Thinking About a Career Change?

Published by Eric Johnson in Career, 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours 56 minutes 22 seconds ago

You may be sitting at home thinking about your job and realizing that you just do not like what you're doing. Well the interesting thing is that surveys show most Americans are not at all satisfied with their work. Actually, it is extremely rare that someone who has a regular 9-5 job would actually enjoy it. I know this sounds depressing but what you should realize that your feelings towards your job are not unique.

Most people who do re choose a career find themselves happy with their new selection. Again, more good news. This means that when you're contemplating what career you should change to you should always revert back to the career choices you thought about as a child. No, rock star and astronaut are probably not applicable but most people will find a passion for a career like a police officer or a firefighter. These kinds of careers offer people more than just monetary benefit. You see, the thing most people find disappointing about their jobs is not the money. In fact most people think that the money they are getting is fair for the amount of work they are putting in.

Instead, most people point out that they just don't have any passion for the work they are doing. I know I used to fit into this category and I'm sure more than a few people have ended up in jobs that they hope to never again do. Again, this is good news if you fit into this category. What this means is that many other people in your exact same situation who switch jobs and become more happy in their new career.

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Therefore, if you are unhappy the first thing you need to do is admit it to yourself. The next step is to decide where you might be happier and make a list of what you might instead want to do. Don't worry about practicality or money, all of this will come later. Once you've made this initial list, then all you need to do is start working out the potential perks and cons. The way to do this is start incorporating those nitty parts of life we ignored previously--what kind of requirements might you need to become a police officer? What about becoming a police sheriff? Each job has a different set of prerequisites and each job has a different pro con list. I would suggest you thoroughly look over every set of options before deciding what your new career will be.

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