outofit 0 #1 December 3, 2002 anyone else burnout with there job. i feel like mine has taken 10 years off my life. It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #2 December 3, 2002 I quit my job in May. I feel 10 years younger! -- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #3 December 3, 2002 how do u make a living. is base jumping profitable? It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #4 December 3, 2002 Savings. Working only makes sense if your saving money to stop working. Otherwise, what's the point?-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blewaway5 0 #5 December 3, 2002 I went right on through burnt out and on into don't give a damn any more. Of course, I'm 22 and I work in retail where I deal with lots of dumbasses every day, not to mention that in a month or so I'll be in the Navy so I'll get to be burnt out on a whole new sort of life. The again, maybe not, cause they're gonna make me be a rigger for them Truman Sparks for President Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #6 December 4, 2002 Have to say that I fall into the "don't give a damn anymore" category. Somehow, my boss has let our little office become some kind of boy's club so I'm just playing their little game. When they stopped sending me to schools and kept forcing me to be the little "admin bitch" I started acting like it. Can't say that I'm proud of it but I'm hoping it will turn around again. I still work really hard but just for my own self-respect. Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ffhunne 0 #7 December 4, 2002 Hell yeah! And its frustrating b/c there's nothing for jobs out there except the ones that pay peanuts! Live off savings? Hah, I skydive. I have to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgross 1 #8 December 4, 2002 i loved my job.. right up until I started jumping, now it bores me. I think I am going into Air traffic control. It will put a little stress in my life, and cause me to pay attention at work. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #9 December 4, 2002 the only reason i work, is they give me green pieces of paper for doing so, which i use to get pink pieces of paper that i can trade for altitude... everytime i talk about quiting and moving to the DZ i get talked out of it by everyone that already lives at the DZ.. i dont think they like me ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hohonukai 0 #10 December 4, 2002 Mine has taken the last 8 years of my life. Yes, I'm in the burnout zone. Funny thing is, it doesn't matter which field, it seems there is always folks who get burned out. Even at the dz, I hear bitchin and moaning. But, if you have to deal with it daily, I guess it becomes important and/or annoying. All I know is this, following your passion is where it's at. If it's not something you enjoy, it's time to move on. Life is short, with spending 40 hours or more a week at a job, you sure better enjoy it. That's so much of your life. I'm in the stage of planning to jump ship from my field altogether. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keskeie 0 #11 December 4, 2002 Yes, burnt out after 3 months as a high school teacher. Of course, there are days like today where my little freshmen are so well behaved it's pleasant and gives me means to carry on.....otherwise, I'm just counting the 13 more work days until Christmas vacation!!!! And I'd 'cutaway' from this life, but of course it pays the skydiving bills and until I get my AFF and Tandem ratings...... We were never feeling bored because we were never being boring. -Zelda Fitzgerald Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #12 December 4, 2002 I'm just burned out cause I've been working basically 10 days strait. Well that and I haven't taken any real time off since July. Come on eloy only a few more weeks. Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #13 December 4, 2002 I am definately in burn-out mode, especially since I have been sick. I am a high school math teacher, and my school has been completely unsupportive during my illness. I get harassed by my administrator just about daily (I got a nasty e-mail from him the DAY I got out of the hospital...) I love what I do...if I could just be in the class room with my little freshmen and not have to deal with all the politics and all the stupid hoops I have to jump through. I do give thought to how else I could have an impact on the lives of children..... ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #14 December 4, 2002 BURNED!!!! Everyone has already listened to me bitching about my job. but I am actively seeking new places of emplyment and it has rejuvenated my spirit to know that I am leaving I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sar911 0 #15 December 4, 2002 Have the greatest job in the world! Get paid to jump 24/7. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #16 December 4, 2002 Don't get to excited I think you'll end up in a more basic job for a while after your training. (before you're specialty) At least according to the people I know that have gone with the Navy and a friend's dad that's a recruiter. matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
