Don’t Be Afraid of Changing Jobs
Some people are corporate survivors, sticking with one company for decades. Some people move around when it suits, while others would like to move, but are fearful of change. Here’s a few things I’ve learnt about adapting to new work environments. It’s not that scary.
Corporate Survivors
We’ve all seen the people who seem to survive in a corporate environment. They seem to know everyone, and almost everything about the business. Return to a company after 10 years, and they’re still there. Somehow they survive, through mergers, acquisitions, and round after round of re-organisation. But often they seem to be doing more or less the same job for years, with little change.
Why Do People Stay?
There’s four possible reasons for staying at a job for a long time:
- You’re really happy with what you do, and you’re well looked after.
- You just don’t care. You come to work to eat your lunch and talk to your friends. You don’t care how you’re treated, or what work you do, as long as you get paid.
- This is the only possible job you can get, due to location/skills/whatever.
- You’re comfortable where you are, and you’re scared of moving, scared of what Continue reading