Desk Jobs suck :)

lilRicki

You bet I do. I get a paycheck which pays the bills. Does this job make me happy? NO Is this what I want to do with my life? NO

I know what you mean about the day never ending and time just dragging. Right now, I do what I have to and look to the future. Fortunately and unfortunately, the place I work has great benefits and wonderful retirement so everyone assumes I will stay here until I retire and be set for life. The thought of that kills me. I have dreams and can't give up on those.

Thank goodness for MFP it helps pass the time.

Yep I agree...this is not what I was meant to do, but I can't beat the wages, benefits, paid vacations, flex days, sick days and it's not like it's stressful work. Just boring as hell. Until I find what I'm meant to do in this life, I will work at my desk.

mae1020

I have a deskjob as well and work 4 10hrs days so I can have a 3 day weekend. Having to sit in front of a monitor every day makes me feel lazier and more hungry. After work I almost always go to the gym. Today is my Friday!!!!

erikastarryiz

That is what MFP is for!!

It's how I get through my day!

I'm so glad I found it! it is already helping me use my spare time staying motivated instead of mindlessly eating

pattybond1234

I have worked at a desk/computer job for the last 27 years. I love it because it's what I've always wanted to do. I tell people all the time that working behind a desk, sitting all day is harder than most think and has its own set of pains just as someone who is walking and/or moving all day. I have always believed in the making the best of any situation. Currently, our admin dept is down 2 people so I am doing the work of 3 with no hope of any help anytime soon. Needless to say, there's more than enough to keep me busy. To make it easier to sit here, I play my radio all day and have little knick-knacks and personal items sitting around that I like to look at. I change out the wallpaper on my computer screen at least once a week to have something different to look at. And, I get up from desk alot, walk around the office, get a glass of water, etc. And, I am working towards an Accounting degree which gives me something in my future to look forward to.

Tosha_Lynn

I do Criminal Research and I love my job and the pay just wish I didnt have to sit at my desk all day!!!!

Tosha_Lynn

That is what MFP is for!!

It's how I get through my day!

I'm so glad I found it! it is already helping me use my spare time staying motivated instead of mindlessly eating

I added you as a friend I hope you dont mind

jedibunny

Desk job here... and no way around it, this is what I do. I'm a data manager. I... manage data! Which means computer work. Which means a desk (even though I have a laptop - I'm connected to a dock at the office). Unfortunately there's really no way for me to get a "treadmill desk" or any sort of exercise aside from the occasional leg-flexing. I can get up and walk for a few minutes here and there, but that's about it.

Thing is, I love computers. I build them for fun, lol. Some days, though, I really wish I could spend my days NOT staring at a screen and do something "real" -- even though I know the job I have is extremely influential in my company/field. I game, I build PCs, I troubleshoot, all for *fun*... should I be working in something more physical??

thoshowski

I love my desk job. I am not crazy busy, but when I was interviewed for the job I was told I wouldn't be, so find things for yourself to do. Whether that be cleaning my desk, going online to look up something personal or whatever. I do dislike that I sit all day. So sometimes to change it up, I move my chair away and stand for twenty minutes. I try to do this when it's paper work I'm dealing with and not my computer (keyboard is too low to be standing to type). My lunch is always at my desk because I am the only here to answer the phones. I wish I could go for a walk at lunch sometimes though.

Tosha_Lynn

Am completely feeling this today! I've been at the same desk job for 12 years...and it's getting to the point where I dread coming in each morning! I'd love to find my dream job and LOVE coming into work again!

I haven't even worked at this job for 2 years yet! I can't imagine being here for 12 years!!!! I dont know how you did it but you are a trooper!

jedibunny

Forgot to mention I teach online, too, lol! No escaping the computer for me...

robinogue

desk job here, computer screen my best friend for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Luckly MFP isn't blocked because I'm able to come here and play in between working... oops gotta get back to work :grumble:

Tosha_Lynn

I have the same commute time as you !!! i live two counties away from my job! lol

I'm in the same boat as most of you.. i drive an hour to work everyday to sit behind a desk and do almost nothing. it pays the bills for right now and my boss is great, but i am literally here by myself most of the time so no one to even talk to! I actually started my own business recently and my goal is to be in a place where i can quit this desk job and work that full time! I love MY business - i mean, who doesn't love skincare!!!! I recently became a recruiter for Rodan + Fields Dermatologists, the creators of Proactiv Solutions, their new company. It has actually helped with my boredom at my desk job as well - since i am able to work on that while I'm here too. I truly feel that its the only thing that will help me get out from behind this desk and enjoying my life!! I encourage you all to follow your dreams, use your position right now if you are not satisfied as a bridge to something greater! I basically changed my mindset a few months ago and its really helped! This desk job is just right now, Rodan + Fields is my future! I'll post my website if any of you would like to check it out. I'm not posting on here only for my business, I can totally relate to the majority of you and wanted to share what my way is to help the situation... and who knows! you guys may love what you see too! my website is newskinnewyou.myrandf.biz

SueGeer

Luckily the loo is upstairs & I try to drink plenty of water............:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: I try to walk at lunchtime, weather permitting.........

And the MFP window is permanently open (but hidden........)

Sue x

Mandykinz2008

That is what MFP is for!!

