How do I find a way to enjoy my job and get a sense of career satisfaction? I work in a job that pays well but in the 18 months I’ve been in the role there hasn’t been a single day that I’ve enjoyed. I keep waiting for it to get better but I find the role isn’t what I thought it would be and I’m way out of my depth. I count down the hours to the weekend and when it finally arrives, I feel anxious about going back on Monday. It’s not as easy as just quitting as I have a mortgage and life/kids expenses and I’m a single parent. I’m careful with money and don’t live beyond my means. I’ve been actively looking for other jobs but nothing sparks my interest. I feel like I have no career satisfaction and my motivation is seriously lacking. The tasks involved with the job are things I just don’t enjoy and didn’t expect to be doing (cold calling/sales).
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I think we've all been there Hun. I left a job after covid because it was blatantly obvious to most of us they didn't actually care about staff unless they were buddies with them. Went to a new job and was promised certain things that were never going to happen and I was absolutely miserable, the day the owner let me go I cried in her office from relief because I knew quitting would affect my centrelink and she let me go to help me avoid all of that. I took 6 months off, only applying for jobs I truly wanted, and finally landed what I believed to be my dream job. But after 18 months I was feeling discouraged because I was actually really good at my job which meant I was often overlooked because I didn't cause any trouble so they left me to do what I was doing, but I felt so isolated and thankfully I applied for an internal position in another department and was accepted and now I absolutely love my job. Could you potentially change roles? Move up the ladder? Go across to another department? You obviously chose that work place for a reason, maybe you're just not in the right role? Or see if your work place offers any training, something you could do in the meantime to perhaps improve your chances at another work place? I understand the single parenting gig is bloody hard, but you need to be happy too. Good luck OP! I'm sure something perfect will come along when you least expect it x