Should I do it?
Discussion
At the moment I hate my job, I work in IT support and spend all day waiting for the phone to ring... To say its soul destroying is an understatement... I appreciate that if you'd asked me when I was 13 whether I wanted to sit on my arse doing nothing all day and get paid for it, I would have jumped at the chance... But I have never been so bored in my life...
So I need a change, I need a new job, but the trouble is I have NO idea what I want to do..
So my plan is this.. I've a good friend who works for a gas company delivering gas. I passed my test early enough to have the 7.5ton entitlement, so I can go and work for the gas company doing deliveries and general day to day bits and bobs, so that at least I'll be busy. I think what I need to do is take time away from what I'm doing and have a damn good think....
I throw it open to the floor...
slinky
So I need a change, I need a new job, but the trouble is I have NO idea what I want to do..
So my plan is this.. I've a good friend who works for a gas company delivering gas. I passed my test early enough to have the 7.5ton entitlement, so I can go and work for the gas company doing deliveries and general day to day bits and bobs, so that at least I'll be busy. I think what I need to do is take time away from what I'm doing and have a damn good think....
I throw it open to the floor...
slinky
Talk to these guys,
www.thefullercv.co.uk
Ask for a transferable skills CV and then apply for anything that takes your fancy.
Dont jump jobs 'till you have a direction!
www.thefullercv.co.uk
Ask for a transferable skills CV and then apply for anything that takes your fancy.
Dont jump jobs 'till you have a direction!
Do anything that you feel will improve your mind, sitting on phones and dealing with muppets all day is soul-destroying.
I worked on and off for about 4 years in different office environments until I cracked, I'd even got away from the phones towards the end but it still sucked.
It's better to try something new and find out if it's not for you than to idle away in something you don't enjoy.
I walked out and somehow managed land a sweet job for an engineering consultancy, it's so good most of my previous working memories have been erased.
I worked on and off for about 4 years in different office environments until I cracked, I'd even got away from the phones towards the end but it still sucked.
It's better to try something new and find out if it's not for you than to idle away in something you don't enjoy.
I walked out and somehow managed land a sweet job for an engineering consultancy, it's so good most of my previous working memories have been erased.
Money isn't an issue, quite bizzarely, looking at the possible hourly rate, I'd actually be earning slightly more, add the bonus on top of that and I definitely will... Considering the fact that I'm allegedly a skilled worker, it doesn't really make sense!
To be honest, I'm pretty certain that I'm going to do it... I need to get some distance away from what I'm doing now to give myself a chance to think, to get some clarity and make up my mind with where I want my life to go...
I heard somewhere that it's supposed to be 40% work 60% life, but when work takes over (for bad reasons), things can't be right....
Fingers crossed..
slinky
To be honest, I'm pretty certain that I'm going to do it... I need to get some distance away from what I'm doing now to give myself a chance to think, to get some clarity and make up my mind with where I want my life to go...
I heard somewhere that it's supposed to be 40% work 60% life, but when work takes over (for bad reasons), things can't be right....
Fingers crossed..
slinky
dick dastardly said:
I'm in a similar position. Bored out of my mind and looking for something else to do, I just can't for the life of me think of what I want to do yet.
It's nice to know that I'm not the only one in this position!
People keep asking me what I want to do.. and I have NO idea...
I've likened it to standing at the doors of selfridges/harrods and someone saying.. "right, you can have anything you want, but you can only have one thing, and you can't leave this spot"...
So I know there are loads of things that I want, but I can't see them and I can't decide.. Hence I like the idea of just doing something completely different so that I can try to work out what I want to do...
Feck it... I'm going to do it... As long as everything comes together!
And one thing I really can't wait to do... Hand in my resignation!
slinky
The day I handed in my resignation was the day I got given my bonus letter. I checked with my manager to make sure that they couldn't take it away from me first, then we did the most perfect swap ever.
I not only got the bonus, but only had to work for one week of my months notice.
I smiled and smiled and smiled....
I not only got the bonus, but only had to work for one week of my months notice.
I smiled and smiled and smiled....
