Anonymous
08/02/2013 09:18
Subject: What is my Problem?
I have the same problem too. I know someone who has worked the same job on the same project for 15 years and I just don't get how they do it, because our job is BORING.
Anonymous
08/02/2013 09:16
Subject: What is my Problem?
Anonymous wrote:No matter what job I do I get bored and apathetic after a couple years. I think something will be interesting and that I will enjoy it but that feeling never lasts. I have gone back to school twice and done career shifts only to be just as bored and unengaged in the new job/field (education, health, social services, academia). I have really lost all ambition to work and while I put in time, I no longer put in good effort or produce quality work. Years ago this would have bothered me immensely but now I don't even seem to care - another problem in itself. I have a strong and varied skill set, good people skills and come across as a leader so I have had many opportunities and promotions but can never seem to find that job that I actually enjoy. Everything becomes drudgery. When people ask me what my passion / dream job would be, I tend to think of doing something very altruistic and humanitarian - but not something that is realistic or practically doable. Given my history I could probably be given the job of ending child poverty and get bored and tired of that in a couple years too!
Anyone else never find their niche or really have a passion or interest?
+1
At this point, I work to make money and get health insurance. Not to have a fulfilling career. Counting the years until retirement...about 33 more to go!
Anonymous
08/01/2013 20:09
Subject: What is my Problem?
No advice OP but I have the same exact problem.
Anonymous
08/01/2013 19:51
Subject: What is my Problem?
Good God how I wish I had a job to become bored with.
That said, sounds like you need a work flirtation/crush to liven things up.
That said, sounds like you need a work flirtation/crush to liven things up.
Anonymous
08/01/2013 19:37
Subject: What is my Problem?
Part of the problem is too much distraction from home with raising kids, managing their extracurriculars and the household. When my husband was laid off for a year, I poured my soul into my job, stayed late, helped clients beyond what was required, planned larger-scale projects, loved the freedom to follow my muse, got great reviews. THEN...he got a new job and everything went back to being me as the default caregiver/home manager. All the zing went out of the job, and before I knew it my work hours began to include refinance paperwork, teacher conferences, phone calls to contractors. Gone was the joy of work and I quit within the year...again.
Anonymous
08/01/2013 19:33
Subject: What is my Problem?
Here's some summer reading for you lifted from Wikipedia:
In Chapter 18 of the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), the character Lord Henry Wotton says to a young Dorian Gray: "The only horrible thing in the world is ennui, Dorian. That is the one sin for which there is no forgiveness."
In Chapter 18 of the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), the character Lord Henry Wotton says to a young Dorian Gray: "The only horrible thing in the world is ennui, Dorian. That is the one sin for which there is no forgiveness."
Anonymous
08/01/2013 19:30
Subject: Re:What is my Problem?
It's for this reason that I like consulting. Every 6 months to a year maybe two, you get a new client and a new project, and that keeps it exciting.
Anonymous
08/01/2013 19:29
Subject: Re:What is my Problem?
This is me too. I'm envious of people who enjoy their jobs. I've done we'll, make good money, have worked at various places but always get bored after 2 years. I've reach a point where I decided just to stay where I am and deal. How do people find a job they enjoy?
Anonymous
08/01/2013 19:26
Subject: What is my Problem?
Every job becomes boring and routine after a while, especially if you work behind the desk and are stuck in a cubicle. Even if you joined the Peace Corps, you might run into frustrations, interpersonal conflicts, even boredom. It's part of the human condition: ennui!
Anonymous
08/01/2013 19:23
Subject: What is my Problem?
No matter what job I do I get bored and apathetic after a couple years. I think something will be interesting and that I will enjoy it but that feeling never lasts. I have gone back to school twice and done career shifts only to be just as bored and unengaged in the new job/field (education, health, social services, academia). I have really lost all ambition to work and while I put in time, I no longer put in good effort or produce quality work. Years ago this would have bothered me immensely but now I don't even seem to care - another problem in itself. I have a strong and varied skill set, good people skills and come across as a leader so I have had many opportunities and promotions but can never seem to find that job that I actually enjoy. Everything becomes drudgery. When people ask me what my passion / dream job would be, I tend to think of doing something very altruistic and humanitarian - but not something that is realistic or practically doable. Given my history I could probably be given the job of ending child poverty and get bored and tired of that in a couple years too!
Anyone else never find their niche or really have a passion or interest?
Anyone else never find their niche or really have a passion or interest?