I need a new job.

Talk to your local friends see if they know of any openings. I truly believe most 'good' jobs are found by knowing someone who already works in a particular job instead of just what degree and experience you have.

I recommend the book 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller. It changed my life 9 years ago and I found an amazing company I love. I have had many opportunities to move up even though I didn't see how I would at the start (flat organization with not a lot of clear career tracks).

Two caveats:
1. The book is kind of Jesus-y. That's not my jam, and I just sort of skimmed through/interpreted for myself the parts that referenced scripture and God. Lots of good solid advice that you don't need the scripture part for.

2. I actually didn't really care for the book when I read it, I thought the exercises and advice were hokey and overly optimistic. I was desperate and did then anyway though... and they worked on the one and only job I applied to. 7 years later, in a very different career field and situation, we applied the same advice for my husband to find a new job. He also got the first and only job he applied to. And trust me, neither of us were in particularly hot markets and didn't have any stand-out qualifications.

Have you ever checked out what careers match your life path number?
Just for kicks you can figure out your number life path by adding up your birthday to see what number it condenses down to and google that number to see what jobs fit it.

Date + day + year = # # # #

Then to condense you add those together:
# + # + # + # = # #

Then you condense that total too and so on until you get a single digit or a 2 digit numer with the same number ( 11,22,33,44 ... Etc )

Then google: "life path #__ careers" and see what jobs come up.

Like this one: www.manifestyourpotential.com/self_discovery/1_identify_lifepath/topic_identify_life_path.htm

You can click which activity topic is mostly appealing to you and see if you clicked on the one that matches your number

You can also tell me your number and I can look it up and give you the list of careers it matches. The site I prefer requires a lot of scrolling to find it

You could also look into starting a "Linked In' profile, I don't understand it all, but my sis was not looking for a new position (she is a legal secertary) but based on her profile, they came looking for her.

Also you might look into a couple of jr college classes to build on your experience. Web design, accounting, marketing...A lot of colleges can also help with finding positions in the field you study.

That's even crazier shit than the time you said disease was just a product of emotion.

If you don't rely on the benefits, become a virtual assistant (VA). Start doing it as a side job evenings and weekends, then when you have enough income coming in, quit your day job.

That's what I did and I've never been happier in any job. But I have the luxury of being on DH's HMO, dental, and vision plans. I don't get vacation or sick time - those are the downsides but it still comes out way ahead of working for the man.

I have a college degree and I think it's helped me to merge my way in being a higher-priced VA but a degree is certainly not necessary to be a VA - admin experience and a drive to succeed on your own is all you need.

Number 2 is all about peacemaking cause 2s can't stand disharmony and disagreements.

Therefore a satisfying career for the 2 might be an opportunity to create harmony. Like a mediator, marriage counselor, care giver, social worker, life coach, massage therapist, nutritionist, healer, book keeping, or event planner.

2s seem to despise change and love routine. And a more comfortable job might be one that has little to no opportunity for confrontations.

I would suggest to start your own business but 2s seem to prefer group environments so that my not appeal to you.

perhaps you should keep your current job and go back to school.

Read about Herzberg's Theory of motivators and hygiene factors. You are a great example of someone who lacks sufficient satisfiers/motivators. At least you will understand WHY you feel the way you do. You can also look at ways to improve your own situation.

I think that taking classes at night while you work may both fulfill the intellectual stimulation you seem to need and give you a reason to stay at a job that you can use to support your education. You are looking at your job as the source of self-actualization and satisfaction. Shift your mindset to looking at your job as a way to pay for and support your path to self-fulfillment. Look at Maslow as well. If not school, volunteer doing something you love.

Right now you are living to work. What you need is to see your job as working to live. You simply do not have the luxury and are not positioned to quit. Make a plan to move toward filling your personal needs via some other outlet and toward a new career at the same time. Your job supports you so you can do what you want to be happy.