I posted a while ago about leaving my job. I took voluntary redundancy from a role that I initially loved but had grown to despise a little over the years.
I've had a few months off, I've travelled, relaxed and enjoyed myself but now it's time to get back to a little bit of reality so I needed to find a job.
During this time off I realised that the world of high power executive work, stuck in an office for 8+ (usually 10!) hours a day isn't right for me. My physical and mental health was suffering and all in the name of bringing home decent money each month...money that I never really got to enjoy because I was too tired from work to do anything else.
So, in my recent work search I applied for jobs that were a bit different from what I had been doing and the one that excited me the most was the complete opposite to my usual type of role... and that was the one that I got too!
So, next month I will be starting my new job, pounding the streets for up to 6 hours a day delivering mail. I know that it sounds like hell to most people, but I've never felt better than when I'm getting large amounts of exercise on a regular basis. No hassles about my personal style, no need to worry about how to fit in regular exercise and I get to come home every afternoon at a decent time and actually have time to myself. I'm so excited that even writing this is bringing me close to tears!
I know that my first few weeks will be a challenge, my body will ache and I will have to get used to working outside in all weathers - especially the infamous Scottish sideways-falling rain - but I'm still really looking forward to it.
I'll let you know how I get on!
I've had a few months off, I've travelled, relaxed and enjoyed myself but now it's time to get back to a little bit of reality so I needed to find a job.
During this time off I realised that the world of high power executive work, stuck in an office for 8+ (usually 10!) hours a day isn't right for me. My physical and mental health was suffering and all in the name of bringing home decent money each month...money that I never really got to enjoy because I was too tired from work to do anything else.
So, in my recent work search I applied for jobs that were a bit different from what I had been doing and the one that excited me the most was the complete opposite to my usual type of role... and that was the one that I got too!
So, next month I will be starting my new job, pounding the streets for up to 6 hours a day delivering mail. I know that it sounds like hell to most people, but I've never felt better than when I'm getting large amounts of exercise on a regular basis. No hassles about my personal style, no need to worry about how to fit in regular exercise and I get to come home every afternoon at a decent time and actually have time to myself. I'm so excited that even writing this is bringing me close to tears!
I know that my first few weeks will be a challenge, my body will ache and I will have to get used to working outside in all weathers - especially the infamous Scottish sideways-falling rain - but I'm still really looking forward to it.
I'll let you know how I get on!
