Checking in

Good morning....

I am @CyclingThroughLife......I was recently chosen as a forum supporter for the Work & Career community.  I first want to thank the 7Cups Administration for giving me this opportunity.  Next, a little about myself. 

The short version....I came to 7Cups about a year and a half ago after a horrible experience with therapy, to find some coping mechanisms for work stress and burnout.  I started in the forums, found some ideas, applied them to my situation, started interacting with other individuals and eventually reached out to a listener or two. I have started to re-frame my thinking about some of the things that were causing my stress and burnout, and how to deal with them. I am not completely over my work stress and burnout, it is a work in progress, but I am much better than I was when I first came to 7Cups. I am also managing my work life better.  I decided to apply for a forum supporter role, because I feel as though if I can offer a little help or support to someone else to prevent them from going through what I went through, its a win. 

Work and Careers take up a huge portion of our lives.  If you only work an 8 hour day, that's 1/3 of your day you are at work.  Most of us work longer than that......and society tells us we are to be asleep another 1/3 of our day(who really needs 8hrs sleep anyway lol).....That doesn't leave much time for the mundane, everyday, must do, chores of life, let alone self care, family, fun, etc..... We all deserve a safe space to go and let out our frustrations, feelings and thoughts regarding our jobs and careers, and I truly believe 7cups has created that space.

With that said, I would think most folks don't come to 7cups because they are completely happy.... most come here with our problems and negativeness, looking for ways to help fix that.  No one wants to go through life completely negative day after day.  I want to do a flip flop with this check in.....

What is one thing that you really enjoy about your job?????

One thing I really enjoy about my job is that, even though I don't get to do it as much as I'd like, I was chosen as an instructor to assist in training new employees, and re-certifying current ones.  One of my goals is to hold the training position full time one day.

I chose this question more for myself because I really do have a hard time finding something that I really enjoy about my job.  The training experience is probably the ONLY thing I enjoy doing, when I get to do it, at this point in my career.  I could say money or benefits because my job pays very well and we have a great benefits and retirement package.  We all work because we need income, so I'd rather not use "the money, or benefits" as an answer.  If that is the only thing positive you can find about your job, then that is fine, but lets really think about this and find something good or positive in your current job or career.

I look forward to hearing from you all.  Have a great Sunday.