Still Shifting

By M

It has been an embarrassingly long time since I’ve written in this log. No real excuses; I’m not sure that I can even use the standard “but I’ve been so busy” excuse since I can’t quite work out if a lot, or barely anything, has happened in the past year. I did get offered a job, and am now a (sometimes) proud civil servant. This is definitely not what I had intended when I started this long journey towards a more fulfilling day job – but it is definitely a step in the right direction. Just over a year in, this is the longest time I’ve ever worked in one place; probably not surprising then that the familiar itchy feet feeling is once again starting to build. So it’s definitely time for yet another shift. I can’t work out what form I want this one to take – do I simply change departments, or go for a promotion, or sack in the idea of this career and apply for any NGO that will pay even a basic wage? I know now that I’m not much more cut out to be an economist than I was to be an IT consultant. I miss project management; I have secret geek days when I get a kick out of producing some robust analysis, but I can’t face doing it every day. And I really don’t deal with people enough – it turns out that just because I’m very good with numbers and analysis doesn’t mean I get anywhere near enough energy from a computer screen. Thinking about this career shift feels so much better than the last one though. I know myself so much better, and with every role I feel like I’m finding out a little bit more about that elusive dream job. My home life is relaxingly stable; my husband managed to turn the shock of the company he worked for going into administration into his own shift in focus which tripled his salary (more about that in a future entry). After spending quite a lot of time worrying about his future, I think it’s time for me to once again contemplate my own...
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