Looking For A New Gig
I really shouldn't complain, but I am.
My marriage is one in a million. I adore my wife and we have lots of fun together. Six kids between us - 3 hers and 3 mine. By anyone's reckoning, they are doing as well as any kids in similar circumstances could be expected to do.
Still, I'm miserable.
I hate my job. I should say, I hate the circumstances of my job. I'm on week 2 of a 4 week tour. Home on Friday night. Back to the airport on Sunday afternoon. I am a corporate trainer. I more-or-less enjoy the work, in spite of my company's best efforts to stop that from happening. I work roughly 8-4:30, on my feet, explaining technology where my understanding ranges from spotty to comprehensive, depending on the course and the chapter.
Then it is back to the hotel, where I have to study for a couple hours a night because they are constantly wanting me to teach "new" courses. Eat at a local restaurant, usually a chain. Go back to the hotel. Call The Viscountess - talk for a half hour. Surf the stations and usually end up on MSNBC or CNN.
Toss and turn, waking up on and off for the next 5 or 6 hours and then do it again.
It sucks.
Got my resume up on Monster and with 3 or 4 headhunters. They all want java. I don't have java, nor do I want to learn it. It is stupid way to develop systems, but that is a whole 'nother post that is never going to be written by me.
I have to find some other way to pay the rent, because I can't stand this.
My marriage is one in a million. I adore my wife and we have lots of fun together. Six kids between us - 3 hers and 3 mine. By anyone's reckoning, they are doing as well as any kids in similar circumstances could be expected to do.
Still, I'm miserable.
I hate my job. I should say, I hate the circumstances of my job. I'm on week 2 of a 4 week tour. Home on Friday night. Back to the airport on Sunday afternoon. I am a corporate trainer. I more-or-less enjoy the work, in spite of my company's best efforts to stop that from happening. I work roughly 8-4:30, on my feet, explaining technology where my understanding ranges from spotty to comprehensive, depending on the course and the chapter.
Then it is back to the hotel, where I have to study for a couple hours a night because they are constantly wanting me to teach "new" courses. Eat at a local restaurant, usually a chain. Go back to the hotel. Call The Viscountess - talk for a half hour. Surf the stations and usually end up on MSNBC or CNN.
Toss and turn, waking up on and off for the next 5 or 6 hours and then do it again.
It sucks.
Got my resume up on Monster and with 3 or 4 headhunters. They all want java. I don't have java, nor do I want to learn it. It is stupid way to develop systems, but that is a whole 'nother post that is never going to be written by me.
I have to find some other way to pay the rent, because I can't stand this.
posted by The Viscount LaCarte at 1:28 PM
4 Comments:
Oh, man, I feel for you. I'm in a job with some good, some bad but overall it's worse than it should be. Feels harder than it really needs to be.
Wish I had some solutions. I'm looking to get back into some kind of artwork (I keep saying) and see how that goes, but...
Smart, personable and artistically leaning dude like you could probably be a really good booking agent if you had access to th' right talent.
God, Al. I'm so sorry you're so unhappy in your job. That stinks and I wish you a ton of luck finding something that you'll be happy with -- that'll keep you home.
I'm in somewhat of a career rut myself, but it's just me being so tired of what I'm doing. Doing the same thing at a different place wouldn't matter in the least. I'm hoping it's just a phase and I'll wake up one day all happy and motivated again. Yep. That's what I'm hoping for.
Well, sending good thoughts your way. You've taken the first step, so I hope that step leads to great things for you.
Good luck!!
Thanks guys - I appreciate the support.
Got a couple leads. Something will pop, I know, but until it does it is just going to suck.
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