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CharlieMac
11-14-2005, 05:02 PM
Upside:
- I work outside at times.
- Get to meet famous people.
- Great pay.
- Flexible hours.

Downside:
- I work outside at times.
- Having to deal with drunks saying, "There's no liquor in my drink" in front of their kids.
- I wear a lime green shirt to work.
- Getting shit like ice for a 16 year kid trying to get laid by impressing his girl on a date.
- People.
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ZStomp
11-14-2005, 05:05 PM
Upsides:
-It's fun.
-Nobody looking over my shoulder.
-It's easy.
-It's interesting.

Downsides:
-Co workers.
-System could be better.
-Some of the things I see.

SpursWoman
11-14-2005, 05:13 PM
Upsides:
-very employee oriented
-very nice people - no drama queens
-awesome pay
-fun (sports) environment
-growing & successful

Downsides:
-I don't always feel like taking the stairs but there is no damn elevator. :cuss :lol

sa_butta
11-14-2005, 05:15 PM
Upsides:
I can dress casual everyday
good pay
cool co-workers
free internet
dont really work too hard

Downsides:
Clients are dumb
Dont like the medical benifits
And hate one of my supervisors

Shelly
11-14-2005, 05:18 PM
Upside

I work for my dad
I've been telecommuting for 13 years
I get paid well for hardly working

Downside

It's easy to procrastinate (but I get it done!)
Quarter endings and year end work.
People bugging me for money. You'll get paid when we get paid.

Spurminator
11-14-2005, 05:26 PM
Upside

Lots of Holidays
Lots of young coworkers who like to drink after work
Casual environment
Fun non-work activities (Employee film festivals, parties, costume contests, etc.)
Occasional involvement with sports

Downside

Compensation
Commute
At times, work can be tedious

easjer
11-14-2005, 05:27 PM
Upsides
-I have nothing to do and my direct supervisor doesn't give a shit if I sur the internet all day as long as my projects are done promptly with my usual high standards of quality.
-I get to commute with my husband every day. (this won't last beyond the end of the semester, I fear)
-I can take a two hour lunch at my desk.
-I do occasionally get to help someone in a meaningful way.
-I'm good at the stuff I do.
-I can wear jeans whenever I want.
-My direct supervisor loves me.
-Working for the state means lots of paid holidays.

Downsides
-I am bored nearly to tears.
-My high-up bosses don't have the first clue what I do, and think of me as scenary.
-My high-up bosses are so out of touch with everything that happens and consistently change things around at the last minute and it's frustrating as hell trying to do anything positive for this place because they don't think it needs to be done.
-Between coworkers (ok, just one) looking over my shoulder everyday (because she's pissed off that I'm 100x more efficient than she is and I *can* surf the net all day and get my projects done on time and well), my bosses making a weeks worth of hard work irrelevant, the bitchy ass students who feel entitled and who I want to kick in the face for being rude when you are doing them a fucking favor, I want to cry on Sundays that I have to go back the next day and be there for five days in a row.
-I hate my job with a passion, because I'm bored everyday, there are no other projects to do and I can't move anywhere or make anymore money without killing a coworker and moving into their position (which I don't want anyway).
-I work here because the college did great things for me as a student, and I wanted to give back, and all I am now is jaded, frustrated, bitter and hurt.

samikeyp
11-14-2005, 05:28 PM
Upside
Free internet
Great View
Awesome co-workers
Good benefits

Downside
Dumbass callers
Crappy, inconsistent shifts
Low pay
Corporate bullshit

SequSpur
11-14-2005, 05:32 PM
Upside: Nothing
Downside: Everything.

If you find something great in having to spend your fucking life working, than you are hopeless.

