Revolution Calling
Lately I have been feeling a bit hollow. I should mention that I am in no way unhappy because I have finally gotten myself back on track... my house is gone, the car totally kicks ass and I have also learned to let go of my past. Whats really bothering me is work related. I don't feel I belong there anymore and to be honest things are even going well there too.
The events over the past year in my life left me distracted for a while and simply apathetic to work. Over a recent discussion with my boss we talked about what made me unhappy and I have to admit I feel that he went out of his way to listen to me and give me good advice - I really appreciated the chat.
Recently I was up for my annual review (and raise) and agian I was surprised to read all of the positive things written about me despite my obvious apathy. With my raise that just went through I am making roughly 10 grand more than last year at this time (thats with 2 annual raises-this years came a little earlier) ... so what the hell is my problem then?
I don't really have an answer for that maybe its because I work in an industry I never wanted to get into in the first place, or maybe its getting up at 4:45 every morning because I have a long ass commute... I just don't know. The only thing I do know is that for some reason I feel that the time is right for a change and I have to get up and take that stand. The only way I will be happy and feel complete is to make things happen the way I want them to and do something for a living that I really love.
By the way.... anybody hiring ???
The events over the past year in my life left me distracted for a while and simply apathetic to work. Over a recent discussion with my boss we talked about what made me unhappy and I have to admit I feel that he went out of his way to listen to me and give me good advice - I really appreciated the chat.
Recently I was up for my annual review (and raise) and agian I was surprised to read all of the positive things written about me despite my obvious apathy. With my raise that just went through I am making roughly 10 grand more than last year at this time (thats with 2 annual raises-this years came a little earlier) ... so what the hell is my problem then?
I don't really have an answer for that maybe its because I work in an industry I never wanted to get into in the first place, or maybe its getting up at 4:45 every morning because I have a long ass commute... I just don't know. The only thing I do know is that for some reason I feel that the time is right for a change and I have to get up and take that stand. The only way I will be happy and feel complete is to make things happen the way I want them to and do something for a living that I really love.
By the way.... anybody hiring ???
posted by Antek on 3/02/2006
5 Comments:
Long time no see, er, write.
It's hard to push yourself out of a comfort zone, but maybe it's time to totally switch careers? It would go along well with the New You...
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I know the money seems really good right now, but I am sure a good porition of that goes to traveling to work even though you don't use your vehicle to get all the way there, and that adds up every week.
It's really not worth it to haul your ass out of bed at the crack of dawn, and then not even look forward to spending 8 hours a day. I am sure with the amount of experience you have, it should be easy to find something else and still get paid pretty good.
You should post your resume on monster. com right now, just to see what kind of response you would get, and then if it seems enticing, then make your move.
By the way, I got my raise for my new job today, woohoo!
Well, I will be the devil's advocate here and say that sometimes when you totally shake up your life, you get used to that. Which means you are used to things being a little more anxious and a bit out of skelter. Therefore, I'd maybe take a few days off to do some soul searching before dumping the career entirely. I nearly quit my job the year I got divorced, for many of the reasons you cite here (I also have an insane commute). I can't tell you how glad I am that I didn't. What I DID do, though, was take on some other responsibilities, which was really the change I needed.
This may not be true for you, but just something to think about before leaving something you're obviously very good at.
Take care.
If your not happy with what your doing then your only wasting your time. Brother I am walking away from my current job this August so I can finish the degree and start doing a job I really enjoy. Granted I'm going to be piss poor while finishing the degree but I will be rich in spirit and thats all I personally need.
Life's too short Ant, I'm planning on enjoying it. I invite you to do the same.
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