Reached a long term goal, now I’m there I’m wondering if it’s what I really wanted.
I had been trying to land a specific job in a specific industry for a long time, it was incredibly hard to get the job I wanted and I was convinced it would make me happy.
I felt elated to get the offer, but as my start date inched closer I got gradually less excited, and now I’m at the job I don’t feel motivated or excited much, if not at all. The earning potential is great, the hours will get better etc etc, this isn’t a dead end job, I feel I should be excited now I’m finally where I want to be.
I’ve long been someone motivated by proving to myself that I’m good enough for something and I’m wondering if my motivation to break into this industry was really just to prove to myself that I’m good enough and not that I really wanted the job.
Anyone else dealt with this at all and how did you deal with it?
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why opinions are all over the place At least from my perspective.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Time will tell.
To be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next and that tension shows up immediately
From where I sit, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that tension shows up immediately We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
Bluntly speaking, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out.
At first glance, the way this is presented changes how it lands Let’s see what happens next.
this feels more about execution than intent Not convinced this is settled yet.
At this point, this feels more about execution than intent That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: literally 1984
Not gonna lie, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, the signal is clear, the strategy less so