boring job but good company, what should I do?

Question

I have been working for a multinational company in London as a graduate last 4 months.. As a foreigner, It was very difficult to get a job for work permit, but my company helped it. It also offers great training, perks, pay, possibility of international post after 2 years etc..
but the job is boring and meaningless. I was desperate to get a job so took this position as financial analyst, which is all about number crunching and excel running etc.. I don't know if its just slump and the job could be more interesting when I'm a senior but I do some pieces of meaningless tasks.
I'm already demotivated in 4 months waiting for leaving office and holiday everyday. I dont' feel confident about my performance either, because I don't have passion for it.
In addition, I'm studying for accounting qualification which was condition of the employment (paid by the company) so I'm worried if I get stuck in finance...
I can only change my job within the company after 2 years, what should I do???

Answer 1

You have compelling reasons to stay at this company, especially if they're paying for your education. As long as you like the company, maybe you could try to make changes within it. You might ask your immediate supervisor if there are any special projects you could help with. This might be as simple as saying, "Is there anything else you need me to do?" This will get the hint across without directly stating that you're bored. Listen to people's conversations, and if they need help, offer your services. On some level, you might just have to realize that entry level jobs can be boring sometimes. You have to prove that you can do the dummy work before you get promoted to more complex, interesting responsibilities.

Alternately, if you're still dissatisfied, you could apply for other jobs and see what you can get. Mention the benefits you get at the current job, and this will encourage new potential employers to pony up. Then they'll see that you're a valuable employee. Remember not to leave your current employer until you get a better offer.

Answer 2

I left a job, and became officially "unemployed"-- but not for long. I had worked for two decades, in Canada, as a teacher. I was at the top of the pay scale, and I loved working with my students. Then I met and married an American. I walked away from a permanent contract and started all over again (I'm happy to report that I'm married to my best friend-- it did make the move easier).

Teaching doesn't pay as well here, however, and the working conditions are nothing like they were in my former school district. For that reason I decided, a year and a half ago, to launch full-time into my own home-based business (I had found a product I loved, a decade earlier, and had been using it since that time).

It turns out that having to walk away from that job was one of the best things that could have happened! I am now becoming an international trainer and am operating a power business that has absolutely changed my life.

Thousands of people have come to the understanding that developing your own business, step by step, is more than doable. Your most important quest will be to find a company with which you want to be associated (do your 'due diligence'! There are number of good ones out there, but MANY time wasters). After you have found what you're looking for, as I did, it's simply a matter of going through the learning curve.

Those who have replaced their income have taken 3-4 years, on average, to do it. Note that I am not saying that everyone who works part-time for 3-4 years, on average, will replace their income. Some people are looking for a pyramid scheme where they do nothing and the money rolls in.

I have yet to meet anyone, however, who was not able to meet their goals, with a solid company (e.g. featured in Business Week or Forbes), using a highly duplicatable system-- and consistently working at their business as the business was designed to be worked.

You're aiming for residual income (customers repeatedly order your products and you get a monthly percentage of that). I made a commitment to a few years of steady growth designed to last a lifetime and beyond (yes, my business can be willed).

What I have personally found to be so freeing is that I am in charge of the terms of my work. I am frankly working every bit as hard for myself (no more, no less) as I ever did for anyone else, and can state that I am getting out of it what I put into it.

My best advice is to go out and read Robert Kiyosaki, for starters, as well as Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. The worst that can happen, if you find a great company with a great product, is that you'll end up using a great product. But that's all it will be if you don't learn how to duplicate your efforts or, worse, don't do any work at all.

Good luck in reaching your dreams. Think big, and then think bigger.

Cheers,
Terri
http://terri.mike.truewealthathome.com
http://www.hfpres.com

Answer 3

Don't be an ingrate. Paid plus training plus perks-for doing meaningless duties..hmmmm. Who says that all jobs are fun. You should stick it out. Jumping from job to job looks terrible on a resume.

Change your thoughts and you change your life.

Answer 4

I would speak to a couple of consultants to see what your options are. maybe you will have lots of options and then you can think about whether to quit your job.
if you don't have any options to move at the moment, then just get as much training as possible, study for your qualifcaition and just work your hours and no more.