work burnout rant

[nutxo]

I'm good at my job. Exceptional. I've done things at work that no one else has done and my superiors know it. I'm unique in my job. We have nearly 10k employees and I am the only person that has my job title. It was created for me. My superiors defer to me because I am the only person that knows what my job actually entails.

In the beginning it was challenging, interesting and occasionally dangerous. I loved finding ways to do things that saved time and money. Getting the raises and just the feeling of being unique, for lack of a better word, within the company made it feel very worthwhile.

Now i dread leaving the house in the morning. Everything is set up, efficient ,easy and its become a grind. Some things I've tried to fix are fucked up over and over again and just eat up time. I've looked for comparable work but the only place I've found close is locked up tight ( the supervisor there actually stops by my job to visit and keeps telling me to apply as soon as someone retires ).

I just want to start over again but Im about to turn 51 and support my wife, adult daughter and her 3 kids.

I feel trapped :-(

 

[MrSquished]

just remember, there is no such thing as bring a gun to work day

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

In the end, much as I enjoy my current job and (most of) my colleagues,
it's just to get the money to do the things that I _really_ want to do.

 

[darkswordsman17]

If you're as unique and valuable to the company as you seem to think you need to tell them, I'm sure they'll either find something to offer you a new challenge, or will try to compensate you enough so that you can afford a new hobby. Or you could try to find way to use things that do interest you into your work.

 

[Ruptga]

You're a fixer without anything to fix. Sucks.

 

[shortylickens]

WAY back when I had a job, (at Hynix) I too got burned out a lot.

I recommend a weekend in a quiet little cabin away from anything that resembles stress. Try watching less TV, reading more literature (fiction, nothing real).

Also do crazy stuff at work like steal creamers and make a chilled white bubble bath.

 

[Cappuccino]

100k elitist club???? ?????? ??????

 

[Red Squirrel]

In the end, much as I enjoy my current job and (most of) my colleagues,
it's just to get the money to do the things that I _really_ want to do.

Pretty much this. If you managed to make your job so efficient that you barely have to do anything, consider that a blessing. It's better than being stupid busy and having people breathing down your neck all the time. I had a job like that and I always dreaded getting out of the house too, and traded it for a job where I practically don't have to do anything. Though it does take a certain level of discipline to try to still do something productive, like read technical stuff, instead of reddit, etc.

 

[Kazukian]

If work was fun, they'd make you pay them....

Buy a toy.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Though it does take a certain level of discipline to try to still do something productive, like read technical stuff, instead of reddit, etc.

Ugh, Slashdot, Voat and Reddit are the bane of my existence when I sometimes really should be spelunking on Cadence SourceLink, Synopsys SolvNet, SNUG, IEEE Xplore, etc.
Also, dayum fool, your sig is 20+ years out of date!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Ugh, Slashdot, Voat and Reddit are the bane of my existence.
Also, dayum fool, your sig is 20+ years out of date!

Actually I need to change that some time to something more fun. Maybe a Univac.

 

[PowerEngineer]

A person who is the only one who knows what his/her job entails should be able to pretty much write their own job description and goals. Get creative!

Consider suggesting to your supervisors that the company needs to train a backup for your unique position, and that as this backup becomes productive and begins to free up some of your time that you will be happy to take on new tasks that move you along a personally rewarding career development path.

 

[Fenixgoon]

A person who is the only one who knows what his/her job entails should be able to pretty much write their own job description and goals. Get creative!

Consider suggesting to your supervisors that the company needs to train a backup for your unique position, and that as this backup becomes productive and begins to free up some of your time that you will be happy to take on new tasks that move you along a personally rewarding career development path.

agree with this. create the position you want, and then go do it. that's what i'm trying to do at my work right now by getting my hands into more or less everything i can and showing people how i'm valuable (hopefully i get a nice raise come the new year)

 

[pcgeek11]

I just want to start over again but Im about to turn 51 and support my wife, adult daughter and her 3 kids.

I feel trapped :-(

There is where you went wrong. You have an Adult Daughter with three kids and you support them.

If you are so good you should be able to command whatever you want.

I personnaly think you are just a braggart.

 

[Sonikku]

Tell your daughter to support her own kids and take up a really expensive hobby.

 

[ControlD]

Look at the bright side. Just 16 more years until you can retire.

 

[brainhulk]

play video games and surf the web

works for me

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Start fixing other people's stuff. Stuff you know is terribly managed (you already have things in your head of what this could be). Make it a game, see how covert you can be about it.

 

[purbeast0]

Pretty much this. If you managed to make your job so efficient that you barely have to do anything, consider that a blessing. It's better than being stupid busy and having people breathing down your neck all the time. I had a job like that and I always dreaded getting out of the house too, and traded it for a job where I practically don't have to do anything. Though it does take a certain level of discipline to try to still do something productive, like read technical stuff, instead of reddit, etc.

While I don't want people breathing down my neck, I would MUCH rather be busy at my job than not. There is nothing more boring than browsing the internet all day because there is nothing to do at work, even if you're getting paid to do that. You quickly realize that the internet is pretty boring after a short time on it.

 

[ControlD]

While I don't want people breathing down my neck, I would MUCH rather be busy at my job than not. There is nothing more boring than browsing the internet all day because there is nothing to do at work, even if you're getting paid to do that. You quickly realize that the internet is pretty boring after a short time on it.

I agree with you 100% on this. I hate being bored at work.

 

[cbrunny]

vacation time!