Bored, tired, what and where to go

LegacyUser

Hi there

This is more of a rant I feel than an issue come to think of it, although peoples perspectives and inputs would be greatly appreciated. They might give me some scope and show me light at the end of the tunnel.

To begin with I'm in what would be a good job, it doesn't pay well at all and the hours are terrible. Yet I do understand this as one needs to start at the bottom and work up. That doesn't bother me, nor the financial side, the hard work is fine. I actually enjoy being busy in a job etc, always have and always will. The thing is though I really really hate the job. I dread every morning getting up and facing a wall of dealing with inefficient systems and wasting time chasing things that could have been done in a much simpler way.

I went in to this job (accounting as you can gather from the above) with a well recognised firm as a means to kick start and fast track my career and bank balance. However I never realized how much I would detest it. The people are great don't get me wrong just the style of work is killing me.
I would love to get into a more social and interactive scene. Love looking at how business works, how people interact, and especially how people over look simple things that could fix a multitude of problems in a fraction of time and cost.

I want out now, but that could be more impending exams and their associated stress. Although my lack of motivation for my job has carried across and is reflecting in my efforts to study. Not that I'm throwing in the towel and dossing, but more so the " I really just don't care any more" attitude. Which is not like me at all at all. I want to succeed and get through the next two years.....its not even 18 months and ill be fully qualified all going well. Just hate the idea of being in the hell hole for another year.

The only drive that I do have is that I have a girlfriend who I'm mad about (although still in the relatively new stages). She does inspire me to do a bit. If I am going to see her some evenings I will be super productive and get a lot done. but if not then I squander my day. Although I have (because its newish and the last relationship I was in was based on lies and deceit by the ex ) been over analyzing things, reading into her not replying or not meeting up. I know that I am over analyzing it but just cant help it.


I just dont know whether to give it up and move to an area that would suit me better. Even when I think about that I dont know what to do. I have a good general business degree heavily based on psychology and maths, along with economics etc. But sport was my passion. I was always good at it. Even currently my passion lies with it. Keeping fit and learning about the human body and its limits, or the lack thereof, has always been very easy to learn. That was a route I wanted to do but the money or work just isnt there.


Im just clouded in my head by it all.

a fat guy

Sounds like you detest your work completely, otherwise you wouldn't be here.

You COULD go back to college and go for a sports career. A friend of mine did that, but ended up working on a construction site because the work wasn't there. But he did a course that he likes and will get the job he wants eventually! I don't see why you shouldn't go back to college to do what you love doing, and simply fall back on your accounting credentials if it doesn't work out.

Think of it this way, regardless of what you do, you'll still have accounting under your belt.