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.... that I felt I'd achieved everything I wanted to in my present job and wanted to up sticks and move on to somewhere else?  23 years is a long time: I started here on December 1, 1989 and have achieved a lot in that time period ~ I have also achieved both a reputation and some notoriety in that time as well  :wink:

But..... I feel tired. I feel used, I feel used up, I feel burned out, I feel old.  :bluesad:

I may feel those ways, but I'm actually none of these four things, but I do need to see if there is still something out there for me to attain. After all, I've spent the last four decades proving my detractors wrong every single day, so the fire still burns in me, somewhere.

You are all my family: I would appreciate any advice, thoughts, anything at all.  :smile:

If this is truly the case, then I'd say moving on is well worth considering.


This puts you in an ideal position to find employment elsewhere.


Feeling those things is no good.  I know.  Wouldn't hurt to examine where those feelings are coming from, though.


Good!  Also a factor that indicates you are in an ideal state to make a move to something more challenging and satisfying.

Trevor, my take on it is that once all practical considerations are taken into account the determing factors are personal.  What will make you happy?  For myself, looking back, I can say the opportunities missed and things not done/achieved are the hardest to live with later on when the time is past.  None of us would ever want to see you take risks that compromise your security, but sometimes you just have to go for it in order to know what you can do.  Whatever you decide, you have to be happy with how things pan out.

(I hope it does not sound like I just said a whole mouthful of nothing.  It's one of those subjects!   :lookingup: )

Good luck my friend.  Half the thrill of living is making the leaps!   :wink:

Thanks, Newt *HUG*  :smile:

These feelings started to surface in July this year when I was screening films at the VryFees in Bloemfontein and had a day free to walk around www.mimosamall.co.za (http://www.mimosamall.co.za) which is connected to the hotel I stayed at and the one that I got so sick at in 2008.   :buggedout:  This mall was where I experienced two of my personal triumphs in 2007 and 2008 with the honouring of SA film pioneers and where the name of the archives was brought way into the limelight ~ the ceremonies were held in its' huge atrium at night, under a huge glass dome. Quite something. :smile:

Walking around the mall in 2011 and looking at the place where we held the ceremonies, I was jolted by the fact that time had passed since the last ceremony at which Dad was with me in spirit in 2008 and that it was time to move on and find something else to do. That hit me hard.

We're closing for the Christmas season soon so I will make my decision during that break: I have applied for other jobs, so I will see what happens. One thing is for sure, I will never retire from this site.  :smile:

We know you'll never leave us!

It's an emotional time of year, Trevor.  Wishing you clear thinking and all future happiness.

*Trevor slyly attempts to disconnect internet cable from PC: bangs head on desk*  :buggedout: :wink:

That will teach me.  :wink:


*HUG*

Well, if you think you can do better, go for it. As long as you have some idea what you'd rather be doing and how to get there, it sounds like a good idea.

What ever you do, make sure it makes you happy and remember that money alone isn't what makes a job satisfying. 

Especially remember that what ever you do you'll always have lots of support here. 

Go with what your heart tells you.  But I do think you have a really cool job!  I can't imagine 23 years in the same job.  My dad worked for the same company for something like 35 years.  I am quite different.  I have switched jobs 8 times over the past 20 years (although, I have been with the same company for 8 1/2 years, except for a short stint when I left for a few months, then came back).  I suspect I'll stay here for awhile.  Anyway, good luck and I'm sure you will be successful no matter what you pursue in life.

Good luck, Trevor! I know you will make the decision best for you.

I left a comfortable job a couple of years ago I had for 17 years for many of the same reasons. It was very scary at first, but in retrospect I know it was definitely the right decision for me.

Any hints for us as to the new job?

Well, if there's going to be big change in your life, it's best to make the change happen than let it happen TO you. Changes that happen to people tend to be bad. Changes that one initiates for oneself usually results in some kind of growth. Not necessarily financial, but personal for sure.

p.s. sooner or later Indy is going to post and tell you to take up arrowhead hunting. I just know it.

I can envision Trevor living on a yacht, surrounded by friends, calling himself "The Most Interesting Man in the World."  Sorry, Flick James . . .

An excellent point, Flick.

When I left my old job things were dandy, but less than six months later the agency lost most of its funding. The staff was slashed from 70 to less than 20, everybody went to 'part time' status (which also meant losing most of their benefits, including health care), and salaries drastically cut. I had no idea this was coming and was greatly saddened by it, but I admit breathing a big mental sign of relied that I had left when I did.

It's a fact it is much easier to find new employment while still employed with a successful company than while unemployed or seemingly deserting a sinking ship.

As much as that hurts, Burgo, I can envision it too.

Damn, you all beat me to the good advice. Swines!  :teddyr:

Trevor, I'd move on to something new if you've become jaded with your current job and want a fresh challenge. The good thing is, that you are already employed and have barrel loads of experience so you can be choosy until the right position becomes available and you can weigh up all the options.

Love & luck buddy.  :thumbup:

When I was getting ready to leave a comfortable part time position I had held for 14 years, my boss at work gave me a great piece of advice:

When you spend more time looking back at what you have accomplished than looking forward to what you can accomplish, it's time to move on.

Thanks AndyC: right now, I would really like to get my life back. As I said, I'm tired and it has been a long road.

Thanks Trek: I've always said that I would do my job for free if I could, so while I would get a good payout if I left, money is not the issue here at all. :smile:

Thanks Burgo: the hassle is that if I decide to leave and then do, I can't ever come back here if I one day snap to and realize that I've made a mistake.

Thanks, Raffine: I have applied for one post at a place which is looking for an archivist, so I hope I'll be called in for an interrogation.... ermm, interview soon.  :smile:

Thanks, Flick. I need to see if there is something out there for me and I do need my life back.  :teddyr:


 :teddyr: :teddyr: No problem with that.  :thumbup:

 :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:

My payout if I leave will be quite a lot, but it won't run to a yacht. A rowboat, maybe....  :buggedout: :wink:

Thanks, Circus: I haven't become jaded as such ~ Aerosmith haven't called me yet  :wink: ~ but the work I do presents no more challenges to me. In fact, the only challenge this year that I had was going to film school and I enjoyed it.  :thumbup:

Thanks Indy: that's described me to a T right now.

I can't say anything everyone has already said, I don't think.  But I'll throw in my 2 cents nevertheless.

I got burnt out on a job after 10 years.  I can't imagine being on one for 17 unless you're REALLY, REALLY comfortable.  Fortunately, I feel the job I have now just might be that.

If you really feel emotionally and physically drained from your job, it is probably time to move on.  But as the sage advice goes, make sure you have another job in the wings before you leave.  Though if you do find another place of employment, tell the new job you need a week to leave the old one, and actually leave the old one a bit early, to give yourself a few extra days off between jobs.  My last job was pretty draining; I worked at a busy beverage warehouse and killed myself trying to fill my orders in the (rather anal) time given.  The harder/faster I worked, the more I got to help other people finish THEIR orders.  Not worth it!  Once I got my current hospital job lined up, I told the hospital I could go to orientation in a week, and told the warehouse job 3 days, giving myself some time off to relax, which I desperately needed.

Hope this advice helps, if it hasn't been already given by others.

If you can do it without getting into financial hardship, sure. 
-Ed

What would I say: "Not a rowboat, but an yacht, Trevor. After all your hard work, you deserve an yacht. A yacht crewed by the most beautiful women of South Africa. So, you'll always have someone to handwash your stinky undies."