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Those of you who work - what is your job?

illustrated.lady

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I suppose I'm looking for some inspiration.

In what is a familiar story for many, I am completely burnt out from my work, struggling to cope in an office environment and really just feeling at a loss of what to do. 

A bit of background on me for anyone interested - I'm fairly intelligent and well educated (BSc Psychology and Criminology, MA Sociology - graduated 2018) but I have never been able to transfer this over to the workplace, I have ended up off sick with stress/anxiety/overwhelm in every job I've had and the longest I have lasted in any job is my current three years.

My jobs have included - 

Food service

Retail

Care (elderly, dementia, mental health)

Call Centre

Medical reception/admin/secretarial (current job)

I have worked all hours from 12 hour days, 12 hour mights, 9-5, full time, part time, zero hour contract. I always end up burnt out. 

Ultimately, I have to work and ideally full time. Office work is a struggle because there's people there, constantly with their smells and their noises and their conversation. 

As much as I loved elderly care, I think my sense of justice made it too difficult to overlook the poor management that understaff care homes in order to make as much money as possible. 

I just don't know what to do, I don't need to find a dream job, I just need something I can do and go home and not feel like all my energy has been drained. 

Any ideas, comments, suggestions, all are appreciated.

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  • Hi, I'm retired now but the majority of roles I worked in were in accounting. I was fairly good at it because I'm analytical and have good pattern recognition. But I struggled with the office environment and moved around a lot - until my last job, I had never stayed more than 5 years with the same employer, and the average was 2.5 years.

    The other roles I tried were SEN teaching assistant and a teacher of English as a foreign/ second language. I enjoyed one to one and small group work and seeing pupils progress was rewarding, and teaching English to adults was interesting as I love language, but being in a classroom full of people can be quite exhausting.

    The jobs you have tried are all ones where you are required to interact with a lot of different people each day, which I know is draining. But I also struggled with working from home on my own, because my home is my refuge and I needed the structure of going to a workplace. It works for some people, but it's best if you have a dedicated room or space in your home to use as an office, which you leave at the end of your shift. 

    You seem to have enjoyed care work, but I can understand your difficulties with poor management of care homes. If you have a driving licence, perhaps you could try one to one care, visiting clients in their homes, either elderly or people with learning difficulties. You might be able to relate well to autistic people needing support and be able to help improve their lives. There are usually a variety of shifts to choose from.

    I hope you find a role that suits you.

     

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  • Hi, I'm retired now but the majority of roles I worked in were in accounting. I was fairly good at it because I'm analytical and have good pattern recognition. But I struggled with the office environment and moved around a lot - until my last job, I had never stayed more than 5 years with the same employer, and the average was 2.5 years.

    The other roles I tried were SEN teaching assistant and a teacher of English as a foreign/ second language. I enjoyed one to one and small group work and seeing pupils progress was rewarding, and teaching English to adults was interesting as I love language, but being in a classroom full of people can be quite exhausting.

    The jobs you have tried are all ones where you are required to interact with a lot of different people each day, which I know is draining. But I also struggled with working from home on my own, because my home is my refuge and I needed the structure of going to a workplace. It works for some people, but it's best if you have a dedicated room or space in your home to use as an office, which you leave at the end of your shift. 

    You seem to have enjoyed care work, but I can understand your difficulties with poor management of care homes. If you have a driving licence, perhaps you could try one to one care, visiting clients in their homes, either elderly or people with learning difficulties. You might be able to relate well to autistic people needing support and be able to help improve their lives. There are usually a variety of shifts to choose from.

    I hope you find a role that suits you.

     

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