live to work, or work to live?

[Acidmouse]

I personally think your in a very good situation regarding work. Most people hate their jobs, poorly paid and dread going in

If you can hack being bored but happy then why change?

[bobby1]

In most cases people are under valued in companies they have worked at for a while. Go for it mate, seize the day, feel the fear but do it anyway and all that.

[Colchester Kev]

All these replies and yet very few are offering congrats on the obvious proposal of marriage from Matt to Claire !!


by the way, when you get married i suggest you 2 have a double barrelled surname ...

Congrats to

MATT & CLAIRE MONKEY-CLAW

[Claw75]

he said I should marry a rich man.  Reads more like a dumping rather than a proposal to me!

[Claw75]

PS - any job offers by PM please.  I am good at typing, making tea, and other stuff.

[Mango99]

All these replies and yet very few are offering congrats on the obvious proposal of marriage from Matt to Claire !!


by the way, when you get married i suggest you 2 have a double barrelled surname ...

Congrats to

MATT & CLAIRE MONKEY-CLAW

LOL!!!

Congrats from me also!

I think when it comes down to it it's obviously very nice to have a fun, well paid job. But, it's love that really makes the world go round Everything else is unimportant.

[Colchester Kev]

he said I should marry a rich man.  Reads more like a dumping rather than a proposal to me!

Nonsense, we have all seen his MTT results

[Claw75]

he said I should marry a rich man.  Reads more like a dumping rather than a proposal to me!

Nonsense, we have all seen his MTT results

perhaps we have a different definition of the word 'rich'!

Anyway, all this proposal stuff is so 2007........

[Jon MW]

Well my career 'plan' has been almost the exact opposite.

I've had lots of jobs.

The ones I didn't like, I quit to do something different.

The ones I did like I got bored with so I quit them as well - (the only exception was teaching but I didn't pass the PGCE - can't succeed at everything)

My point would be that this now means my finances are extremely meagre because of this constant chopping and changing - by all means go ahead and try to find something more fulfilling but:

(a) (unless you get lucky) it will have an impact on your finances which you will have to deal with.
(b) Whatever you find might not end up being as good as you thought.

[steeveg]

no, your not in midlife crisis, its only natural to wonder where your lifes going when you split from your partner no matter what age you are,and belive me 32 is still young, be careful claw, the 1 line you wrote i would think about is, As well as that, I can do the job standing on my head and it gives me little stress.
i would value this above all, ive saw a few people leave decent paying jobs to go to a less paid job for roughly the same reason only to find its no better than there last job, but now they have the stress of money worries which can be a lot more depressing than boredom at work. whatever you decide i wish you luck but i would give it a bit of time, you may meet someone out the blue anytime and look at your situation differently.

[AndrewT]

It is very, very difficult to find a job which offers everything you want and is enjoyable. As a civil servant, you are actually in a great position - you lack the long hours/huge effort and stress which not only pisses most people off about their jobs, but which also eats into their spare time, meaning they have no life whatsoever. In the evenings and weekends they're either working or exhausted.

Job wise, it sounds like you're on easy street. Stick it out for a while but make a concerted effort to make maximum use of your free time. With a child and a monkey to look after it's not as easy as thinking 'I want to quit my job'.

[Claw75]

Stick it out for a while but make a concerted effort to make maximum use of your free time.

Yep, this is what my sensible voice says to me. 

[Laxie]

If I were in your position, I wouldn't leave it in a million years.  You have a decent wage coming in which has enabled you to comfortably raise your daughter and pay your bills, without the need for a partner and his extra income.  Your job might seem boring, but is stress free at a time when you and your daughter could really do without added stress anyway.  Reading your post I felt 'Grass is greener' screaming out from the monitor, but it's 'Happy days' if you ask me.  For every one person who gets lucky and finds that 'dream job' there are dozens more who end up back where they started.  I'd wait til she's a good bit older before you decide to seek out the 'exciting' employment you're hoping to find.  That way you aren't under as much pressure to make the dream happen, and the dream might just find you instead. 

That's my worth, but whatever you decide, we're still here for you and wish you the best of luck with it.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}     

 

[Rod Paradise]

Oooooohh, I have just the link that you two need.

And before anyone wonders why I know the link, a mate of mine created it (and I had a little bit of input too )

Clicky

Yeah Yeah, we believe you 

[matt674]

he said I should marry a rich man.  Reads more like a dumping rather than a proposal to me!

working on it





























(the becoming rich bit!! )