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| I have been very blessed to have gotten a great education and landed some great paying jobs in my life. However, I've pretty much disliked them all. They were just jobs that brought me no satisfaction or fulfillment. I got out of my current industry because of it. I was out 5 years and came back a year ago. I am miserable. I thought with time I'd have a renewed outlook or interest. Nope. I feel completely lost.
I am sure you're going to ask what I want to do? I have no idea. I feel at this point I would be happier working a couple part-time jobs than continue what I am doing. I have my name on the door, a title and all hoo-ha that comes with it. I really care about none of it. I feel so incredibly ungrateful. I know I need to talk to my husband about it but I am terrified. Don't get me wrong, he's great but it still terrifies me. If we didn't have horses, I could honestly get by with not working. We could survive on his income...but I won't give them up. I feel people do it with way less than I do...
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Location: Bandera, TX | What do you do?
I feel the same. Been stuck in carrier that is meaningless and boring. Burned out to the max. Terrible new boss on top of it and ever increasing sales targets. However I am self supporting, and I do get to work from home (need to keep regular hours). At times I just want to run away from it all. But then there are the horses.... and by no means am I prepared to give them up. So therefor I will work hard and put up with the misery so they can have a good life.
Also, I wouldnt really know what other job to do. I really want to be a cowboy (well, girl), but that is just a pipe dream...
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| GoMistyGo - 2018-06-19 1:56 PM
What do you do?
I feel the same. Been stuck in carrier that is meaningless and boring. Burned out to the max. Terrible new boss on top of it and ever increasing sales targets. However I am self supporting, and I do get to work from home (need to keep regular hours). At times I just want to run away from it all. But then there are the horses.... and by no means am I prepared to give them up. So therefor I will work hard and put up with the misery so they can have a good life.Also, I wouldnt really know what other job to do. I really want to be a cowboy (well, girl), but that is just a pipe dream...
I am the VP of lending for a community bank. I should have nothing to complain about but if it doesn't make me happy...it just doesn't. I also feel like I put up with because I love the horses but surely we can find more enjoyment elsewhere? |
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Location: Bandera, TX | RedHead84 - 2018-06-19 2:50 PM GoMistyGo - 2018-06-19 1:56 PM What do you do?
I feel the same. Been stuck in carrier that is meaningless and boring. Burned out to the max. Terrible new boss on top of it and ever increasing sales targets. However I am self supporting, and I do get to work from home (need to keep regular hours). At times I just want to run away from it all. But then there are the horses.... and by no means am I prepared to give them up. So therefor I will work hard and put up with the misery so they can have a good life.
Also, I wouldnt really know what other job to do. I really want to be a cowboy (well, girl), but that is just a pipe dream...
I am the VP of lending for a community bank. I should have nothing to complain about but if it doesn't make me happy...it just doesn't. I also feel like I put up with because I love the horses but surely we can find more enjoyment elsewhere?
More enjoyment for sure, but not sure if I would enjoy the smaller paycheck. I also chalk my feelings off to a bit of midlife crisis..... :/ |
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Location: Arkansas | You have both said alot of the same things I've thought. . . . Don't love what I do anymore either. |
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| It's hard. I would much rather work with animals than people. Not even just horses. I have a pretty good livestock background. The problem is NONE of that shows on my resume. I look like a stuffed shirt banker. My resume shows what I DO AND HAVE DONE but not WHAT I WANT TO DO. And when they are judging you by a sheet of paper it's hard to get that across. |
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| I was in the same boat, miserable at work. I had an outlook of just showing up and going through the motions to make a check to pay for my horse addiction. God has showed me that I needed to change my attitude towards my job. I have been working on it for over a year now. I have come to realize that I can do better. I am blessed to have a good job and I can help others. It's so hard though. I put more effort into my job and it makes me feel more satisfied with my job. I think we all get stuck in a rut. I know I was. Good luck with you decisions!
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Location: Bandera, TX | RedHead84 - 2018-06-20 8:49 AM It's hard. I would much rather work with animals than people. Not even just horses. I have a pretty good livestock background. The problem is NONE of that shows on my resume. I look like a stuffed shirt banker. My resume shows what I DO AND HAVE DONE but not WHAT I WANT TO DO. And when they are judging you by a sheet of paper it's hard to get that across.
Yes... same! |
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Location: Bandera, TX | barrelrider - 2018-06-20 9:56 AM I was in the same boat, miserable at work. I had an outlook of just showing up and going through the motions to make a check to pay for my horse addiction. God has showed me that I needed to change my attitude towards my job. I have been working on it for over a year now. I have come to realize that I can do better. I am blessed to have a good job and I can help others. It's so hard though. I put more effort into my job and it makes me feel more satisfied with my job. I think we all get stuck in a rut. I know I was. Good luck with you decisions!
You make a great point. I get to work from home and due to that fact I have put up with immense amounts of BS over the years, and kept a happy face in times of utter disgust. |
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Location: Oakdale, CA | I don't think work is ever meant to be fun hence the name work............. You either like what you do or like what you get paid...........thats what I think............. |
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