Current Employment Situation

I'm currently at that point in life where you must take stake and decide if you are on the right career path or not, in case you're wondering that's 28 for me! When I took my current position about five years ago, I thought shift work wouldn't be that big of a deal; However, when you see your friends and family, who are nine to fivers, having fun on the weekends, you can't help but think - what the heck am I doing with my life? I work for a state agency, so I can't really say what I do or what division I work in, but let's just say I help people, vague enough? Sometimes when you work in the business  that you work in there is a sense of under-appreciation and this five year slump doesn't seem to help me. I've read before that at five years many employees find themselves in a dilemma - should I stay or should I go? I recently went through a very emotional situation at work that had me thinking about my job and if it was something that I could do for another twenty-five years. While I'm not that type of person that is reliant on God to make all decisions, I can't help but think that everyone is meant to be in a particular place at a particular time. While my employer has made great strides in technology, social technology is not their strong suit. We do have a Facebook page, but that's about it. There has been discussion about starting a twitter feed or blog, but aren't we bothered enough by government in April? I know I am! Another big decision when a blog or page is held by a state agency is the consideration for laws. There are many laws that have to be taken into consideration when writing on an official page, there have to people staff members to approve the verbiage. Is it really worth the political fallout of one risky sentence to get a little publicity?

Derrick Collins - Week 6