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Ha. Only in small doses.
Other hobbies similarly only in small doses. I like my job, more or less. I think I often get to this stage in the year and find the job a bit overwhelming but it's hard to see how serious a problem it is. They seem to be doing their best to make doing the job more and more joyless. I'm in HE and there are new metrics coming in that will affect funding, ranking, the "marketisation" of education, and management seem overly keen to use it as another vehicle for more corporate bullshit. OTOH I have two siblings who are doctors and I'm very glad my bad days at work don't involve people dying or having to give bad news to relatives.
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I hope some of the stuff above inspires you to think about making a change, otherwise you'll be stuck with it for a long time.
It's easy for me to say, harder for you to do.
Having a career changing opportunity thrust on me was an amazing and completely unexpected thing, but if you ever get half a chance to change go for it! -
My sister is in the same situation. A thankless job...but thank you really and I mean that. I've seen her motivated and then swiftly depressed over the current direction/situation of the education sector. You rock.
Don't work on/with bikes. You get sick of anything cycling after a few years and never end up riding enough for lack of motivation. It's time to get the fuck out. This thread gets my vote as one of the best this forum has ever produced.
adroit
Chak
You seem to like cycling presumably?