Job Burnout?

[GBRulz]

007, I know what you mean about sitting at a desk all day. I don't think I could do it. My day is split about 50/50 from being in the office to out with clients. and since I can work remotely, I actually am in the office itself much less than that.

I am not married, so of course all the bills, etc are mine, as I'm sure you can relate. I have to stay in my field of work as I need this kind of salary, but it is what I want to do forever? no way and sometimes it does kind of stress me out.

That's partly why I've been working on getting my side business going more. i've been doing photography, photo restoration and video editing for people as a hobby for a couple years now and really like it. If you get a chance, take a look at my site...which is still a work in progress by the way.

https://www.digitally-restored.com

[Bretsky]

I have job burnout as well; I could go into work right now and I'd need to work til 8 when I go in to get caught up. A peer quit and was not replaced so that has greatly added to my work load. I need to take a day off, but when I'd come back I'd be twice as buried. It'll get better, sooner or later.

[GrnBay007]

I am not married, so of course all the bills, etc are mine, as I'm sure you can relate. I have to stay in my field of work as I need this kind of salary, but it is what I want to do forever? no way and sometimes it does kind of stress me out.

If you get a chance, take a look at my site...which is still a work in progress by the way.

www.digitally-restored.com

Completely relate to you there. The salary and benefits are too much to walk away from at this particular time.

I did check out your site. Did I see that right that each individual pic costs .50 to add to the video? We had a dvd made last summer and I would have to check with my sister, but I think we paid wayyyyy more than that per pic. What about those very old projector films ....do you work with those?

[GrnBay007]

I have job burnout as well; I could go into work right now and I'd need to work til 8 when I go in to get caught up. A peer quit and was not replaced so that has greatly added to my work load. I need to take a day off, but when I'd come back I'd be twice as buried. It'll get better, sooner or later.

B, this is just the way things are for me.....I get a lot of vacation time but it's very hard to take. Not that you can't put in for and get it, but what you go through when you return is most times not worth it. I usually use my vacation time a day or two at a time to relieve that. During the summer I usually take a week or two and just do the best I can catching up. Sometimes you just have to say F it. lol

[GBRulz]

I am not married, so of course all the bills, etc are mine, as I'm sure you can relate. I have to stay in my field of work as I need this kind of salary, but it is what I want to do forever? no way and sometimes it does kind of stress me out.

If you get a chance, take a look at my site...which is still a work in progress by the way.

www.digitally-restored.com

Completely relate to you there. The salary and benefits are too much to walk away from at this particular time.

I did check out your site. Did I see that right that each individual pic costs .50 to add to the video? We had a dvd made last summer and I would have to check with my sister, but I think we paid wayyyyy more than that per pic. What about those very old projector films ....do you work with those?

Yeah, I've seen where people charge as much as $2.00 for a simple scan. ripoff!!

Yeah, I converted all of my parents old projector films to DVD. I can do 8mm, 16mm and Super 8 transfers. At least for as long as the projector holds out, lol. I had to buy a replacement bulb last year for it, man that stuff is pricey AND hard to find. It's not like you can go to best buy and buy a bulb for a projector that was made in the 70's !!

[MJZiggy]

Hubby is right in the middle of trying to sell one of those old things on e-bay. I should check and see if it sold or not.

[FavreChild]

If I wasn't already leaving my job, I'd be leaving my job - ya know?

I totally agree w/ K-town. When you have nice perks, a pretty good boss, a comfortable (maybe TOO light) work load - and you STILL hate your job...it's time to leave.

When you don't care about your own personal advancement anymore and you stop taking initiative to spearhead new projects...it's time to leave.

And of course, if you get to work to find a big banner hanging in the office that says, "IS THIS GOOD FOR THE COMPANY?"....it's time to leave. Well, either leave, or upload some software that rips the company off.

[Scott Campbell]

I burned out. I felt like I wasn't in a position to contribute the way I was used to contributing anymore, and so I retired at 40. That lasted for a year and a half. Some things changed at the company I left, and I went back there in a different role. It's been great so far, but if it starts to sucks again - I'm back to the beach.

Retirement is wasted on old people.

[pacfan]

not sure where this fits in the discussion. maybe just trying to jack-up my post count

[Charles Woodson]

Tyrone, where is that sig from?

That is from the Chappelle Show where Tyrone gave the recipe for crack cocaine from jail.

Speaking of Cinoman, i just had a jellybean that tasted like that. Kind of random but whatever