why do people stay in jobs they hate?
Recently I was talking with a person who told me that she could not stand the work she is doing. She explained that just getting to work had become an arduous task, and then once there her tolerance for “the place” was approaching zero. And, it wasn’t just the work that was driving her crazy, it was also the people.
I asked her why she stayed.
“It is the money, the security. No, really it is because I have no clue what else I might do for work.”
Sound familiar?
Many clients tell me that although they are unhappy in their jobs, they stay in them because they do not know what else they might do. They have convinced themselves that they would leave if only they knew where to go. While it is true that they feel stuck, it is not true that they are clueless about their next work.
How to get unstuck?
Stop. Look. Listen.