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I am right here with all of you! At almost 59 years old, I have had 30+ jobs in my lifetime, the longest being 4 years. This is job hopping at its best but I have never been able to figure out why. Recently put myself back into counseling because I am getting desperate because of my age.
I have never really had a problem finding a job, but find it frustrating that I have to work at all and usually begin by calling out sick a few days, then resign. I have been terminated for absenteeism before (many years ago), but frankly, I truly prefer to stay at home all the time. I have one friend that I see every other week - she is a former manager and we were a great team until she was let go three months before her retirement. I quit the following week because without her to consistently give me the constructive criticism and feedback I needed to continue my job, I lost my desire to work at that place. Our department was reorganized and overseen by a micro-managing, backstabbing 'B' and I refused to worked under her.
I have now reached a point where, looking back on my life, I have screwed so many potentially great careers where I would accumulate a significant amount of experience and promotion, not to mention a retirement account. I have no retirement, student loans out the ying yang, and no future in sight. I am looking for yet another job and like the last one I had (which lasted 3 weeks), plan to make it my "last job ever" and stay until I can't work any more. I know however, that a few weeks into it, I will become anxious and depressed over having to work only to make ends meet (there's never any extra for entertainment). I hate this cycle and I hate working to get by!!
Background - I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder in 2002 and have been on the same anti-depressant since then, mainly because I refuse to be a guinea pig and don't want to experiment with other meds. Approximately four years ago, I had a psychiatrist who suggested that I was ADHD and put me on Ritalin. It seemed to help me focus better, but I was afraid of the long term effects on my brain, based on all the research I did. I am a research fanatic and know I am only hurting myself by not giving in to the possibility of new meds, but frankly I am terrified of becoming a zombie or worse yet, an Alzheimer's patient.
I guess I just chimed in here to unload a little of my frustration, but reading all of the posts here, it was impossible not to compare and share. Thank you all for being here!
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