June 16, 2003
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When was the last time you felt unappreciated at work...why?

Not for a while. Probably when I was working at Blockbuster, busting my ass, being discriminated against for being female.

Keri-Jade, 23
Brampton, Ontario CANADA

What time is it?

Cindy, 41
VA USA

It was nine years and three jobs ago. The company I worked for stressed customer service and didn't care what happened to the employees as long as the customer was served. I could bust my tail to finish a program and all they would do is give me another program and shorten their estimate of when I could be done.

Cathie, 54
Novi, MI USA

Last fall, I was on a project with very severe budget constraints, and some of the users kept arguing over trivia and not letting me finish implementing the important features.

Jane, 63
West Linn, OR USA

All the time here lately. Our jobs are going to India, and we get to see their work. It's hard to believe that it's all about money to the point that they'd take their shoddy work over our quality just because they're cheaper. *sizzle* I've been here for 2.5 years working my ass off and it just doesn't matter.

Cristin, 25
Frisco, TX USA

I'm not particularly important, so I mean, there's no real reason for me to feel appreciated, i guess

Talia, 25
Tallahassee, FL USA

Currently- My supervisor is not trained to be one and verbal beats us down when available. There is nothing we can do around here because her boss doesn't believe us. but not all days are bad, sometimes she acts like our bestfriend. Psycho!

Stephanie, 27
TX USA

I have felt unappreciated at work nearly every day for the past four years. I have to perform various tasks each day and at one time I had several different things to do. Things that carried some responsibility. Then new people were hired and one by one my responsibilities were given to the new people. And all that was left for me to do was to type some abstracts and work in the damnable file room that Frodo used to hate so. I wanted to quit so bad but I just couldn't afford it. Look for another job? I'm 58 and hope to retire in a few years. A very knowledgeable co-worker retired Friday and before she left she showed me how to perform some of her tasks. Now I have some responsibility again and a reason to come into work each morning. Besides earning money
that is. A good feeling...

Reba, 57
Gaithersburg, MD USA

This morning when once again I wiped the kitchen counter.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA

I don't think I've ever worked for someone who didn't appreciate my work. The people that I work with now are especially good at dispensing praise to others for a job well done.

Laura, 38
Lowell, MA USA

It has been some time since I've had a supervisor who actually provided me with praise or compliments for a job well done. I have found it in peers, other colleagues, and those whom I serve. Luckily I have a strong sense of my worth and am quite willing to appreciate my own accomplishments and know how fantastic they are.

Felicia, 37
Lowell, MA USA

A couple months ago the boss talked to me and told me he didn't think I was going to work out, that he thought my productivity was dropping, yadda yadda yadda... I tried to explain to him that he simply didn't give me enough to do and that when I tried to get more to do, I always had to wait for them to get through meetings and "brush fires". I was very very pissed, but I got through it and he seems to have gotten over it.

Doug2, 30
Kansas City, KS USA

I haven't feel that way in two weeks. Ever since the day I finally quit running that dump alone for miimum wage. Being unemployed suits me just fine for a while.

A-Dog, 20
Eugene, OR USA

I don't think I've ever felt unappreciated at my current job. In the past I know I have but I can't recall why right now.

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA

Last week, when my boss asked me to do a favor for someone in the company. I do graphic arts and you usually get tapped to create kid's school projects, posters, flyers, scan photos for people. I don't mind doing things for people I know in our department but this project involved scanning
100 photos of somebody's parents and putting them into a PPT presentation for an anniversary.

Janet, 45
E. Brunswick, NJ USA

Today, because there's a woman who ignores everything I say.

Karen, 23
Ames, IA USA

I don't know if "unappreciated" is the word, but I've felt "disrespected" when certain coworkers would barge into my office without knocking. Unappreciated...hmmm...maybe the last time I felt that way was when I completed some particularly grueling fieldwork and was not told "good job" or any words of praise. I don't know. I usually don't dwell on stuff like that, I guess.

Tam

At my last job, as a secretary on the Med/Surg/Tele unit at the hospital, I felt unappreciated all the time because no matter what I did, I was always getting yelled at by the nurses.

Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH USA


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