I felt like I did everything right – I got a Bachelor’s and a Master’s for my preferred career path. The first 2.5 years of work were relevant to my Master’s and it was the job I really wanted out of grad school. I burnt out there and now 5 five years, I’ve had 4 different full-time corporate/tech jobs at different companies. I’m customer-facing and don’t want to be but every job has been that because that’s what I can get. I keep trying new things and am just not finding anything I like – I try to move with the intention to move internally, but then I get there it’s either a shit show or internal movement isn’t actually practiced as well as they sell it during interviews. I’m just frustrated with myself. I don’t want my life to be a series of “sticking it out” but it feels like that right now. I’m about to hit my 1-year at another company and I just keep asking myself “wtf am I doing?” like none of this is even important. I really don’t care anymore, I care about my work and doing what I have to but not like I used to. I’m in my early 30s – it feels too early to feel like this. My family doesn’t really get it.
How do you stay the course? How do you find what you like without hopping? How does this honestly look to employers?