I started a new job last week. I'd been at my previous job for five years and I HATED every moment of it. I knew three weeks after I started the job that I've made the biggest mistake of my life. Not only were the people I worked with a very weird bunch, one of which was a complete bitch of a manipulative whore, but I was SOOOOO BORED. Although I only worked part time, I could still get the job done in 10 days out of the whole month, so the rest of the time I was sitting on my bum with no social or mental stimulation. I stayed because the money was astronomical compared to what I should have been earning, and Trackside and I had bought our house together six months before I started there, and the whole place needed doing up. Because I was working for a builders, well, I'm sure you can imagine how handy it was.
BUT, the job was killing me. I would often come home and be in tears because the manipulative bitch whore didn't like me and used to blame me for a lot of crap that I hadn't done. I was often made to feel like a social pariah, the majority of the time, I had no idea why, and because of the lack of social and mental interraction, my grey matter was becoming stagnant and I was starting to get forgetful and completely lack any motivation. This was affecting my confidence and I had days where I just didn't want to get out of bed or do anything. Anybody who knows me will tell you that I'm a very bubbly, outgoing person, always up for a laugh and very much full of life, but this job was taking away the essence of my personality and I HAD to leave.
I went to college and did a course in accountancy. It was boring and I didn't enjoy it, but luckily, I've managed to get myself a new job, earning a little bit more money than I was getting, and in a management position for a small firm.
The company I work for now is only two years old and it's still finding it's feel. It's touch and go whether it will still be going next year, but I don't regret jacking in the old place. The people I work with are great and I've got my joie de vive back. I'm happy and I'm fun to be around again. No amount of money can replace how you feel about yourself.
I say do it. Regret the things you do, rather than the things you don't try.
BUT, the job was killing me. I would often come home and be in tears because the manipulative bitch whore didn't like me and used to blame me for a lot of crap that I hadn't done. I was often made to feel like a social pariah, the majority of the time, I had no idea why, and because of the lack of social and mental interraction, my grey matter was becoming stagnant and I was starting to get forgetful and completely lack any motivation. This was affecting my confidence and I had days where I just didn't want to get out of bed or do anything. Anybody who knows me will tell you that I'm a very bubbly, outgoing person, always up for a laugh and very much full of life, but this job was taking away the essence of my personality and I HAD to leave.
I went to college and did a course in accountancy. It was boring and I didn't enjoy it, but luckily, I've managed to get myself a new job, earning a little bit more money than I was getting, and in a management position for a small firm.
The company I work for now is only two years old and it's still finding it's feel. It's touch and go whether it will still be going next year, but I don't regret jacking in the old place. The people I work with are great and I've got my joie de vive back. I'm happy and I'm fun to be around again. No amount of money can replace how you feel about yourself.
I say do it. Regret the things you do, rather than the things you don't try.
slinky said:
At the moment I hate my job, I work in IT support and spend all day waiting for the phone to ring... To say its soul destroying is an understatement... I appreciate that if you'd asked me when I was 13 whether I wanted to sit on my arse doing nothing all day and get paid for it, I would have jumped at the chance... But I have never been so bored in my life...
So I need a change, I need a new job, but the trouble is I have NO idea what I want to do..
So my plan is this.. I've a good friend who works for a gas company delivering gas. I passed my test early enough to have the 7.5ton entitlement, so I can go and work for the gas company doing deliveries and general day to day bits and bobs, so that at least I'll be busy. I think what I need to do is take time away from what I'm doing and have a damn good think....
I throw it open to the floor...
slinky
I am about to do the exact same thing, I run a small 'man with a van' business with a mate which I will see what happens. But I get so much more satisfaction from physically doing a good job and offering a good service that think its worth the risk! (I do have the benefit of having a few quid from a couple of house splits and a redundancy package however).
Go for it - whats the worst that can happen - you go back and get your job back cos it was a mistake...Go for it!
>> Edited by A911DOM on Monday 21st November 21:37
Mrs Trackside said:
I started a new job last week. I'd been at my previous job for five years and I HATED every moment of it. I knew three weeks after I started the job that I've made the biggest mistake of my life. Not only were the people I worked with a very weird bunch, one of which was a complete bitch of a manipulative whore, but I was SOOOOO BORED. Although I only worked part time, I could still get the job done in 10 days out of the whole month, so the rest of the time I was sitting on my bum with no social or mental stimulation. I stayed because the money was astronomical compared to what I should have been earning, and Trackside and I had bought our house together six months before I started there, and the whole place needed doing up. Because I was working for a builders, well, I'm sure you can imagine how handy it was.
