Hey all,
My situation is coming to a head and curious to think what you all think.
I'm completely in agreeance that finding a job before resigning is the optimal path to take, but I'm not sure that this is feasible with my current position.
I'll spare the gory details but the all of the variables o my role are severely stressful (tech support supervisor) and it's not rare that I work a 12 hour day to stay with my team to get them home after we close our phone lines for the night since we are understaffed/have a green team.
It has gotten to the point where I literally cannot sleep the night before I go back to work and during the work week. I work 4 10 hour shifts but that often ends up being 11 or 12 hour shifts so by the time my shift ends, I'm so mentally drained that even thinking about applying for jobs/studying for technical certifications spikes my anxiety.
As the week ends, I tend to sleep 12-14 hours just to catch up on sleep and my weekends end as soon as they start because of the residual effects of my position. I'm so mentally drained that I only just start to recover mentally over halfway into my weekend.
It's also not uncommon to get texts during the weekend to help someone on a call.
In my estimation, I have three paths with varying pros/cons and I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts as I don't really have too many people to discuss this with which increases my anxiety ten fold. For reference, I have two full years of liquid, safe expenses in a savings account.
Path 1: Suck it up, bite down and find any job that makes as much that is not as mentally abusive during off hours. I'm concerned with this option due to my stress/depression levels being at an all time high.
Path 2: Quit position, start studying full time for industry certifications in IT and find a job that makes as much/more than current without changing expenses while recovering mentally and focusing more on healthy physical/metal habits.
Path 3: Quit position, start studying full time for industry certs for a couple months and move in with parents over the summer to reduce expenses. I could use this to mentally recharge and be closer to family during all the chaos and focus on my body/mind.
I really have two priorities, to further my career with doing certificates and to get out of dodge with my current position. My quality of life would likely improve significantly if I woke up doing something else with the same pay.
Submitted June 16, 2020 at 11:11PM by smsfuxer https://ift.tt/3fxcSc5
