“Hate it” “Love it”
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Meet with your manager
List your strengths and all you’ve achieved and added to
the company in the past 12 months, then think about
what you’re not enjoying about your job. Think about
what you want to achieve—it’s no use if you walk into a
meeting expecting your manager to have all the
answers. If you’ve got a good value match, but there’s
stuff you’re not enjoying about the role, ask if there is
something you can do where you can use your
strengths, or whether there’s a role that will give you the
opportunity to grow. If you feel down only when you’re
doing the boring admin tasks, your manager can’t
change that. Everyone from the office junior up has a
part in their job description that is less than glamorous.Switch to a new field
You may love the company and your co-workers, but if
the thought of doing what you do for the next 20 years
destroys your very soul, you’ve got to do what’s good for
you. Speak to someone in the industry you’re thinking of
making a leap to before you do anything. Before
spending money on a new degree you think you’ll need,
ask whether you’ve got transferable skills. Assess the
tools and support you need. This includes the financial
aspect, if you find you need to take a role slightly down on
the ladder. If this means you have to stay in your role a
little bit longer while you put plans in motion, do it. Allow
yourself three months’ salary in your bank account and
set a date to make the leap, or you’ll never do it.fancy-free, so why not harness the feel-good power of the summer
fantasize about all the time? we’ve done the hard yards and spoken
on what to do next. the time to act is now.
ARE YOU STILL
PASSIONATE ABOUT
THE INDUSTRY OR
LINE OF WORK?WHEN DO YOU MOST
OFTEN FEEL DOWN ON
YOUR GIG?OFTEN/ALL THE TIME HOW OFTEN? SOMETIMES MOVE ON. THIS ISN’T FOR YOU...
When I’m doing
admin and
boring things.When I’m
doing my
actual job.NO YES
MAY 2017 • Cosmopolitan 101