And on top of all of that… you smile anyway, don't you? You have to push yourself to get anything done. You walk into the office and you feel heavy and tired before you've even sat down. You get up every day and force yourself into your commute. Your skills aren't being used properly.īut, underneath all of those explicit items on your list, there's something else going on, too.If I asked you what you hated about your work, I bet you'd be able to reel off a long list of things. Here are some strategies from real-life career changers on how they endured (and in some cases actually learned to enjoy) the jobs they weren't ready to leave. What do you do if you're not ready to make your shift, but the day-to-day grind is driving you up the wall? I hated where I was, but I couldn't leave. I was stuck, inert, in a torturous state of suspension. I planned and daydreamed endlessly of the moment when I'd put my things away at my desk and stand up from that chair for the very last time. Nights of lying awake, running circles in my head, desperately trying to think of a way out. There were commutes when I did an extra lap of the roundabout, just to delay my arrival at the office by ten more seconds.ĭays of clock watching, wondering how it was possible that only four minutes had passed since I last glanced up. There were mornings when I had to pep-talk myself into getting out of bed.