Monday, May 19, 2008

Thinking about work

I started thinking about a new job on Sunday.  I’m trying to think about what I think I am missing, what makes this job so tedious and boring to me.  Really it’s twofold. On the one hand I’m bored with the process and what I have to do everyday, I don’t feel very creative.  In fact, I feel down right confined by the “Process” that the boss lady wants ingrained in everyone.  Second, I don’t have a team to work with.  I don’t meet regularly with people, I am not involved with what they are doing, there is no need for me to take an active interest because I am not responsible for any part of this.  I’m not the PM, I just work here.

But I’m also tired of asking for more to do.  Hence looking for an outside position is probably my best bet.

Right - so then I started looking for what I want to do next.  Where do I want to go? 

Actually, it all comes down to creativity.  I am feeling a lack of creativity in my work, it’s not interesting to me, it’s not calling on me to be creative with my actions.  Instead I just do as I am told, over and over and over again.  I feel depleted by it.  My job that is.  Like it’s sucking the life out of me. 

Yuck.

So - if you have any bright ideas for searching for a new job, I wouldn’t mind hearing about them.  I’ve not gotten a lot of inspiration on my own…