“Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”
The trick is, of course, to make the job more lovable.
This involves talking to people, letting them know how you feel, and what you really want. If that does not achieve anything, then you know what to do, but it is worth giving the talking route a shot.
Talking need not necessarily mean sitting down face to face. You can write a letter, put down your innermost feelings. That forces people to read your points before sitting down with you.
Often, the problem is simply a failure to communicate.
[Update] As numerous people pointed out to me, the following would be apt to remember. It is ironic that *I* forgot about this! 