Knowing If Your Job is Not Right for You
October 20th, 2008. Published under Career Hunting. No Comments.
Picture this: You’ve been called into your boss’ office for what seems like the thousandth time. Your work isn’t up to the standard. You can’t get the procedure for filing reports down. Even though you try, your spirit is not in your efforts. The chasm created by your failures seems so steep that you can’t climb out. This scenario reflects many indications that you are not using your strengths in the right area.
In the movie Stranger than Fiction, the character Ana tells the story of how she became a baker. While attending Harvard Law School, she started going to study sessions that lasted all night long, but her grade point average didn’t improve. Ana began baking cookies to share with her study buddies, and she loved it. She failed law school but found her true passion in the kitchen.
If we are not in the right environment, we will never succeed. Failure in this case is an indicator that you are not following the correct career path. If you have exhausted all your options for improving your situation, it is time to change paths. Listen to what your experiences tell you and see the signs that you need to explore another field of employment.