Is finding a good job hard?

UpZord

Yes it's easier moving around when more junior, e.g. in your 20s.
It's a bit like finding a match made in heaven and is two-way. I've interviewed a bit recently for the first time in 5 years. Turned down a couple roles, and was turned down by several more. 
The problem with jobs is that you don't really know what they're like until you get there. I mean, people who interview you can try to paint a picture : this is very true
I actually found it's next to impossible to move into a more junior / support / lesser paid role once in 30s/40s, even if most people have the capacity to switch, more developed soft skills and can be very motivated learning the ropes bottom-up. When i hire i have exactly the same bias, thinking "you're overqualified or welded to your own industry... you won't stay long or do the grunt work" that i'd rather take on a new, more malleable graduate, so i'm guilty of this myself

Apintplease

I think it all depends on what GOOD means to you

My husband hates where I work, thinks its totally below me and I could do better

However I love it, I go in, do a days work, finish on time, travel is 5 mins each way, get paid on time, no problems with the boss, left alone as we know what has to be done and when

Minimum wage , !!!!!! working conditions, but its a good job to me because of what I want from a job

getmore4less

In many sectors people migrate to the "good"  jobs and companies through networking.

When my last place finally closed word got out to the network of people that had moved on previously  and over time anyone that wanted a job  got picked up,  a couple of the good people just got hired without their being official vacancies.
A few had temp jobs waiting for suitable roles to come up in the network.
 

Using the network  mitigates the don't know what it will be like till you get there problems as the network tends to follow the people that are happy in their jobs.

Also look for the key aspects of the broader role that you like the most and seek them out.

What was it about the mind-numbingly boring job(that made you ill)  you could not make better or fix,  some jobs are what you make them.

You seem to be migrating into jobs where you get managed more rather than jobs where you get some autonomy to manage yourself.

Another thing to be aware of is progression path,  most people need change and new challenges to build on what they have, 
you could use your current position to hone your skills on managing micromanagement and how to deals with things like target creep.

if you are getting whipped about call targets then you are not meeting that target,  manage expectations  yours and the management, what is really important about what you do, count, quality, resolutions etc..... 

There is the classic IT target setting measures going wrong.
Testers by the number of bugs they found
Support by the number of bugs they fixed.
They drank in the same pub the rest is history....

mrlegend123

qualifications are the key. Get a good degree not a micky mouse one and ride the career ladder gaining experience!