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If you’re sitting with a level of career dissatisfaction that can’t be addressed through some tweaks to your current situation, it’s typically time to look further afield. Particular signs I see quite frequently are a lack of motivation to go above and beyond, just doing enough to get by, an imbalance between what you give and get from your career, reoccurring Sunday night fear, a feeling that there’s something else you’re meant to be doing with your life, irritability, frustration, your professional growth has stalled, and a lack of career development and progression opportunities.
The one thing all my clients have had in common after making a change is their sense of relief and a wish that they took action sooner.
This is what clients turn up to me really confused about and the first question I’ll always ask them is what is causing their dissatisfaction. It’s often something they won’t have spent the time really pinpointing. We tend to know we’re unhappy, but rarely do we dive into the details to ascertain exactly what’s causing it, when it started, etc.
I’ll take them through a series of questions to really figure out what’s going on for them and what would resolve their issue, and quite quickly it will be really clear whether they can gain the career satisfaction they are missing by tweaking a few things in their current situation or whether they need to change jobs or even careers. A lot of the time I’m able to help the client find the satisfaction they’re missing without needing a complete career change! Spend some time figuring out when you started to become dissatisfied, what that dissatisfaction is stemming from and what would resolve this for you.
As the saying goes, start as you mean to go on! A new job brings an opportunity for a fresh start to show up as who you want to be in your career. Set healthy boundaries that enable you to prioritise what matters most to you inside and outside of work. Spend your first few weeks listening, understanding and questioning to give yourself a solid understanding of the work, the people, the challenge and the opportunity. Don’t underestimate the power of building relationships during your first 30 days in your new job. They will stand to you 30 days later when you make your first mistake or run into your first problem. On those days you start to doubt yourself, remember that they hired you for a reason – you are more capable than you will ever let yourself believe!
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