The next postcard on that blog talks about how unhappy a person can become in a stressful job.
Most of my career I've had great, interesting, and seemingly important jobs. When I first started in my present career, I loved the work and would do it for fun when I wasn't working. It was software development. Slinging code is much like solving complicated math word problems, which is somewhat easy and fun for me. I don't enjoy it as much anymore, it has become so complex and mismanaged. I've been dreaming a new career, but what?
I have a great job and work with wonderful people, but I desperately want to run away from it. I've had jobs that I like better, and I've only had one job that I really hated (worked for a Major TeleCom Corporation). I'm afraid to leave a good job, not knowing what's next for me, so I stick to my "lead role in a cage", but dreaming about something else.
Some people thrive on change, others hate it. It's not so much the change that I dislike, it's the unplanned or unforeseen consequences of the change that stress me, so I stick with cold comfort.
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
I'm just rambling.........
Yes, it's always hard to consider leaving a good job and go into the unknown. I've worked at the same place for 29 years and am way too comfortable to leave now. 6 weeks of vacation does a lot. But I do wish sometimes I could do something new and different before I'm too old...
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