For me, the tell-tale sign that I need to make a big change is because I've never liked any job I've ever had which involves being sat behind a desk. Although my employer is _challenging_, I've felt like that about five or so different employers and even working for myself.
On your first comment about not looking for your job to fulfil your life. I agree and disagree. I think that's fundamentally right and you need more in your life than your job and, honestly, right now I get a lot of my identity from my job and money and all that. Which I'm not proud of.
But the 'no' part is that I work hard and I always have done. 40 hours minimum and usually more like 50. And I work in the best part of the day when it's sunny and light. To squander all that time through my working life just seems horrendous. It's not like a couple of hours a day, it's the best hours in the best days in the best years of my life being spent switching pixels off and on in a grid using little buttons.
it's the best hours in the best days in the best years of my life being spent switching pixels off and on in a grid using little buttons.
Oh, this thought has crossed my mind so, so many times. It's usually a sign that I need to get out more. I now live where it's beautiful and sunny all the time, and yet I still find myself holing up like I did when I lived in the Pacific NorthWet.
At the end of the day, I'd say work on building your identity outside of work. Work a little bit less, schedule more time to be outdoors, and see after a few months if you still feel the way you do now. If so, then you know what you need to do. At that point, cut down your income to the level you'd be at otherwise, and see how it feels. If it's fine, then... do your thang.
For me, the tell-tale sign that I need to make a big change is because I've never liked any job I've ever had which involves being sat behind a desk. Although my employer is _challenging_, I've felt like that about five or so different employers and even working for myself.
On your first comment about not looking for your job to fulfil your life. I agree and disagree. I think that's fundamentally right and you need more in your life than your job and, honestly, right now I get a lot of my identity from my job and money and all that. Which I'm not proud of.
But the 'no' part is that I work hard and I always have done. 40 hours minimum and usually more like 50. And I work in the best part of the day when it's sunny and light. To squander all that time through my working life just seems horrendous. It's not like a couple of hours a day, it's the best hours in the best days in the best years of my life being spent switching pixels off and on in a grid using little buttons.