Do you look forward to going to work?
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I'm an IT Manager in the public sector. Pay is good, location is excellent, hours are ok. But the job itself is mundane and unchallenging, I work with elderly women who don't have the same interests as myself.
For a while now I've started to struggle to find motivation to get up in the morning, and thinking of changing jobs/career path.
I'm sure the working from home help a lot?
I could quite easily do my job from home, and only go to work for the weekly Friday meetings etc.
Problem is the "elder generation", I'm one of 2 managers, the rest are all receptionists. They have set rotas, and I could easily see them kicking up a fuss if I were to work from home. They already make tedious remarks that I have my half day on a Friday (they aren't allowed to pick when they have theirs)...
That wouldn't bother me tbh. I currently work alone (have my own office/don't have much interest with colleagues). It would also allow me to get a dog, as I'd be able to look after it rather than it being left in the house all day on it's own...
Currently the only way I see myself being motivated would be to set up my own business. Therefore it would be something that interests me. And the harder I work the more money I get. Rather than current state of the harder I work, the exact same money I get, and no praise from my employers...
However, I cannot see this coming off - Too risky, need money, need a business idea etc..
However, I cannot see this coming off - Too risky, need money, need a business idea etc..
My best job (enjoyment and socially) was technical support for Apple.
I worked with like minded people, got to browse the internet/play games in between calls, and have a good laugh. However the pay was terrible, it was about 36 miles round trip in busy traffic, and the working hours were horrible.
This current role is probably the worst (enjoyment and socially) IT Manager at GP surgery.
The job is easy and mundane, the people are uninteresting and have terrible crack. I have my own small office, with a window that overlooks the patient waiting area, so my blinds are constantly closed.
The positives are the pay is very good, the working hours are decent (apart from an hour for lunch which drags the day out too long), and I only live 5 miles away, so takes no more than 10 minutes and there is never any traffic.
I'm just finding it terribly difficult to get up in the morning, and most of my daily jobs take me about 10-20 minutes (they used to take all day for the person who used to do this job). So the rest of the time I'm sat twiddling my thumbs, as most of the work I do I have to generate myself, and there is rarely any tasks to be done when I ask.
I want a new challenge, and I'm looking for ideas I guess. I've looked into teaching, but I'm not sure I could go back to studying!!! And as that saying goes "Those who can't, teach". I tend to think of myself as more ambitious than that as well.
I worked with like minded people, got to browse the internet/play games in between calls, and have a good laugh. However the pay was terrible, it was about 36 miles round trip in busy traffic, and the working hours were horrible.
This current role is probably the worst (enjoyment and socially) IT Manager at GP surgery.
The job is easy and mundane, the people are uninteresting and have terrible crack. I have my own small office, with a window that overlooks the patient waiting area, so my blinds are constantly closed.
The positives are the pay is very good, the working hours are decent (apart from an hour for lunch which drags the day out too long), and I only live 5 miles away, so takes no more than 10 minutes and there is never any traffic.
I'm just finding it terribly difficult to get up in the morning, and most of my daily jobs take me about 10-20 minutes (they used to take all day for the person who used to do this job). So the rest of the time I'm sat twiddling my thumbs, as most of the work I do I have to generate myself, and there is rarely any tasks to be done when I ask.
I want a new challenge, and I'm looking for ideas I guess. I've looked into teaching, but I'm not sure I could go back to studying!!! And as that saying goes "Those who can't, teach". I tend to think of myself as more ambitious than that as well.
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