Pain in the

[i_kender]

So I totally ditched work yesterday – call it a mental health day - I just couldn’t face another day stuck staring at the monitor with no work to do!

Instead I stayed home, tidied my room, watched 3 films, and played Crackdown on the X-Box. It was a much more productive use of my day.

I’m starting to get the idea that this job is not for me… anyone know of any jobs in London I could apply for in the £24-28k range? Or, even better, does anyone have any suggestions for a possible career move for me? Doing other people’s admin is less sexy and glamorous – wait, it was never sexy and glamorous. My bad.

My excuse, in case anyone wants to use it, was mysterious and unexplained back pain – “I don’t know why, but my back was just killing me!”

Oh, and today looks like it’s going to follow the normal pattern – woot. I guess I should spend the day looking for job opportunities rather than reading The Guardian, huh? I just wish I had a better idea of what I wanted to do – rather than “anything but this”!

Comments

[lisekit.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't find this advice insultng to your intelligence, but friends have recommended ths book as a good place to begin with career transfers and jobhunting.

Other people's admin does indeed suck, especially when you ould almost certinly be a better manager than them. Would it be worth looking for companies whose areas of work interest you, within which you could usefully work up?

[i_kender]

It's ok, I don't feel patronised - I will check out the book :)

(And think more about my options, oh yes)

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

I definitely know where you're coming from. I have a similar job doing admin work that is neither challenging, satisfying or really worthwhile for a pittance.
I did find that simply changing the office worked. I had the same problem that I wanted to do 'anything else' but I ended up doing admin again but the office was a lot better and I had rapport with people who worked there. Then that job shut down and I ended up in the corporate black hole currently sucking away my life force.
Good luck on the job hunting.

[nightxade.livejournal.com]

*hug* I know what you mean about the nothingtodoinfrontofthecomputer job. It really and truly is exhausting. Can't you just feel your brain melting with every dragging minute? :-/

Hope you can find something better soon.