Reply to: Forget burnout, boreout is the new office disease

[Mich the Tester]

The only job I truly enjoyed was in the military. I never tired of shooting at things and blowing things up. I liked it so much I used to hate it at going-home time, and I used to get very stressed.

and the shouting. I used to love being able to shout un-pc things at people at the top of my lungs and be admired for it.
The piss drinking competitions were a bit of a bummer though

Of course these days the downside would be getting your arsehole blown to pieces by a suicide bomber in one of New Labour's wars.

[EternalOptimist]

The only job I truly enjoyed was in the military. I never tired of shooting at things and blowing things up. I liked it so much I used to hate it at going-home time, and I used to get very stressed.

and the shouting. I used to love being able to shout un-pc things at people at the top of my lungs and be admired for it.
The piss drinking competitions were a bit of a bummer though

[original PM]

hahahaahahahahaahahahaahahahahahahhaha


if that is true the world is ****'ed

yeah when i wrote that i was thinking the same!!!

[Mich the Tester]

hahahaahahahahaahahahaahahahahahahhaha


if that is true the world is ****'ed

He’s right. People were motivated and intelligent enough to get the kind of qualifications and training that gets us highly paid contracting roles. The fact that some clientcos have raised demotivation to an artform and are even capable of demotivating the most highly paid and highly educated people in their office is something quite different.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Jobs may well just be jobs

However for a lot of people jobs offer the only way of achieving any sort of meaningful goal in their life

As such if some one is bored they will become demotivated

If they become demotivated performance at work will suffer.

But then I suppose you can just sack them

I personally could not care less but it is down to the manager to try to keep the teams motivated and upbeat - especially in this current downturn where things may not be as busy as previously.

You have to remember most people on here are highly motivated intelligent individuals - the average worker on the average salary is not.
probably

hahahaahahahahaahahahaahahahahahahhaha


if that is true the world is ****'ed

[original PM]

Jobs may well just be jobs

However for a lot of people jobs offer the only way of achieving any sort of meaningful goal in their life

As such if some one is bored they will become demotivated

If they become demotivated performance at work will suffer.

But then I suppose you can just sack them

I personally could not care less but it is down to the manager to try to keep the teams motivated and upbeat - especially in this current downturn where things may not be as busy as previously.

You have to remember most people on here are highly motivated intelligent individuals - the average worker on the average salary is not.

probably

[Mich the Tester]

I could complete my work much more quickly and effectively if my colleagues were to all bugger off home.

[Zippy]

10 out of 10?
I'm so bored I got 11

Very Spinal Tap ..

[SallyAnne]

I love my job - I answered yes to a few though (could do it quicker, do private tasks at work, email mates, etc) but as for the technical stuff I do...that never bores me! I love it!

I'd seriously do my job in my spare time for free!!

However, I was a civil servant for the first 7 years of my career, and I would have answered 10 of them as yes. I used to cry on the way in and out of work sometimes, and often in the toilets during the day. I was bored out of my mind, and constantly so emotionally drained from doing nothing.
God I STILL get shivvers from it.

[bobhope]

You missed a bit, bob:

From The Times
September 15, 2007

Are your masters at Murdoch's outfit about to publish the paperback?

The article that I read/saw, the original report was in German. I figured it wouldn't be so palatable, so put in the first English language result from Google.


I still think it's funny that they've dreamt up a catchphrase for what we've all long suspected.

[ace00]

10 out of 10?
I'm so bored I got 11

[ThomasSoerensen]

1 Do you complete private tasks at work?
Yes
2 Do you feel underchallenged or bored?
Yes
3 Do you sometimes pretend to be busy?
Yes
4 Are you tired and apathetic after work even though you experienced no stress in the office?
Yes
5 Are you unhappy with your work?
Yes
6 Do you find your work meaningless?
It's not meaningless, saves client a lot of money but i personally could not give a toss about it
7 Could you complete your work quicker than you are doing?
Yes
8 Are you afraid of changing your job because you might take a salary cut?
If i went lower than my current rate i would just jack it in and go join some charity in Timbuktu, it's bearly worth the crap as is
9 Do you send private e-mails to colleagues during working hours?
Colleagues, god no
Friends, yes
10 Do you have little or no interest in your work?
Yes

Woot, i am suffering from boreout and burnout...but damn known that for quite a while, only thing that keeps me going is my complusion to do what i am paid for, otherwise would really start taking the mickey

Would give my right arm for an interesting, challangeing , fun place to be contract that pays well *sigh*oh well only 6 to 8 more months of this to go

You are saving up for a handgun and still needs to work for 6 to 8 months before you have enough savings?

May I suggest you rent one. It is far cheaper. And after proper use you don't really need it anymore.

HTH

[Lockhouse]

10/10 here.

[NickFitz]

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2456531.ece

You missed a bit, bob:

From The Times
September 15, 2007

Are your masters at Murdoch's outfit about to publish the paperback?

[NickFitz]

"...said {name redacted to avoid passing googlejuice}, the co-author of a management book..."

Another bit of advertising puffery masquerading as news in a Murdoch newspaper.

Why am I not surprised? And why do I strongly suspect that the book is published by a firm owned by Murdoch?

Nothing to see here, move along...