It's almost like I can't get a break with people and their jobs. I swear...this year has been one of the toughest I've had to face on the career forefront.
This past weekend WHF told me that he once again was unhappy in his job.
What I think happened was he was having a rough week and his temporary boss (his boss is on leave for what I imagine is a medical emergency) told him about all the work he was going to have him do, right before he left on Friday. Of course, this would stress anyone out, but my workaholic husband, it stressed him MAJORLY.
And part of his problem is that he needs someone else to be working under him and they haven't hired anyone yet. Especially since his boss is out. Don't want to hire just anyone. So, WHF is stuck doing part of the work of the missing person, on top of the work he's normally supposed to do.
So all weekend I had to talk to him about work and why he should stay and how he should just take it one day at a time...one little project at a time. That if he would just wait it out, it will more than likely be better in a year. At least that's my hope.
I promised him he could start looking for different jobs. That I wouldn't be upset if he did. I did tell him he couldn't just quit this one outright, which is something that he wanted to do this weekend too.
Then, as if I didn't have enough problems, I had to convince my brother to do the same thing today too.
He also hates his job and wants to quit, but I told him he needs to stick it out, find a new job, then quit. But he's more of a rash decision person. So I was really fearful he might just go and quit.
He was suppose to go to work today and he left my work 10 minutes before, saying, I'm going where my car takes me on his way out.
Surprisingly enough, it did take him to work. So I guess my talk got through to him. Which, trust me, I was surprised about. Very surprised.
I guess I'm a good listener and that's why everyone keeps coming to me with everything...guess this is really my only place to vent.
2 comments:
Girl I know how you feel. I did the same thing to my poor Mom the last year. I am a work-aholic and with my last job I was simply obsessed with the people and the work.
I was unhappy for a long time there and waited it out. For me, waiting it out helped because if I quit I would have felt (unnecessarily) guilty where as since I waited it was a clean break.
Waiting gave me a clearer perspective and eventhough I did not want to do it, it did help. It will all work out in the end.
((HUGS))
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