Dear Daisy...should I quit my job?

I advise a reader looking for a creative challenge

Photo by Corinne Kutz on Unsplash

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This week, I’ve been writing up a storm, really enjoying the results of my offline experiment, and talking about creative confidence with the Squiggly Careers team. (The podcast of the live show with me, Dolly Alderton and Michael Gunning will be available next week. And I’m very excited about spending Sunday at the Persephone festival. Hopefully see you there!

Now to Dear Daisy. A reader wants to know if she should quit her job…

Dear Daisy,

Should I quit my job?

I’ve been working in marketing for about 18 months. I’ve worked in offices before, but this feels like my first ‘proper’ job – it’s the first role I’ve ever had where I felt excited about what I was doing, and that the work had real creative potential. But I’ve fallen out of love with it. I’m bored, and I’m struggling to stay motivated. My colleagues are nice enough, but no-one is very inspiring. It’s starting to hit me that I could end up here forever, and I’m beginning to panic. It’s like I’m having an existential crisis! Is this all there is?

It took me ages to get this job – I applied for quite a few roles when I was looking for something creative to do, and I got very few responses, and very few interviews. I know it might take me a while to find something else, and I’m not really sure what I’m looking for, anyway. But I’m seeing my youth slipping out from under me. I’m 31, and I’m scared that I’ll blink and discover I’ve lost of my best years, and if I don’t go now, it will be too late to try something new. Help!

Love,

Bored At Work