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, 07-11-2012 at 12:19 PM (1060 Views)

One thing I've noticed, and I'm guilty of doing this because I did in the past on a previous site that I worked for. But, one thing that I've learned, venting is good because it allows you to get your anger and frustrations out without worrying.

But, one thing that I don't get is when if you quit at your own free will, why try to tarnish a site's brand? Why not just go out like a true soldier and say "Fuck it, time to move in, and do better". That's what I did when I quit working for a certain pet site years ago. Sure, I vented, and attacked people who I thought were responsible for my firing, but I took it in stride.

I tried my best, and my best wasn't good enough for them, so venting was my way of telling people what happened - and really, its wrong because if you worked there for a while, its obvious you were happy for a while.

No this isn't directed at anyone, I'm speaking in general.

Like here's another incident - Wal mart used to have problems paying their employees[they might still do] and their employees did everything in their power to let everyone else know about the mistreatment - and it was a wake up for that company.

So, this, people quit, interests changes, things like that, but if a company/site was supporting you in everything that you were doing for them, why launch hate blogs, or hate threads about them? Why not keep moving forward, improve your self as a person, and improve your ability to get work done?

And here's another example. When I held down a job for an oil company, I was sick of doing all the repair work on the products, so I told my lead-man why don't you tell your friends to do it? That was my downfall I knew how to do it right, fast, and be reliable, but sending the work to them actually made me look bad with the upper management. I wasn't so sure it was a good decision on my part, so I left it alone, but I eventually lost in my mind on how to do repairs, so I went back to painting and power-washing the products.

That was my fault, but it was also my lead-man's fault for relying on me so much and exhausting me out.

So, what I'm trying to say here is when you work somewhere and you quit, keep on moving further. You got the chance to experience working there for a reason, and if someone mistreated you while working for them, that is their loss, not yours. Your pride will keep you going and more people will want to hire you based around your past experiences.

Experience runs a marathon in this world, and the more experience you have, the more chances you may have at working at bigger places.

So, if you have been mistreated in a work force before, how did you re-act? Did you fight them every chance you got, or did you continue on your own path and basically saying "Screw them" without any else[besides your friends, maybe?] hearing it?

And also, if you didn't want to do something for that job - did you tell one of your co-workers to do it for you?

In another note, if you didn't like working for them, why continue on? Passion is what you're born with, you can't really force your passion onto someone else. It's okay to disagree with a co-worker or two, but I don't really see how its okay to go lashing out publically[but if you do it, good for you, let me know how it works!]

So, let's talk about talking about the company and/or site you've worked for, how was it? When did things start going wrong? It's okay if you don't want to mention any names.

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Myztacia - 07-12-2012 09:38 AM
I've noticed a lot of people in physical work places have major problems interacting properly with coworkers. This includes acting like children (being quick to anger, quick to cry, quick to tattle, blahblahblah), doing things behind a person's back, failing to communicate appropriately (or at all!) to the right people when things go wrong, etc.

One of the things I REALLY learned while working at Sony (I knew it in theory, but never from first-hand experience) is that if you are to the point of dreading your job, you need to TALK about it with someone. A lot of bosses/leads/supervisors are willing to work with you. They don't want to have to hire someone new to replace you; it 's annoying. So if a problem can be fixed with a simple conversation, they're willing to do it.

Going back to online sites and work...well, I feel that the online marketplace is WAY different from the real world. It is a PAIN to work with most anyone online. Most people do their online job as a hobby, and it's the first thing they neglect when "real life gets in the way". People don't take their online jobs seriously and tend blame their clients for any problems that arise (whether it's warranted or not). On the flip side, customers expect professional work for dirt cheap prices, unlimited reworkings, and full refunds when they change the terms of the deal but the employer won't follow through (because it is no longer worth their time).

HOWEVER! I must also put in some good words here. I've done work for a few existing sites that were an absolute pleasure to work with. "We need a feature, it needs to do X, Y, and Z... How much and the timeline?" BAM, all of the details are ready to go and I just have to make the feature...typically, I would say this is thanks to it being an established site with an obvious goal in mind.

I'd personally rather work on an existing site than a brand new one.
Nebula - 07-14-2012 02:04 PM
As you said early in your post: people need to vent. Regardless if they worked for a company for just two months or 22 years, whenever they get fired, they are going through emotions and before they can move on, they have to deal with it. Same for giving up a job, no matter what the reason. Upon taking the job they were passionate, it's because of circumstances they lost the passion.

I quit being the admin of Tygras last weekend. Although there were several reasons, I've only told the community that the owner and I differ too much about the way Tygras is being run. I don't find it fair to start a flamewar against the owner, regardless of what my emotions are. It wouldn't help me, it wouldn't help the owner and it wouldn't help the community. So, since it's an online game, I vent my emotions offline where I know it won't harm any of the parties.

Sometimes however there can be a situation that really needs to be in the open. For instance where a global company is abusing their employees to the extreme. Or when a policitian is misusing his/her power for personal gain. Then it's better to pull out the dirty laundry and show it to the public, and not keep it swepped under the rug.
cpvr - 07-23-2012 07:59 PM
I totally agree @Nebula @Myztacia thanks for the comments. It was great reading yall's comments, venting is a true form of art sometimes, do you agree?
Myztacia - 07-23-2012 08:28 PM
Yup...as Nebula said, one should vent, but one should do it via appropriate mediums.
Nebula - 07-24-2012 08:26 AM
@cpvr I agree, venting is definately an art form sometimes. And I must admit I'm still learning it. It's so easy to slip your tongue online and offline and before you know it, it raises all kinds of trouble. I find it quite hard not to go into detail online about Tygras, especially as some members still keep me in the loop as to how things are going after I've quitted. Which raises my frustration and irritation even more. But at the end of the day I have to remind myself I no longer work for Tygras and it's better to keep the book closed instead of reopening it.