If yur feeling blah about where yur at, find a totally different job or career and see what happens.

Hi April I know what you mean I'm a drummer and I've been playing for over 45 years and of course have a day job it's not healthy to be on auto pilot I've been in bands like that you want to apply your knowledge and when you can do your job in your sleep it's time to move on or you're underachieving find another job and get the rush back hope you can hear me play 757-817-9560

Move on, but don't move before you have a new job in hand. Maybe you should go back to school.

Please be happy you have a job! I have been looking for several months. I have lots of education and experience and I am standing at the back of the line. There are generally 85 to 100 candidates that have applied for the same job. Be ready to move on, but be aware the job search is an excruciating event. I am a pro at applying for job, always update my resume (have you?) and as I said the competition is fierce. So try to step back and take a perspective. There are many of us out here just looking for a job. Good luck to you. Things will get better. The grass is not greener, trust me.

From my perspective, please be thankful for what you have. I have been looking for jobs for the last 3 months and each job has about 85 to 100 resumes. Take a look at some of the web job sites and see what you stand. I am highly educated (masters degree in social work) with 40 years of experience. I know it is tough, but trust me you, like me, you are probably very qualified for many jobs but stand in line because there is a long delay. Make the most of what you have because there are folks like me with lots of education and experience who can't get a foot in the door. Susan

You didn't say how many years you have been doing the same job and there doesn't appear to be a resume on your site that could be used to estimate your age/career point, so it's impossible to give you advice with any semblance of rationality. If your employer isn't doing anything to get more value out of you, then something is wrong - either with that employer or their perception of your attitude (if that is reflected in your assessment of your career being "on autopilot." If your job is in the career field you want to be in, then you need to thoroughly evaluate what you mean by "the next thing." If that phrase means an actual career change, then you need to step back and evaluate your while life - make sure what you really want to be doing with it. You should not be looking for someone else to give you the feeling that you're growing or provide "challenge in (your) day-to-day life."

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Sound like you need a vacation April. Ask or volunteer for more challenging responsibilities at work and look around for other opportunities within the company that interest you.

Hey April, is there any way you can talk to your manager about how you've been feeling? They probably don't notice you're feeling this way. Try asking for more challenges before you decide to throw in the towel.