Hello! I will tell you about my problem. I `m 29 years old. I have been working in government work for about five years, generally quite boring, but also responsible. In the beginning I had a lot of enthusiasm, gradually I got into the essence of the work. I would say that I have always been an example in my service, I have always helped everyone, I have contributed as much as I can. Something has been happening to me since November. I began to lose motivation, tasks began to lag behind, I became apathetic and cold to people, I hated my job for no objective reason. I began to fear the smallest challenges. People usually hate their job because of overwork, bad relationships with colleagues, too strict bosses or lack of regular pay. The truth is that I do not have any of these problems. Certainly what I do is not my hobby either, nor anything that has been or may be of interest to me. That's what I've found and that's what I've been doing for five years. My interests extend light years from the field in which I work. I would even say that I no longer know what interests I have. But probably 80% of the workers are like that, unfortunately ... Even my higher education is something that is definitely not my passion, on the contrary. Every day, for half a year now, I just want to leave. I feel that the cycle is in one place, that there is nothing more to give and the work has nothing to give me. I definitely feel unhappy and confused. I change my mood every 10 minutes literally. On the one hand I feel that I am out of place and I have to leave to feel free and find a new path in my life, and on the other hand at times "common sense" prevails and I say to myself "don't do stupid things so that you don't regret ,, The problem is that I live in the countryside and I'm not one of the most groundbreaking and I don't know if I will find another job at all. I'm afraid I won't become another shiver, although I still feel at the bottom. Advise me what to do, take a risk or stay in my current secure but tedious job
1 nauty_jess answered
This is called burn out. Hey, just for no apparent reason, your work just becomes disgusting, apathy pushes you and you get stuck. The best medicine is to take a long vacation and during that time to have a good rest and then when you return you will be able to judge whether it was a "temporary crisis" and everything is still OK or you completely hated your job and it's time to look for something new. I have been at my current job for 7 years now and I have been on the verge of leaving for several reasons for similar reasons, but after a few days of rest I find that my work is not so bad and I return to the office. I hope I was useful!