A step in the right direction
For over 2-3 years now (or possibly even more than that), I have dreaded going into work. I work for a medical device company, that is a division of Johnson & Johnson- yes the baby products company. I have been in this job for 5+ years now, and have spent the last half of it quite miserable. Looking back, it continues to amaze me how I've stuck it out for so long. I DO have amazing coworkers. I DO get great J&J benefits. I DO have awesome stability. And at one point, my "commute" was only 5 minutes. But the truth is, the day to day activities of this job lacks challenge. Luckily in the past 8-9 months or so, wedding planning has kept me quite occupied & entertained, so the fact that my work life is utterly un-motivating and absolutely monotonous and repetitious has been a bit more tolerable. Because I have been here for quite awhile though, sadly, I know what I can and cannot get away with. I've been able to deliver on my deadlines whilst running errands here and there or doing wedding research. It's been actually pretty useful that I can do my work in my sleep. Gives me that extra bit of time to get stuff done for my personal life. ;)
But I can't live like this forever. I cannot continually spend 8+ hours a day in a place that does not motivate me.
So today, I took a step in the right direction. I've been telling myself...well, once this wedding happens, THEN I'll look for another job. Once this wedding is over, THEN I'll take some extra classes. I'm realizing though that my dull dull work life is spilling over into my private life. And THAT, my friends, is unacceptable. All the wedding related stuff is definitely sucking up alot of my time- no doubt about it. Especially now that I'm down to the last 2 months. Today though, I think I took a step in the right direction. A few weeks ago, through my ex-boss i was able to interview at another medical device company. From what I hear, that is going well, but aside from that interview, I've done nothing else. So today, I also applied for a Project Manager position at my current company in case the other job doesn't pan out. In addition, I've also set up an account at the Expedia career site- as I LOVE to travel, and would be VERY passionate about anything travel related. ;)
So the Job Hunt has officially BEGUN! Writing this down will hopefully harden my resolve. I've job hunted sporadically over the past years, but was never really gung ho about it. I NEED TO BE!!
But I can't live like this forever. I cannot continually spend 8+ hours a day in a place that does not motivate me.
So today, I took a step in the right direction. I've been telling myself...well, once this wedding happens, THEN I'll look for another job. Once this wedding is over, THEN I'll take some extra classes. I'm realizing though that my dull dull work life is spilling over into my private life. And THAT, my friends, is unacceptable. All the wedding related stuff is definitely sucking up alot of my time- no doubt about it. Especially now that I'm down to the last 2 months. Today though, I think I took a step in the right direction. A few weeks ago, through my ex-boss i was able to interview at another medical device company. From what I hear, that is going well, but aside from that interview, I've done nothing else. So today, I also applied for a Project Manager position at my current company in case the other job doesn't pan out. In addition, I've also set up an account at the Expedia career site- as I LOVE to travel, and would be VERY passionate about anything travel related. ;)
So the Job Hunt has officially BEGUN! Writing this down will hopefully harden my resolve. I've job hunted sporadically over the past years, but was never really gung ho about it. I NEED TO BE!!