Should i quit my job? (its sucking my will to live)

lrobertjones — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:05:10 -0800

Should I quit my job? Should i quit my high-pressure (for me at least), high responsibility part time job and try to find something that won't make me dread getting out of bed. I am a twenty six year old, who did a couple of years at university but didnt quite find what i wanted there.

I am now doing a night course at a technical college (music recording) and working part time at a software testing and support job that i was doing full time for 4 years previously.

I am finding that the hours (10-3:30,work, 5:30-9 school) and workload and pressure are just really getting me down. I am not as engaged with the work as i used to be, I have gone through a few disciplinary procedures and am taking more sickies than i really should be. i think it is time for me to be doing something else.

Anecdotally there is plenty of work around my area at the moment, so finding another job should not be too hard. The pay at my current job is good but not great so i should be ok financially.

I think a more flexible and less brain sapping casual job could really make me more happy and mean my time outside work might be spent doing more than sitting on the couch drinking.

So basically the question is; secure but soulsucking job vs unsecure but easy job.

thank you.

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