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8 Clear Signs you’re in the Wrong Career


Christine S. Baker
January 27th, 2011

Majority of us often feels that we have been trapped in our job. We do not quit our job because of our financial position commitments and responsibilities. Most of us are stuck in debt which has restricted us from making career moves that are good for us both financially as well as spiritually. Many times we are just stuck in a rut and it affects our career choices. The career choices can be compared with relationships. At times it happens that everything is going wonderfully and all of your needs are being met then things take a turn for the worst. These turns can be temporary or terminal. When do you know it is time to make a change?

Read these 8 signs you’re in the wrong career and it may motivate you to do something different.

1. Do you feel enthusiastic or lethargic when going to the office?

Feeling lethargic at work

If you are dragging yourself out of bed every morning and you hate going to your job, then this maybe a sign that you are in the wrong career and you should consider making a career change by either refocusing yourself on the reason you took the job in the first place or rededicating yourself to make a change.

2. The only thing about the job that motivates you is salary

Working only to get salary

The only thing that motivates you at work is your pay. This is a clear sign that you have a job and not a career. You are not doing something that you really enjoy; you are just paying the bills. Try updating your skills by taking night school course at your local community college.

3. Unable to get a raise in your salary

Unable to get a pay raise

You desire to earn more but your current job does not have opportunities to earn more. Who doesn’t want to earn more money? The fastest way to give yourself a raise is to earn a degree and find a job to commiserate with your degree level that offers a salary higher than your current one.

4. You start spending more time on facebook when at work

Spending most time on facebook at work

Your job seems boring to you and you have risen to the rank Capo in your crime family or you find yourself tending your Farmville crops. You are not only hurting yourself but you are also hurting the company you work for. Try to transfer to another position at your job or look for something that will interest you.

5. You are unable to find any compatibility between your job and family

Unable to balance work & family life

The hours you work are not compatible with the family lifestyle you wish to have. This is obvious when you see yourself spending less time with your family than you like and you are missing out on important family moments because you are at work or recovering from work for example sleeping off a nightshift. Career shift or work shifts maybe the remedy for this.

6. You’re not being promoted

Pending tasks leading to zero promotions

Everyone at your job is getting promoted but you. If you never seem to get the promotion and you are seeing others getting promotion, you probably need to update your qualifications. Try an online course or two or maybe an online degree program.

7. You have started looking for other job opportunities

Job hunting is your favorite past time

You are spending a lot of time at work on monster.com looking through job posting. Work on your resume at home and not at work this is an ethics issue.

8. You might consider that your job is doing no good to you

You consider yourself misfit at workplace

You would not wish your job or industry on your worst enemy. If in your opinion your job is so bad you would not recommend it to anybody, it is time for a change. Try a trade shift by earning an online degree.

If any of the above mentioned point matched your situation then it is the time that you should consider some advice from a career counselor soon because these are 8 clear signs you’re in the wrong career.

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