{"id":227,"date":"2015-03-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=227"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:32:57","slug":"career-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2015\/03\/17\/career-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is that time of the year when I check the job market with the goal of being employed after the school year ends. The anxiety is accompanied by the self-recrimination for not obtaining a STEM degree to qualify for the jobs I know I could do, including teach in those fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The disappoint in myself never fades, though it should<\/strong>. I&#8217;m a success, by many measures, with a great wife, good (feline) kids, and a nice house. But, I always know I could do more, and could have done more, with my skills.<\/p>\n<p>I lacked discipline, I suppose, along with people skills.<\/p>\n<p>Given a chance, I am going to fix things\u2026 somehow.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only March and we\u2019re considering various options. But, I always worry that any choice might be the wrong choice. Analysis paralysis, absolute fear of failure.<\/p>\n<p>I look back with regrets and forward with fear and anxiety. 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