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Re: Stuggling to stay in High-Stress Work Enviroment- » StaciW

Posted by fallsfall on April 24, 2005, at 21:11:39

In reply to Stuggling to stay in High-Stress Work Enviroment-, posted by StaciW on April 24, 2005, at 18:45:29

I am/was a software engineer. At the height of my career, I managed a department of 44 engineer and 20 college co-op students for a company that was just barely past the startup phase.

I crashed 10 years ago, and have been on disability for 8 of the last 10 years. For 2 years in the middle I worked for a startup, and then crashed again.

I have straight depression, not bipolar. I am currently trying to get the courage up to work with the local vocational rehabilitation center to possibly allow me to get a Library Science degree and change careers and become a librarian. I work 10 hours a week in my local library now.

I am a recovering workaholic. Much of my self definition/esteem came from my work. Going out on disability was excruciating, contemplating going back to work is even more excruciating.

The library atmosphere is so different from software. The pay is different, too.

Do you know what else you might like to do?

 

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