Burn Out
Posted by cjrambling on April 13, 2010
Is there a time limit to how long you can work the same (well paying, great benefits) but competely dead-end, low man on the totem pole job before you just throw up your hands and say “I quit???” It’s a good job, pays good, GREAT benefits, but I’m tired of being the work horse and I have no chance of advancement. I’ve been here 13 years and I’m just so tired of it all. I need a change, a new challenge, a freakin’ break!!!! And yet, with the job market the way it is, I feel kinda guilty. Here I am whining about my job when others don’t have one. Cures for complete burn-out anyone????
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Cathy said
Wish I had a cure for you. I’m in a different boat. I LOVE what I do, have such a passion for it but feel the burn-out also.
With the economy the way it is, I feel as if all I do is work with very little financial return on the work. I think a lot of people are in our boat.
Maybe what we all need is a vacation on a sunny beach. Toes in the sand, drinks in hand and work problems left miles and miles away. Sounds like heaven to me.
cjrambling said
Ohhh, I am sooo there! Pour me something with tequila in it before I drop an anvil on the bosses’ heads and run for the border!! hahahaha just kidding about the anvil….
vinomom said
I wish I had the answer. We all get burned out with what we do. Maybe do some volunteer work for the less fortunate? That might make you feel more content. I don’t know. I do know theres no harm in looking while you are still employed for something else.
Me? I enjoy what I do but I’d kill for decent benefits. What I have is basically worthless.
Semi-Hippie Solo Mama said
I agree with Vino. Can’t hurt to look for a new job. Thirteen years in the same position is a very long time! Especially if you don’t like your job.