The part about quitting often that is really working for me is that I find I can suck in everything about a job in about 1/10th the time it will take a similarly trained and positioned colleague so if I find I have 'had it', something new is usually just the ticket.
That's just it! This has happened to me at two jobs in a row. I come in all enthusiastic and eager, learn everything there is to learn in a year or less, do the work in half the time that is expected of me, and eventually reach a point where I have little to do (and nothing challenging to do) for significant portions of the day. I have paced the floors of my offices, read novels, and taken on-line courses just to kill time at work--all the while getting raises and great performance reviews! I've asked both my last two bosses for more work and more challenging work, but both just wanted me to keep doing what I was doing. It's madness, really! You'd think an employer would want to invest in his/her employees. Maybe they think I'm getting too big for my britches or that I'll leave for something better if I learn anything at work. All I know is that after 2-3 years at a job, I seem to hit a wall where I have no choice but to leave. Bored to tears is just it!
