It's Tuesday morning. I'm sitting here having my coffee and listening to an old time radio show. I am not procrastinating getting ready for work, I'm simply not motivated yet. While I am definitely not looking forward to driving on the winter weather covered streets, that is not really the issue. I am just not in any rush to get there. I do not feel I will gain anything by going into work today. Yes, there is the literal in that I will gain hours, thus getting paid. But I'm talking about career wise. I feel like I'm in some kind of a slump. What was once a career path is now just a job. At least, in my mind. And I don't like that feeling because, believe it or not, I give a lot of myself when I work. And right now, I don't feel like I'm getting that returned to me.
Basically, I have realized that I have gone as far as I can go where I'm working right now. That is, based on my experience level and my education level. I don't want to go down the ladder, but I don't have any of the requirements to go up the ladder. So, I'm beginning to explore my options as to what path to start down now. I am looking at going back to school. Of course, that could get me better work options but it could also cost me a lot of money, so I need to do research on grants and scholarships for people my age. And should I look at something online so that I can continue to work? These are all factors to consider.
This all really started going through my head when our HR director sent a company wide email about a job opening. It is for a management position that, one day, I would love to have but right now I am nowhere near qualified for it. And based on their requirements, I won't ever qualify because I don't have any kind of nursing degree. But I got very upset over it because I don't understand the thought process of it being sent to us all. About 95% of the people that job opening was sent to are not qualified for it, so why send it? We don't get announcements when we need waitstaff or housekeepers? So why this? Am I suppose to forward it on to someone who is qualified and possibly get my $100 referral bonus? No thank you.
It just really bothered me because it's something I would absolutely love to do and can't. So, it's time to get myself out there and find ways to become qualified for something similar. And I want to find something in the meantime that I enjoy. Honestly, I don't want to be a secretary for this company the rest of my life and that's pretty much what I am. There's nothing wrong with the job, it's just not my lifetime commitment and if I want to do something else, it's time to start looking.
Ah, well. I need to finish up my coffee and start my getting ready for work proceedings. It'll all be fine and turn out well, it's just what is on my mind this morning.
That is all!
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