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what is the most boring thing about your job?
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Michael Guay
Manager of Employee Experience (Training, Support, Scheduling)
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Like the previous responses, I also agree that every job has responsibilities you'll find boring, but hopefully it's only a small portion of the job. My current position is one of employee engagement, which allows me to be active throughout the day, with lots of conversations with employees. For my style, the boring part of the job tends to be around administrative functions, which are necessary, but not all that exciting. In my job, I have the good fortune to manage the timing of my work responsibilities within the day, so to overcome the "boring" work, I start each day, tackling those responsibilities as soon as I get in. Once I get these necessary tasks out of the way, I can spend the rest of the day focusing on the more enjoyable work. I think everyone develops some approach that helps them get through the "boring" stuff, and I like getting it out of the way early and not having it hang over my head all day.
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Eric’s Answer
I can't speak about a career in HVAC, but hopefully the most boring part of my job is not unique to financial services.
The most boring part of my job is the lack of physical mobility. I am a very energetic person, and my job involves a lot of meetings and talking to a lot of people which I love but it is at times difficult to do all this from behind a desk/conference table. But I believe this can be managed by being active within the office and interacting with people, going to lunches, going to places after work, and commuting to and form work with colleagues.
As I said, I believe this difficulty can be applicable to many other occupations so as you begin your career and think about the role you will be entering, prepare yourself for the challenges that come about and face them head on and find ways to work around the boring parts to maximize the fruitful parts
The most boring part of my job is the lack of physical mobility. I am a very energetic person, and my job involves a lot of meetings and talking to a lot of people which I love but it is at times difficult to do all this from behind a desk/conference table. But I believe this can be managed by being active within the office and interacting with people, going to lunches, going to places after work, and commuting to and form work with colleagues.
As I said, I believe this difficulty can be applicable to many other occupations so as you begin your career and think about the role you will be entering, prepare yourself for the challenges that come about and face them head on and find ways to work around the boring parts to maximize the fruitful parts
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Jerome’s Answer
Michael's spot-on. Every job has interesting aspects, and every job has boring ones. Paperwork, meetings, tracking, background research all may seem boring -- or depending on your personality, they may seem interesting. The key is to understand the relevance and meaning of those "boring" tasks and try to adjust your attitude accordingly. If you can't, then you either need to find another field, or accept the reality that in order to obtain a paycheck, you need to put up with a certain amount of unpleasantness. That's just life.