Avoid Career Burnout: Prepare for What You Love at Web Design School
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by Ellen Foster
Web Design School Review Columnist
Every job comes with its fair share of challenges, and every workplace has its own set of frustrations. After all, if we weren’t so familiar with professional malaise, movies like Office Space and TV shows like The Office wouldn’t enjoy such popular appeal.
While work isn’t always fun, it doesn’t have to be miserable. Fantasizing about getting hit by a bus on the way to work so you don’t have to face the boss, listening to gossipy co-workers, or lashing out at angry clients may mean you’re experiencing some serious professional burnout.
Signs and Symptoms of Job Burnout
If you’re not doing the job you want to do, you’re not going to be able to do it for very long. You probably have a good idea whether you’re in the throes of professional burnout: maybe you feel angry, irritable, helpless, and overly self-critical. Maybe you’re also feeling your burnout physically with symptoms including chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, fluctuations in weight, headaches, digestive ailments—the list is as long as it is unpleasant. If you’ve been considering preparing for a career as a professional web designer, but you feel totally stuck and burned out from an unfulfilling office job, it’s time to assess your situation.
Spark a New Career with Web Design School
Maybe you work peripherally with professional web designers and you’ve known for a while that their work interested you—now’s the time you do something about it. Web design school can prepare you for a new career in an exciting, in-demand field. Many programs offer flexible hours, and online web design school allows you to continue working full time while earning your degree or professional certification.
About the author
Ellen Foster is a freelance writer and teacher. She has worked with students of all ages.
Posted at 10:57 AM on May 30, 2007
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