aristocatz
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2009
Called in sick from work today-I feel blech Worn out, achy all over, fever, etc... Part of this I know is stress related. I work in a pretty stressful job & it is mentally exhausting. I feel it was the right thing to do to call in sick today, rest my mind and body, have some chicken soup & medicine, and rest on my couch & for one whole day, not think about work. and hopefully be refreshed for next week.
It is a career that I regret at times. On some days, I feel I am making a difference in the lives of others, & receive cherished gratitude & appreciation by others. On other days, I feel defeated, blamed, & backed against a wall by what is right vs what is wanted.
When I was in my early 20's, fresh out of college, I worked in the flower department of an upper scale supermarket, while I was deciding what I wanted to do with my life. I loved it-it was fun, therapeutic, I worked with such wonderful people, the company treated us well, & I was learning a new trade. I worked there for 2 years and then had to make a decision of whether I should continue there & work my way up the ladder in that company, or whether I should go to graduate school & pursue a different career. I ultimately chose grad school & worked my way up the ladder in the field I am in now. On days like this, I often think about how my life and mental health would have been different had I stayed in the flower department.....& of course there is also that pipe dream of working front desk at a WDW hotel!!!! I'm too old to change careers & not in a position, with my family to support, to start fresh in an entry level position in a different career.
Do you regret your career choice? If so, what career do you wish you had done instead?
It is a career that I regret at times. On some days, I feel I am making a difference in the lives of others, & receive cherished gratitude & appreciation by others. On other days, I feel defeated, blamed, & backed against a wall by what is right vs what is wanted.
When I was in my early 20's, fresh out of college, I worked in the flower department of an upper scale supermarket, while I was deciding what I wanted to do with my life. I loved it-it was fun, therapeutic, I worked with such wonderful people, the company treated us well, & I was learning a new trade. I worked there for 2 years and then had to make a decision of whether I should continue there & work my way up the ladder in that company, or whether I should go to graduate school & pursue a different career. I ultimately chose grad school & worked my way up the ladder in the field I am in now. On days like this, I often think about how my life and mental health would have been different had I stayed in the flower department.....& of course there is also that pipe dream of working front desk at a WDW hotel!!!! I'm too old to change careers & not in a position, with my family to support, to start fresh in an entry level position in a different career.
Do you regret your career choice? If so, what career do you wish you had done instead?