^^^
This

Buca412

I work behind a desk all day long & everytime I come into work I dread the day because I know I'm gonna sit at my desk and be glued to the computer screen for 8 hours! I feel like a slug all the time.. I seriously watch the clock for the first 4 hours because I go to the gym on my lunch break its my escape from reality.

Does anyone else go throught this?

That's exactly what my days are like. It's dreadful.

roslynds9

I feel exactly the same. I work in an office and I spend most of the afternoon itching to get up out of my seat and do some exercise. My colleague and I walk at lunch time but can only do 15 mins in the time we have. Still better than nothing!

WickedMouse

Cubicle Jockey's

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3036-cubicle-jockeys

Eat those Veggies, Drink that WATER, Move YOUR body!

Tosha_Lynn

I work behind a desk all day long & everytime I come into work I dread the day because I know I'm gonna sit at my desk and be glued to the computer screen for 8 hours! I feel like a slug all the time.. I seriously watch the clock for the first 4 hours because I go to the gym on my lunch break its my escape from reality.

Does anyone else go throught this?

That's exactly what my days are like. It's dreadful.

I'm so glad to know i am not alone!!!!!

RedKH

Hey

I'm also in a desk job.
I SIT for an hour on the bus, walk 5 minutes to work and SIT down most of the day, then I SIT for another hour on the bus home.
I sometimes crave the days I used to work for Virgin Megastore and was up on my feet all day running around and having the occasional dance in the stockroom to the store radio station....I was shattered at home time but I also was a UK size 10 and feeling pretty healthy!

Now I work for my city council in a sleepy, stuffy office and I swear I can feel my *kitten* growing!!!!

Bahhh.....rant over...

agibson0430

Yep, desk job. Tax Accountant.... Bored because the stuff (1099's, Schedule K-1's) for me to do my job hasn't arrived yet. When it does, my life will be over. Right now I too watch the clock till lunch, hit the work's gym, then watch the clock till 5..... I feel so unproductive, but I'm on my 4th big glass of water already. :-)

Haha!! Yep...this is how my day goes as a tax accountant too - waiting on my info to complete 990s. Once I get the info, I hope I still find time to do gym.

OKmac3

Though my title is Teacher, I am pretty much a babysitter/referee behind a desk. In a juvenile center where I work, my main goal is to make sure the kids get thru the hour without a fight breaking out. If I can get them to work on the worksheets quietly then I know I am doing good. This is the first time in my life I have had one job that paid all the bills and then some.

Now, do I feel like I have a greater purpose than sitting here? YES! What is it? I DO NOT KNOW! But I can not complain about where my life is right now. Life is great!

Also, MFP helps me get thru the day faster.

reaolliemama

I don't have to sit at the desk all the time, but the majority of the time I do. I no longer have a chair. I sit on a stability ball (or stand when possible). I've made a second work station at my lateral filing cabinet where I can do non computer or if I can get my hand on one of the laptops. I wish I could put in a treadmill desk. I found a site that says you can build one pretty cheap, maybe I'll loo into it!

Miss♥Ivi

Yes yes yes yes yes!

I work at a recording studio and I'm either glued to my desk or glued to the phone sitting at my desk! It's a lose lose ): 9:00 to 5:30 Monday through Friday. I meet cool people but most of the time, I'm itching for something productive to do!

Normally I would have class and do my assignments at work but this semester, the one class I needed for my nursing degree wasn't available. The time slots interfered with my work schedule and the ones that didn't were already full.

My hubby says he hates it when I don't have class because I honestly become the most anxious person on the planet! It's horrible. The other day I broke down over a freaking salad! And it was because I had had such a crap day dealing with morons that once I got out, all I wanted was to interact with someone somewhat intelligent and I managed to get shafted! Sigh lol [/rant] Sorry!

embersfallen

I don't know what your office is like, but if you have the ability to do so, I recommend a mini- elliptical for your desk... i have one and it helps when i'm glued to the phones.... It's fairly quiet...you would need the ability to be able to have space to stand and a way to lift your keyboard and mouse ( i use a box, with a board over it! .... otherwise there are standing/sitting desk station you can get so at least you could stand and do your work?

Miranda_the_Phoenix

I'm in the same boat. Lunch break on the elliptical machine and typing to my MFP buddies does seem to make the difference though!

Wpbarr

As for a workstation that you can stand up at while working and order a tall chair for when your knees need a break.

RDalton84

I also have a desk job where I pretty much sit 8 hours a day and answer the phones. Some days it's busy and most days it's not and I just sit here and wait for the phone to ring lol somedays I feel like I am getting paid to surf the internet. The frustrating thing is that some of the girls I work with ARE very busy and have a lot to do and I try to help them as much as I can but many things they have to do I don't have access too so I feel like sometimes they look at me liek I am lazy because I don't have any work to do but like everyone else, the hours are good for my family, pay is good, benefits are good, lots of paid time off and right now I am going to school for free because I work for a college and I am going for my teaching degree, so I just keep telling myself it's only temporary!

whitetiger011680

I'm at my desk 10 hours a day and probably spend about 9 of that wishing for something to do. I only have work to do when the equipment breaks down. I have requested an ipad so I can do my job while walking the production floor and since my company is supporting the scale back alabama campaign maybe they will get me one. hoping anyway :yawn: