Have any of you felt "displaced" at a job?

Question

I work at a job that provides great pay AND benefits (much better then I did as a teacher).

I feel as if I am going mad (well "mad" might be a a bit overstating it,)

however.

I like working with people that involve caring for others (that's why I chose teaching, but I couldn't pay my bills) and in turn ALSO are supportive of the people they work with.

This is not the scenario of this position.

As a secondary part to this question: IF you did say yes to "have any of you felt "displaced" at a job?," answer this queation:

"What did you do to resolve it?"

I WILL tell you that I am not looking for responses that advise ME what to do. I also don't want to hear that I am being negitive.

I love to work, and I plan to work the rest of my life.. I just want to be true to what I need.

I have been at this job for 6 years and have a hard time believing that this is all there is.

Thank you for your responses.

Answer 1

Can I get a witness? That's how I felt at my last job. It was an okay job with great pay, benefits and security. However, I HATED IT! It totally did not feed my soul although it did afford me steak twice a week. I hated getting up every morning and going to that forsaken pit called the office. Oh my! I started to hate myself for going there everyday, but I needed the money. Mortgage, car, medication, household bills and of course we are in debt up to our eyeballs.

Then one night I had a complete meltdown. Crying, slobbering and wanting to die. Anyway, I made my boyfriend crazy and he couldn't handle me anymore so we called my mom and sister and they drove over 30 minutes in the middle of the night to come and comfort me. We talked it out for over 2 hours and finally figured that it was that I was just so unhappy with my job that it had completely tainted my entire life. I had to choose between the cushy paycheck and me.

So I decided to put ME and my emotional needs first, so I walked in there and QUIT! The last 2 weeks were fine. And to make it even better, I found a great job with better pay, better benefits and a cool boss who is actually inspiring and a human being. She is flexible and understanding. Impossible? No, just have to look in the right place.

So the moral of the story is: Money is great, but not nearly as great as being happy. Did I mention that my stomach problem is a thing of the past and my blood pressure is back to normal and that I've lost almost 20 lbs.? Amazing what being unhappy will do to your body and mind.

Take care of yourself and best of luck.

Answer 2

A year ago I left a position I had been a for a little over six years because I felt 'displaced'. It was the most difficult thing I have ever had to do as I had invested so much of myself in what I did and how I did it. Sometimes you come to a fork in the road and I think that is where that feeling of displacement grows and needs to be recognized.
You might do well to really assess your position, job environment, and the nature of your working relationships. Maybe a department transfer or different role will help,something fresh and more challenging. Have you talked to your boss? or co-workers about this at all? Is there someone specifically making you feel this way?
Is there something specific you want to do? Is there a way to incorporate what you want into your current position?
In my situation, I decided it was a wake up call. I accepted a position that paid better, allows me to work 3 days a week and I have gone back to school for my Masters in Nursing.
If you are asking 'is this all there is?', maybe this is your wake up call?????

Answer 3

Me to! I love to work. I will work until the day my body won't permit it.

I also love being happy. If the job isn't making me happy - I don't need to be there. I move on.

I've worked for 30 years in the field of Administrative Assistant. I usually begin employment as a temporary. If I like the job enough, I'll do whatever it takes to be hired on permanent. If I don't like the job, I definitely won't apply for a position. If I don't like it enough - I'll leave the temporary assignment early. No one has ever paid me enough to suffer for it.

The toughest is when I've taken a temporary position to a permanent placement and had the job go sour. I'm not afraid of change - so leaving wasn't a fearful thing. The discomfort was in realizing just how long it took for me to realize that I was unhappy enough to do something about it.

I actually walked off and walked straight into a temporary placement agency. I was placed within the week.

BTW - I have spent a total of 6 weeks unemployed in that 30 year career.

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Answer 5

So why did you ask it here if not for advise???

Then this is not a problem at all, dont make the displacement a big deal in your life. If staying in the job would be practical, then choose to do so unless you want to find another job, which I think is you wouldnt want to do, because you been wiht your company for six years...

Answer 6

I know what you are saying and I can say that I, personally, have never been in a similar situation but others(friends) have and it is sometimes better to have no job at all... If you are young enough.. it might be better for you to try something else that provides a challenge.. motivation.. you know what I mean.