Published on 12, July, 2020
I have just accepted a new job. This will be my 7th new job in 5 years. I start out all energetic and raring to go, but in a few months I get bogged down, frustrated, tired, distraught. Then I think the only way to solve it is to start again. How to I break this circle? How do you stay in the same job over a long time? I realise that I'm making my own problems really because the act of starting a new job is so stressful in itself but I really want to make this new job work. I don't think I can cope if it all goes wrong again.
I was in the same job for 40 years, which was a very big problem when it came to an end as I am not coping at all well with retirement despite a good income and lovely family - who I feel guilty now for not doing more with during my working years
That must be really difficult. People that I've worked with who retired did so gradually, so going down to 4 days, then 3, before leaving completely. It must be a really difficult transition. There's one person in particular who retired but still came to our monthly team lunch and I always enjoyed that. Its difficult to live with guilt but I'm sure your family appreciate everything you've done and are doing to support them :) I do my best to live in the present rather than re-thinking past decisions or worrying about the future. A lot easier said than done (!) But I believe it does reduce guilt/worry by living in the moment.