Posted by shrinking violet on June 27, 2005, at 19:23:21
In reply to Re: So very bored with my job!! » Tamar, posted by pinkeye on June 27, 2005, at 16:26:27
Have you considered volunteering? A few hours a week, or something? That way you can feel needed and useful in a more tangible way, and it might help you try out some new career paths and working with people, to see how it goes.
I'm having the same career questions too (even though I haven't officially started mine yet!). I keep having these nagging thoughts of being an art therapist, for a couple of years now. I looked into it, before starting my current program (library science), but there are no art therapy programs in my state, and the nearest one is about 2 hours away, so I scrapped it. But it's still nagging at me.
Do whatever makes you happy, regardless of the reasons or whether you think it's "unfeminine" or "not beneficial." If you enjoy it, that's what counts the most. My parents spent their whole lives working at mundane jobs they hate(d), and I promised myself I'd never waste my life doing that. Some people don't have a choice, but for those of us who are lucky enough to have that, choose what's meaningful and enjoyable to YOU. Life is too short to do otherwise.
Good luck.
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