This is all assuming that I ever grow up. I've been so pensive lately about my career path. I'm also exhausted because the job I'm currently in is going crazy and I stay up every night until 2:30am trying to answer emails from Europe and Asia. I just feel like this is a time of a lot of upheaval and I want to make sure I'm pursuing the correct path. If I'm going to make a move or a change, I want it to be the right change. Not an impulsive decision that I'll have to deal with for the rest of my life.
Obviously, I still haven't heard back from the external job. I'm looking at a new internal one, but still waiting on that as well. I was chatting with Senior Year Roomie today and it made me think about what I actually want out of a career. I just can't seem to find that magic answer. What would make me happy? The worst thing about being a jack of all trades is that when your interests and skills are so varied, you can see yourself in a wide variety of roles. Yet, none of them seems like it's the "one."
I love the pace of my current job - I love traveling, I love planning, I love getting lost in the details. However, I've never been an ultra-creative in the way that some of my teammates are. My favorite things to do with events are curation and technology. Also, communication and solving large puzzles. If I could just find a role that would allow me to do all those things, without the bullshit politics (or planning the perfect evening reception), I would be happy. I don't want to give up my travel schedule, though, and a normal 9-5 desk job just isn't in the cards for me. I get bored too easily.
Anyway, while I wait I might as well try to see what I want. Who knows? Maybe I'm at the point in my life where I need to decide to create my own opportunities, whether that's at my current company or out on my own. Scary.
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