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Is the grass greener?
I like my job, but I seem to always have this underlying feeling that its not right. I am in sales of agricultural equipment and there are parts of my job I love and then there is this one part that I LOATHE. Anytime I have to deal with this certain aspect I always begin questioning my job. I have only been doing this less than a year, and have been eager to learn more and more but the one aspect I hate is something I do not even have an interest in at all.
i casually job hunted this weekend, just to see what's out there. I came across a position similar to mine but a little bit more in line with what my background is in, and nothing to do with the stuff I hate. I sent the company an email inquiring about the job, just to see what it's about.
I just don't want to think the grass is greener and then find out I should have stayed with my current job. What are some things I should look into to be see if this is better than what I am in?
Re: Is the grass greener?
I really disliked some of the aspects of my job last year - excessive travel and workload. I couldn't wait to leave it, and was getting married/moving so it gave me a good "out".
Fast forward to now, and I MISS that job compared to the one I have now. Ugh, the people were better, I actually traveled less than I do now, and the paperwork/processes are so much more redundant here. So yes, typically the grass is greener.
However, if you are interested in leaving for a new position, I would consider the benefits package, the work setting and job requirements (it sounds like this new one may be more fitting), as well as travel and continuing education opportunities. A lot of times you can tell within a few minutes at the interview. (I knew pretty quickly that my current job wasn't "it", and when they offered me the position I wasn't even that excited.)