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[amycooper]

 One of the things I have recently discovered, in part from reading Lost Connections, is how much my current job is affecting my health.  I kept telling myself it's really not bad, and in some objective ways it is not.  The pay isn't bad (not great, but really not bad) and the hours are good and consistent.  But moral is bad here, pay is horrifically static, the benefits package dismal, and it doesn't really feel like anything I do makes a difference.

So I've started looking for a new job.  Something I was kind of, sort of low key doing for the past couple years but not really in earnest.  I already have an interview next week!  I've also worked on trying to find ways to improve work here until then.  For example, I have tried to get my desk replaces for all five years I've been here.  Someone had literally committed suicide on it (and in my office) about 12 years ago.  I had not had luck.  So, feeling that this is a trigger for me, I became more insistent and talked to my boss about it.  Now I have a new desk!  And I orientated it better than the last one so that I can actually see out of the giant full length south facing windows instead of having my back to them.  It makes a difference.  

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[readerjane]

So glad your changes are helping! Fingers crossed the interview goes well.