“Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life!”
So. What if your alarm goes off and you hit snooze? And then you hit snooze again. And then after calculating exactly how many vacation days you have left, and a bit of negotiation about how much trouble you’d be in if you called in sick, you start that familiar conversation of psyching yourself up for the day ahead, grab an energy drink and begin your commute. It’s not even Monday. It’s Thursday. Where is your ‘school spirit’? Have you fallen out of love with your employer already?
I know how you feel. I’ve been there.
Here are the 7 steps to finding your next good job.
1. Shock & Denial – I can’t believe I accepted this bad job. I wasn’t my fault. I didn’t know.
2. Pain & Guilt – I have a terrible stomach ache and I feel guilty that I can’t just suck it up and make this bad job work anymore.
3. Anger & Bargaining – Dang. I messed up. I’m so effen stupid. But maybe if I suck it up and make it work, then people will admire me and I’ll have a good stable work history!?
4. Depression & Loneliness – No. No. No. I can’t suck it up anymore. And what’s worse is, I’ll never find a good job. Some people are lucky enough to find cool jobs, just not me. I will work at sucky job all of my life and someday, I’ll die.
5. Upward Turn – But hey… What if I could find a job where I like going to work every day? I feel better just imagining that there is a better place. I believe in the possibility of finding a job I love!
6. Reconstruction & Working Through – There are a few resources out there to help me to find a job that I really want… http://www.thegoodjobs.com looks like a cool site (launching soon!) that provides relevant information that connects me to THE job, instead of just ANY job…
7. Acceptance – THIS is my offer letter!? From this awesome company with an amazing culture that matches me and my desire for life/work balance!? Yes! I accept!
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