I'm into a serious job search, and I've set up skill set alerts on several of the job websites. Occasionally, the so-called matches are pretty funny...like the ones I get for junior scientist or financial planner...not sure how they're being keyed off of my profile.
Anyway, I have gotten a few that have come really close to what I have always seen myself doing, but truthfully, I'm a bit hesitant to pursue them. Why??? Fear of failure, I'm guessing. I have worked so hard for so long with one clear goal in mind in terms of job fit, and I find myself second guessing my ability to do the job...even though I've done a form of it in the past. What is wrong with me? Why the self-doubt?
For one thing, at this point of my life, I am not really looking for a high-pressure, teeth-grinding (all the time, occasionally okay), no-sleep job. I want to be happy (and we're not talking deliriously, but happy enough to want to go to the job), want to bring value to the job and the place I'm working at, work with others who feel generally the same and who are not crazy ('cause I've worked with crazy, and it ain't nice at all), and make decent money while having a life outside of work. If there are some late nights or early mornings, or even a weekend, I can deal with that...I just do not want to be in the cross-hairs all the time. A certain amount of tension keeps you alert, but then just a bit more can put you over the edge, depending on what you're doing and who you're working for...am I right?
So, do I go for the higher profile job(s), take the mundane one of essentially babysitting another person's life, or is it possible anymore to find that happy medium (again) that is a balance of light and dark?
Ugh...unemployment stinks.
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