really bad Monday.
i'm a bond trader. i doubt anyone anywhere has a job that's much more stressful than mine. i can't even begin to articulate what we go through ... but believe me, it's tough. luckily i'm healthy, typically exercise a lot (although i just had surgery so temporarily out of commission), have low blood pressure, etc., and have cut back a lot on the drinking and drugs ... but i still get horrible spells of work-related anxiety, insomnia ... i'm the champ at waking up at 1 o'clock in the morning and sitting in my apartment waiting for the trading day to arrive. it's a rewarding job for the most part but i wouldnt wish this lifestyle on anybody. i don't even know how i deal with it. i'm a really low key person so it's kind of an odd fit but i do pretty well with it i suppose .... but i can't imagine doing this for more than 5-10 years until i either change careers altogether or take a dramatic step back. it's just way too much for any normal person to handle for an extended period of time.
your a ticking time bomb, can you at least say you drive a porsche? money has to be the reason for this schitt, but is it worth it? what is the reward or the carrot on the stick?
I am doing bullshit photo restoration and light graphic design..shit sucks but its ok until I try the freelance shit sometime in the near future(hopefully). The worse part is they charge $48 an hour for my services...and I dont get even close to half of that.
I used to give chemo to people with leukemia. Often you'd be having a really busy day then a Dr tells you you need to start a course of chemo from scratch on someone who just found out say, 24 hours ago they've got leukemia. Saw their local Doctor cos they felt tired and had some bruises, do a blood test, next thing they're on a plane to the hospital I work in and I'm standing there telling them about all the toxic shit I'm about to pump in their veins. I used to call it the "Welcome to Cancer" talk. Saw many people I gave said talk to get really sick and end up dying.
Still work in Cancer but less hours and in a more chilled section.
I used to give chemo to people with leukemia. Often you'd be having a really busy day then a Dr tells you you need to start a course of chemo from scratch on someone who just found out say, 24 hours ago they've got leukemia. Saw their local Doctor cos they felt tired and had some bruises, do a blood test, next thing they're on a plane to the hospital I work in and I'm standing there telling them about all the toxic shit I'm about to pump in their veins. I used to call it the "Welcome to Cancer" talk. Saw many people I gave said talk to get really sick and end up dying.
Still work in Cancer but less hours and in a more chilled section.
yo...that sounds tough to do. but i imagine agood person in that position could make a difference for a lot of the people.even having an impact on morale
yo...that sounds tough to do. but i imagine agood person in that position could make a difference for a lot of the people.even having an impact on morale
Yeah, It's not something I ever really thought about when I was doing it. You just do it. I treat everyone exactly the same, most people generally react positively, some would get real depressed.. I just talk shit, crack jokes etc. I once brought in a portable fisher price turntable n some prog records for a dude who used to listen to budgie n shit like that - he ended up dying. a 15 year old kid who was geeked on PC games but was broke and only had magazine demos - I burnt him a copy of warcraft 3, forgot to put in in my bag, remembered the next day, but he died overnight - that shit got to me for a minute.
but mostly, it was the other staff that burnt me out. Caring for strangers is easy, being nice to people you work with - impossible.
but I have made quite a few lasting good friends from that scene - and shit, someone has to do it.
i'm part of a team that decides whether or not a child is a candidate to undergo brain surgery to help restore their hearing. not always cut and dry. lots of counseling with families. stressful but rewarding.
My job is mega stressful. Especially this week. I have one of those jobs that have no room for error. I'm giving myself another year here and then I'm bailing ship for a year off in Europe.
Word.
Same shit here. I've been at my job for 7 years though. Saved up enough cream to take a year off. Next month I'm bailing ship to travel around South East Asia for a year or so.
My grandfather once told me "Work to live....never live to work."
My grandfather once told me "Work to live....never live to work."
Yeah, that is the truth. However it's easier said than done. I would say my job is incredibly stressful but then it pays the bills, it's buying us a house and, as long as I leave that stress in the office when I go home at the end of the day, it's worth it for now at least.
