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@LuLu Mom: this is where I'm at as well and it's no fun
@blackbird: good for you. I completely understand the bored part =\
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I have flexibility and am working in a field that's hard to find work in - but little money. I feel like I made a wrong turn in my education years ago, I had a romantic idea of what non-profit work was but now that I'm here I'm overworked and underpaid. I still love what we do as an organization but perhaps I'm in the wrong place. I could have done good things for the community while making a healthier pay check. Looking at a career change though, it may be a matter of me being in the wrong organization. So I own that I need to make a change, I just need to time that change to accommodate a growing family and a husband that has a demanding and bread-winning job in the private sector.
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In some ways, yes and other ways, no. I'm doing what I want to be doing but unfortunately, my field doesn't pay well so I'll never move much further up in terms of compensation even with promotions. I don't particularly like that aspect of my profession but I accept it because I enjoy what I do so much.
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I don’t know. I’m happy professionally, but am I where I want to be? I just don’t know.
These questions are always hard for me (so I generally avoid thinking about them, lol). I’m happy with my job, I’m happy with the amount of $$ I make, and I’m happy with the opportunities for advancement (both for position and $$) that naturally evolve in my current position. I’m good at what I do, but honestly, it’s not something I’m passionate about and I don’t feel like I’m in any sort of personal “niche”. I never have felt that way though. At this stage though, I doubt I’ll make a huge career shift; I feel like I’ve spent too long down this path and now I’m here. And it’s not a bad path to be on, at all! It’s just….I don’t know. Not my life’s passion. But, that’s what I have family and hobbies for.
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Yes and no. I work for a tiny (staff of 8) non-profit, and I absolutely love the organization. We're all really close, and we're doing some great things with very limited funding.
We eliminated a position recently and I ended up taking over a majority of the duties for only a small pay increase. So, right now, I'm overworked and underpaid... But I love the flexibility of the job and the work/life balance that I have. Unfortunately, there's not much opportunity for advancement. I'm currently being groomed to take over for our Executive Director when she leaves, but who knows when that will happen or if our Board will decide that I'm the right fit for that job. Until then, I'm coasting along in my current position, but might need to jump to the private sector within the next few years if nothing changes.
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