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@Takingbacktyler I think if you talk with your wife and bring her in on your experiences at work, you might not only find an advocate, but a willing partner in your job search. I always discuss big things with my wife. So far, it has kept me out of hot water.
@Rick: I completely understand the feeling of relief, not happiness at the end of a project. I don’t know about you, but I mess things up on a regular basis. Nothing big, but to me it is like the constant drip of a leaky faucet. Yet another noise, yet another drop, constantly ticking away and eventually moving a dish in the sink with a loud crash. I fix the leak, and it is relief that the noise is gone, not accomplishment, and not happiness. Why? Because there is always a leaky faucet somewhere.
Like Larynxa, I know there is there is always something that will go wrong, and it will be because I forgot something, overlooked something, or didn’t think something was important. I live in constant dread that disaster is right around the corner and as if I had a target on my back, disaster always finds me. It is no wonder to me at all why I am not happy.
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