Living by inertia is one of the most dangerous situations for a person, and a passive life of discomfort leads to burnout, often to prolonged depression. Business coach and serial entrepreneur Natalia Maksimova told socialbites.ca how to realize when it’s time to switch jobs.
According to the business coach, the human spirit is adaptable. It easily adapts to any environment and situation. On the one hand, this is a useful mechanism when you need to deal with sudden changes, such as a move or a new task level. However, when the situation forces you to adapt to the difficult nature of the leader and replace a colleague who has suddenly fallen out of the work process to your detriment, the person begins to shift their personal boundaries further and becomes a “vessel” for you. draining someone else’s negativity.
“In a situation like this, we often forget that this is not the norm. A one-time delay at work or helping another employee is considered acceptable. But if this has been going on for a month and you are getting some disgruntled objections from your boss when you try to get home on time again – in the end, you get the job done. You start to get three, a sharp reference. Underestimate yourself and keep hoping that one day this will end, ”explained the expert.
In addition, it is important to remember that the employee has a certain range of responsibilities that are specified when hiring. Everything is fine – he doesn’t have to take it unless it’s written in the job description. In cases where the authorities impose additional duties or raise their voices, the expert advises you to set your limits immediately.
“There is also the opposite situation, when you love the job, it is a great team, a pleasant position. But you have been in the same position for many years, and from year to year you begin to notice that you are disappearing, ”said Maksimova.
Koç emphasized that people who see development as a vital value are faced with such situations. Then staying in your comfort zone will be devastating. A strong-willed decision will be required, for example, requesting a promotion at a previous job, additional training, or a parallel opening of a personal project. Or, as a rule, a change of work place to a more prestigious and emerging specialist as a professional.
“It’s time to switch jobs, even if you didn’t choose it yourself. If parents “sent” to the institute, and then “arranged” for a friend in a firm. It seems that your life is made up of a series of other people’s decisions. Trying to fit in with other people’s ideas of what you should be – you live for others, not yourself,” she said.
Previously recognizedThat more than 60% of Russians consider themselves indispensable workers at work.