Man, my last job was stressful as fuck! I worked for a property mgmt company in Newport Beach. The lady who I was taking over for, had to leave the position because of the stress level and the fact that it wreaked havoc on her overall well-being. She suffered a miscarriage and half her face froze up and went numb for about two weeks as a result of this gig.
I lasted 6 months and had to call it quits. Mostly due to the fact that I moved to Whittier (40 miles away) a few months into the job. The hellish commute combined with the money I was spending on gas per week and of course, the high stress of the position. FUCK THAT!!!
Now I work two miles from my apt. as a translator/hr coordinator for a company that makes Indian breads. The job is low stress, I can kick it here with you folls, listen to Howard Stern and go home at 2:30. By 2:45, I'm kickin back, watching tv.... it doesn't suck
I had a stressful job managing a McDonalds for white people. Starbucks. That company is a joke. They don't pay their new employees diddly so you end up with a bunch of morons. Seeing how the corporation runs, I cahed out my stock. That shit sank after that.
Combine that with the location, Beverly Hills, and that makes it worse.
Now I work for myself, I make more money, and it's too chill. The only drawback is being uninsured.
I quit my job of 4 years before christmas and have been unemployed since. It's was refreshing but now it's really starting to get to me. The status is getting frightening low. Crazy electricity bill. Don't know which way to go. I'm more valuable than my r??sum?? leads on!!
I work @ an Apple Specialist, most of the time pretty cool, but Macs seem to attract the weirdos... For instance: the guy who legally changed his name to James T. Kirk and made such outlandish claims like he designed the F-16
So over all not too horrible, but can be stressful at times...
My job is stressful (chef) but it's seasonal. Low stress at the moment...
I lost mad weight without diet or exercise (other than standing for 10 hours per day) when I was cooking. I attribute it to stress. I also started smoking (pretty much quit now). Perhaps the most stressful job I can think of that doesn't involve lives or large money.
I manage about 8 people and a number of big projects. I really like my employer and my job, but managing people can be a real pain in the ass. I feel like an assistant principal at a middle school some days. This month in particular has been really stressful, but like I said I like my employer, I am well compensated and I am learning a lot. So I can only complain so much.
Good timing... I'm taking the next 15 minutes to try to calm down before my big presentation to the CEO from Japan
My job is quite stressful because I manage a very public division of the Marketing group. I lost all my staff to layoffs so I wear multiple hats and am super busy. It's good work, though, and what I want to do so I can't complain... but damn do I freak out sometimes because I'm responsible for way too much for my age and experience!
Those of you with that entrepreneurial sprit, how did you manage to break loose from the boss man's death grip? What are your professions? The rewards are obvious but what are some of the obstacles/drawbacks you've encountered along the way? I ask because I'm looking to start doing my own thang & am curious as to what the most common pitfalls to look out for are....
My job is stressful (chef) but it's seasonal. Low stress at the moment...
I lost mad weight without diet or exercise (other than standing for 10 hours per day) when I was cooking. I attribute it to stress. I also started smoking (pretty much quit now). Perhaps the most stressful job I can think of that doesn't involve lives or large money.
My job is stressful (chef) but it's seasonal. Low stress at the moment...
I lost mad weight without diet or exercise (other than standing for 10 hours per day) when I was cooking. I attribute it to stress. I also started smoking (pretty much quit now). Perhaps the most stressful job I can think of that doesn't involve lives or large money.
I consider the weight loss a perk!
No doubt. My results transcended anything I could've accomplished via will power.
i love my job, but the pay is atrocious. i put inridiculous hours and get all kinds of commendations (best year-round youthworks program in the city trophy, yesterday) but nothing on the salary end. i got a 2% "raise" last year.
they are designing a new position for me in the fall, which in some ways is exactly what i want to do. was hoping to get a raise with the new responsibilities...found out today, nope.
so sadly, thinking of moving on. very very conflicted right now. but my friends shake their heads when they hear what i am paid and i wonder if i'm being a fool.
It's tough trying to work with kids and make any kind of decent money. Whatever you choose, much respect to everything you have already done.
I love my job. Played sports all day today with middle school kids. Sure, I wish I got paid like my brother who gets paid bank by a startup to design random t-shirts and banners that they rarely use, but you can't think just in terms of the money.
