I had a bit of a debate with my other half earlier and would welcome some MN wisdom!
I’m really fed up with work currently, just stagnant and at a dead end. I’ve always been quite career focused, climbed 2/3 roles quite quickly and now earn reasonable money but I’m just not getting the satisfaction any more. I can do the job easily and have been in my current role nearly 3 years. I’ve had a couple of unsuccessful interviews for roles elsewhere in the company which are little to no salary increase but would give a fresh challenge.
I feel like it’s impacting me outside of work now, low motivation, not looking toward to work on a Sunday and feeling a bit down about my prospects as I’m only in my mid 30’s and have a lot of work left to do.
DH says I should just switch off and be thankful I have a fairly well paid job with good perks in terms of work/life balance. I wish I was this way but I can’t help shaking the feeling I am at a dead end.
I’ve debated career changing but it would be a big drop in salary initially to retrain and I’m struggling to get past that in my mind.
YABU - be grateful and get on with it
YANBU - it’s understandable it is impacting non-work life