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Post by Indian Valley RR on Jan 10, 2021 19:22:52 GMT
The best advice I can give is to ride out your current job until the plague is over. A few months ago I moved from molding packing to rush packing. Instead of packing moldings all day, I now pack everything that comes out that can't go out on the regular production schedule. I'm still at the same company though. Before the plague I had been toying with the idea of getting my pilot's license. I'd rather work in transport than home improvement, a subject that bores me to death. However I'm not really comfortable driving so getting my CDL is not something I believe would be wise to pursue. US railroads aren't interested in you unless you have at least one tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan under your belt and not being a veteran, I've pretty much given up on working for a railroad. I can't swim, so going to sea is out of the question. So that leaves flying. I have an interest in aviation but I'll be honest, I'm not as passionate about it as I am about rail.
Of course right now with the plague and the state of the airline industry that is all on hold. Home improvement is a pretty good business to be in as long as everybody is homebound. I will reconsider flying when the plague ends, but until then I'm just going to ride it out in my current job.
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Two Red Engines
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Post by Two Red Engines on Jan 25, 2021 19:48:06 GMT
I'm not only on an MA course studying Early Years Education (I want to work with little kids, you see), but I've also passed a job interview for an online English teaching job(I'm also a qualified TEFL teacher)! I just need to pass the background checks, and I'll be employed again!
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SRapi
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Post by SRapi on May 22, 2021 16:15:05 GMT
Thanks to @darkknight55 and tobiasmaguire and Indian Valley RR for your replying. Still stuck at this job. I think the biggest problem I have is that I've always been a fundamentally lazy person to my core. I just can't get motivated to really do what I love. Even my hobbies I procrastinate on. Or things that I am passionate about always tend to get dull after a while, so I might start gung-ho on something, and then a few months later, I can't concentrate on it at all. I look at job listings, but nothing is interesting. I think I need to do some major soul-searching or something because while I'm lucky to have held onto my job for so long, I definitely need to get a job that makes more money than what I do now. It's just nice to be able to vent my frustrations and see that I'm not alone. Also, this is my 1,500th post!
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tobiasmaguire
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Do not oppose me mere mortal
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Post by tobiasmaguire on Jun 6, 2021 1:43:59 GMT
The thing about being human is that everything we do, we choose to do, and when you dont like something but you do it anyways, it's really your two sides fighting each other. So we are who we because we choose to do it. Which means we could be totally different people if we wanted to be. Because everything is a habit. So to replace your old habit you just figure out your new habit and then do it. Your opportnity for your new habit comes up, do it and dont think about it. You need to revise it? Do it. U need to do something that goes against it? Do it but make sure you get back on track.
I used to be stuck in the same position as you with some of my stuff and work, but now I dont procrastinate on my hobbies because why should I procrastinate on them if I like them. Procrastinating is avoiding things so why do you want to avoid something you dont enjoy. If it's something I like doing, I just avoid any of those bad thoughts and just do it. It's so unbelievable to me now that I used to think like that. Well think like that without my other problem.
I tend to go with my own flow now so some things that appear in the back of my mind, but I dont direct attention to, I let them float later and the items that I agree to do, I do them.
As for work, I just accept whatever workweek that I dont object to, and do it.
I think most people pick one thing, and say well, I like this thing so much that I'm willing to do whatever work I need to do and I will enjoy my work because my work is something to be enjoyed.
The reason people procrastinate on stuff they like is there's something they dont like within. To which I say, why not like it? It's related to your interest after all, so most likely, you dont really want to avoid it, and just accept it. I used to not really care for electrical work for some reason, mainly "it's not my thing". which really means I didnt have a reason to hate it and if I do it in the theme of my model railroading, I accepted it and now enjoy it.
Sometimes you procrastinate on something because it's overwhelming which I say, make it reasonable, realize you dont have to do everything at once, you can do whatever the amount you feel like doing that day. U can forget about a few days too and that's fine
Going months away from something is fine for your hobby if you're like me and get into it because you might get sick of it or you just like a lot of things and you want to let everything have their turn but almost everyone has something they do for a little bit each day because it's manageable and not overwhelming. If you have a lot of these things you want to do, it may seem overwhelming, but at least you have a lot of these things so it's not like you're gonna start to get sick of doing them each day. Still overloaded? Find out what you can lose. And you dont have to do them each day. You can take mini breaks. You can have hobbies where you get into it and then after a while, you let it run in the background.
So either dont procrastinate and do your hobby or work, or dont do your hobby or work because it's not worth it, because it doesnt make sense to procrastinate and avoid something you like doing.
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SteamArt
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Post by SteamArt on Nov 29, 2021 19:42:00 GMT
Almost three months ago, I started a job at a company which offers digital solutions and services for universities and institutions up and down the country. I got the job offer back in the summer, a year after getting an MSc in Data Science and five years after getting a BSc in Mathematics.
The job itself is as a data and analytics developer. Since starting, I've been working from home, which suits me just fine. At the moment, I'm still working through my six-month probationary period, but I think I've found the right kind of company. Not only does the company offer flexible working, it also employs and supports neurodiverse people! Case in point: today, I finally came clean with my teammates about my Asperger's and how it might enhance/affect my work, and they thanked me for my honesty and offered full support there and then!
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