Got something bugging you?
Let it out.
Vent a little.
You might feel better.

Oh honey, where to I start.

This has been a bad month for me.

I'm afraid I would babble all night.

Littlemissg opens her notepad and directs the first patient to the couch.


'Relax and begin',she instructs. 'Tell me all about it.'

ok.

Here goes one of my many problems.


I am bored out of my skull with my life.
I stopped going out about 2 weeks ago, and I can't even bring myself to keep my house tidy anymore--I'm basically doing only the bare minimum to keep my place together.

I go to the gym regularly and am starting the body-for-life program, but I can't figure out why I'm bothering to do it.

bored as hell. Not exactly depressed. Not exactly feeling hopeless. Just bored.

I hate my job. I'm successful at it, and in a week I'm being flown to Columbus to talk to the big bosses at my company, but I simply don't care. I hate it. it's a wast of my time and not what I want to do.

Advise please. And I'll seriously take it becuase all the solutions I'm coming up with, i seem to be ignoring.


signed, AsianBummed777

The org would crash...

The asshole next door is still alive, but I'm glad for it.

Dear AsianBummed777:


I totally sympathize with your situation. I too came to a crossroad at a job that didn't meet my career or financial needs. It was resolved when I was fired. I don't recommend that route, but I do recommend that instead of saying you hate your work, identify what you hate about it.

Is it simple burn-out brought on by years of the same old thing?
Do you feel unappreciated?
Perhaps a simple change can make a big difference, such as moving to a new department.

If you come to the conclusion you need a major career change, consider carefully then go for it. In this day and age very few people have just one career in their lifetimes.

Secondly, everyone have down times, but you sound like your handling it well. Keep working out and take those vacations you have planned. I think you'll have a brand new outlook once you but some distance between yourself and your problems, and relax.

Good Luck, I pulling for you.

Fauxie said:

Good attitude!

NEXT!

[Edited 10/15/05 19:39pm]

One more thing AB777

When in Columbus, suck up big time!

i have an eye infection and my eye really hurts today


other then that life is grand

What to do if there's girl you think you will like, but you only know her a bit at best, and you have the notion that you couldn't keep up with her anyway?



Also, I'm not at all convinced that I'm studying the right thing. Will I be motivated enough to work in this field someday? What else could I do?


Yes, I know that I am a sad person.

[Edited 10/16/05 10:10am]

i don't feel like my life is going anywhere...
i want it 2 move faster, but anything i do just makes it go slower
sometimes i wish i was @ two places than one...sometimes 3 to be ambitious...


i feel like my life is stagnant...just at this incredible standstill...

like when a pc freezes...you can't do anything 2 speed up the process except to restart...


...i can't do that with life...

SammiJ said:

Your problem in a nutshell is...
You're young.
You can't wait for all the things you wish for and aspire to, to become reality.

Yes, I going to tell you what you do now is how you get those places you want to be.

Believe me the journey is the important part. Years from now you'll look back and can't believe however thing happen so quickly 'back in the day'. College is a great experience, you have the opportunity to learn if some of the ambitions are really what you want or maybe something else.

Aren't you moving toward your goal or being an Art Teacher and Artist?
Don't ya have a man who'll mail himself to Canada just to see you?
Aren't experiencing freedom living away from home?

What part of that do you want to rush thru?

Wait until you have a car note, rent/mortgage, kids, and a job with a salary freeze then talk about being stuck.

I just rolled up the backyard until next year. I feel depressed a bit as the cold and rain settle in. I am also a bit excited for the Christmas season. Always a great ball of fun!

calldapplwondery83 said:

Calldapplwondery83 (that's a long screen name!)

You're not a sad person, just a person with normal doubts.

1. Get to know the girl better, anyone can look great from a distance. If its meant to be it will be.

2. Take a class or two in other areas that interest you. That's what electives and minors are for. Most of all remember your first career choice doesn't have to be your last career choice, always give yourself enough flexibility to change. Not 180 degrees that just being lost, but maybe 45 to 90 degrees if it makes you happy.

Good Luck!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I prescribe hot chocolate.

Mach said:

Don't rub it, try to keep it close, and take your medication.

littlemissG said:

Well, I had planned to...

1....kidnap her, drug her, and make her mine.

2....win the lottery and never work at all.


But I guess your advice is far more reasonable. Thanks!

littlemissG said:

uhmm... thanks.

I just got my schedule for the week after next and I'm afraid I'll be working with a woman who I hate dearly. She has worked at the company for 20+ years so she is old and cantankerous and set in her ways. She yells at the younger employees (in front of the customers) for the most minute things. It's humiliating and scary but also incredibly infuriating. Not to mention unprofessional. I think she needs to improve her attitude; we all have to walk on eggshells around her to avoid a conflict. None of our supervisors talk to her about her bad attitude because she has been there much longer than any of them have.

Usually I can avoid her because I work morning-afternoon shifts and she works night shifts but I'm fearing for my life during these upcoming shifts. I want to talk to my manager about this but knowing how much everyone gossips, I know it will get back to her.

I don't know what to do.

oh, and I'd appreciate anyone's input on this situation.

Natsume said:

heh heh

2the9s said:

ughhh

Natsume said:

Try speaking to you manager Pam. I think if you appraoch her directly she will be very defensive. Speak to your manager in confidence, maybe you might even be able to change your shifts.

im running out of stimulants..caffiene...sugar..getting sleepy..