Job Satisfaction
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Originally Posted by TW00Si,Oct 9 2007, 01:24 PM
Shifting industries is tough.
Whilst I was in college I worked for a small company writing software to run numerically-controlled manufacturing machines: mills, lathes, punch presses, that sort of thing.
After graduating I worked for a medium-sized engineering firm writing software for navigation using GPS and deep-ocean transponders (DOTs).
I left there to go to a small defense contractor to design EFP warheads.
After that I worked on software to estimate the cost of constructing petroleum processing facilities, then at a couple of other small engineering companies: at one I wrote software to design printed circuit boards, and at the other I wrote software to control traffic-monitoring cameras.
From there I went to work for a bond management company analyzing mortgage-backed securities (MBSs).
I left there to work at an aerospace company as a project risk analyst.
After that I started my own risk management consulting firm. I also own a software development company where we specialize in project management and financial software.
All the while I have also taught university mathematics and, more recently, finance and project risk management.
Oh, and I'm also a magician.
My background is in mathematics and business (accounting).
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Originally Posted by shareall,Oct 9 2007, 04:12 PM
I'm not coming at this from a corporate perspective, but here it is nonetheless...
Job satisfaction is definitely important. Often people underestimate how much the stresses at home can impact work productivity and how work stress can impact your personal life.
Something that has helped me immensely is a very supportive supervisor. She makes accomodations for our team to acknowledge the reality of life. So we're allowed to be flexible with our schedules (working say 7-3 instead of regular office hours), letting us work from home and the occasional off-site team meeting. She regularly acknowledges our heavy workloads and makes adjustments when she is able. We all have the sense that she genuinely wants us to be happy, successful and to develop further as professionals. She has managed to creatively support a team in arguably the most stressful job in my field.
Job satisfaction is definitely important. Often people underestimate how much the stresses at home can impact work productivity and how work stress can impact your personal life.
Something that has helped me immensely is a very supportive supervisor. She makes accomodations for our team to acknowledge the reality of life. So we're allowed to be flexible with our schedules (working say 7-3 instead of regular office hours), letting us work from home and the occasional off-site team meeting. She regularly acknowledges our heavy workloads and makes adjustments when she is able. We all have the sense that she genuinely wants us to be happy, successful and to develop further as professionals. She has managed to creatively support a team in arguably the most stressful job in my field.
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From: B4 London (UK) Now SF Bay
Originally Posted by Saki GT,Oct 9 2007, 10:31 AM
Your first job out of college, get 3 yrs in, then see about moving on. After 3 yrs, you might want to move within the company, or move on. As well, you will have built contacts and might be drafted out.
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