From the team at Jobmagnet (www.jobmagnet.com)
If you are in the right career then you should feel comfortable talking to your colleagues and employers
It’s more common now than ever before for people to have multiple jobs, and we seem to be spending less time in each one before moving on. Finding a job seems to be increasingly similar to finding a date or a relationship, so how do you know when you’ve found the one? In this article I’ve put together some signs that you’ve found the right job, and some warning signs that mean it might be time to call it quits.
How to Know When You’ve Found the One
You can be Your True Self
Similar to being in a healthy relationship, a key sign that you’re in the right job is being able to be yourself. If you’re in the right job you shouldn’t have to hold back and pretend to be someone you’re not. It’s important to get on with your colleagues and your managers, and if you really do then you should be able to be yourself at work. If you feel uncomfortable or feel that you have to put on a fake persona in the office, then it might be time to kick the job to the kerb.
You’re Happy When They’re Happy, and Vice Versa
If you have found the one then your happiness should make them happy, and vice versa. The same applies to your job, if it’s right for you. You should be able to celebrate your company’s success, and work hard in order to help them achieve it. Similarly, your workplace should be supportive of you and celebrate your own successes, both personal and professional. If you couldn’t care less about the success of your company then you won’t have any motivation to work harder, and are probably in the wrong job.
You Listen to Each Other
If you are in a happy, functional relationship then you should be able to communicate freely with one another and the same goes if you’re in the right job. If you are in the right career then you should feel comfortable talking to your colleagues and employers about any issues you are having, whether these are personal or job related. Furthermore, if you have any ideas to put forward you want to feel like you are being listened to and appreciated, and if you are not you might want to think twice about your current job.
How to Know When to call it Quits
You Make Excuses not to see Each Other
If your relationship is beginning to break down and things aren’t as rosy as they were at the beginning, you will find yourself making excuses not to see each other. In an ideal job, such as a good relationship, you should enjoy spending time at work. If you aren’t and you make excuses not to go to work, or even make excuses not to see your colleagues outside of work, then it’s apparent that you are not comfortable in your job, and you may need to pull the plug.
You Argue all the Time
If you find yourself constantly at loggerheads with your boss or colleagues or both, then the warning signs are there. If you’re in the job that’s right for you then you should find you are happy and comfortable whilst at work, and you therefore shouldn’t be arguing with others. Similarly if you are arguing with your boss then it means that either they are not happy with the work you are doing, or you are not happy with the way you are being treated, and both indicate that it’s time to call it quits.
You’re having Doubts and Wondering What Else is Available
In a relationship, if you are looking at other people and wondering what it would like to be with them instead, then you probably need to break up, and it’s exactly the same when it comes to a job. If you are having doubts that you’re in the right job, then you are probably not. Similarly if you’re constantly checking the job market to see if something else comes up, or are looking somewhere specific to see if a job appears, then you are in the wrong job. And obviously, if you are actually applying to other jobs whilst in your current one, then it’s time to move on.