I'm kind of late to the party, but that's in keeping with the way the last couple of weeks has gone.

I have simply hit a wall at work. My productivity has gone to shit and I just, don't, care. I don't know why this has suddenly changed...if it's a question of hitting things too hard in July-September (combination of OT and lots of kung fu) or that I've simply gotten to this point. I've been at my current job for two years, and this is the longest I've held any one job since law school. I mean, I've been consistently employed since then, and every job has been an improvement (or at least looked that way when I took it). My gig is too easy and too repetitive for me. Interestingly I'm not alone--the whole office has fallen off a cliff on the productivity front, and people who've been there for years are starting to express feelings of burnout that I've never heard from them.

I did just put in an application for a job that would seem to be a good step up. More intellectual activity, and a good 35% pay bump. I think I'm competitive, but truth be told I have no idea what they're looking for.

More generally, I'm hoping my funk is short-lived. I can't really afford for my productivity to continue to suffer as it has (especially if I don't get this new job), but the thought of pushing myself is just too miserable to contemplate. I need a break.