Work Woes

     Lately I have been thinking a lot about my career.  I have been working at my current station for almost 10 years now and somewhere along the way, I lost the eagerness and interest in what used to be a challenging and at times fun career.   Now I face a crossroad, should I take the path less taken or the path often used and even suggested by many?  Let me weigh the odds:

The Path(s) Less Taken

Option 1.  Request for a transfer of station and embark on a new career much different from what I do now.  I'm not afraid of change but this could be quite tricky since the workload would be heavier and the stress would be greater since the change would entail having to interact with people of varying degrees of idiosyncrasies and age levels.

Option 2.  Resign and seek employment somehwere else.  This would be a gamble because from what I hear from the newly grads and experienced unemployed population, it is not easy to look for a job.  Besides I have already achieved security of tenure at my present work so I'm not so sold in this idea,

The Path Often Travelled

Wait it out.  Come October, there would be great changes in terms of leadership in our company and there would be people to be promoted and others to be transferred to different stations.  A number of my co-employees suggest this option to me since I am in line for a promotion and aside from the additional responsibilities, the promotion would also entail quite a rise in my take-home pay.  I am inclined to choose this option also but the question is… could I really wait?  Patience is not a virtue I truly posses, it comes and goes with my mood swings.  And the better question to ask is.. am i sure that the promotion is in the bag?

Whatever path I choose to take in the near future, I still have to take into consideration that I am not the only one who will get affected with my decision…