Have you had a look around at the current employment situation?

If you dont like a job (be it police, teaching, fruit picking, working at woolies), plenty of other jobs around if you can break out of the comfort zone. I can think of hundreds of better things to do everyday instead of work but if your work conditions are that bad, all you have to do is leave.

ALWAYS somewhere that will pay better and treat you the same or better. Its just a matter of going and finding it. Look at me, i hated woolies, i earned less than $500 a week for 5 years (45hrs a week to). Who was the fool for not waking up to the truth earlier!

A good mate of mine has been a copper for 24 years. He often whinges about his job. Of course he puts up with some shit BUT he has a choice. Can leave and do something else (like i said, plenty around and he has the $$ behind him) or he can stay and put up with crap until he retires.

In 2008, provided your not a dropkick junkie you have choices!