job question

Get another job lined up then quit.

that sounds like a typical job. are you confident you can find another job you'll like better?

Your job is pretty much your life and you only have one life.

What you are saying is you don't have the courage to actually enjoy your life? It's ridiculous when people like "normal" say that this is pretty typical.

That really really sucks and I feel for you. Sorry to say but you have put $ and "stability" over life. What good is this if you don't like what you spend the majority of your time at??

Don't "wait to have something else lined up" or keep working there. Quit today! It will put the pressure on to pursue something you actually like! Do it now before it is too late!

On top of all this you are single with no kids so no one depending on you.

Thanks. Actually, I'm married and don't have kids. Another issue is that I know how it feels to be unemployed and not have that stability (which is worse?). My company offers a pension but I have to stick it out for another 13-15 years. That's a lot of years doing what I don't like. My temporary solution is to somehow brainwash myself to liking my job. That might buy me a couple of years.

"My problem is that I don't like what I do."

Join the club, it is called "adulthood".

Yeah I been high and I been low

And I don't know where to go

I'm living on the never never never

This time it's gonna be forever

I'll live and die don't ask me why

I wanna go to paradise

And I don't need your sympathy

There's nothing in this world for me

Birth, school, work, death

Birth, school, work, death

Birth, school, work, death

Birth, school, work, death

Birth, school, work, death

Birth, school, work, death

Pensions are a promise that will very likely be broken. It's not worth it.

Are you saving? How much? Are you taking all of the vacation time offered?

Find something else to do and work towards that while grinding away at your current job.

Also consider your fears and feelings about work. And how the negatives function in your life to replay something about your childhood.

Communicate with your wife about these chamges and take it slow.

Nothing like getting a job when you have one, even if it isn't the best.

confused123 wrote:

So I work for a good stable company with great pay and benefits. People tell me how lucky I am and to make sure I don't lose it. My problem is that I don't like what I do. The workload is also overwhelming. How do I get the courage to quit? I'm 48, married and no kids.

I have worked at the same job for 30 years and have gone through phases were I couldn't stand it anymore.

I tryed a few other part time job's and some nights shifts and rerealized the grass ain't always greener on the other side.

Is there really a perfect job.

Other than the work load, what don't you like about your job?

Have you ever had a job you did like?

You sound like my brother, he has always done about twice as much work as anyone else on his level. His employees and bosses love him as he does their jobs in addition to his own.

Maybe most importantly, what do you plan to do when you retire?

lkau(*779)344 wrote:

Other than the work load, what don't you like about your job?

Does it matter? If he doesn't like the workload, and doesn't like it, then that's that.

I found this snippet of a Steve Scott interview today:

What has coaching been like after your racing career?

It was a godsend, because I was really floundering after my career was over. I was trying to break 4 minutes as a masters runner, just hanging on by the skin of my teeth to try to stay involved in running. I was working in jobs where I hated what I was doing. So when the coaching came around, it was the perfect fit...

Maybe I should explore coaching a bit more. I never thought I was coaching material but maybe it's worth a try.

Caleb's Hat wrote:

lkau(*779)344 wrote:

Other than the work load, what don't you like about your job?

Does it matter? If he doesn't like the workload, and doesn't like it, then that's that.

Of course it matters. Changing jobs will only help if the conditions he doesn't like at his current job are not present at his next job. If he doesn't figure out all of the things he wants to avoid in the future, he will most likely just jump from one job he doesn't like into another job he doesn't like.