As a youth worker, the only way you really can make any money is as the manager of a high-level service, or in local/state/federal Government. But in all these positions, you really don't get to do direct service provision but rather policy support and program design. It's still way more fun than your average office job, but it's still not as fun as working with young people!
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Word. Hypertension/Anxiety is a motherfucker. Take care of yourself man.
Motherfuckers better recognize. I used our document managment system to track what one of them did on Thursday. Turns out they wrote two letters in 4 hours and that is it. Busted. They are going to have a really bad Monday.
what does the document management system say about YOUR activities in those 4 hours?
your a ticking time bomb, can you at least say you drive a porsche? money has to be the reason for this schitt, but is it worth it? what is the reward or the carrot on the stick?
SOUL STRUT
Still work in Cancer but less hours and in a more chilled section.
yo...that sounds tough to do.
but i imagine agood person in that position could make a difference for a lot of the people.even having an impact on morale
Yeah, It's not something I ever really thought about when I was doing it. You just do it. I treat everyone exactly the same, most people generally react positively, some would get real depressed.. I just talk shit, crack jokes etc. I once brought in a portable fisher price turntable n some prog records for a dude who used to listen to budgie n shit like that - he ended up dying.
a 15 year old kid who was geeked on PC games but was broke and only had magazine demos - I burnt him a copy of warcraft 3, forgot to put in in my bag, remembered the next day, but he died overnight - that shit got to me for a minute.
but mostly, it was the other staff that burnt me out. Caring for strangers is easy, being nice to people you work with - impossible.
but I have made quite a few lasting good friends from that scene - and shit, someone has to do it.
Word.
Same shit here. I've been at my job for 7 years though. Saved up enough cream to take a year off. Next month I'm bailing ship to travel around South East Asia for a year or so.
My grandfather once told me "Work to live....never live to work."
Yeah, that is the truth. However it's easier said than done. I would say my job is incredibly stressful but then it pays the bills, it's buying us a house and, as long as I leave that stress in the office when I go home at the end of the day, it's worth it for now at least.
I lasted 6 months and had to call it quits. Mostly due to the fact that I moved to Whittier (40 miles away) a few months into the job. The hellish commute combined with the money I was spending on gas per week and of course, the high stress of the position. FUCK THAT!!!
Now I work two miles from my apt. as a translator/hr coordinator for a company that makes Indian breads. The job is low stress, I can kick it here with you folls, listen to Howard Stern and go home at 2:30. By 2:45, I'm kickin back, watching tv.... it doesn't suck
Combine that with the location, Beverly Hills, and that makes it worse.
Now I work for myself, I make more money, and it's too chill. The only drawback is being uninsured.
I'm more valuable than my r??sum?? leads on!!
For instance: the guy who legally changed his name to James T. Kirk and made such outlandish claims like he designed the F-16
So over all not too horrible, but can be stressful at times...
I lost mad weight without diet or exercise (other than standing for 10 hours per day) when I was cooking. I attribute it to stress. I also started smoking (pretty much quit now). Perhaps the most stressful job I can think of that doesn't involve lives or large money.
My job is quite stressful because I manage a very public division of the Marketing group. I lost all my staff to layoffs so I wear multiple hats and am super busy. It's good work, though, and what I want to do so I can't complain... but damn do I freak out sometimes because I'm responsible for way too much for my age and experience!
yeah its nice to make the occasional $300 in 4 hours
Sometimes I feel like this is great because my resume looks so damn good right now, but sometimes it can be kind of scary too.
Those of you with that entrepreneurial sprit, how did you manage to break loose from the boss man's death grip? What are your professions? The rewards are obvious but what are some of the obstacles/drawbacks you've encountered along the way? I ask because I'm looking to start doing my own thang & am curious as to what the most common pitfalls to look out for are....
I consider the weight loss a perk!
No doubt. My results transcended anything I could've accomplished via will power.
As a youth worker, the only way you really can make any money is as the manager of a high-level service, or in local/state/federal Government. But in all these positions, you really don't get to do direct service provision but rather policy support and program design. It's still way more fun than your average office job, but it's still not as fun as working with young people!