I don't know if this is just lockdown restlessness but ever since I went back to work after having my daughter a year old I've been unsure of whether or not its the right move to stay in the same career.
On the plus side my jobs pays very well. On the downside it's soul-less and I don't find it at all interesting or, more importantly, meaningful / rewarding. I don't feel like my efforts make a difference to anything..I dislike the corporate environment of made up words and archaic rules. The hours are very demanding and I have to work a lot of nights and weekends which I think is my main issue...I didn't mind pre-baby but I feel like I'm then too tired to be 100% for my daughter and my family life is now my priority.
I don't feel like this lifestyle is sustainable for me + happiness long-term, especially as we would also like to have another child soon. I think lockdown has highlighted this fact more because work is all there is right now..it's not broken up by trips away or seeing friends etc.
My dream job would be a therapist...but I know this would be years of BACP studying and then starting out right at the bottom of a new career well into my 30s (I'm 30 now).
Possible mid-life crisis!! Would love to hear from anyone who has done this....or alternatively anyone who managed to make adjustments to a similar soul-less corporate job so it was more bearable. The soul-less job I do on a freelance basis so I maybe just need to set clearer boundaries but the nature of work is that we get a lot of last minute emergency jobs so it's very hard to say I'm not working weekends etc. My mum was an ultra career woman and I barely remember spending any time with her as a child, she worked away a lot so I think this weighs heavily on my mind.