Woes of the Profession
Okay, so for the umpteenth time I'm launching a discourse on my humdrum existence at work. I go to work, go home, go to work the next day, go home again, and the same monotonous cycle goes on. Grim as it sounds, this is the scenario of a typical working middle-class citizen.
Perhaps I find my current work boring and less challenging. Being cooped up in a cubicle for 8 hours a day hardly seemed a very dynamic setup. But of course this is to be expected for every regular desk job. The pay is good (well at least a bit higher for my standard) and the work is totally manageable. So what the heck am I complaining about?
The passion, that driving force to achieve seemed lacking in me now. My excitement on the job before must have bled me dry. As much as I want to stay optimistic about my working environment, I couldn't eradicate that nagging pang of wanting to do better and making the most of my potential. Sad to say, my current company wouldn't be able to provide that to me. Opportunities have decreased due to down-sizing and cost-cutting measures. It would be a miracle if they send me abroad for training/project or even pay for my certifications.
So this brings the question of looking for another job. There are hundreds of jobs out there for IT but it's just a matter of looking for the right company, role and definitely the salary. However, it's a risk that I must embark again for a company that may seem promising at first may reveal its skeleton in the closet eventually.
But sometimes I ask myself if I'm really meant for IT. To be honest, I got into the industry because the money is good and I find the work competitive, promising and challenging as compared to PT. Plus, the industry keeps evolving thereby the necessity for perpetual self-learning is a must to which I'm fond of doing. But still I sometimes think I should be doing more significant and challenging than staying in front of a lifeless monitor, racking my brains for solutions and troubleshooting till I drop from ineffable exhaustion.
My fickle-mindedness is getting the better of me again. It seems I'll never have contentment in any work I do, otherwise I'll just end up transferring from one job to another. If the company is not the problem, it could always either be the job, the management or the salary compensation. Could this be the downside of my artistic nature? Do I get bored on a job so fast that I haven't managed to stay with a company for at least a couple of years? And could there be such a thing as a dream job?
Perhaps I find my current work boring and less challenging. Being cooped up in a cubicle for 8 hours a day hardly seemed a very dynamic setup. But of course this is to be expected for every regular desk job. The pay is good (well at least a bit higher for my standard) and the work is totally manageable. So what the heck am I complaining about?
The passion, that driving force to achieve seemed lacking in me now. My excitement on the job before must have bled me dry. As much as I want to stay optimistic about my working environment, I couldn't eradicate that nagging pang of wanting to do better and making the most of my potential. Sad to say, my current company wouldn't be able to provide that to me. Opportunities have decreased due to down-sizing and cost-cutting measures. It would be a miracle if they send me abroad for training/project or even pay for my certifications.
So this brings the question of looking for another job. There are hundreds of jobs out there for IT but it's just a matter of looking for the right company, role and definitely the salary. However, it's a risk that I must embark again for a company that may seem promising at first may reveal its skeleton in the closet eventually.
But sometimes I ask myself if I'm really meant for IT. To be honest, I got into the industry because the money is good and I find the work competitive, promising and challenging as compared to PT. Plus, the industry keeps evolving thereby the necessity for perpetual self-learning is a must to which I'm fond of doing. But still I sometimes think I should be doing more significant and challenging than staying in front of a lifeless monitor, racking my brains for solutions and troubleshooting till I drop from ineffable exhaustion.
My fickle-mindedness is getting the better of me again. It seems I'll never have contentment in any work I do, otherwise I'll just end up transferring from one job to another. If the company is not the problem, it could always either be the job, the management or the salary compensation. Could this be the downside of my artistic nature? Do I get bored on a job so fast that I haven't managed to stay with a company for at least a couple of years? And could there be such a thing as a dream job?
It's kinda funny reading this just now. I've blogged about this dilemma as well, but just to sort of provide an unsolicited advise, you are restricted only by yourself. If you set out a routine, then it does become a routine, a mundane one. However, if you set out to do things aside from work, then you can probably find that "knee jerk" feeling you've long been wanting. At any rate, who am I to tell you what to do, we've been in one way or the other, sharing the same boat probably on different occasions only :D
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