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Quarter-life crisis
Mar. 4th, 2012 04:03 pmI think I'm having one. I hear that it's reasonably normal to start questioning where you're going after a few years of being in the workforce, and I also hear it's not uncommon for teachers to leave the profession before they do a full 5 years of teaching.
I'm really not sure what I want out of my working life at the moment. I'm not sure what it'll take to make me feel happy. Well, I have a vague idea, but it's along the lines of "Not having to deal with administrative bullshit" and "feeling like my work is appreciated" and "the flexibility to go out for a coffee in my spare time without having to ask permission as well as signing out at the front office instead of my own building, even though that eats into 10mins of that spare time".
Basically, I want to be treated like and appreicated for being a responsible adult who can manage their time.
If I could, then I would resign today, effective at the end of this term. I would advertise myself as a CRT for a few days a week with schools that are closer to home and as a tutor for some afternoons while I figure out what the hell it is I want to do with myself for the next 5-10 years. Unfortunately, this would be a significant loss of income and not one I can afford at the moment.
Still, at least I don't have the urge to buy expensive cars and date supermodels. That'd be even more awkward.
I'm really not sure what I want out of my working life at the moment. I'm not sure what it'll take to make me feel happy. Well, I have a vague idea, but it's along the lines of "Not having to deal with administrative bullshit" and "feeling like my work is appreciated" and "the flexibility to go out for a coffee in my spare time without having to ask permission as well as signing out at the front office instead of my own building, even though that eats into 10mins of that spare time".
Basically, I want to be treated like and appreicated for being a responsible adult who can manage their time.
If I could, then I would resign today, effective at the end of this term. I would advertise myself as a CRT for a few days a week with schools that are closer to home and as a tutor for some afternoons while I figure out what the hell it is I want to do with myself for the next 5-10 years. Unfortunately, this would be a significant loss of income and not one I can afford at the moment.
Still, at least I don't have the urge to buy expensive cars and date supermodels. That'd be even more awkward.
