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I’ve been in the corporate world for over 25 years. Mostly sales support. I’m good technically but in meetings or discussions I just don’t understand everything like others do. People are always participating in concerns and how to change things. I never know what to add so I’m usually quiet. I get so bored in meetings and it’s so hard to pay attention. Some people take their jobs so seriously and it’s hard for me to engage that way.
I always seem to get decent reviews because I don’t make mistakes and always can finish my work faster then anyone but I never truly understand the background of what I’m doing. Just the basics. Recently the company I have been at for 5 years was aquired. I’m in in long meetings with all these new people and new processes. 3 new computer systems we have to learn and it’s so hard to pay attention and process it all. Not sure how much longer I can do this. I just want to be with dogs or kids or do something simple. I hate hearing about profits and gp and po’s and team building.
I wonder if your problems in your personal life are making it difficult to concentrate at work? Unless you have enough investments to provide a income you can live on you need a job. If your husband’s alcoholism progresses to the point he can’t work you will need to be able to support yourself.
I always hated meetings and would zone out, whether it was for my kids school or work. When it work I was just antsy to get back to doing the work that I needed to do
If you're finishing your work and you're not making mistakes, it seems like you're doing what you need to do. Sometimes (often?) work is boring, and you don't have to love your job to get it done. You'll figure out more about the new systems more from using them and less from the training. Worse comes to worse, look for something else.
I’ve been in the corporate world for over 25 years. Mostly sales support. I’m good technically but in meetings or discussions I just don’t understand everything like others do. People are always participating in concerns and how to change things. I never know what to add so I’m usually quiet. I get so bored in meetings and it’s so hard to pay attention. Some people take their jobs so seriously and it’s hard for me to engage that way.
I always seem to get decent reviews because I don’t make mistakes and always can finish my work faster then anyone but I never truly understand the background of what I’m doing. Just the basics. Recently the company I have been at for 5 years was aquired. I’m in in long meetings with all these new people and new processes. 3 new computer systems we have to learn and it’s so hard to pay attention and process it all. Not sure how much longer I can do this. I just want to be with dogs or kids or do something simple. I hate hearing about profits and gp and po’s and team building.
It is pretty simple - you catch on or you do not catch on.
I think you'd be surprised at the number of people who are like you - generally loathe corporate meetings and really just want to do their job and go home. I'm sure there are certain people who are very high earners or those without social lives who absolutely live for work and the daily meetings but generally I think most people don't love those things and many just pretend to be interested.
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