Reply #70: And here I thought my job sucked. [View All]

It does, but not that bad. So I suppose I ought to be a little bit grateful for my piece of shit job, even though I know I am better that it.

I truly understand her bitterness. I have a MS in science (which took me 7 years to get) but my employers in their infinite wisdom keep turning me down for better jobs. Not only that but I apparently cannot even do things that are "not in my job description" even though I am well qualified to do them. Analyzing data or writing papers (for my employer mind you, not for me) I would have to do ON MY OWN TIME, even though it is for them, because it is not in the narrowly defined job description.

So, yes, I am pretty fucking bitter at the way things have turned out. Straight A's and I am doing the lowest of the low jobs at my employer with apparently no hope of advancement because (despite a Masters degree in the field) I am "just" a technician.

But it's better than cleaning houses. I barely even clean my own so obviously not a career path for me.