I love my job

[Pekka]

Yes, it's true.

Do you enjoy yours? I hope so. I don't even worry how little money I'm making. Get this, I choose my hours, I can stay home and do my job if I want to, sometimes I do... I get to read books that I'm interested in and I also choose what is relevant. That means I read books that I'd read on my spare time, and I get paid to do it. I can use the resources of this place, well mostly means that if I need some professional help, I'll just ask and get expert opinions for free and immidiately. I consider this good because I love my subject so... nothing beats that.

Plus, I get to do stuff that would be usually considered illegal. But for research purposes, totally legal . And I get paid to do it. Bonus, clients are actually interested in what I have to say, professionally. I feel good when people take interest and ask questions that shows me that I know about the subject and they don't, and they want ot learn. I'm happy educating them, because they're interested. Well they pay a lot of money to get the info so they better be interested.

In short, I come and go as I please, I have 0 responsibilities outside my project, I just... I just hang around and read my books . Write a paper or two sometimes. Get to work with interesting people sometimes, and soon I get to travel a lot. This becomes a pain as well but at least for now it seems exciting to me. So I just hang around, do what I want.... and no one is asking me stupid questions. Plus I think there's an inch of respect from some people for what I do. It's definitely not easy, and there's people who are interested in what I do, so... I like it. It makes me feel like I'm doing something that I a) like to do b) would do it for free as a hobby c) people want to know about it.

Plus, I can't see any bad things in the future for me, because I've been with this subject for about... few years actively now, on and off for 4 years. I still find it fresh and interesting. And I'm still in the discovery phase, too.

Man, I love my job. Now if it only paid me handsomely... well there's ways to make money too. I'm just not there yet. My life is almost perfect. I just need to stay healthy. It's funny how you have something to worry about. Now I worry about my health, and my health is good! That means things are good Man, sweet stuff... oh well. Back to my favourite books

[Pekka]

oh yeah, the point... Well I was worried that my full potential wasn't showing, I figured I had something close publishing... an article. But I haven't been able to quite make it that good yet. So I said I'm kind of late with it (for my own schedule, I make my schedules) and it was like naah, don't worry about it, we're more than happy with what you do, stop pressuring yourself so much.

And I wasn't even pressuring myself. I just said I'm behind a bit and I'll fix it. Not because what others are expecting, but because I want to have it done soon. But it was nice to hear that people are happy with me. It's kind of out of the ordinary in our work culture. If no one says anything, it means you're doing good. So to hear you're doing good, made my day even better...

In fact, now I will start my project for getting this girl I've had my eye on... it won't be easy but I'll put my time, I'll try, I'll give it my best shot In fact, I'll be preparing it all so I seem like a sick stalker. But I'm not stalking or following, I'm just making sure everything goes my way. I need a strategy.

[Pekka]

Man, I need to start inventing again. perhaps it is time to bring back The Punisher Weapon Systems? PWS ALL THE WAY!!!! YAAAAAAa!!!11

I also want to eat some ice cream today. That, and perhaps... hmm... a nice sandwich. Perhaps I will enjoy myself a good movie as well.. that's what I'll do.

What else? Nothing else. I rule.

[Pekka]

NO! You know the BBC show called Extras? I have seen only one episode, but I got the first episode. I'll watch that today. Yes! I need ice cubes though, so I have to go to the store.

[snoopy369]

I think this thread just became a true WTF Pekka? thread.

To answer the title, generally yes Programming is so much more enjoyable than managing people in retail who don't want to be there... and frankly the idea of getting paid to do computer related tasks that I previously did without the pay (or similar anyway) is pretty cool

[DanS]

Pekka is a poorly paid European. FACT!

[Lorizael]

I am a drone, a cog in the machine. I work in a tiny, carpeted cube lost in a giant, concrete cube. I do work that a well made piece of software or a trained monkey could do in my place. My boss, whose cubicle is catty corner to my own and a mere four feet away, regularly calls my phone to ask me questions.

[DanS]

There's an indy film script in there somewhere.

[DirtyMartini]

What do you do that would otherwise be illegal, but isn't since it's research? I can't think of too many possibilities...although massive experimental hallucinogenic testing would explain much.

[Pekka]

DanS, it is true, I'm a poorly paid. Especially considering what I do, if I was in the private sector doing this, I'd get paid big bucks. Then again for now it is not very possible to go private in here, these kinds of things require deals that are sensitive and so forth. I'm getting my ranks and experience, then I go make the money later. Plus who knows, then it might not be so fun anymore. So now I'll just enjoy my poor living to the fullest.

[Japher]

Summary:

I like my job
They like me
I'm stalking a girl
I'm inventing a Supercitizen weapon (might I suggest that it counters the effects of tasers)
I want an ice cream sandwhich

great thread

[Pekka]

DirtyMartini, no no nothing like that. Security related stuff. I get to be the bad guy . So because it is all agreed upon by all parties, it is legal.

[Donegeal]

I love my job, but wish it paid more.

And since Japher isn't done with his Supercitizen weapon:

[Pekka]

I don't think it will be about tasering or countering taser. No, it is much more painful. Tasers merely submit. PWS is about punishing, not submitting.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Donegeal
I love my job, but wish it paid more.

And since Japher isn't done with his Supercitizen weapon:

For a second I actually thought we had gotten a taser smilie.