How to get an easy job

buyaodanxin

Hi All,
I wonder if you could offer any advice... My problem is an unusal one but genuine.

I am an Oxford graduate, after a few years in the city I decided I had enough and wanted a simpler life. Best idea I had was to move up North and work for a university doing data admin. I have done this at various places for a number of years.

To be honest it is a great improvement on my life in the city. However I do find there is an inbuilt intertia to the job - in that my responsibilities / abilities increase with time. I get given harder work. In my first year on the job I was given much more difficult work than less experienced people hired the year after to do the same job!

It would be possible for me to be promoted - however given still more additional work for a little additional money it isnt attractive. What I want is a relatively easy 9-5 with little expectation of development, unless I really decide to push myself (and right now I wont). I can apply to go up the pay scale but I am reluctant to even do this. I have often done work above my grade, and am not at all happy about doing this.

I have tried for lower grade posts - but often the interviewers seriously question why someone would want to go down in terms of salary, particularly given my education.

I have cut my hours significantly - which has improved things quite a bit.... I am lucky in that I have plenty of money, so whilst I still need to work - anything over £10k a year isnt really needed....

So my question (to summarize) is where does a well educated, pretty smart person go where they wont be tested/ pushed / developed for the easiest possible life.

I realize this may annoy some people as they have hard lives / struggle to develop themselves etc.. Nevertheless constantly being pushed/ dragged up the ladder when you have no intention of going up there is just as annoying...

jacklink

So your an Oxford graduate, you graduated from one of the most prestigious university's in the county, you were privileged to do this and you know it. Many people are very very clever and some more than you but never had the chances that you have had and have the piece of paper saying so, so those people have to work harder than you to get where you can start from.
so you want an easy job? what is an easy job? easy for you? with an Oxford degree ?

basically your lazy and have no imagination.

to quote you
''So my question (to summarize) is where does a well educated, pretty smart person go where they wont be tested/ pushed / developed for the easiest possible life !!!

i dont think you are a smart person at all, as if you were you would know what you wanted and what direction your life was taking you

Lioness_Twinkletoes

Get a job with your local council :rotfl::rotfl:

Joking, folks, joking!

DaveTheMus

Just explain to your manager that you're lazy and have no ambition.

You're not as smart as you think you are...

poet123

Set up your own business and just develop it at the speed that fits in with what you want from life.

JKSandy

Checkout operator? Usually you don't get pushed to take on more responsibilities.

But could you cope if someone asked for help packing?

Dan-Dan

Absolutley magnificent trolling , top work sir !!

Takeaway_Addict

buyaodanxin wrote: »

Hi All,
I wonder if you could offer any advice... My problem is an unusal one but genuine.

I am an Oxford graduate, after a few years in the city I decided I had enough and wanted a simpler life. Best idea I had was to move up North and work for a university doing data admin. I have done this at various places for a number of years.

To be honest it is a great improvement on my life in the city. However I do find there is an inbuilt intertia to the job - in that my responsibilities / abilities increase with time. I get given harder work. In my first year on the job I was given much more difficult work than less experienced people hired the year after to do the same job!

It would be possible for me to be promoted - however given still more additional work for a little additional money it isnt attractive. What I want is a relatively easy 9-5 with little expectation of development, unless I really decide to push myself (and right now I wont). I can apply to go up the pay scale but I am reluctant to even do this. I have often done work above my grade, and am not at all happy about doing this.

I have tried for lower grade posts - but often the interviewers seriously question why someone would want to go down in terms of salary, particularly given my education.

I have cut my hours significantly - which has improved things quite a bit.... I am lucky in that I have plenty of money, so whilst I still need to work - anything over £10k a year isnt really needed....

So my question (to summarize) is where does a well educated, pretty smart person go where they wont be tested/ pushed / developed for the easiest possible life.

I realize this may annoy some people as they have hard lives / struggle to develop themselves etc.. Nevertheless constantly being pushed/ dragged up the ladder when you have no intention of going up there is just as annoying...

quoted because its just brilliant

duchy

Obviously an Oxford degree enables a different style of trolling.
It makes a nice change.

theoretica

I really don't understand why quite so many posts are labelled trolling. Do you believe all Oxford graduates can easily find the perfect job, no one wants an easy and stress free life or that employers don't load more and harder work onto competent members of staff?

OP, I wonder if a smaller employer or department might suit you better, one which wouldn't have more work to load onto you?

Denning.

Omit your degree.