5 Signs You're Stuck in a Dead End Job

Is There A Future Here?

By
Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

I've been working at the same job for about a year now and I'm starting to feel like it's going nowhere. I'd hate to quit, though, because I think it will look bad on my resume that I stayed at a job for such a short period of time. So I'm thinking about sticking it out a little longer to see where things go. Are there any signs that will tell me if my job is a dead end job?

Sincerely,

Where Is This Going?

Dear Where Is This Going?,

There's no reason to stick with a job that is going absolutely nowhere. You should always make sure you have a backup plan, or a plan B, to ensure that you have something to do if your current situation is not going well. If your job is a dead end job, consider looking for something that will offer you more opportunities.

Reasons to believe you're stuck in a dead end job:

1. You've not gotten a raise in three years.

2. You've gotten no praise or recognition in your job.

3. Other people who were hired at your level or below, have been promoted and you haven't.

4. You haven't taken on any new responsibilities in the last two years at your job.

5. It's been a year at your job, and your boss still doesn't know your name.

April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.

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