The 52-year-old is in his second spell as Blues boss and was subject to the first managerial vote of confidence of Roman Abramovich's 12-year ownership on October 5.
That came less than two months after Mourinho had signed a contract extension as manager until June 2019, with the caveat results had to improve.
Since signing the new deal Chelsea have won one game, against struggling Aston Villa, and Mourinho's team are 15th in the table with five defeats in 10 games as they prepare for Saturday's match with Liverpool.
The Portuguese boss insists he is concerned about getting positive results and moving up the table but he believes the media are fixated on his long-term prospects.
"I am not worried about my job. I am not worried about my future," Mourinho said. "I don't spend one second of my day thinking about it.
"It looks like you want to put a lot of pressure on me in relation to that, where you can't do it. You can't do it.
"I am worried about the results. I am worried about winning (on Saturday). I am worried about qualifying for the next round of the Champions League.
"I am worried about recovering positions in the table and to go back to where Chelsea normally has to be."
"I don't understand very well when you say 24 to two and 25 to six. Sometimes I think it's cricket. In the end, it's odds.
"What I would like to understand is why some people can be so excited and happy with the perspective of somebody losing his job.
"It's sad. The Brendan situation - he was almost winning the Premier League. He was the manager of the season. He won the award from Barclays, the managers' association and everything.
"And suddenly, you were really happy and working hard until he was sacked. It's strange.
"I don't belong to this world. I'm too much emotional. I hate people losing jobs. Not in football, in everything."
Since signing the new deal Chelsea have won one game, against struggling Aston Villa, and Mourinho's team are 15th in the table with five defeats in 10 games as they prepare for Saturday's match with Liverpool.
The Portuguese boss insists he is concerned about getting positive results and moving up the table but he believes the media are fixated on his long-term prospects.
"I am not worried about my job. I am not worried about my future," Mourinho said. "I don't spend one second of my day thinking about it.
"It looks like you want to put a lot of pressure on me in relation to that, where you can't do it. You can't do it.
"I am worried about the results. I am worried about winning (on Saturday). I am worried about qualifying for the next round of the Champions League.
"I am worried about recovering positions in the table and to go back to where Chelsea normally has to be."
Mourinho also took a swipe at the betting culture which has led to speculation about his future, and which proceeded Brendan Rodgers' recent dismissal from Liverpool.
"Don't speak with me about bets and odds," Mourinho said. "It's something that belongs to your culture, not to mine."I don't understand very well when you say 24 to two and 25 to six. Sometimes I think it's cricket. In the end, it's odds.
"What I would like to understand is why some people can be so excited and happy with the perspective of somebody losing his job.
"It's sad. The Brendan situation - he was almost winning the Premier League. He was the manager of the season. He won the award from Barclays, the managers' association and everything.
"And suddenly, you were really happy and working hard until he was sacked. It's strange.
"I don't belong to this world. I'm too much emotional. I hate people losing jobs. Not in football, in everything."
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