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 me.

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

I have felt that way. The first thing I tried was to figure out why I felt out of place. What is the job itself? the people I worked with/for? Or the type of industry I was in? I realized that it was the job itself, I was bored out of my mind. I scheduled a meeting with my supervisor and discussed with him that I was bored. He began giving me other duties and teaching me certain managerial duties that he performed. In the end, I liked my job and was eventually promoted because of the higher job duties I took on. A friend of mine felt this way as well but it was the people she worked with. So, she joined the office softball team and became close friends with a lot of people. She also made great contacts there and landed herself a promotion in another department. Good Luck!

Answer 2

Yes...I found a new job.