Good feedback and perspectives already.
My observations:
- You do have a lot of positives going for you. Decent work, wages, etc... that help you OUTSIDE of work. Focus on your non-work life and it'll make work more bearable. I say this from experience too.
- If you have one or several really crappy coworkers or managers... that's a different reason to look around.
- a *LOT* of males start expressing or amplifying work place unhappiness when their woman is pregnant and/or has a very young child. It's about the only thing they feel in control of and so think that'll change their situation. Talk to your friends and just make observations and you'll be astounded at how many have gone this route.
- Are you able to take on different roles or challenges where you're at? How can you facilitate some change to get yourself more engaged?
- You asked if you need to actually change industries... No... but maybe change within the industry or within your org'n *is* actually an option?
- Lifestyle and stress management... look at yourself, your situation, at home, social, work, etc... is your work-attitude a RESULT of everything else going on? cos quite often it is. What can you actively do about it? ideas:... sleep/rest, pursuing interests, exercise, mindfullness, social time, daddy-time, more/less time with wife, supplements/meds (ie St. Johns), tinkering about, more housework, less social media to name a few.
I *haven't* left jobs I should have... and paid the price too.
I've "survived" jobs where I hung on until I found a better one... same industry but different part of it so many skills were transferable.
Can't really say I've left a job that I should have stayed at.
Overall... be realistic... but also make the best choice you can with what you know and think to the future too. Maybe this will pass.
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