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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC area, journalism. Lost my love for this a long time ago, and you really need a love for it in order to enjoy it. I have the same problem a PP mentioned though -- not sure what to do next. I just know my next job won't be in journalism.[/quote]

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Used to love journalism, the love went away, I resent the encroachment of the job (especially breaking news) on my personal life, hate that I feel like there’s nothing new — I’ve written a variation of every type of story so many times. Even have come to hate the insular and self-important nature of the field, which honestly didn’t bother me during the first 15 yrs. [/quote]

When I was a journalist, I used to wake up every morning in a panic about breaking news. I finally got myself onto a beat where there really wasn't such a thing as breaking news - and still I felt like I had zero room in my life for an actual weekend, actual nights off, actual personal time. It was so all-encompassing.

Luckily for me I absolutely loved my beat and felt a real mission to do all that work - even though, as PP said, it did sometimes feel like I was writing versions of the same story a thousand times over. Then after surviving round after round of layoffs I got stuck with not one but THREE terrible managers, and left. Stayed in journalism for a few years after that but I didn't have the stomach to hustle for another job as good as the one I'd left - now I'm in nonprofits. Boring but hopefully stable. Weird personalities but I have real vacation time. Anyway, tradeoffs - and good luck PPs, either sticking it out or finding something you like better.[/quote]

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