BUT, the job was killing me. I would often come home and be in tears because the manipulative bitch whore didn't like me and used to blame me for a lot of crap that I hadn't done. I was often made to feel like a social pariah, the majority of the time, I had no idea why, and because of the lack of social and mental interraction, my grey matter was becoming stagnant and I was starting to get forgetful and completely lack any motivation. This was affecting my confidence and I had days where I just didn't want to get out of bed or do anything. Anybody who knows me will tell you that I'm a very bubbly, outgoing person, always up for a laugh and very much full of life, but this job was taking away the essence of my personality and I HAD to leave.
I went to college and did a course in accountancy. It was boring and I didn't enjoy it, but luckily, I've managed to get myself a new job, earning a little bit more money than I was getting, and in a management position for a small firm.
The company I work for now is only two years old and it's still finding it's feel. It's touch and go whether it will still be going next year, but I don't regret jacking in the old place. The people I work with are great and I've got my joie de vive back. I'm happy and I'm fun to be around again. No amount of money can replace how you feel about yourself.
I say do it. Regret the things you do, rather than the things you don't try.
True words of wisdom , and I must admit I do agree with most of your posts.Well done!
BTW it's joie de vivre
You make the point about standing in Harrods etc. and say "have only one thing". Try to get out of that mind set because the next move you make doesn't HAVE to be the one final move. If it doesn't work, try something else (just remember to keep an eye on where you are to make sure you have an "escape route".)
In my (very recent) experience, I'd say (nay, shout!) DO NOT ever accept mundainity (I think I've made that word up), there really is no point. I think Tampon's point about imagining you as a 70 year old, and what would he say to you now is great. Go for it, anything is possible. Change is exciting, taking control is exciting.
Oh and:
Very best of luck, Ben! :admiration:
In my (very recent) experience, I'd say (nay, shout!) DO NOT ever accept mundainity (I think I've made that word up), there really is no point. I think Tampon's point about imagining you as a 70 year old, and what would he say to you now is great. Go for it, anything is possible. Change is exciting, taking control is exciting.
Oh and:
Incorrigible said:Wow! and fecking awesome!
I've just quit IT and bought a garage
I'm not totally sure if it's the right thing to do, infact I'm scared shitless
However, this is not a rehersal
Very best of luck, Ben! :admiration:Thought about going ride-a-long for 2 weeks holiday, otherwise you could be jumping from one boring well paid job into another boring less well paid job. Delivering gas is hardly being a stunt man for the James Bond movies is it?
If you are going to do it, then do it properly: set up a business making cornation mugs, or making weather vanes for churches or something.
If you are going to do it, then do it properly: set up a business making cornation mugs, or making weather vanes for churches or something.
Incorrigible said:
I've just quit IT and bought a garage
I'm not totally sure if it's the right thing to do, infact I'm scared shitless
However, this is not a rehersal
Not quite the same circumstances but similar - the husband of a friend of mine used to be employed at a garage as a mechanic, then one day he decided to set up his own business. It was obviously nerve-racking and he was, in essence, taking a big risk - mortgage and bills to pay, baby on the way etc. But he took the plunge and thankfully has never looked back since. The business took off - he even maintains/services police vehicles! They've moved from a perfectly respectable 3-bedroom Victorian semi to a large detached character house and have also bought 11 acres of land where my friend plans to set up DIY livery stabling.
He was on a paltry income at the garage so they've come a long way, but that's not to say it's been plain sailing - he's had to work very long hours for many years.
Anyway, Ben, am I to come to you for servicing now?!
Incorrigible said:
I've just quit IT and bought a garage
I'm not totally sure if it's the right thing to do, infact I'm scared shitless
However, this is not a rehersal
Hats off Inc - well done mate.
What's the plan ... rebuilds and restoration?Sevrvicing with a few motors for sale on the front? The new TVR indie ...
ope it goes well ... my dream job - if I had the knowledge and time.
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