The Promised Land
A veteran of 150 jobs concludes :
Charities are the least charitable places to work, places dedicated to culture are full of people with no breeding, accountancy firms are the most fun, colleagues can make or break your working week, suing sex-pest bosses pays and, finally, keep looking until you find satisfaction. My 150 jobs may be astonishing to some. What I find astonishing is someone who works eight hours a day, five days a week, year in year out, in a job they hate but are too scared to try something else. You may have to wander in the wilderness for a while, but for some of us, it’s the only way to the Promised Land.
(Via Circadian Shift )
I saw this over at Circadian Shift, tried to comment on it there, but that comment seems to have gone to bit-heaven.
While I haven't held anywhere near 150 jobs, I've done quite a bit of shuffling around since I moved to the NYC area about ten years ago. I have friends who've held the same job for ten years or more, and sometimes I feel jealous of that. But they were lucky enough to find something that they enjoyed and were good at. Why stick with something that's not right for you, just for the sake of duration? Look for something better, move on, take risks.
Posted by Jimcat on February 6 2004 05:34
=v= As a contractor for the last three years or so, I can understand the appeal of having new jobs now and then. There are drawbacks, the main one being a complete absence of workplace community. I also find it much worse to hassle with finding a new job than starting one (which is usually kind of fun).
Posted by Jym on February 6 2004 12:55