I miss my old job and feeling fulfilled

[onefarted]

I miss my old job......I've been in post since June I don't work shift patterns anymore, I have weekend and evenings off which is amazing, I see more of my kids.
However I miss being a support worker, my manager and team are brilliant, I work for a charity who are again great employers-ethically centred and big on work-life balance. I get sick pay, some private healthcare and generous holiday allowance. This year will be the first Xmas period off in fifteen years.

But I miss my old job, i miss being active, I miss those I supported. I keep reminding myself I got so burnt out working 55hours a week. I work from home now and I miss interaction. A lot of it is monotonous work on a laptop far more the the job I thought it was. I just miss my old job badly. I have a bank shift coming up soon at my old job and tbh I can't wait.
I miss feeling fulfilled in my role- I know I can't return as my children are benefiting from me being here I also earn significantly more for less work.

On paper there is nothing wrong with the job. But I just don't feel fulfilled and I'm not sure what to do.

I know what you mean, I missed frontline in the NHS a lot when I got a new job. However, once I got used to being under much less stress and pressure, I was glad I made the move. I think you can have the best of both worlds if you continue to take on the odd bank shift. Work life balance means a lot, and having more money is a win.

It takes at least 6 months to feel at home in a new job. You're basically describing homesickness. Give it time and take off the rose tinted glasses.

You are both very right

This was me until very recently. I was in a very busy, important and challenging role, I took a promotion that is more about accountability and is just much slower paced. My work life balance is so much better,but for various reasons I didn't really want to leave my old role which made settling into my new role really difficult, even with all the benefits because I was constantly comparing it to my old role.

In the last few weeks though I've given my head a very good wobble in MN fashion, and am focusing on all the benefits and what I can achieve in the role, challenges I can set myself and it has completely changed my mindset. If you keep telling yourself you miss the old job, it will be very difficult to appreciate what the current job offers. I know it's easier said than done, but focus what this role does do, not just in terms of your kids but I'm sure you are making an impact in some way, what is your future path?

I just have to remember that what I do is just as important but in a different way. I think most of all I miss working with those I supported and having colleagues even if sometimes they were a pain in my arse (colleagues). I miss human interaction- we have a in person meeting once a month and it's hard to feel connected to the team.

I'm looking forward to my bank shift however I'm concerned while I'm feeling unsettled it might not be the best idea.

This role also gives me a clear career path and opportunities I may not have got otherwise. If I stay for a year or so it may open up to other things

I am feeling somewhat depressed, missing my old job.
I still do it part-time, but miss it on a full-time basis.
I took on a new job a few months back, and the salary and PTO are great. But I somewhat regret leaving, but also not.
I miss being busy and helping people and being creative, now I sit behind a desk and do a lot of filing and its boring as hell.
Doing both jobs takes less time than my old job did full-time - I often worked 60 hours a week and got paid very little for it.
I also lived in a much more beautiful place by the ocean, now I am in a city far from where I lived before. Its a 16 hour drive there and I am so tempted to just go. LOL