tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102310.post8695004195535194968..comments2023-10-12T01:14:19.284-07:00Comments on Taking the Scenic Route to Joy: Huh.Lisa @ The Plain-Spoken Penhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15589278128659676715noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102310.post-35739829320151013122006-12-19T21:23:00.000-08:002006-12-19T21:23:00.000-08:00Katie, no one referred me - I found the posting an...Katie, no one referred me - I found the posting and applied for it through our internal career search tool. <br /><br />And just to explain why I don't know if it will ultimately get me toward something I'll truly enjoy - it's an oil and gas property manager position. I can almost guarantee it doesn't involve books, writing or research in any form! If I'm considering going back to school for a master's in library science, I can't see that becoming an oil and gas property manager isn't going to further any goal that would go along with that degree. And it certainly won't use my law degree - you don't even have to have a law degree to be considered, just experience in my current position (which also doesn't require a law degree, but you wouldn't know that from the job postings for the position I now hold).<br /><br />A month ago, two months ago, just being a breath of fresh air, being anywhere other than where I am, would have been enough. But I think that's a big part of the reason why I've ended up in the stinkhole I'm in now - just jumping to what seemed like a better deal at the time, without any kind of long-term career path or goal in mind. I'm almost 40, I'm getting too old to keep making that mistake. It's time for me to really think about what I want, and try to find something that makes me happy and that I can make a career of. I'm getting too old to keep job-hopping every three or four years.Lisa @ The Plain-Spoken Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589278128659676715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102310.post-32287498905656721542006-12-19T15:46:00.000-08:002006-12-19T15:46:00.000-08:00Well, I don't know. Most people I know get work t...Well, I don't know. Most people I know get work through referrals. A happy, energized person is the kind of person whose name you pass along (well, competence helps, too). <br /><br />If the new position would give you a little fresh air, it might be worth it. You never know what opportunities come out of new situations.Katie Alenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210222751354931694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102310.post-76014022469771640172006-12-19T15:22:00.000-08:002006-12-19T15:22:00.000-08:00It's the human condition to take a scenario and th...It's the human condition to take a scenario and then run, run all the way to the ends of the earth with it.<br /><br />I look forward to hearing what happens.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.com