Having to work fucking blows.

jcrod
11-14-2005, 05:32 PM
Upside

I work from home
wear basically anything i want
understanding boss
basically work anywhere theres an internet connection

Downside

I work from home
right now, shit load of mandatory classes
depending on my project/client location, can be working at 1 AM and then again at 6 AM, including weekends.

rr2418
11-14-2005, 05:34 PM
Upside

Easy work
Lots of holidays
Good pay
Causal enviroment
Get off at 1130 am

Downside

Split days off
Go in at 0300 am
Go in at 0100 am on Mondays

Silver21_Black20
11-14-2005, 06:17 PM
Upside

-Get to watch Spurs games, concerts, etc.
-Co-workers
-Boss and supervisors are cool
-Spurs season ticket holders, that I know, are awesome
-Get hooked up with sodas and food

Downside

-Pay
-I only work on event days

SequSpur
11-14-2005, 06:20 PM
Upside
-I get paid

Downside
-I have to work


Exactly.

PakiDan
11-14-2005, 06:46 PM
upsides:

I get to take the ball out every 3 hours
I get to wear a shiny new leather suit
I get my picture taken every day with Polish Women
I get to say LUBE IT UP every few hours.

Downsides:

The leather chafes
Interpol is investigating me
Sometimes all the straw gives me a rash.
I get paid in Pesos.

Marklar MM
11-14-2005, 07:39 PM
GIG's job has a great advantage...girls and this.

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angel_luv
11-14-2005, 08:09 PM
For my job: upside/ downside= so close and yet so far from my Rasho. =)

Aggie Hoopsfan
11-14-2005, 09:11 PM
Upside:

:bling
Lots of travel on the company dime
More free perks from travel than I know what to do with (Rapid Rewards, Free Hotel Nights, Free Car rentals, etc.).
Get to do and see a lot
3.5 weeks vacation per year

Downsides:
Deal exclusively with government, and have to deal with all the bullshit politics
No eye candy when I'm in the office
Not much of a social life a lot of the time
Far from SA and the Spurs, surrounded by Mavs fans

spurschick
11-14-2005, 09:15 PM
Upside:
• cool clients
• get to be creative
• client perks
• solid medical benefits
• I like the people I work with

Downside:
• have to get up early
• the drive to and from downtown
• have to get up early
• occasionally having to create in a hurry
• have to get up early

ClintSquint
11-14-2005, 09:30 PM
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"Jobs? We don't need no stinkin' jobs!"

Faccia di Angelo
11-14-2005, 09:56 PM
Upside:
Weekends off
Can wear pretty much whatever I want
Get to be silly and have fun
Have great co-workers
Pretty stable
Get to laugh and smile alot
Feel like I am serving a purpose and giving back

Downside:
Always run a chance of being sick
Sometimes don't get the appreciation or respect from some
Body starts feeling like its wearing down after awhile, feel exhausted
See and hear some pretty disturbing things
Need more of a challenge at times
Boss that has no compassion

Zombie
11-14-2005, 10:20 PM
Upside:
Don't have a boss looking over my shoulder
I can take a break when ever the hell I want to.
I get to see the country

Downside:
Away from home a week at a time
Fucked up Dept of transportation rules

midgetonadonkey
11-14-2005, 10:27 PM
Upside:
There is no job in the world easier than mine.
Plenty of eye candy walking around.

Downside:
I have to drive half an hour to get there.
The people pretty much suck. Not a day goes by that two people aren't arguing.
The hours are terrible.
I work Saturdays.
The pay is terrible.
It gets extremely boring.
No chance of advancement.

2pac
11-14-2005, 10:43 PM
Upside:
I am my own boss
I work from home
No one else gets paid for the work I do

Downside:
No job pays enough
The Buck always stops here
Most people suck

Carie
11-15-2005, 12:37 AM
When I had a job

Upside

Challenging, fun work
Lots of amenities in and around building
5 minutes door to door
Good pay
Extra paycheck every Christmas
15-18% bonus once a year
Close friend at work
Understanding boss
Downside

A lot of close minded co-workers (though not all)
The less I was able to sleep, the harder the job got
Benefits reduced every year

T Park
11-15-2005, 01:19 AM
Upside

Great Pay
have the months of November through February practically off.


Downside
Lots of work,
no social life hardly
people judging you on your life and now knowing the real person
Lots of time away from home
Hours (9am-1AM sometimes 3 days in a row)