Comments on: Take the quiz: Is it time for you to find a new job? http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:14:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: bleu http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/comment-page-1/#comment-208487 bleu Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:01:07 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/#comment-208487 OK - let me answer according to my company for real - then you tell me if I should look for another job : 1- My boss never lunches with me 2- I do the project myself, successfully, and my boss takes credit 3-There are no company parties 4- If my phone is ringing it is a customer 5- If I am that sick I stay home go to dr come to work next day no one cares 6 - Sightings of my company in the newspaper will include information about Layoffs and losses 7 - Co worker complains loudly, all day, to her family about all manner of personal issues - interfering with my ability to do my job 8 - My work area is dirty unless I clean it - something is growing on the carpet, the air is stale – there are no windows 9 - Location is 8 miles from house – that is a plus 10 - I bring my own coffee, there are no Starbucks on the way and I don’t make enough to afford to buy one daily anyway - I was told I was not allowed to drink the coffee supplied by the company - that is for sales, VP’s accounting and Lawyers only. 11 - Midday work out? Are you kidding? I am lucky if I can walk around the office park at lunch 12 - No raises, 11-1/2% salary reduction and loss of 2 weeks vacation – Oh but the big bosses all got promotions right before salaries were cut - resulting in them maintaining the salary that they were accustomed to when the mandatory salary cuts came down – but I am supposed to be too stupid to figure that out. 13 – Business trip is a same day round trip and I darn well better be at work the next day - jet lag be damned! 14 - Everyone shows up late and harasses me that the company took a project that was going to be difficult for them to do. Apparently they want to only do simple projects. So do I have a great job or what???? OK – let me answer according to my company for real – then you tell me if I should look for another job :

1- My boss never lunches with me
2- I do the project myself, successfully, and my boss takes credit
3-There are no company parties
4- If my phone is ringing it is a customer
5- If I am that sick I stay home go to dr come to work next day no one cares
6 – Sightings of my company in the newspaper will include information about Layoffs and losses
7 – Co worker complains loudly, all day, to her family about all manner of personal issues – interfering with my ability to do my job
8 – My work area is dirty unless I clean it – something is growing on the carpet, the air is stale – there are no windows
9 – Location is 8 miles from house – that is a plus
10 – I bring my own coffee, there are no Starbucks on the way and I don’t make enough to afford to buy one daily anyway – I was told I was not allowed to drink the coffee supplied by the company – that is for sales, VP’s accounting and Lawyers only.
11 – Midday work out? Are you kidding? I am lucky if I can walk around the office park at lunch
12 – No raises, 11-1/2% salary reduction and loss of 2 weeks vacation – Oh but the big bosses all got promotions right before salaries were cut – resulting in them maintaining the salary that they were accustomed to when the mandatory salary cuts came down – but I am supposed to be too stupid to figure that out.
13 – Business trip is a same day round trip and I darn well better be at work the next day – jet lag be damned!
14 – Everyone shows up late and harasses me that the company took a project that was going to be difficult for them to do. Apparently they want to only do simple projects.

So do I have a great job or what????

]]> By: Philip http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/comment-page-1/#comment-188246 Philip Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:00:15 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/#comment-188246 40 of course meaning 42 40 of course meaning 42

]]> By: Philip http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/comment-page-1/#comment-188245 Philip Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:59:28 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/#comment-188245 To recalibrate this list, the categories should be roughly (assuming 1-1.4 per question, 1.5-2.4, and 2.5-3): 14-20 21-34 35-40 To recalibrate this list, the categories should be roughly (assuming 1-1.4 per question, 1.5-2.4, and 2.5-3):
14-20
21-34
35-40

]]> By: Yori http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/comment-page-1/#comment-171009 Yori Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:57:02 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/#comment-171009 Maybe you should fix the scoring. There are 14 questions yet, your scoring is based on a 10 question test. Example: 24-30 points. If I gave myself 3 points for each question, my maximum would be 42 points. Example: 10-14 points. If I gave myself 1 point per question, my minimum score would be 14. Maybe you should fix the scoring. There are 14 questions yet, your scoring is based on a 10 question test. Example: 24-30 points. If I gave myself 3 points for each question, my maximum would be 42 points. Example: 10-14 points. If I gave myself 1 point per question, my minimum score would be 14.

]]> By: Career Planning http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 Career Planning Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:22:12 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2003/10/03/take-the-quiz-is-it-time-for-you-to-find-a-new-job/#comment-1513 Career planning and career education will help you to map your future.Career Planning Process The Career ... Career planning and career education will help you to map your future.Career Planning Process The Career …

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