Lately, have you been feeling bored or frustrated at work most of the time?
Or perhaps you have always felt like this but didn’t think you could do anything about it.
Considering we will need to work until 75, life is too short to stay in a job you are not satisfied with and if any of the following warning signs sound familiar it may be time to make a change.
First sign: You are not learning
If you feel you are in a position where there are no opportunities to advance yourself or learn a new skill set then you may be in a dead-end job.
This may be because of a manager who is afraid of change or of nurturing talent, or it could be because the company you work for is quite small and offers little scope for the kind of development you are after.
Either way, don’t be afraid to ask yourself whether you are being truly challenged.
Second sign: You are doing it for the money alone
So many people are toiling away at jobs doing something that their heart just isn’t in.
Often they took the job thinking it would be a temporary thing — something they could quit when a more suitable role came along — but then a year, sometimes two, passes and they find it hard to quit.
They are attached to the salary they are earning — there is a mortgage to pay, after all — and they can’t see a way out of the mess.
If the only thing you like about your job is your salary, you just like saving your sex life for your old life, which you are not going to able to use it.
Third sign: You don’t fit in
We call it ‘cultural fit’ and it has a big impact on how well you get on with your co-workers. You may be the most qualified person for the job, but if your values don’t align with those of the organisation then it is unlikely you will end up loving the position, too.
A bad cultural fit can result in a lack of enthusiasm and un-necessary bickering.
Not that you have to get on with everyone you work with: that would be unrealistic.
But you should at least, for the most part, share a sense of common purpose and work in harmony with the culture of the organisation.
After all, you spend a lot of your waking hours with your fellow employees so make sure that the “fit” is right.
Last sign: The industry does not align with your values
A white-collar job in a corporate office is clearly going to clash with these values.
If you’re someone who values autonomy and working by yourself then you need to think twice before taking a role in a large team headed by a hands-on boss who requires regular communication.
This would be a clear cash of misplaced values. Sometimes people struggle to perform at work simply because they are not honest about what their values are and they lack the ability to identify the roles that are best suited to matching them.
Or perhaps you have always felt like this but didn’t think you could do anything about it.
Considering we will need to work until 75, life is too short to stay in a job you are not satisfied with and if any of the following warning signs sound familiar it may be time to make a change.
First sign: You are not learning
If you feel you are in a position where there are no opportunities to advance yourself or learn a new skill set then you may be in a dead-end job.
This may be because of a manager who is afraid of change or of nurturing talent, or it could be because the company you work for is quite small and offers little scope for the kind of development you are after.
Either way, don’t be afraid to ask yourself whether you are being truly challenged.
Second sign: You are doing it for the money alone
So many people are toiling away at jobs doing something that their heart just isn’t in.
Often they took the job thinking it would be a temporary thing — something they could quit when a more suitable role came along — but then a year, sometimes two, passes and they find it hard to quit.
They are attached to the salary they are earning — there is a mortgage to pay, after all — and they can’t see a way out of the mess.
If the only thing you like about your job is your salary, you just like saving your sex life for your old life, which you are not going to able to use it.
Third sign: You don’t fit in
We call it ‘cultural fit’ and it has a big impact on how well you get on with your co-workers. You may be the most qualified person for the job, but if your values don’t align with those of the organisation then it is unlikely you will end up loving the position, too.
A bad cultural fit can result in a lack of enthusiasm and un-necessary bickering.
Not that you have to get on with everyone you work with: that would be unrealistic.
But you should at least, for the most part, share a sense of common purpose and work in harmony with the culture of the organisation.
After all, you spend a lot of your waking hours with your fellow employees so make sure that the “fit” is right.
Last sign: The industry does not align with your values
A white-collar job in a corporate office is clearly going to clash with these values.
If you’re someone who values autonomy and working by yourself then you need to think twice before taking a role in a large team headed by a hands-on boss who requires regular communication.
This would be a clear cash of misplaced values. Sometimes people struggle to perform at work simply because they are not honest about what their values are and they lack the ability to identify the roles that are best suited to matching them.
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